100 Best universities for Botany in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 3.57M citations received by 267K academic papers made by 419 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

#34 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

2. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#37 in Asia

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#45 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Botany

#70 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

5. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Botany

#79 in Asia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

6. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Botany

#110 in Asia

#495 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Botany

#120 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#123 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#129 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#134 in Asia

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#137 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#148 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

13. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#163 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#176 in Asia

#663 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#186 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#197 in Asia

#728 in the World

Founded: 1857

17. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Botany

#199 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

18. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Botany

#204 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

19. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#205 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

20. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#216 in Asia

#781 in the World

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

21. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#219 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#220 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

23. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#227 in Asia

#811 in the World

Founded: 1955

24. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Botany

#229 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

25. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Botany

#232 in Asia

#826 in the World

Founded: 1960

26. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#250 in Asia

#860 in the World

Founded: 1959

27. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Botany

#259 in Asia

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Botany

#263 in Asia

#887 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Botany

#268 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

30. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Botany

#276 in Asia

#915 in the World

Founded: 2005

31. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#277 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

32. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#279 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

33. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Botany

#290 in Asia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1982

34. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Botany

#299 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1921

35. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#301 in Asia

#964 in the World

Founded: 1978

36. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Botany

#302 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#304 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Botany

#313 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#328 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

40. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Botany

#339 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1926

41. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#342 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1918

42. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#347 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

43. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#350 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

44. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Botany

#355 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

45. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Botany

#357 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

46. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Botany

#365 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1889

47. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Botany

#372 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

48. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Botany

#376 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

49. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Botany

#386 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1962

50. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Botany

#387 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Botany

#392 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

52. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Botany

#394 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1968

53. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#396 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1949

54. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#401 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

55. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Botany

#409 in Asia

#1223 in the World

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

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Botany

#411 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

57. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Botany

#415 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1973

58. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Botany

#417 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

59. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Botany

#422 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1906

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#425 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Botany

#428 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

62. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Botany

#429 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

63. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Botany

#434 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1989

64. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Botany

#438 in Asia

#1279 in the World

65. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#443 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

66. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Botany

#460 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1965

67. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#462 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1931

68. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Botany

#466 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Founded: 1960

69. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Botany

#474 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

70. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Botany

#482 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#490 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Botany

#502 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

73. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#506 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

74. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Botany

#518 in Asia

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1985

75. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#525 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

76. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Botany

#528 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Founded: 1971

77. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Botany

#532 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1923

78. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Botany

#535 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1976

79. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Botany

#541 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

80. Tezpur University

For Botany

#542 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

81. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Botany

#546 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

82. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#560 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

83. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#561 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1969

84. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Botany

#563 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

85. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Botany

#578 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Founded: 1981

86. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#594 in Asia

#1593 in the World

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

87. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#614 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1995

88. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Botany

#619 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

89. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Botany

#622 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Founded: 1997

90. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#626 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1886

91. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Botany

#628 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

92. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Botany

#629 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#630 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1999

94. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#631 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1986

95. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Botany

#647 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

96. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Botany

#651 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

97. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#653 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Founded: 1964

98. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#655 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Botany

#665 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

100. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Botany

#667 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

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