100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 324 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

#33 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#56 in Asia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#76 in Asia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Neuroscience

#125 in Asia

#621 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#143 in Asia

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#172 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

7. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#176 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

8. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#195 in Asia

#808 in the World

Founded: 1983

9. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#207 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

10. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Neuroscience

#211 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#212 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Neuroscience

#214 in Asia

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Neuroscience

#249 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

14. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#256 in Asia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#284 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#285 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1959

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#288 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#304 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1958

19. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#307 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Neuroscience

#309 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

21. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#331 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Neuroscience

#350 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#351 in Asia

#1209 in the World

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

24. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Neuroscience

#361 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

25. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#365 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#370 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Neuroscience

#380 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Neuroscience

#403 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#406 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1857

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Neuroscience

#425 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

31. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Neuroscience

#428 in Asia

#1412 in the World

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

32. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#431 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1931

33. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#445 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 2002

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#469 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

35. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Neuroscience

#477 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

36. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Neuroscience

#491 in Asia

#1578 in the World

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

37. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#493 in Asia

#1582 in the World

38. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Neuroscience

#497 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

39. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#508 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

40. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#519 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1948

41. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#531 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

42. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#533 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

43. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#539 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

44. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Neuroscience

#546 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

45. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Neuroscience

#565 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

46. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#568 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

47. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Neuroscience

#571 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

48. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#572 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Neuroscience

#587 in Asia

#1795 in the World

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

50. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#588 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

51. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#603 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

52. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#606 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1978

53. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#618 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

54. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Neuroscience

#620 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 2008

55. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#626 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

56. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Neuroscience

#627 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#628 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Neuroscience

#633 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

59. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Neuroscience

#647 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

60. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Neuroscience

#660 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1995

61. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#667 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

62. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#677 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Founded: 1918

63. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Neuroscience

#686 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

64. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Neuroscience

#712 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

65. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#720 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#721 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

67. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#726 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

68. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Neuroscience

#732 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1889

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Neuroscience

#734 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#735 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Founded: 1981

71. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#740 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Founded: 1921

72. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#742 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Founded: 2005

73. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#746 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Founded: 1982

74. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Neuroscience

#755 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

75. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#761 in Asia

#2215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

76. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Neuroscience

#768 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Founded: 1954

77. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#774 in Asia

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

78. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#778 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

79. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#781 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Founded: 1857

80. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#782 in Asia

#2268 in the World

Founded: 1983

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Neuroscience

#783 in Asia

#2270 in the World

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

82. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Neuroscience

#794 in Asia

#2289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

83. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Neuroscience

#803 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

84. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#809 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

85. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#815 in Asia

#2336 in the World

86. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Neuroscience

#824 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Founded: 1960

87. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#827 in Asia

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

88. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Neuroscience

#831 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

89. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#840 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

90. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Neuroscience

#864 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1926

91. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Neuroscience

#874 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Neuroscience

#879 in Asia

#2494 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

93. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#894 in Asia

#2522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

94. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Neuroscience

#900 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

95. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#905 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

96. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Neuroscience

#917 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

97. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Neuroscience

#919 in Asia

#2573 in the World

Founded: 1976

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#920 in Asia

#2576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Neuroscience

#928 in Asia

#2596 in the World

Founded: 1993

100. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Neuroscience

#929 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Founded: 1965

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