100 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 35M citations received by 1.96M academic papers made by 485 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

#57 in Asia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Chemistry

#86 in Asia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Chemistry

#92 in Asia

#357 in the World

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

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#100 in Asia

#387 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#103 in Asia

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#116 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#117 in Asia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Chemistry

#127 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Chemistry

#132 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Chemistry

#163 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#170 in Asia

#575 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#180 in Asia

#595 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#183 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Chemistry

#187 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Chemistry

#197 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

16. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Chemistry

#213 in Asia

#670 in the World

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

17. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Chemistry

#241 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

18. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Chemistry

#251 in Asia

#744 in the World

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

19. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Chemistry

#254 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#260 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#263 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

22. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#274 in Asia

#805 in the World

Founded: 1857

23. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Chemistry

#283 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Chemistry

#287 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Chemistry

#297 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#316 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

27. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Chemistry

#317 in Asia

#922 in the World

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

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Chemistry

#320 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Chemistry

#334 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#335 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#336 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

32. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Chemistry

#341 in Asia

#961 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#344 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

34. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Chemistry

#347 in Asia

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#370 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#381 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1857

37. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#385 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

38. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Chemistry

#391 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

39. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Chemistry

#393 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1954

40. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Chemistry

#409 in Asia

#1103 in the World

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

41. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Chemistry

#416 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#417 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Chemistry

#420 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Chemistry

#426 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1982

45. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Chemistry

#427 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

46. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Chemistry

#433 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Founded: 1918

47. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Chemistry

#442 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

48. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Chemistry

#475 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

49. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#481 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

50. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Chemistry

#482 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

51. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Chemistry

#485 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

52. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Chemistry

#517 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

53. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Chemistry

#521 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1965

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Chemistry

#526 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#527 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

56. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#529 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Founded: 1971

57. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Chemistry

#530 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

58. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Chemistry

#531 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1985

59. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Chemistry

#537 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

60. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Chemistry

#542 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

61. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Chemistry

#543 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

62. Tezpur University

For Chemistry

#545 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

63. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Chemistry

#552 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 2005

64. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Chemistry

#554 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1886

65. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Chemistry

#556 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Founded: 1960

66. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Chemistry

#558 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1889

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Chemistry

#566 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Chemistry

#572 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1983

69. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Chemistry

#573 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

70. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Chemistry

#576 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1949

71. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Chemistry

#578 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Founded: 1926

72. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Chemistry

#581 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

73. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Chemistry

#584 in Asia

#1437 in the World

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

74. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Chemistry

#588 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

75. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Chemistry

#594 in Asia

#1460 in the World

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

76. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Chemistry

#596 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

77. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Chemistry

#603 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

78. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Chemistry

#605 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Founded: 2005

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Chemistry

#609 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Chemistry

#612 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

81. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Chemistry

#616 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1921

82. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Chemistry

#631 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1976

83. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Chemistry

#632 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

84. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Chemistry

#633 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

85. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Chemistry

#635 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

86. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Chemistry

#648 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

87. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Chemistry

#653 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

88. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Chemistry

#654 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

89. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Chemistry

#660 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1923

90. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Chemistry

#661 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1967

91. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Chemistry

#666 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

92. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Chemistry

#668 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

93. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Chemistry

#685 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Founded: 1960

94. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Chemistry

#686 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 2006

95. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Chemistry

#688 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1931

96. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Chemistry

#691 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Founded: 1995

97. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Chemistry

#692 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Founded: 2006

98. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Chemistry

#694 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

99. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Chemistry

#698 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 1970

100. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Chemistry

#702 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

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 Engineering149

Biochemistry464

Chemical Engineering412

Computational Chemistry220

Environmental Chemistry343

Inorganic Chemistry298

Materials Science470

Nanotechnology401

Nutrition and Food Science351

Organic Chemistry468

Petrology and Geochemistry187

Physical chemistry396

Polymer science and Plastics engineering40

Radiochemistry288