100 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 10.7M citations received by 666K academic papers made by 477 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 Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#62 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Ecology

#67 in Asia

#332 in the World

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

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ecology

#75 in Asia

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Ecology

#77 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#80 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Ecology

#81 in Asia

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#90 in Asia

#460 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Ecology

#94 in Asia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#105 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#125 in Asia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Ecology

#132 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#138 in Asia

#595 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Ecology

#160 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#166 in Asia

#662 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Ecology

#177 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Ecology

#178 in Asia

#688 in the World

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

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#187 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Ecology

#202 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#211 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

20. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#217 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

21. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ecology

#243 in Asia

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#254 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Ecology

#257 in Asia

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Ecology

#264 in Asia

#936 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Ecology

#280 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#283 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Ecology

#286 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#288 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Ecology

#291 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

30. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Ecology

#304 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Ecology

#305 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Ecology

#308 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Founded: 1960

33. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#316 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1931

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#325 in Asia

#1090 in the World

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

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Ecology

#327 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Ecology

#334 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

37. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#338 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

38. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#345 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

39. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Ecology

#349 in Asia

#1156 in the World

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

40. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Ecology

#351 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

41. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Ecology

#355 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Ecology

#365 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Ecology

#368 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1926

44. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Ecology

#370 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ecology

#372 in Asia

#1200 in the World

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

46. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ecology

#384 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Founded: 1962

47. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#399 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

48. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#402 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1857

49. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Ecology

#406 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Founded: 1982

50. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Ecology

#409 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

51. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Ecology

#410 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Founded: 1954

52. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Ecology

#413 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Ecology

#421 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1889

54. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#430 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Ecology

#433 in Asia

#1329 in the World

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

56. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Ecology

#438 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1962

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#447 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ecology

#449 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1906

59. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Ecology

#453 in Asia

#1369 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Ecology

#454 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

61. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Ecology

#460 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

62. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Ecology

#461 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

63. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Ecology

#464 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1986

64. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Ecology

#473 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

65. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Ecology

#479 in Asia

#1427 in the World

66. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Ecology

#487 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

67. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ecology

#490 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#494 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Ecology

#495 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1963

70. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#501 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Ecology

#502 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. Tezpur University

For Ecology

#504 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

73. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ecology

#505 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1921

74. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Ecology

#507 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

75. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Ecology

#508 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Founded: 1960

76. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ecology

#513 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1918

77. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Ecology

#516 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

78. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Ecology

#519 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

79. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Ecology

#524 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

80. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ecology

#529 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

81. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Ecology

#531 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1967

82. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#533 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Ecology

#546 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1982

84. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Ecology

#548 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

85. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Ecology

#554 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

86. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ecology

#556 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

87. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ecology

#565 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

88. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Ecology

#567 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

89. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Ecology

#571 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

90. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Ecology

#572 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1985

91. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Ecology

#576 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

92. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ecology

#582 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

93. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Ecology

#591 in Asia

#1653 in the World

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

94. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Ecology

#593 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Founded: 1995

95. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Ecology

#601 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1989

96. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Ecology

#603 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

97. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Ecology

#613 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

98. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Ecology

#617 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

99. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Ecology

#619 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Founded: 1976

100. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Ecology

#620 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

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

Environmental Science subfields in India

Agricultural Science408

Earth science and Geophysics280

Environmental Chemistry338

Environmental Engineering248

Environmental Management385

Geography and Cartography483

Geotechnical Engineering295

Hydrology and Water resources management80

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science373

Mining Engineering41

Oceanography371

Paleontology462

Petrology and Geochemistry180

Urban and Regional planning19

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation226