100 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 884K citations received by 67.8K academic papers made by 224 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 Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#11 in Asia

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Forestry

#13 in Asia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Forestry

#20 in Asia

#145 in the World

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

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Forestry

#29 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Forestry

#45 in Asia

#249 in the World

Founded: 1906

6. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Forestry

#49 in Asia

#266 in the World

Founded: 1970

7. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#73 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

8. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Forestry

#82 in Asia

#422 in the World

Founded: 1960

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Forestry

#85 in Asia

#433 in the World

Founded: 1982

10. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Forestry

#93 in Asia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Forestry

#96 in Asia

#484 in the World

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#104 in Asia

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Forestry

#105 in Asia

#509 in the World

Founded: 1923

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Forestry

#106 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

15. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Forestry

#113 in Asia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1986

16. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Forestry

#123 in Asia

#559 in the World

Founded: 1989

17. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#128 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Forestry

#136 in Asia

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Forestry

#137 in Asia

#592 in the World

Founded: 1889

20. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Forestry

#141 in Asia

#611 in the World

Founded: 1973

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Forestry

#150 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

22. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Forestry

#154 in Asia

#642 in the World

Founded: 1980

23. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Forestry

#163 in Asia

#660 in the World

Founded: 1993

24. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Forestry

#167 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

25. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#168 in Asia

#669 in the World

Founded: 1964

26. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Forestry

#170 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

27. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#171 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

28. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Forestry

#175 in Asia

#687 in the World

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

29. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Forestry

#184 in Asia

#701 in the World

30. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Forestry

#187 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

31. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#192 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Forestry

#204 in Asia

#760 in the World

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

33. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Forestry

#210 in Asia

#776 in the World

Founded: 1999

34. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Forestry

#211 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

35. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Forestry

#214 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

36. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Forestry

#228 in Asia

#833 in the World

Founded: 1962

37. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#234 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

38. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Forestry

#237 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

39. Assam Agricultural University

For Forestry

#239 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

40. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Forestry

#248 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

41. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Forestry

#258 in Asia

#912 in the World

Founded: 1958

42. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Forestry

#261 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

43. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Forestry

#262 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

44. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Forestry

#274 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

45. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Forestry

#280 in Asia

#960 in the World

Founded: 1999

46. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#282 in Asia

#963 in the World

Founded: 1955

47. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Forestry

#283 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

48. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Forestry

#285 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

49. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Forestry

#288 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

50. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Forestry

#297 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

51. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Forestry

#304 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1948

52. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Bihar | Samastipur

For Forestry

#309 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1970

53. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Forestry

#313 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

54. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Forestry

#316 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1926

55. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Forestry

#322 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Forestry

#326 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

57. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Forestry

#327 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

58. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Forestry

#330 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

59. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

Karnataka | Raichur

For Forestry

#331 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Founded: 2009

60. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#336 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1918

61. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#338 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

62. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Forestry

#341 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

63. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Forestry

#342 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

64. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Akola

For Forestry

#344 in Asia

#1132 in the World

65. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Forestry

#347 in Asia

#1136 in the World

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

66. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Forestry

#350 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Forestry

#352 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

68. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Forestry

#362 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

69. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Forestry

#367 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

70. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#385 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1995

71. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#386 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

72. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#392 in Asia

#1238 in the World

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

73. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Forestry

#396 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#401 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1931

75. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Forestry

#411 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

76. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Forestry

#414 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

77. Gurukul Kangri University

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

For Forestry

#415 in Asia

#1314 in the World

78. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Forestry

#417 in Asia

#1322 in the World

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

79. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology

Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar

For Forestry

#423 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1986

80. Birsa Agricultural University

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Forestry

#424 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1981

81. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#428 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

82. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Forestry

#434 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1954

83. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Forestry

#435 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

84. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Forestry

#439 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

85. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#440 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 1978

86. Tezpur University

For Forestry

#441 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

87. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#443 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

88. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Forestry

#448 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

89. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#452 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

90. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Forestry

#455 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

91. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Forestry

#456 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1982

92. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Forestry

#458 in Asia

#1445 in the World

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

93. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Forestry

#477 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

94. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Forestry

#480 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Founded: 1948

95. Centurion University of Technology and Management

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Forestry

#482 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Founded: 2010

96. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Forestry

#483 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

97. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Forestry

#490 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1981

98. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Forestry

#495 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

99. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Forestry

#496 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Founded: 1921

100. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Forestry

#499 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

The best cities to study Forestry in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Ludhiana, Varanasi, and Coimbatore.

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