100 Best universities for Dermatology 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 Dermatology. A graph of 530K citations received by 38.6K academic papers made by 142 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. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Dermatology

#1 in Asia

#18 in the World

Founded: 1962

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#2 in Asia

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Dermatology

#28 in Asia

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Dermatology

#55 in Asia

#274 in the World

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

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#62 in Asia

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Dermatology

#87 in Asia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Dermatology

#112 in Asia

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

8. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dermatology

#127 in Asia

#471 in the World

Founded: 1983

9. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Dermatology

#147 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

10. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#165 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

11. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dermatology

#167 in Asia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

12. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Dermatology

#182 in Asia

#592 in the World

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

13. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Dermatology

#188 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

14. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Dermatology

#191 in Asia

#607 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#193 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. BLDE University

Karnataka | Bijapur

For Dermatology

#196 in Asia

#616 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Dermatology

#222 in Asia

#678 in the World

18. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#225 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

19. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Dermatology

#231 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Dermatology

#233 in Asia

#706 in the World

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

21. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Dermatology

#251 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 1983

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Dermatology

#252 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

23. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Dermatology

#257 in Asia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

24. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#261 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

25. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#269 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

26. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Dermatology

#271 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

27. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Dermatology

#277 in Asia

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#278 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Dermatology

#284 in Asia

#807 in the World

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

30. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Dermatology

#289 in Asia

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

31. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Dermatology

#299 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

32. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Dermatology

#304 in Asia

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

33. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Kolar

For Dermatology

#306 in Asia

#857 in the World

Founded: 2007

34. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dermatology

#316 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

35. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Dermatology

#321 in Asia

#899 in the World

Founded: 2008

36. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Dermatology

#324 in Asia

#906 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dermatology

#337 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

38. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Dermatology

#340 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 1955

39. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Dermatology

#344 in Asia

#964 in the World

Founded: 1926

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Dermatology

#355 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Dermatology

#358 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

42. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Dermatology

#362 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

43. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Dermatology

#363 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

44. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#372 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1857

45. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Dermatology

#374 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

46. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Dermatology

#377 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1948

47. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Dermatology

#380 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

48. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Dermatology

#381 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

49. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Dermatology

#389 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Founded: 2008

50. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Dermatology

#399 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

51. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#401 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1959

52. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Dermatology

#404 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

53. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Dermatology

#407 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Dermatology

#411 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

55. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#414 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

56. Gujarat Ayurved University

Gujarat | Jamnagar

For Dermatology

#420 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1965

57. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Dermatology

#422 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Founded: 1958

58. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Dermatology

#424 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1976

59. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Dermatology

#427 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

60. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dermatology

#432 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1981

61. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Dermatology

#439 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

62. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Dermatology

#441 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1918

63. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Dermatology

#443 in Asia

#1218 in the World

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

64. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Dermatology

#446 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

65. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Dermatology

#449 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1954

66. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Dermatology

#451 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

67. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Dermatology

#452 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dermatology

#453 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dermatology

#454 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

70. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Dermatology

#456 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

71. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Dermatology

#459 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Dermatology

#461 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

73. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Dermatology

#465 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1889

74. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Dermatology

#468 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

75. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Dermatology

#471 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1995

76. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Dermatology

#473 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

77. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Dermatology

#475 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

78. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Dermatology

#484 in Asia

#1285 in the World

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

79. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Dermatology

#490 in Asia

#1301 in the World

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

80. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Dermatology

#493 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

81. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Dermatology

#494 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 2005

82. NIMS University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Dermatology

#498 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Enrollment: 8,636
Founded: 2008

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#499 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1987

84. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Dermatology

#504 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

85. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Dermatology

#510 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

86. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Dermatology

#513 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

87. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

Haryana | Delhi

For Dermatology

#541 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Founded: 2015

88. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Dermatology

#543 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Founded: 1956

89. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Dermatology

#551 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Founded: 1985

90. Parul University

Gujarat | Waghodia

For Dermatology

#552 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2015

91. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura

For Dermatology

#560 in Asia

#1461 in the World

92. Vinayaka Missions University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Dermatology

#562 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1981

93. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Dermatology

#564 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1949

94. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Dermatology

#566 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Dermatology

#575 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1958

96. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Dermatology

#576 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

97. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Dermatology

#577 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

98. Sikkim Manipal University

Sikkim | Gangtok

For Dermatology

#579 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Dermatology

#580 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

100. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Dermatology

#586 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Dermatology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Chandigarh, Delhi, Pondicherry, and Varanasi.

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology319

Anesthesiology154

Bioethics/Medical Ethics18

Biomedical Engineering112

Clinical Psychology132

Critical Care Nursing120

Family medicine129

Forensic Science119

Gastroenterology and Hepatology109

Health Science155

Healthcare Management (MHA)158

Medical Physics27

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)85

Occupational Therapy16

Oncology and Cancer research282

Ophthalmology95

Orthodontics110

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine89

Pharmacology345

Physical Therapy203

Plastic Surgery31

Public Health411

Radiation Therapy87

Radiology and Nuclear medicine322

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine104