100 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 75.9K academic papers made by 276 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

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#29 in Asia

#195 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Virology

#43 in Asia

#253 in the World

Founded: 1889

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#103 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#112 in Asia

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#117 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#119 in Asia

#493 in the World

Founded: 1983

8. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#121 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Virology

#132 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

10. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Virology

#135 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Virology

#136 in Asia

#541 in the World

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

12. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#207 in Asia

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#211 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Virology

#221 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#226 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Virology

#254 in Asia

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

17. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#266 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

18. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#267 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

19. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#294 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Virology

#310 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Virology

#345 in Asia

#1062 in the World

22. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#348 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Virology

#350 in Asia

#1074 in the World

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

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#352 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#353 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1857

26. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#356 in Asia

#1091 in the World

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

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#360 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

28. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Virology

#376 in Asia

#1142 in the World

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

29. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Virology

#377 in Asia

#1143 in the World

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

30. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#380 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Founded: 2008

31. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Virology

#381 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

32. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#382 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

33. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#388 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

34. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Virology

#390 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

35. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Virology

#391 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

36. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Virology

#397 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1983

37. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#407 in Asia

#1219 in the World

38. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Virology

#417 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

39. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#422 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

40. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#424 in Asia

#1270 in the World

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

41. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Virology

#442 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

42. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#443 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

43. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#446 in Asia

#1315 in the World

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

44. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#452 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1978

45. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Virology

#453 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

46. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Virology

#458 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1965

47. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#460 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1976

48. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#467 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#471 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

50. Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#479 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Founded: 2010

51. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#480 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

52. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Virology

#481 in Asia

#1388 in the World

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

53. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#496 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1955

54. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#497 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

55. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#523 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Founded: 1817

56. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#524 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

57. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#531 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1958

58. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#534 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Founded: 1970

59. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

Karnataka | Bidar

For Virology

#539 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

60. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#540 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1931

61. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Virology

#546 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

62. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#551 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

63. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Virology

#552 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

64. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#558 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

65. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Virology

#563 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

66. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#566 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

67. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#567 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 2005

68. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#571 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1959

69. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Virology

#572 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#574 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

71. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Virology

#577 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

72. Assam Agricultural University

For Virology

#583 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

73. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Virology

#584 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Founded: 2009

74. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Virology

#586 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1986

75. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Virology

#591 in Asia

#1621 in the World

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

76. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Virology

#595 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#597 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1954

78. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Virology

#605 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Founded: 1960

79. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#615 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

80. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#622 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 4,543
Founded: 2007

81. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#624 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Virology

#625 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Virology

#629 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Founded: 2008

84. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#635 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 1971

85. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#640 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

86. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#641 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

87. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Virology

#656 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1985

88. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#658 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Founded: 1921

89. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#659 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Founded: 2002

90. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Virology

#662 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

91. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Virology

#663 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

92. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Virology

#664 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

93. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Virology

#666 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Founded: 2013

94. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#669 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1857

95. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Virology

#671 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Founded: 1926

96. Sambalpur University

For Virology

#682 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1967

97. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#686 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

98. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Virology

#689 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

99. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Virology

#693 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

100. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Virology

#694 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

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