100 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 655K citations received by 56.1K academic papers made by 216 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 Virology

#20 in Asia

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#32 in Asia

#211 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Virology

#48 in Asia

#275 in the World

Founded: 1889

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#109 in Asia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#110 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#114 in Asia

#480 in the World

Founded: 1983

7. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#118 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

8. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#126 in Asia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Virology

#137 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

10. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Virology

#140 in Asia

#563 in the World

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

11. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Virology

#141 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

12. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#185 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

13. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#208 in Asia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

14. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Virology

#231 in Asia

#808 in the World

15. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#237 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Virology

#242 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

17. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#271 in Asia

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

18. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#278 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Virology

#281 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#295 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1857

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Virology

#329 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Virology

#333 in Asia

#1043 in the World

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

23. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#334 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#352 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Virology

#355 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

26. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#356 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#359 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#361 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#367 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#371 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

31. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#378 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Founded: 2008

32. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Virology

#382 in Asia

#1169 in the World

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

33. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Virology

#384 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1983

34. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Virology

#390 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

35. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Virology

#395 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Founded: 1965

36. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#408 in Asia

#1234 in the World

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

37. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#411 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1978

38. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Virology

#413 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

39. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Virology

#418 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

40. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#421 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

41. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#425 in Asia

#1264 in the World

42. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#437 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

43. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Virology

#440 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

44. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#450 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#456 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1976

46. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#466 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Founded: 1955

47. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#467 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

48. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Virology

#468 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

49. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#469 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

50. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#475 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 2005

51. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#482 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

52. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#484 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1931

53. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#487 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

54. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Virology

#496 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

55. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Virology

#502 in Asia

#1448 in the World

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

56. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#507 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

57. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#508 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Founded: 1958

58. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

Karnataka | Bidar

For Virology

#512 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

59. Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#515 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 2010

60. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#517 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

61. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Virology

#522 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

62. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#526 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 1954

63. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Virology

#528 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

64. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Virology

#529 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Founded: 1993

65. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#540 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

66. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Virology

#546 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

67. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#550 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

68. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Virology

#554 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

69. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Virology

#555 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Founded: 2009

70. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Virology

#569 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Founded: 1960

71. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#573 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Founded: 1817

72. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#584 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1921

73. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Virology

#585 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

74. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#589 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

75. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#590 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Founded: 1959

76. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#599 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Founded: 2002

77. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Virology

#601 in Asia

#1670 in the World

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

78. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Virology

#603 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1985

79. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#604 in Asia

#1674 in the World

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

80. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#606 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#612 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#614 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Founded: 2005

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Virology

#617 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. Assam Agricultural University

For Virology

#618 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

85. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Virology

#620 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Founded: 2013

86. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#621 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

87. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Virology

#625 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

88. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#632 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

89. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Virology

#633 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1982

90. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Virology

#655 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#657 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

92. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Virology

#660 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#662 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

94. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Virology

#670 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Founded: 1948

95. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#678 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Founded: 1857

96. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Virology

#694 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

97. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Virology

#698 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Founded: 1982

98. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Virology

#702 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

99. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Virology

#706 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

100. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Virology

#711 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1993

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