100 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 22.4M citations received by 1.59M academic papers made by 482 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 Chemistry

#49 in Asia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Chemistry

#79 in Asia

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Chemistry

#90 in Asia

#376 in the World

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

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#91 in Asia

#379 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#92 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#102 in Asia

#415 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#105 in Asia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Chemistry

#113 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Chemistry

#128 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#166 in Asia

#571 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#186 in Asia

#627 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Chemistry

#189 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Chemistry

#192 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Chemistry

#194 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#197 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

16. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Chemistry

#202 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

17. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#236 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

18. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Chemistry

#239 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#243 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Chemistry

#250 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Chemistry

#254 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

22. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#260 in Asia

#785 in the World

Founded: 1857

23. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Chemistry

#283 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Chemistry

#285 in Asia

#871 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#286 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

26. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Chemistry

#303 in Asia

#909 in the World

Founded: 2002

27. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#309 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

28. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Chemistry

#317 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

29. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Chemistry

#321 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Chemistry

#335 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#341 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 1857

32. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#350 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

33. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Chemistry

#352 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

34. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Chemistry

#370 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1954

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#372 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#377 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Chemistry

#378 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Chemistry

#400 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#413 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

40. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Chemistry

#417 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Founded: 1918

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Chemistry

#428 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Chemistry

#435 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1982

43. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#436 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Chemistry

#438 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Chemistry

#454 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

46. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Chemistry

#458 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

47. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Chemistry

#472 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

48. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Chemistry

#475 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

49. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Chemistry

#480 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Chemistry

#490 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Chemistry

#492 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

52. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#502 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Founded: 1971

53. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Chemistry

#513 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1985

54. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Chemistry

#517 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

55. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Chemistry

#525 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1960

56. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Chemistry

#527 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 1886

57. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Chemistry

#532 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1949

58. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Chemistry

#533 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

59. Tezpur University

For Chemistry

#540 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

60. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#547 in Asia

#1386 in the World

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

61. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Chemistry

#550 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1963

62. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Chemistry

#552 in Asia

#1397 in the World

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

63. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Chemistry

#565 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1983

64. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Chemistry

#566 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

65. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Chemistry

#567 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

66. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Chemistry

#571 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

67. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Chemistry

#573 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1926

68. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Chemistry

#575 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

69. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Chemistry

#576 in Asia

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1889

70. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Chemistry

#577 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

71. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Chemistry

#582 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

72. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#583 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 2005

73. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Chemistry

#590 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

74. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Chemistry

#592 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

75. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Chemistry

#593 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1921

76. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Chemistry

#594 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

77. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Chemistry

#596 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

78. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Chemistry

#600 in Asia

#1492 in the World

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

79. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#611 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

80. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Chemistry

#618 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

81. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#622 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1931

82. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Chemistry

#635 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

83. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Chemistry

#636 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

84. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Chemistry

#638 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Founded: 1976

85. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Chemistry

#645 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Chemistry

#646 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

87. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Chemistry

#656 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

88. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Chemistry

#657 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1923

89. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#665 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 2005

90. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Chemistry

#668 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

91. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Chemistry

#672 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

92. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Chemistry

#675 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1967

93. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Chemistry

#680 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 2006

94. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Chemistry

#681 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

95. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Chemistry

#687 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Founded: 1995

96. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#691 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

97. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#693 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Founded: 1817

98. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Chemistry

#696 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

99. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Chemistry

#704 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

100. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Chemistry

#707 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Founded: 1970

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

Chemistry subfields in India

Biochemical Engineering107

Biochemistry461

Chemical Engineering390

Computational Chemistry195

Environmental Chemistry319

Inorganic Chemistry266

Materials Science462

Nanotechnology380

Nutrition and Food Science320

Organic Chemistry464

Petrology and Geochemistry159

Physical chemistry368

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Radiochemistry257