100 Best universities for Genetics in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 12.1M citations received by 730K academic papers made by 463 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#56 in Asia

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Genetics

#105 in Asia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Genetics

#107 in Asia

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Genetics

#114 in Asia

#457 in the World

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

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#124 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Genetics

#194 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Genetics

#230 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Genetics

#236 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

9. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Genetics

#239 in Asia

#771 in the World

Founded: 1983

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Genetics

#244 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Genetics

#250 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#251 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Genetics

#263 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Genetics

#265 in Asia

#833 in the World

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

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#271 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#274 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1857

17. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#275 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

18. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Genetics

#279 in Asia

#858 in the World

Founded: 1958

19. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Genetics

#294 in Asia

#898 in the World

Founded: 1955

20. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Genetics

#300 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

21. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#306 in Asia

#934 in the World

Founded: 1959

22. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Genetics

#309 in Asia

#937 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Genetics

#313 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

24. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Genetics

#319 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

25. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Genetics

#327 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Genetics

#333 in Asia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#342 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

28. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Genetics

#352 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

29. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Genetics

#355 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

30. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Genetics

#361 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#385 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Genetics

#390 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1982

33. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Genetics

#391 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

34. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#394 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Founded: 1978

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Genetics

#398 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Genetics

#418 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1923

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#420 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Genetics

#431 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

39. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Genetics

#434 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Founded: 1918

40. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Genetics

#437 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 2002

41. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Genetics

#445 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1931

42. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Genetics

#448 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

43. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Genetics

#449 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

44. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Genetics

#460 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

45. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Genetics

#466 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

46. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Genetics

#477 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

47. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Genetics

#484 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

48. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Genetics

#487 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1965

49. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Genetics

#495 in Asia

#1329 in the World

50. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Genetics

#498 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Founded: 1960

51. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Genetics

#499 in Asia

#1335 in the World

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

52. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Genetics

#513 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

53. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Genetics

#515 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

54. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Genetics

#529 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

55. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Genetics

#533 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Genetics

#535 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Genetics

#541 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

58. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Genetics

#546 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 2005

59. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Genetics

#548 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

60. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Genetics

#549 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

61. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Genetics

#551 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

62. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Genetics

#560 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

63. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Genetics

#564 in Asia

#1469 in the World

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

64. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Genetics

#570 in Asia

#1481 in the World

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

65. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Genetics

#572 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1985

66. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Genetics

#577 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

67. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Genetics

#589 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Founded: 1921

68. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Genetics

#590 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

69. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Genetics

#592 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1949

70. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Genetics

#596 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

71. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Genetics

#602 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

72. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Genetics

#604 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Genetics

#606 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

74. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Genetics

#607 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1970

75. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Genetics

#616 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

76. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Genetics

#619 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1983

77. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Genetics

#630 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 2008

78. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Genetics

#631 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

79. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Genetics

#632 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Founded: 1857

80. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Genetics

#635 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1976

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Genetics

#648 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

82. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Genetics

#651 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Genetics

#652 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Genetics

#668 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

85. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Genetics

#674 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

86. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Genetics

#703 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Genetics

#721 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

88. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Genetics

#723 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

89. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Genetics

#728 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Founded: 1986

90. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Genetics

#729 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Founded: 2009

91. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Genetics

#742 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

92. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Genetics

#750 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Genetics

#753 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

94. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Genetics

#754 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Founded: 1971

95. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Genetics

#756 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Founded: 2008

96. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Genetics

#767 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

97. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Genetics

#777 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

98. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Genetics

#778 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Founded: 1886

99. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Genetics

#780 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Genetics

#785 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

The best cities to study Genetics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, and Varanasi.