100 Best Dental schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 415K citations received by 44.2K academic papers made by 140 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. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#10 in Asia

#54 in the World

Founded: 2005

2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Dentistry

#29 in Asia

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Dentistry

#46 in Asia

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

4. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dentistry

#69 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Dentistry

#84 in Asia

#339 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#94 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

7. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Dentistry

#102 in Asia

#401 in the World

8. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Dentistry

#129 in Asia

#478 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Dentistry

#130 in Asia

#480 in the World

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

10. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dentistry

#146 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

11. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Dentistry

#156 in Asia

#560 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Dentistry

#160 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Dentistry

#172 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1931

14. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Dentistry

#183 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

15. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Dentistry

#188 in Asia

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

16. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Dentistry

#193 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

17. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Dentistry

#206 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

18. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Dentistry

#212 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

19. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Dentistry

#217 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

20. Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

For Dentistry

#219 in Asia

#754 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dentistry

#238 in Asia

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Dentistry

#244 in Asia

#825 in the World

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

23. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#248 in Asia

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

24. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Dentistry

#251 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

25. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Dentistry

#267 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

26. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Dentistry

#270 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

27. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dentistry

#277 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

28. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dentistry

#297 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

29. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Dentistry

#309 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 2008

30. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Dentistry

#310 in Asia

#990 in the World

Founded: 1993

31. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Dentistry

#314 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

32. Babu Banarasi Das University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dentistry

#315 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 2010

33. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Dentistry

#316 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

34. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Dentistry

#317 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

35. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Dentistry

#319 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

36. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Dentistry

#321 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

37. Vinayaka Missions University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Dentistry

#327 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1981

38. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Dentistry

#333 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

39. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dentistry

#334 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1958

40. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Dentistry

#335 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

41. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#339 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1959

42. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#341 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

43. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#368 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 2004

44. Santosh University

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

For Dentistry

#369 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1995

45. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Dentistry

#371 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

46. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Dentistry

#379 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Founded: 2008

47. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Dentistry

#400 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Founded: 1955

48. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Dentistry

#402 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

49. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Dentistry

#403 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1958

50. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dentistry

#411 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1983

51. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences

Punjab | Faridkot

For Dentistry

#429 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

52. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Dentistry

#431 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

53. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Dentistry

#435 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1889

54. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dentistry

#443 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

55. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Dentistry

#455 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

56. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Dentistry

#465 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

57. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Dentistry

#474 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1948

58. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#476 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1857

59. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Dentistry

#481 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

60. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#483 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

61. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Dentistry

#497 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1999

62. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Dentistry

#500 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

63. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#503 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1978

64. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Dentistry

#518 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

65. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dentistry

#522 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

66. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#525 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

67. Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dentistry

#527 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1987

68. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Dentistry

#528 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

69. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Dentistry

#547 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

70. Jodhpur National University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Dentistry

#550 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 2008

71. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Dentistry

#552 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

72. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Dentistry

#555 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

73. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Dentistry

#558 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

74. RKDF University

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Dentistry

#565 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Founded: 2011

75. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Dentistry

#567 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Founded: 2009

76. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Dentistry

#571 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

77. Vinoba Bhave University

Jharkhand | Hazaribag

For Dentistry

#575 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1993

78. NIMS University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Dentistry

#583 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Enrollment: 8,636
Founded: 2008

79. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dentistry

#592 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

80. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Dentistry

#596 in Asia

#1732 in the World

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

81. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dentistry

#614 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 1857

82. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Dentistry

#616 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

83. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Dentistry

#619 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Founded: 2002

84. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Dentistry

#620 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

85. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Dentistry

#622 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Founded: 1976

86. Kerala University of Health Sciences

Kerala | Thrissur

For Dentistry

#627 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Founded: 2011

87. Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

For Dentistry

#629 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

88. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Dentistry

#630 in Asia

#1809 in the World

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

89. Rayat-Bahra University

Punjab | Kharar

For Dentistry

#631 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Founded: 2014

90. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Dentistry

#637 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Founded: 1906

91. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Dentistry

#643 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1962

92. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Dentistry

#649 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Founded: 1949

93. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Dentistry

#651 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1918

94. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Dentistry

#656 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 1983

95. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Dentistry

#659 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

96. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Dentistry

#666 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1962

97. Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur

For Dentistry

#675 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Founded: 1987

98. Rajasthan University of Health Sciences

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Dentistry

#677 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Dharmsinh Desai University

Gujarat | Nadiad

For Dentistry

#679 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

100. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Dentistry

#691 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

The best cities to study Dentistry in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Chennai, Manipal, Delhi, and Lucknow.

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology315

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics17

Biomedical Engineering103

Clinical Psychology123

Critical Care Nursing110

Family medicine123

Forensic Science111

Gastroenterology and Hepatology106

Health Science148

Healthcare Management (MHA)144

Medical Physics23

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)84

Occupational Therapy15

Oncology and Cancer research272

Ophthalmology89

Orthodontics108

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine87

Pharmacology336

Physical Therapy192

Plastic Surgery28

Public Health409

Radiation Therapy83

Radiology and Nuclear medicine317

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine96