100 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 398K citations received by 43K academic papers made by 188 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 Zoology

#35 in Asia

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Zoology

#76 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Zoology

#79 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Zoology

#87 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Zoology

#110 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Zoology

#137 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

7. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Zoology

#152 in Asia

#778 in the World

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

8. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Zoology

#162 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

9. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Zoology

#166 in Asia

#812 in the World

Founded: 1889

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Zoology

#179 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Zoology

#190 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

12. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Zoology

#191 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

13. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#199 in Asia

#892 in the World

Founded: 1857

14. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Zoology

#215 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1983

15. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Zoology

#231 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1968

16. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Zoology

#244 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1921

17. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Zoology

#254 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#257 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1978

19. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Zoology

#263 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

20. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Zoology

#268 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1926

21. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Zoology

#271 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

22. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Zoology

#275 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

23. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Zoology

#279 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

24. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Zoology

#290 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

25. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Zoology

#309 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

26. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Zoology

#312 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

27. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Zoology

#324 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

28. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Zoology

#327 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

29. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Zoology

#342 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

30. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Zoology

#347 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

31. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Zoology

#354 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Founded: 1965

32. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Zoology

#359 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1960

33. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Zoology

#363 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

34. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Zoology

#367 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1958

35. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Zoology

#368 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1955

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Zoology

#371 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Zoology

#374 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 2002

38. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Zoology

#380 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

39. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Zoology

#387 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1983

40. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Zoology

#388 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1982

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Zoology

#394 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Zoology

#402 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

43. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Zoology

#412 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

44. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Zoology

#414 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Zoology

#425 in Asia

#1442 in the World

46. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Zoology

#429 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1962

47. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#443 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1959

48. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Zoology

#451 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

49. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Zoology

#452 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

50. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Zoology

#468 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

51. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Zoology

#469 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

52. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Zoology

#471 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

53. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Zoology

#472 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

54. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Zoology

#473 in Asia

#1546 in the World

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

55. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Zoology

#477 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Founded: 1970

56. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Zoology

#478 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

57. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Zoology

#479 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Founded: 1969

58. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Zoology

#495 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1989

59. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Zoology

#499 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 1949

60. Acharya Nagarjuna University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Zoology

#504 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1976

61. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Zoology

#505 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1971

62. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Zoology

#515 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

63. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Zoology

#518 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 1886

64. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Zoology

#529 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Founded: 1981

65. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Zoology

#530 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 2005

66. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Zoology

#535 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1918

67. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Zoology

#536 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1954

68. Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Zoology

#543 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1989

69. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#554 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

70. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#558 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Founded: 2005

71. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Zoology

#573 in Asia

#1804 in the World

Founded: 1960

72. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Zoology

#575 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

73. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Zoology

#579 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

74. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Zoology

#581 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1931

75. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Zoology

#590 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

76. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Zoology

#595 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

77. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Zoology

#599 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Founded: 1906

78. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Zoology

#606 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

79. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Zoology

#623 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

80. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Zoology

#624 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Founded: 1965

81. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Zoology

#629 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Zoology

#630 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Founded: 1948

83. Manipur University

Manipur | Imphal

For Zoology

#634 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1980

84. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Zoology

#665 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

85. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Zoology

#671 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1958

86. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Zoology

#675 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Founded: 2008

87. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Zoology

#678 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Founded: 1985

88. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Zoology

#681 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Founded: 2006

89. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Zoology

#684 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Founded: 2006

90. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Zoology

#687 in Asia

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

91. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Zoology

#693 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Zoology

#695 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1976

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Zoology

#699 in Asia

#2090 in the World

Founded: 1982

94. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Zoology

#702 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

95. Goa University

For Zoology

#704 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1985

96. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Zoology

#710 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Founded: 1986

97. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#711 in Asia

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

98. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Zoology

#713 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

99. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Zoology

#717 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

100. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Zoology

#719 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

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