100 Best universities for Botany in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 5.95M citations received by 352K academic papers made by 444 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Botany

#32 in Asia

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

2. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#40 in Asia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#51 in Asia

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Botany

#65 in Asia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

5. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#79 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

6. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Botany

#82 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

7. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Botany

#96 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#123 in Asia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Botany

#129 in Asia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#145 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#148 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#152 in Asia

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#155 in Asia

#601 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Botany

#161 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#179 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#194 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Botany

#206 in Asia

#724 in the World

Founded: 1960

18. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#212 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

19. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Botany

#214 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

20. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#216 in Asia

#746 in the World

Founded: 1857

21. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#222 in Asia

#766 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#235 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Botany

#236 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Botany

#244 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

25. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#245 in Asia

#818 in the World

Founded: 1955

26. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#246 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

27. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Botany

#257 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1906

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Botany

#258 in Asia

#846 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Botany

#268 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

30. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Botany

#275 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

31. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#281 in Asia

#887 in the World

Founded: 1959

32. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Botany

#282 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1982

33. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#283 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1978

34. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#288 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

35. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#289 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

36. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Botany

#314 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

37. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Botany

#316 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

38. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#323 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

39. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Botany

#329 in Asia

#991 in the World

Founded: 1921

40. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#336 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

41. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#337 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1986

42. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#344 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1958

43. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#347 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

44. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#349 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1918

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#351 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Botany

#353 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1926

47. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Botany

#356 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

48. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#362 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1982

49. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Botany

#364 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

50. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Botany

#370 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

51. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Botany

#373 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

52. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#377 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Botany

#384 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1889

54. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Botany

#385 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Botany

#388 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1968

56. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Botany

#396 in Asia

#1150 in the World

57. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Botany

#398 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1962

58. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Botany

#408 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1954

59. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#409 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

60. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#412 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

61. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Botany

#420 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1973

62. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Botany

#421 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1989

63. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Botany

#425 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

64. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Botany

#433 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

65. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Botany

#436 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

66. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#450 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1949

67. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#458 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1857

68. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Botany

#459 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1971

69. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Botany

#460 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

70. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Botany

#471 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

71. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Botany

#475 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Botany

#490 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Botany

#507 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1985

74. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#512 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

75. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#513 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1931

76. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Botany

#515 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

77. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Botany

#519 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1976

78. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Botany

#528 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1965

79. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Botany

#530 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1923

80. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Botany

#533 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

81. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#534 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Founded: 1999

82. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#541 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

83. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Botany

#550 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

84. Tezpur University

For Botany

#559 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

85. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#563 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1964

86. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Botany

#579 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

87. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#583 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Founded: 1969

88. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Botany

#588 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

89. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Botany

#590 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Botany

#592 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

91. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Botany

#598 in Asia

#1554 in the World

92. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Botany

#605 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

93. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#609 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

94. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Botany

#621 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

95. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Botany

#626 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1962

96. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Botany

#630 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Founded: 1997

97. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Botany

#638 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

98. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#640 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#641 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

100. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Botany

#642 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Botany in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Varanasi, Delhi, Aligarh, and Coimbatore.