100 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 1.7M citations received by 122K academic papers made by 302 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. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#9 in Asia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Horticulture

#18 in Asia

#78 in the World

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

3. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Horticulture

#21 in Asia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Horticulture

#31 in Asia

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Horticulture

#36 in Asia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#39 in Asia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Horticulture

#46 in Asia

#196 in the World

Founded: 1970

8. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Horticulture

#70 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

9. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Horticulture

#98 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

10. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Horticulture

#107 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

11. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Horticulture

#108 in Asia

#394 in the World

Founded: 1960

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Horticulture

#112 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

13. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Horticulture

#118 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

14. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Horticulture

#119 in Asia

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

15. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Horticulture

#154 in Asia

#506 in the World

Founded: 1857

16. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Horticulture

#155 in Asia

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

17. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Horticulture

#156 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

18. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#160 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

19. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#164 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

20. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Horticulture

#173 in Asia

#576 in the World

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Horticulture

#176 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

22. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Horticulture

#185 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

23. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Horticulture

#186 in Asia

#604 in the World

Founded: 1921

24. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#187 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

25. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Horticulture

#189 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

26. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Horticulture

#196 in Asia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1982

27. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Horticulture

#201 in Asia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

28. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Horticulture

#211 in Asia

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Horticulture

#221 in Asia

#701 in the World

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

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Horticulture

#232 in Asia

#729 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Horticulture

#239 in Asia

#753 in the World

Founded: 1889

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Horticulture

#240 in Asia

#756 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Horticulture

#242 in Asia

#763 in the World

Founded: 1982

34. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Horticulture

#243 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

35. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Horticulture

#258 in Asia

#796 in the World

Founded: 1918

36. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Horticulture

#268 in Asia

#818 in the World

Founded: 1955

37. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Horticulture

#279 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1962

38. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Horticulture

#280 in Asia

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

39. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Horticulture

#281 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1971

40. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Horticulture

#282 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1926

41. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Horticulture

#283 in Asia

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

42. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#285 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

43. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Horticulture

#286 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Horticulture

#294 in Asia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1906

45. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Horticulture

#295 in Asia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1968

46. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Horticulture

#298 in Asia

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

47. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Horticulture

#299 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

48. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Horticulture

#303 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

49. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Horticulture

#309 in Asia

#910 in the World

Founded: 1986

50. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Horticulture

#310 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

51. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Horticulture

#321 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

52. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Horticulture

#323 in Asia

#941 in the World

Founded: 1980

53. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Horticulture

#334 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

54. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Horticulture

#338 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

55. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Horticulture

#341 in Asia

#973 in the World

Founded: 1954

56. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Horticulture

#345 in Asia

#981 in the World

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

57. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Horticulture

#347 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

58. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Horticulture

#349 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

59. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Horticulture

#352 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

60. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Horticulture

#361 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1960

61. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Horticulture

#370 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

62. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Horticulture

#371 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

63. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Horticulture

#380 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Founded: 1965

64. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Horticulture

#381 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

65. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Horticulture

#389 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1959

66. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Horticulture

#392 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1962

67. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Horticulture

#395 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1949

68. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Horticulture

#399 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1973

69. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Horticulture

#404 in Asia

#1095 in the World

70. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Horticulture

#406 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1976

71. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Horticulture

#412 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1999

72. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Horticulture

#414 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Founded: 1857

73. Assam Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#417 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

74. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Horticulture

#418 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1978

75. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Horticulture

#419 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

76. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Horticulture

#426 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1931

77. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Horticulture

#428 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

78. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Horticulture

#431 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Horticulture

#432 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1999

80. Tezpur University

For Horticulture

#435 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

81. Jai Narain Vyas University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Horticulture

#441 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1962

82. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Horticulture

#449 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1989

83. Utkal University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Horticulture

#462 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1943

84. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Horticulture

#465 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

85. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Horticulture

#472 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

86. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Horticulture

#475 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1948

87. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Horticulture

#485 in Asia

#1276 in the World

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

88. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Horticulture

#490 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

89. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Horticulture

#491 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1997

90. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Horticulture

#497 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

91. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Horticulture

#502 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

92. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Horticulture

#507 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1985

93. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Horticulture

#508 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

94. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Horticulture

#510 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

95. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Horticulture

#516 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1993

96. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Horticulture

#517 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

97. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Horticulture

#519 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1987

98. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Horticulture

#522 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

99. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Horticulture

#528 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1962

100. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Horticulture

#532 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1995

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