100 Best Medical 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 Medicine. A graph of 15.2M citations received by 1.1M academic papers made by 487 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#22 in Asia

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Medicine

#34 in Asia

#230 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Medicine

#117 in Asia

#506 in the World

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

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Medicine

#140 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#145 in Asia

#582 in the World

Founded: 1983

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#157 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#191 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

8. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Medicine

#196 in Asia

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

9. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#201 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#202 in Asia

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#238 in Asia

#818 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Medicine

#257 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Medicine

#268 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Medicine

#269 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Medicine

#270 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

16. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Medicine

#273 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

17. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Medicine

#285 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

18. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Medicine

#289 in Asia

#960 in the World

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

19. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#307 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#308 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#310 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1958

22. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#317 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1955

23. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Medicine

#322 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

24. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Medicine

#325 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1889

25. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#326 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1857

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#327 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#340 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

28. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#342 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1959

29. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#351 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

30. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Medicine

#360 in Asia

#1140 in the World

31. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Medicine

#368 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

32. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Medicine

#373 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#390 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

34. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#393 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

35. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#394 in Asia

#1216 in the World

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

36. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Medicine

#404 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Founded: 2008

37. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Medicine

#406 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1948

38. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Medicine

#415 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

39. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Medicine

#421 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Medicine

#427 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#428 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

42. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#441 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1978

43. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#449 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

44. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#453 in Asia

#1338 in the World

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

45. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#468 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

46. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Medicine

#480 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

47. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Medicine

#486 in Asia

#1412 in the World

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

48. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#491 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

49. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Medicine

#501 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

50. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Medicine

#518 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

51. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#519 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

52. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Medicine

#529 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#531 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1931

54. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Medicine

#533 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

55. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Medicine

#534 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

56. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Medicine

#540 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

57. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Medicine

#541 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

58. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#543 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Founded: 2005

59. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Medicine

#546 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

60. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Medicine

#552 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1982

61. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#556 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1918

62. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Medicine

#563 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

63. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Medicine

#566 in Asia

#1611 in the World

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

64. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Medicine

#568 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1954

65. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#580 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Founded: 1857

66. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Medicine

#586 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

67. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#594 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

68. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Medicine

#597 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Founded: 1923

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Medicine

#604 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Medicine

#605 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

71. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Medicine

#607 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

72. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Medicine

#608 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Founded: 2008

73. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Medicine

#610 in Asia

#1716 in the World

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

74. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Medicine

#621 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

75. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Medicine

#624 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1993

76. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Medicine

#633 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1960

77. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#643 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

78. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Medicine

#650 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Medicine

#664 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

80. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#667 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1921

81. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Medicine

#690 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

82. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Medicine

#691 in Asia

#1901 in the World

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

83. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Medicine

#696 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

84. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Medicine

#697 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Founded: 1970

85. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Medicine

#717 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

86. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Medicine

#720 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1965

87. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Medicine

#723 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

88. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#736 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Founded: 1956

89. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Medicine

#744 in Asia

#2015 in the World

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

90. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Medicine

#753 in Asia

#2029 in the World

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

91. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Medicine

#754 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

92. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Medicine

#761 in Asia

#2044 in the World

93. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Medicine

#763 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

94. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Medicine

#764 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Founded: 1976

95. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Medicine

#765 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

96. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Medicine

#768 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Founded: 2008

97. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Medicine

#774 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

98. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Medicine

#780 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

99. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Medicine

#783 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

100. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#790 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

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

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