100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 2.04M citations received by 154K academic papers made by 375 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 Neuroscience

#30 in Asia

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#54 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#77 in Asia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Neuroscience

#121 in Asia

#606 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#162 in Asia

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#181 in Asia

#740 in the World

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

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Neuroscience

#187 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#191 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

9. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#201 in Asia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1983

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#208 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Neuroscience

#214 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

12. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#215 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Neuroscience

#268 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

14. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#286 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#301 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#305 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1959

17. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Neuroscience

#306 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

18. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#309 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1958

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#310 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#326 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Neuroscience

#334 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#343 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

23. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Neuroscience

#345 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

24. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#359 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#371 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

26. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Neuroscience

#373 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#384 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#387 in Asia

#1264 in the World

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

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#431 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#434 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

31. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#444 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

32. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Neuroscience

#450 in Asia

#1400 in the World

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

33. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#454 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Neuroscience

#465 in Asia

#1442 in the World

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

35. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Neuroscience

#471 in Asia

#1453 in the World

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

36. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#472 in Asia

#1454 in the World

37. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#490 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

38. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Neuroscience

#491 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Neuroscience

#498 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

40. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#503 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1931

41. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#507 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

42. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#509 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

43. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#512 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 2002

44. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#522 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Neuroscience

#526 in Asia

#1593 in the World

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

46. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#535 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

47. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Neuroscience

#540 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

48. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#562 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

49. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#577 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1978

50. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Neuroscience

#593 in Asia

#1741 in the World

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

51. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Neuroscience

#597 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

52. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#611 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

53. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#618 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

54. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Neuroscience

#624 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

55. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Neuroscience

#625 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

56. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Neuroscience

#629 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

57. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Neuroscience

#641 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Founded: 2008

58. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Neuroscience

#642 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

59. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Neuroscience

#649 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

60. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#653 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1981

61. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Neuroscience

#662 in Asia

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

62. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Neuroscience

#670 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1995

63. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#673 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#677 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

65. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#699 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Founded: 1918

66. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Neuroscience

#707 in Asia

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

67. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#710 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Founded: 2005

68. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#716 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

69. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#721 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

70. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#723 in Asia

#2055 in the World

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

71. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#732 in Asia

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#733 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

73. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Neuroscience

#735 in Asia

#2088 in the World

Founded: 1926

74. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#738 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Founded: 1857

75. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#756 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

76. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Neuroscience

#757 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

77. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Neuroscience

#769 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

78. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#777 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

79. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#782 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Founded: 1982

80. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#786 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Founded: 1921

81. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Neuroscience

#794 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

82. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#795 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1983

83. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Neuroscience

#797 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

84. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#800 in Asia

#2214 in the World

85. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Neuroscience

#803 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Founded: 1954

86. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Neuroscience

#806 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Founded: 1889

87. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#809 in Asia

#2233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

88. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#815 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Founded: 2006

89. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#824 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

90. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Neuroscience

#841 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

91. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#843 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#845 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Neuroscience

#856 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

94. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Neuroscience

#872 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

95. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Neuroscience

#885 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1960

96. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Neuroscience

#886 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

97. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#896 in Asia

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

98. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Neuroscience

#907 in Asia

#2458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

99. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Neuroscience

#911 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Founded: 2008

100. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#917 in Asia

#2480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

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