100 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 459K citations received by 44.7K academic papers made by 182 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

#9 in Asia

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Forestry

#13 in Asia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Forestry

#24 in Asia

#177 in the World

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

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Forestry

#35 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Forestry

#45 in Asia

#299 in the World

Founded: 1970

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#68 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#78 in Asia

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Forestry

#81 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Forestry

#84 in Asia

#473 in the World

Founded: 1906

10. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Forestry

#97 in Asia

#509 in the World

Founded: 1960

11. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Forestry

#104 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1973

12. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Forestry

#117 in Asia

#564 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Forestry

#120 in Asia

#574 in the World

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Forestry

#126 in Asia

#599 in the World

Founded: 1982

15. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Forestry

#127 in Asia

#604 in the World

Founded: 1923

16. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Forestry

#130 in Asia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1989

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#135 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#138 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Forestry

#139 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#140 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Forestry

#146 in Asia

#658 in the World

Founded: 1889

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Forestry

#152 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

23. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Forestry

#162 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

24. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Forestry

#172 in Asia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

25. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Forestry

#199 in Asia

#801 in the World

Founded: 1980

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#200 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Forestry

#201 in Asia

#805 in the World

Founded: 1958

28. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Forestry

#202 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1986

29. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#221 in Asia

#856 in the World

Founded: 1964

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Forestry

#226 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

31. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Forestry

#229 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

32. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Forestry

#242 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

33. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Forestry

#243 in Asia

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

34. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#246 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1955

35. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Forestry

#254 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

36. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Forestry

#272 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 1993

37. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Forestry

#274 in Asia

#977 in the World

38. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Forestry

#282 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Forestry

#287 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Founded: 1999

40. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Forestry

#289 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

41. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Forestry

#292 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1926

42. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#294 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1918

43. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Forestry

#295 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

44. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Forestry

#299 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

45. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Forestry

#302 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

46. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Forestry

#306 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Founded: 2005

47. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Forestry

#307 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

48. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Forestry

#312 in Asia

#1078 in the World

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

49. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Forestry

#313 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

50. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Forestry

#314 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

51. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Forestry

#317 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1948

52. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Forestry

#320 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

53. Assam Agricultural University

For Forestry

#323 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

54. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Forestry

#333 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

55. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Forestry

#334 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

56. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Forestry

#336 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

57. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Forestry

#338 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

58. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Forestry

#346 in Asia

#1158 in the World

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

59. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Forestry

#351 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Founded: 1962

60. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Bihar | Samastipur

For Forestry

#356 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1970

61. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#377 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1931

62. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Forestry

#378 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1999

63. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#379 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

64. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Forestry

#385 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

65. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology

Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar

For Forestry

#397 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1986

66. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Forestry

#402 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1995

67. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Forestry

#409 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

68. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Forestry

#410 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

69. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Forestry

#414 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

70. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Forestry

#416 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 2005

71. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Forestry

#422 in Asia

#1404 in the World

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

72. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Forestry

#423 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

73. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Forestry

#426 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

74. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Forestry

#427 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

75. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Forestry

#429 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

76. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Forestry

#443 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

77. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#446 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

78. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Forestry

#449 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Founded: 1954

79. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#450 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Founded: 1959

80. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Forestry

#454 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

81. Tezpur University

For Forestry

#457 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

82. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Forestry

#461 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

83. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Forestry

#462 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

84. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Forestry

#469 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

85. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Forestry

#476 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

86. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Forestry

#477 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Forestry

#479 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

88. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Forestry

#483 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1981

89. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Forestry

#485 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Founded: 1972

90. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Akola

For Forestry

#487 in Asia

#1566 in the World

91. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Forestry

#488 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Founded: 1982

92. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Forestry

#490 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

93. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Forestry

#503 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Founded: 1948

94. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Forestry

#510 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Founded: 1857

95. Birsa Agricultural University

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Forestry

#514 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1981

96. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Forestry

#520 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

97. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Forestry

#523 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

98. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Forestry

#527 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

99. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Forestry

#528 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

100. Mohanlal Sukhadia University

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Forestry

#533 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1962

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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