100 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 1.04M citations received by 71.9K academic papers made by 270 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

#190 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

#106 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#110 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#117 in Asia

#488 in the World

Founded: 1983

7. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#118 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

8. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#120 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

9. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Virology

#134 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

10. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Virology

#135 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

11. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Virology

#136 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

12. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#203 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#216 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Virology

#226 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#228 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Virology

#259 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

17. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#260 in Asia

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

18. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#273 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

19. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#292 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Virology

#304 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Virology

#318 in Asia

#1010 in the World

22. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#335 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1857

23. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Virology

#341 in Asia

#1059 in the World

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

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#342 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#347 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#354 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

27. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Virology

#360 in Asia

#1108 in the World

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

28. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Virology

#361 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

29. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Virology

#370 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

30. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#373 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 2008

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#376 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#383 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

33. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Virology

#386 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

34. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#389 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Virology

#391 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1983

36. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Virology

#394 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

37. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Virology

#408 in Asia

#1230 in the World

38. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Virology

#414 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

39. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#419 in Asia

#1261 in the World

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

40. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Virology

#420 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

41. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Virology

#438 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Founded: 1965

42. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#440 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1978

43. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#441 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

44. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Virology

#447 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

45. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#448 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

46. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Virology

#454 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

47. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Virology

#466 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

48. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Virology

#468 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1976

49. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#469 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#472 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#476 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 2010

52. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#488 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1955

53. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Virology

#493 in Asia

#1417 in the World

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

54. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Virology

#505 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1970

55. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#510 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

56. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#523 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1958

57. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#524 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

58. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

Karnataka | Bidar

For Virology

#525 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

59. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#527 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1931

60. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Virology

#529 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

61. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Virology

#539 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

62. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Virology

#543 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

63. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Virology

#551 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

64. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Virology

#558 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 1986

65. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Virology

#560 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

66. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#565 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Virology

#566 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Founded: 1817

68. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Virology

#572 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Founded: 1993

69. Assam Agricultural University

For Virology

#573 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

70. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Virology

#576 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 2009

71. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Virology

#577 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

72. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Virology

#579 in Asia

#1602 in the World

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

73. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#581 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Founded: 1959

74. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#584 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Founded: 1954

75. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Virology

#591 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1960

76. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Virology

#592 in Asia

#1630 in the World

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

77. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Virology

#600 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 2008

78. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Virology

#605 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

79. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Virology

#611 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

80. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Virology

#614 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

81. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Virology

#619 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Virology

#623 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Virology

#631 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Founded: 2008

84. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#633 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 1971

85. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#634 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

86. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Virology

#637 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Virology

#644 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

88. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Virology

#648 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1985

89. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Virology

#654 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Founded: 2013

90. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Virology

#655 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

91. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Virology

#658 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 2002

92. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Virology

#661 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Founded: 1926

93. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#666 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1857

94. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Virology

#670 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

95. Sambalpur University

For Virology

#676 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1967

96. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Virology

#680 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

97. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Virology

#684 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

98. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Virology

#699 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

99. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Virology

#704 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1993

100. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Virology

#706 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

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