80 Best universities for Microbiology in India

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 322K citations received by 13.3K academic papers made by 80 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. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#41 in Asia

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1922

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#53 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Founded: 1956

3. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Microbiology

#57 in Asia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1920

4. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#69 in Asia

#345 in the World

Founded: 1962

5. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Microbiology

#85 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1882

6. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#96 in Asia

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1857

7. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Microbiology

#98 in Asia

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1889

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#100 in Asia

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1909

9. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Microbiology

#108 in Asia

#465 in the World

Founded: 1985

10. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Microbiology

#117 in Asia

#489 in the World

Founded: 1986

11. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Microbiology

#121 in Asia

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1923

12. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#125 in Asia

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1969

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Microbiology

#131 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

14. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#143 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1905

15. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Microbiology

#161 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1984

16. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#176 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1971

17. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#177 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

18. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Microbiology

#183 in Asia

#665 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#185 in Asia

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1857

20. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Microbiology

#187 in Asia

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1982

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Microbiology

#189 in Asia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1929

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#190 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1985

23. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Microbiology

#219 in Asia

#755 in the World

Founded: 1823

24. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Microbiology

#220 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1949

25. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Microbiology

#232 in Asia

#786 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Microbiology

#254 in Asia

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 98,338
Founded: 1916

27. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Microbiology

#258 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1951

28. Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#261 in Asia

#858 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#265 in Asia

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1955

30. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Microbiology

#293 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1955

31. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Microbiology

#299 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1982

32. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#310 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Microbiology

#311 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1921

34. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#316 in Asia

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1978

35. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#322 in Asia

#987 in the World

Founded: 1961

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#323 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 22,500

37. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

Karnataka | Bidar

For Microbiology

#324 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Microbiology

#328 in Asia

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1960

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Microbiology

#331 in Asia

#1001 in the World

40. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Microbiology

#332 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1980

41. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Microbiology

#333 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1969

42. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#334 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1971

43. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#342 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1985

44. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Microbiology

#348 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1990

45. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Microbiology

#350 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1958

46. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Microbiology

#357 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 375
Founded: 2002

47. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Microbiology

#360 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1983

48. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Microbiology

#361 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1964

49. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Microbiology

#363 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1847

50. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#371 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 2001

51. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Microbiology

#376 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1961

52. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Microbiology

#377 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1918

53. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Microbiology

#383 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1956

54. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Microbiology

#394 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Microbiology

#397 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

56. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#401 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1985

57. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#411 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 2004

58. Goa University

For Microbiology

#416 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1985

59. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Microbiology

#417 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1984

60. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Microbiology

#419 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1994

61. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#427 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1962

62. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Microbiology

#430 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1993

63. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#438 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1959

64. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Microbiology

#458 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1981

65. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#465 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1911

66. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Microbiology

#471 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1960

67. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Microbiology

#483 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1995

68. Saurashtra University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Microbiology

#484 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1967

69. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Microbiology

#492 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

70. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Microbiology

#494 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2004

71. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Microbiology

#502 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Founded: 1994

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Microbiology

#510 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

73. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Microbiology

#514 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500

74. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Microbiology

#529 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1997

75. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Microbiology

#535 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1976

76. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Microbiology

#538 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 2004

77. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Microbiology

#552 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 1993

78. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Microbiology

#562 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Founded: 2005

79. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Microbiology

#568 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 2005

80. Acharya Nagarjuna University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Microbiology

#582 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1976

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