100 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 1.46M citations received by 88.9K academic papers made by 307 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 Microbiology

#28 in Asia

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#30 in Asia

#201 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Microbiology

#35 in Asia

#226 in the World

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

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#37 in Asia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Microbiology

#74 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#104 in Asia

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#108 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

8. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#125 in Asia

#504 in the World

Founded: 1857

9. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Microbiology

#136 in Asia

#529 in the World

Founded: 1889

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#138 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Microbiology

#142 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Microbiology

#147 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

13. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Microbiology

#148 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

14. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#178 in Asia

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

15. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Microbiology

#188 in Asia

#681 in the World

Founded: 1923

16. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Microbiology

#191 in Asia

#688 in the World

Founded: 1982

17. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#192 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

18. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#193 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

19. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Microbiology

#198 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1985

20. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#199 in Asia

#702 in the World

Founded: 1948

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Microbiology

#202 in Asia

#713 in the World

22. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#207 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

23. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Microbiology

#225 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#230 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

25. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#234 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

26. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Microbiology

#235 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#251 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#252 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Microbiology

#264 in Asia

#858 in the World

Founded: 1954

30. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#268 in Asia

#871 in the World

Founded: 1983

31. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#270 in Asia

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

32. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Microbiology

#274 in Asia

#883 in the World

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

33. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#277 in Asia

#891 in the World

Founded: 1958

34. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#281 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

35. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#290 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1955

36. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#293 in Asia

#923 in the World

Founded: 1976

37. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Microbiology

#294 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

38. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#295 in Asia

#931 in the World

Founded: 1918

39. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Microbiology

#303 in Asia

#947 in the World

Founded: 1965

40. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#305 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

41. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#307 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1949

42. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#309 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

43. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Microbiology

#312 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

44. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Microbiology

#318 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#319 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#321 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 1959

47. Saurashtra University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Microbiology

#325 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

48. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Microbiology

#331 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

49. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Microbiology

#338 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

50. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Microbiology

#342 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

51. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Microbiology

#349 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

52. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Microbiology

#353 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

53. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Microbiology

#360 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

54. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#365 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Microbiology

#367 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1926

56. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Microbiology

#372 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

57. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#387 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

58. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#397 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Founded: 1995

59. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#399 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1978

60. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#402 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Founded: 2002

61. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#412 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Founded: 2005

62. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#413 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1857

63. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Microbiology

#414 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

64. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Microbiology

#421 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1960

65. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#426 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

66. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#430 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1970

67. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Microbiology

#433 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

68. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#436 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

69. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#438 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

70. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Microbiology

#440 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

71. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Microbiology

#455 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

72. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Microbiology

#457 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1962

73. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Microbiology

#460 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

74. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#465 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

75. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#486 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1972

76. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Microbiology

#488 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1960

77. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Microbiology

#490 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

78. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Microbiology

#497 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

79. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Microbiology

#501 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

80. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Microbiology

#505 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

81. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Microbiology

#507 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Founded: 1993

82. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Microbiology

#508 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

83. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Microbiology

#513 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1958

84. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#514 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

85. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Microbiology

#520 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

86. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#524 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

87. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Microbiology

#527 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

88. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#530 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

89. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#537 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1995

90. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Microbiology

#538 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

91. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#543 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1921

92. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#550 in Asia

#1425 in the World

93. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#555 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

94. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Microbiology

#556 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

95. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Microbiology

#558 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1987

96. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Gujarat | Surat

For Microbiology

#564 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1965

97. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#569 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Founded: 1971

98. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#576 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

99. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#585 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1990

100. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Microbiology

#593 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

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