100 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.11M citations received by 110K academic papers made by 338 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

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#30 in Asia

#188 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Microbiology

#34 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#35 in Asia

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Microbiology

#75 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#113 in Asia

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Microbiology

#121 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1889

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#124 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Microbiology

#126 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#129 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

11. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#130 in Asia

#504 in the World

Founded: 1857

12. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Microbiology

#141 in Asia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

13. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Microbiology

#142 in Asia

#539 in the World

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

14. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#181 in Asia

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

15. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#182 in Asia

#642 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Microbiology

#183 in Asia

#643 in the World

Founded: 1982

17. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#191 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

18. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Microbiology

#195 in Asia

#669 in the World

Founded: 1923

19. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#198 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

20. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Microbiology

#205 in Asia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1985

21. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#208 in Asia

#710 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#215 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

23. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#237 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#239 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Microbiology

#250 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#252 in Asia

#828 in the World

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

27. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#262 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#263 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Microbiology

#264 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1954

30. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#266 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#271 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1983

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Microbiology

#273 in Asia

#865 in the World

33. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Microbiology

#275 in Asia

#869 in the World

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

34. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#276 in Asia

#872 in the World

Founded: 1976

35. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#278 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

36. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#279 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#285 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#291 in Asia

#901 in the World

Founded: 1918

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Microbiology

#297 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#298 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1955

41. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#305 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

42. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#309 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 1949

43. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Microbiology

#317 in Asia

#970 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Microbiology

#318 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

45. Saurashtra University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Microbiology

#320 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

46. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Microbiology

#334 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

47. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Microbiology

#337 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

48. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Microbiology

#342 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

49. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Microbiology

#345 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Founded: 1926

50. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Microbiology

#346 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

51. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Microbiology

#348 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

52. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#351 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1978

53. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#352 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1959

54. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Microbiology

#355 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

55. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#371 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Microbiology

#377 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Founded: 2005

57. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Microbiology

#379 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

58. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#388 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1995

59. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Microbiology

#389 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

60. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#392 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

61. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#394 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

62. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Microbiology

#403 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

63. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Microbiology

#409 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1960

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#410 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Microbiology

#414 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

66. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#422 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

67. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#425 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

68. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Microbiology

#433 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

69. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#436 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

70. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Microbiology

#438 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

71. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#439 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1970

72. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#445 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1995

73. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Microbiology

#446 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

74. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Microbiology

#448 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1993

75. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#455 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 2002

76. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Microbiology

#456 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

77. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#465 in Asia

#1254 in the World

78. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Microbiology

#467 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

79. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Microbiology

#469 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

80. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#472 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

81. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Microbiology

#473 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

82. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Microbiology

#474 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1962

83. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#487 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1972

84. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Microbiology

#491 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

85. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#493 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

86. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Microbiology

#497 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1960

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#501 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#506 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1986

89. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Microbiology

#511 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

90. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Microbiology

#514 in Asia

#1348 in the World

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

91. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#519 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

92. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#526 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

93. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Microbiology

#536 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Microbiology

#542 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

95. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#546 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Founded: 2008

96. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Microbiology

#549 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1987

97. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Microbiology

#566 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1958

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Microbiology

#569 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#573 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1990

100. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Gujarat | Surat

For Microbiology

#577 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1965

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