100 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 7.2M citations received by 432K academic papers made by 462 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. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Paleontology

#68 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#69 in Asia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#70 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#74 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#103 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Paleontology

#108 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Paleontology

#111 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#121 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#122 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#143 in Asia

#612 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Paleontology

#160 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Paleontology

#188 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#190 in Asia

#726 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#198 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1962

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#201 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#211 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#228 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#237 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Paleontology

#240 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#248 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Paleontology

#249 in Asia

#867 in the World

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

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Paleontology

#260 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#261 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Paleontology

#285 in Asia

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#286 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

26. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#297 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

27. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#298 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1982

28. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#302 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Founded: 1857

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#306 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Paleontology

#326 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#329 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#357 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Founded: 1931

33. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#367 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

34. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Paleontology

#376 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

35. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Paleontology

#377 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

36. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Paleontology

#382 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1985

37. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Paleontology

#383 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Paleontology

#384 in Asia

#1219 in the World

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

39. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Paleontology

#393 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

40. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#397 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

41. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Paleontology

#401 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1889

42. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Paleontology

#406 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

43. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#410 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

44. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#411 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1918

45. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Paleontology

#418 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Founded: 1962

46. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Paleontology

#420 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1926

47. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Paleontology

#431 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Founded: 1960

48. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#436 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

49. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Paleontology

#441 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

50. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Paleontology

#453 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

51. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#456 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

52. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#459 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

53. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#465 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Paleontology

#470 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Paleontology

#477 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Paleontology

#479 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

57. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#490 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1970

58. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Paleontology

#493 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

59. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#495 in Asia

#1456 in the World

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

60. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#509 in Asia

#1479 in the World

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

61. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#520 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1971

62. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#523 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

63. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Paleontology

#531 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#534 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Paleontology

#540 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

66. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Paleontology

#551 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

67. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#553 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

68. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#559 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Founded: 1948

69. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Paleontology

#561 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1965

70. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#563 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

71. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#566 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1983

72. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Paleontology

#572 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

73. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#575 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

74. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#576 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 2002

75. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#579 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

76. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Paleontology

#583 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

77. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#589 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1817

78. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Paleontology

#602 in Asia

#1653 in the World

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

79. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Paleontology

#608 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1976

80. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Paleontology

#615 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

81. Tezpur University

For Paleontology

#617 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

82. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Paleontology

#625 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1981

83. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#626 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1886

84. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Paleontology

#627 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Founded: 1960

85. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Paleontology

#629 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1986

86. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Paleontology

#630 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Paleontology

#638 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

88. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#658 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

89. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#663 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

90. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#666 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

91. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#667 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

92. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Paleontology

#673 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1969

93. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#694 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Founded: 1995

94. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#696 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

95. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Paleontology

#698 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

96. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Paleontology

#700 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

97. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Paleontology

#705 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

98. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#706 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

99. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Paleontology

#707 in Asia

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

100. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#710 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

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