100 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 8.02M citations received by 447K academic papers made by 465 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

#67 in Asia

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#68 in Asia

#359 in the World

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

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#70 in Asia

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#76 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#105 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Paleontology

#109 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Paleontology

#110 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#122 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#123 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#147 in Asia

#611 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Paleontology

#156 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#192 in Asia

#721 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Paleontology

#193 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#196 in Asia

#737 in the World

Founded: 1962

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#202 in Asia

#751 in the World

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

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#218 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#230 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#237 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Paleontology

#240 in Asia

#837 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#251 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Paleontology

#252 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Paleontology

#254 in Asia

#869 in the World

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

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#263 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Paleontology

#286 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#288 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

26. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#296 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

27. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#303 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1982

28. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#306 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#311 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1857

30. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#318 in Asia

#1046 in the World

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

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Paleontology

#323 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#351 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

33. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#365 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Founded: 1931

34. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Paleontology

#377 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

35. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Paleontology

#383 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Founded: 1985

36. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Paleontology

#386 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

37. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Paleontology

#387 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Paleontology

#390 in Asia

#1224 in the World

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

39. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#394 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

40. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Paleontology

#400 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

41. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Paleontology

#402 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

42. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Paleontology

#414 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1889

43. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#417 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

44. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#426 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1918

45. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Paleontology

#429 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1962

46. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Paleontology

#431 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1960

47. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Paleontology

#440 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1926

48. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#441 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Paleontology

#444 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Paleontology

#455 in Asia

#1346 in the World

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

51. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Paleontology

#456 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

52. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#459 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

53. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Paleontology

#472 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#474 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Founded: 1921

55. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#476 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

56. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#482 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

57. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Paleontology

#490 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

58. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Paleontology

#493 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

59. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#499 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1970

60. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#512 in Asia

#1478 in the World

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

61. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#525 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

62. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#527 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1971

63. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Paleontology

#540 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#545 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Paleontology

#549 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

66. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Paleontology

#553 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

67. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#559 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

68. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#560 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

69. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#562 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1948

70. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#563 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

71. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#575 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Founded: 1983

72. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Paleontology

#577 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Founded: 1965

73. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#580 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

74. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Paleontology

#582 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

75. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Paleontology

#585 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

76. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#596 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 2002

77. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Paleontology

#597 in Asia

#1636 in the World

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

78. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#600 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1817

79. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Paleontology

#606 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Founded: 1976

80. Tezpur University

For Paleontology

#620 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Paleontology

#623 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

82. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Paleontology

#630 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1981

83. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Paleontology

#631 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Founded: 1960

84. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Paleontology

#634 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

85. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#636 in Asia

#1716 in the World

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

86. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#641 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 1886

87. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Paleontology

#654 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Founded: 1954

88. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Paleontology

#657 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Founded: 1986

89. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#662 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

90. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#665 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

91. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#678 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

92. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Paleontology

#680 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Founded: 1969

93. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#682 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

94. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Paleontology

#683 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

95. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#687 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

96. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#688 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

97. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Paleontology

#700 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

98. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#702 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

99. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#707 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Founded: 1995

100. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Paleontology

#710 in Asia

#1866 in the World

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