100 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 4.97M citations received by 363K academic papers made by 454 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#64 in Asia

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Paleontology

#69 in Asia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#72 in Asia

#382 in the World

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

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#77 in Asia

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#97 in Asia

#504 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Paleontology

#110 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#112 in Asia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Paleontology

#118 in Asia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

9. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#130 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1959

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#131 in Asia

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Paleontology

#171 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Paleontology

#185 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#189 in Asia

#733 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#203 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Paleontology

#205 in Asia

#770 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#210 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#220 in Asia

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#229 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Paleontology

#235 in Asia

#855 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#249 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#251 in Asia

#893 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Paleontology

#257 in Asia

#912 in the World

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

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Paleontology

#260 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Paleontology

#277 in Asia

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#282 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

26. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#288 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1857

27. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#297 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

28. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#308 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1982

29. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Paleontology

#317 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

30. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#324 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

31. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#334 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1931

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Paleontology

#348 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Paleontology

#365 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Founded: 1985

34. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Paleontology

#368 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

35. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Paleontology

#373 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1923

36. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Paleontology

#379 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

37. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#392 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

38. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Paleontology

#397 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

39. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Paleontology

#398 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1962

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#399 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#408 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

42. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Paleontology

#412 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1926

43. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#413 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Founded: 1918

44. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Paleontology

#417 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#418 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#428 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

47. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Paleontology

#431 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1889

48. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#437 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

49. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Paleontology

#439 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

50. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#449 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

51. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Paleontology

#458 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

52. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#459 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 2002

53. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#465 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Paleontology

#467 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1960

55. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#477 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1970

56. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Paleontology

#486 in Asia

#1459 in the World

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

57. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Paleontology

#489 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

58. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#490 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1971

59. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Paleontology

#494 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

60. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Paleontology

#511 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

61. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Paleontology

#514 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

62. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Paleontology

#515 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

63. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#520 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

64. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Paleontology

#522 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

65. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Paleontology

#527 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1965

66. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Paleontology

#533 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Paleontology

#535 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1857

68. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Paleontology

#539 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

69. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Paleontology

#547 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

70. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Paleontology

#553 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1983

71. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Paleontology

#564 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1948

72. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Paleontology

#566 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Founded: 1817

73. Tezpur University

For Paleontology

#568 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

74. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Paleontology

#569 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

75. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#573 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1886

76. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Paleontology

#574 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

77. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Paleontology

#578 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

78. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Paleontology

#596 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Founded: 1960

79. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Paleontology

#614 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

80. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Paleontology

#616 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Founded: 1954

81. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Paleontology

#618 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1981

82. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Paleontology

#622 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

83. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Paleontology

#629 in Asia

#1737 in the World

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

84. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Paleontology

#631 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 1976

85. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#639 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

86. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Paleontology

#640 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Founded: 1969

87. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Paleontology

#651 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

88. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Paleontology

#652 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

89. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Paleontology

#653 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Founded: 1949

90. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Paleontology

#654 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Founded: 1995

91. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Paleontology

#675 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

92. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Paleontology

#692 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

93. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Paleontology

#694 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

94. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Paleontology

#696 in Asia

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

95. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#697 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

96. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Paleontology

#710 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Paleontology

#715 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

98. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Paleontology

#717 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

99. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Paleontology

#725 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

100. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Paleontology

#732 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

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