100 Best universities for Biology in India

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 483 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

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#67 in Asia

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#92 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biology

#93 in Asia

#431 in the World

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

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biology

#101 in Asia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biology

#116 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#152 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#154 in Asia

#599 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#160 in Asia

#613 in the World

Founded: 1959

10. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biology

#175 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biology

#185 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biology

#192 in Asia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#202 in Asia

#724 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biology

#217 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

15. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biology

#230 in Asia

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#238 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biology

#241 in Asia

#811 in the World

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

18. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#251 in Asia

#831 in the World

Founded: 1857

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biology

#252 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biology

#261 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#265 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

22. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#278 in Asia

#882 in the World

Founded: 1978

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biology

#280 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

24. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#284 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

25. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#286 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

26. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#307 in Asia

#944 in the World

Founded: 1983

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biology

#327 in Asia

#999 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biology

#361 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

29. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#362 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Founded: 2002

30. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biology

#364 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

31. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#365 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

32. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#390 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

33. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#402 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biology

#403 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

35. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#404 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Founded: 1857

36. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biology

#407 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Founded: 1889

37. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#420 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

38. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biology

#423 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1982

39. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biology

#430 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

40. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#432 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biology

#443 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biology

#447 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

43. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biology

#454 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

44. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biology

#459 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

45. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Biology

#461 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Founded: 1962

46. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biology

#462 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biology

#472 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1918

48. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biology

#477 in Asia

#1317 in the World

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

49. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biology

#486 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

50. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#489 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

51. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Biology

#498 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biology

#501 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

53. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biology

#502 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#514 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

55. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biology

#515 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Founded: 1931

56. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Biology

#516 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

57. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biology

#530 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1970

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Biology

#533 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biology

#536 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Founded: 1923

60. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biology

#543 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1949

61. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biology

#551 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1926

62. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biology

#552 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

63. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biology

#559 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

64. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Biology

#563 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

65. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biology

#565 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

66. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biology

#568 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 1985

67. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biology

#574 in Asia

#1520 in the World

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

68. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biology

#576 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

69. Tezpur University

For Biology

#578 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

70. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biology

#583 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

71. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biology

#584 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Founded: 1921

72. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#604 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1971

73. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Biology

#607 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

74. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biology

#609 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

75. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biology

#610 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

76. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biology

#614 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1886

77. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biology

#620 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1960

78. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biology

#627 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

79. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biology

#638 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%

80. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Biology

#639 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biology

#646 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

82. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Biology

#656 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1973

83. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Biology

#665 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

84. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biology

#670 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1956

85. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biology

#687 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biology

#694 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 1976

87. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#696 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Founded: 2005

88. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Biology

#702 in Asia

#1793 in the World

89. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biology

#704 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Founded: 2006

90. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Biology

#712 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

91. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biology

#721 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

92. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biology

#727 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biology

#731 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

94. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biology

#736 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

95. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biology

#738 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

96. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Biology

#739 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

97. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Biology

#741 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Founded: 2006

98. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Biology

#745 in Asia

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

99. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Biology

#749 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1995

100. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Biology

#762 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1948

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