100 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.35M citations received by 115K academic papers made by 344 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

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#32 in Asia

#189 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Microbiology

#36 in Asia

#216 in the World

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

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#37 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Microbiology

#76 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#112 in Asia

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Microbiology

#119 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Microbiology

#120 in Asia

#471 in the World

Founded: 1889

9. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#127 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#130 in Asia

#495 in the World

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

11. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Microbiology

#134 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

12. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#135 in Asia

#511 in the World

Founded: 1857

13. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Microbiology

#146 in Asia

#544 in the World

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

14. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#182 in Asia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#184 in Asia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

16. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Microbiology

#186 in Asia

#644 in the World

Founded: 1982

17. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#191 in Asia

#661 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#194 in Asia

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

19. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Microbiology

#199 in Asia

#673 in the World

Founded: 1923

20. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#201 in Asia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

21. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Microbiology

#209 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1985

22. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#218 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

23. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#235 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#240 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Microbiology

#248 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

26. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#256 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

27. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#258 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

28. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#259 in Asia

#834 in the World

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

29. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#261 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1976

30. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#263 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#271 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

32. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#273 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Microbiology

#277 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1954

34. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#282 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

35. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Microbiology

#283 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

36. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#285 in Asia

#883 in the World

Founded: 1958

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Microbiology

#286 in Asia

#884 in the World

38. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#292 in Asia

#903 in the World

Founded: 1918

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Microbiology

#302 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#306 in Asia

#926 in the World

Founded: 1955

41. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#314 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

42. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#317 in Asia

#960 in the World

Founded: 1949

43. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Microbiology

#327 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

44. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Microbiology

#330 in Asia

#978 in the World

Founded: 1965

45. Saurashtra University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Microbiology

#336 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

46. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Microbiology

#337 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

47. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Microbiology

#351 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

48. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Microbiology

#352 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

49. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Microbiology

#356 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

50. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#359 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1978

51. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#360 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1959

52. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Microbiology

#362 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Founded: 1926

53. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Microbiology

#365 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

54. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#374 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Microbiology

#375 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

56. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Microbiology

#377 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Founded: 2005

57. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Microbiology

#378 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

58. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#395 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1995

59. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#397 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

60. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Microbiology

#398 in Asia

#1108 in the World

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

61. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#401 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

62. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#402 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

63. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Microbiology

#407 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

64. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Microbiology

#409 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

65. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Microbiology

#420 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1960

66. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#425 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1857

67. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Microbiology

#426 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

68. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#432 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

69. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Microbiology

#435 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

70. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#445 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

71. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Microbiology

#447 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

72. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Microbiology

#450 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

73. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#456 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1995

74. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#459 in Asia

#1235 in the World

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

75. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#465 in Asia

#1244 in the World

76. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Microbiology

#466 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

77. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Microbiology

#467 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1970

78. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#469 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 2002

79. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Microbiology

#472 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

80. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Microbiology

#478 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1962

81. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Microbiology

#480 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

82. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Microbiology

#489 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

83. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#496 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

84. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#500 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Founded: 1972

85. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Microbiology

#501 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1960

86. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#503 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

87. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Microbiology

#510 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

88. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#513 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

89. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#514 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

90. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Microbiology

#521 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

91. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#530 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1986

92. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Microbiology

#533 in Asia

#1375 in the World

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

93. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Microbiology

#539 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

94. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Microbiology

#566 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1987

95. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Microbiology

#568 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

96. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#569 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1990

97. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#573 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Microbiology

#574 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#577 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1971

100. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Microbiology

#579 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1958

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