100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 1.83M citations received by 145K academic papers made by 364 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

#29 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#54 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#75 in Asia

#451 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Neuroscience

#124 in Asia

#613 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#160 in Asia

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#177 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

7. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#189 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Neuroscience

#195 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#196 in Asia

#808 in the World

Founded: 1983

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#207 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Neuroscience

#211 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

12. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#214 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Neuroscience

#263 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

14. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#282 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#295 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#299 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1959

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#304 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#307 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1958

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Neuroscience

#324 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#325 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Neuroscience

#331 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#333 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

23. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Neuroscience

#342 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

24. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#370 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#378 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Neuroscience

#379 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

27. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#380 in Asia

#1252 in the World

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

28. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#385 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#437 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Founded: 1857

30. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#440 in Asia

#1397 in the World

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

31. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Neuroscience

#443 in Asia

#1405 in the World

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

32. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Neuroscience

#446 in Asia

#1416 in the World

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

33. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Neuroscience

#461 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

34. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#466 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

35. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#470 in Asia

#1475 in the World

36. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Neuroscience

#486 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1931

37. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Neuroscience

#493 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

38. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#495 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

39. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Neuroscience

#497 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Neuroscience

#500 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

41. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#504 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

42. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#506 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Founded: 2002

43. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#517 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

44. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#522 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Neuroscience

#523 in Asia

#1610 in the World

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

46. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Neuroscience

#529 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

47. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#538 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

48. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#544 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

49. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Neuroscience

#570 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

50. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#575 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1978

51. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Neuroscience

#589 in Asia

#1749 in the World

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

52. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Neuroscience

#615 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

53. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Neuroscience

#620 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Founded: 2008

54. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#621 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

55. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Neuroscience

#629 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

56. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Neuroscience

#645 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

57. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#647 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

58. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Neuroscience

#651 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

59. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Neuroscience

#657 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

60. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Neuroscience

#658 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Founded: 1995

61. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#666 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 1971

62. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Neuroscience

#668 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

63. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Neuroscience

#674 in Asia

#1959 in the World

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

64. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#676 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1981

65. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Neuroscience

#686 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Founded: 1918

66. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Neuroscience

#710 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

67. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Neuroscience

#712 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Founded: 1926

68. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Neuroscience

#716 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

69. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#729 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

70. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#737 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

71. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#739 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#747 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

73. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#752 in Asia

#2146 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Neuroscience

#754 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

75. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Neuroscience

#755 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

76. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Neuroscience

#756 in Asia

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1857

77. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Neuroscience

#759 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

78. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Neuroscience

#765 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Founded: 1921

79. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#766 in Asia

#2175 in the World

Founded: 1982

80. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Neuroscience

#771 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Founded: 1889

81. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Neuroscience

#777 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Founded: 1954

82. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Neuroscience

#779 in Asia

#2194 in the World

83. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#782 in Asia

#2197 in the World

Founded: 1983

84. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Neuroscience

#803 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

85. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Neuroscience

#805 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Neuroscience

#806 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

87. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Neuroscience

#814 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

88. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Neuroscience

#832 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

89. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Neuroscience

#847 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

90. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Neuroscience

#855 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

91. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Neuroscience

#870 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Founded: 1960

92. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Neuroscience

#873 in Asia

#2404 in the World

Founded: 1993

93. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Neuroscience

#892 in Asia

#2445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

94. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Neuroscience

#894 in Asia

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

95. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Neuroscience

#896 in Asia

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

96. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Neuroscience

#905 in Asia

#2480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

97. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Neuroscience

#906 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

98. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Neuroscience

#910 in Asia

#2490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

99. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Neuroscience

#916 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

100. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Neuroscience

#925 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

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