100 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 6.93M citations received by 537K academic papers made by 465 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

#51 in Asia

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ecology

#71 in Asia

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Ecology

#72 in Asia

#363 in the World

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

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Ecology

#75 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Ecology

#80 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#81 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#85 in Asia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#103 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Ecology

#108 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#128 in Asia

#567 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#142 in Asia

#598 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Ecology

#146 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#155 in Asia

#645 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Ecology

#159 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Ecology

#161 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Ecology

#194 in Asia

#747 in the World

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

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#195 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Ecology

#198 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#211 in Asia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ecology

#241 in Asia

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Ecology

#258 in Asia

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

22. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#272 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

23. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#274 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Ecology

#275 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Ecology

#278 in Asia

#984 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Ecology

#288 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Ecology

#291 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#292 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

29. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ecology

#293 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1931

30. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#295 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

31. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Ecology

#299 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

32. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Ecology

#302 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

33. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Ecology

#308 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

34. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Ecology

#310 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#338 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Ecology

#347 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1960

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ecology

#353 in Asia

#1186 in the World

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

38. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#354 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

39. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Ecology

#356 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

40. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Ecology

#359 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1926

41. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Ecology

#362 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

42. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Ecology

#366 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

43. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#379 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1857

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ecology

#391 in Asia

#1258 in the World

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

45. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ecology

#402 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1962

46. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Ecology

#405 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#414 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

48. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Ecology

#421 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1962

49. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Ecology

#425 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Ecology

#433 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

51. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Ecology

#434 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1982

52. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#438 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Founded: 1971

53. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Ecology

#442 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

54. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Ecology

#443 in Asia

#1369 in the World

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

55. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Ecology

#445 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1889

56. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Ecology

#450 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

57. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Ecology

#459 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

58. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Ecology

#460 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

59. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Ecology

#465 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#470 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Ecology

#471 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1963

62. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Ecology

#476 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

63. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ecology

#478 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

64. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Ecology

#479 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1960

65. Tezpur University

For Ecology

#483 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

66. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Ecology

#492 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

67. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ecology

#494 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Founded: 1918

68. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Ecology

#495 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

69. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Ecology

#499 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

70. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ecology

#504 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1921

71. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Ecology

#505 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

72. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Ecology

#510 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1967

73. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#513 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

74. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Ecology

#522 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

75. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Ecology

#524 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

76. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Ecology

#525 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

77. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ecology

#536 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

78. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Ecology

#538 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

79. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Ecology

#539 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1985

80. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ecology

#540 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

81. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Ecology

#541 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

82. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Ecology

#550 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1995

83. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Ecology

#552 in Asia

#1615 in the World

84. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Ecology

#557 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

85. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ecology

#561 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

86. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Ecology

#574 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

87. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ecology

#579 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

88. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Ecology

#586 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

89. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Ecology

#594 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Founded: 1965

90. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Ecology

#598 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

91. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ecology

#604 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

92. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Ecology

#608 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

93. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ecology

#609 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

94. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Ecology

#611 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

95. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Ecology

#613 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

96. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Ecology

#620 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

97. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Ecology

#628 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Founded: 1989

98. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Ecology

#636 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1973

99. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ecology

#647 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Ecology

#649 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Founded: 1976

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

Environmental Science subfields in India

Agricultural Science378

Earth science and Geophysics257

Environmental Chemistry319

Environmental Engineering218

Environmental Management357

Geography and Cartography473

Geotechnical Engineering263

Hydrology and Water resources management72

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science345

Mining Engineering38

Oceanography340

Paleontology454

Petrology and Geochemistry159

Urban and Regional planning14

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation185