100 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 33.4M citations received by 1.95M academic papers made by 490 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 Biology

#63 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#84 in Asia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biology

#89 in Asia

#396 in the World

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

4. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biology

#109 in Asia

#444 in the World

Founded: 1962

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#111 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biology

#129 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#160 in Asia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#175 in Asia

#631 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biology

#183 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#184 in Asia

#651 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biology

#197 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biology

#211 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#226 in Asia

#747 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biology

#227 in Asia

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biology

#239 in Asia

#780 in the World

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

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biology

#241 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biology

#249 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

18. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#266 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#269 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biology

#272 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#276 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biology

#283 in Asia

#884 in the World

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

23. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#291 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1857

24. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#309 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biology

#322 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#324 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

27. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#331 in Asia

#978 in the World

Founded: 1983

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#367 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biology

#371 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

30. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#376 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Founded: 2005

31. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biology

#398 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#399 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

33. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#408 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

34. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#415 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

35. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biology

#417 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1889

36. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#425 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

37. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biology

#427 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

38. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#430 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

39. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biology

#431 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1982

40. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#433 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 2002

41. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#441 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biology

#448 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

43. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#454 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1857

44. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biology

#458 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

45. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#461 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

46. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biology

#466 in Asia

#1280 in the World

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

47. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biology

#485 in Asia

#1312 in the World

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

48. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biology

#487 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

49. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Biology

#493 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1962

50. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Biology

#497 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

51. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biology

#502 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

52. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biology

#503 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1918

53. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biology

#521 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

54. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Biology

#533 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

55. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biology

#536 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1954

56. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#540 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

57. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biology

#544 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1970

58. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biology

#547 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

59. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biology

#563 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biology

#564 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

61. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Biology

#569 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Founded: 1965

62. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biology

#577 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1923

63. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biology

#580 in Asia

#1484 in the World

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

64. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biology

#587 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1926

65. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#593 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 1931

66. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biology

#595 in Asia

#1515 in the World

67. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biology

#600 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

68. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biology

#601 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

69. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Biology

#603 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Founded: 1960

70. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biology

#604 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1985

71. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biology

#610 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1960

72. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biology

#612 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

73. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#618 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biology

#619 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

75. Tezpur University

For Biology

#623 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

76. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#624 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1921

77. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biology

#625 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

78. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biology

#633 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#645 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1971

80. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#649 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

81. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#650 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1886

82. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biology

#652 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

83. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Biology

#655 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

84. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biology

#658 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

85. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Biology

#659 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

86. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Biology

#660 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

87. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biology

#664 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1976

88. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Biology

#671 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

89. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biology

#672 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

90. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biology

#687 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

91. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biology

#712 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

92. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biology

#717 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

93. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#723 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

94. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Biology

#727 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

95. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Biology

#728 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

96. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biology

#729 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

97. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#731 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

98. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Biology

#738 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

99. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Biology

#748 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

100. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#749 in Asia

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

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