100 Best Medical schools in India

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 479 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

#17 in Asia

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Medicine

#30 in Asia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Medicine

#114 in Asia

#521 in the World

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

4. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#127 in Asia

#557 in the World

Founded: 1983

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#147 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Medicine

#154 in Asia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#168 in Asia

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#195 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

9. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Medicine

#201 in Asia

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

10. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#205 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Medicine

#238 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

12. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Medicine

#247 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

13. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Medicine

#249 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

14. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#271 in Asia

#939 in the World

Founded: 1958

15. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#276 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Medicine

#278 in Asia

#963 in the World

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

17. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#281 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1857

18. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Medicine

#283 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

19. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#288 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Medicine

#289 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

21. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#292 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1955

22. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#296 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Founded: 1959

23. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Medicine

#298 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#303 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#307 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

26. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Medicine

#315 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1889

27. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#340 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

28. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Medicine

#344 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

29. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Medicine

#352 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

30. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#368 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

31. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Medicine

#370 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1983

32. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Medicine

#371 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

33. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#375 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

34. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Medicine

#388 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#391 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

36. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#403 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Medicine

#407 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

38. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Medicine

#408 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 2008

39. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Medicine

#412 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%

40. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Medicine

#429 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

41. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Medicine

#442 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

42. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#446 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1978

43. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#450 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

44. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Medicine

#468 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#474 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

46. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Medicine

#476 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

47. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#477 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

48. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Medicine

#478 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

49. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Medicine

#485 in Asia

#1440 in the World

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

50. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Medicine

#486 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Medicine

#495 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

52. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Medicine

#500 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

53. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Medicine

#501 in Asia

#1473 in the World

Founded: 1931

54. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Medicine

#509 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

55. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Medicine

#514 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

56. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Medicine

#521 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 2008

57. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Medicine

#524 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

58. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#527 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

59. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Medicine

#533 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1918

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Medicine

#542 in Asia

#1564 in the World

61. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Medicine

#544 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

62. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Medicine

#553 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

63. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Medicine

#555 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Founded: 1982

64. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Medicine

#568 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Founded: 1949

65. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#573 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1857

66. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Medicine

#574 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1960

67. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Medicine

#585 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1923

68. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Medicine

#587 in Asia

#1694 in the World

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

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Medicine

#604 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#606 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Founded: 2005

71. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Medicine

#629 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Founded: 1965

72. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Medicine

#641 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

73. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Medicine

#642 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

74. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Medicine

#649 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1921

75. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Medicine

#652 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

76. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Medicine

#658 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Founded: 1970

77. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Medicine

#665 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

78. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Medicine

#667 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

79. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Medicine

#687 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Founded: 2008

80. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Medicine

#694 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

81. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Medicine

#696 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

82. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Medicine

#699 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

83. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Medicine

#704 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1973

84. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Medicine

#711 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

85. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#713 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Founded: 2002

86. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Medicine

#726 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1993

87. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Medicine

#730 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

88. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Medicine

#731 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

89. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Medicine

#732 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1956

90. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Medicine

#740 in Asia

#2046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

91. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#745 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

92. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Medicine

#755 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1985

93. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Medicine

#763 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Founded: 1886

94. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Medicine

#765 in Asia

#2102 in the World

Founded: 1956

95. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Medicine

#770 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

96. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Medicine

#779 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

97. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Medicine

#785 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Founded: 1976

98. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Medicine

#811 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

99. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Medicine

#814 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

100. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#816 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Founded: 1971

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

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology261

Anesthesiology98

Bioethics/Medical Ethics14

Biomedical Engineering63

Clinical Psychology79

Critical Care Nursing62

Family medicine81

Forensic Science95

Gastroenterology and Hepatology76

Health Science73

Healthcare Management (MHA)90

Medical Physics20

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)50

Occupational Therapy8

Oncology and Cancer research201

Ophthalmology58

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine50

Pharmacology290

Physical Therapy136

Plastic Surgery34

Public Health355

Radiation Therapy53

Radiology and Nuclear medicine248

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound23

Sports / Exercise science2

Sports Medicine54