100 Best universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 81.4K academic papers made by 303 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 Nursing

#8 in Asia

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nursing

#28 in Asia

#299 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#43 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nursing

#56 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#112 in Asia

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Nursing

#124 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nursing

#128 in Asia

#796 in the World

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

8. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nursing

#145 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

9. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#148 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

10. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#155 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

11. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#179 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#185 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 1956

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nursing

#188 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Nursing

#203 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nursing

#214 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#223 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

17. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#240 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#252 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#259 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nursing

#262 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

21. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#270 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

22. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#276 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

23. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nursing

#281 in Asia

#1221 in the World

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

24. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#290 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1983

25. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#295 in Asia

#1274 in the World

26. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nursing

#299 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

27. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nursing

#316 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1918

28. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nursing

#325 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

29. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#326 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1955

30. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#331 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nursing

#339 in Asia

#1379 in the World

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

32. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nursing

#341 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 2008

33. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#360 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

34. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#370 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

35. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#371 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Nursing

#393 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#404 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nursing

#411 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#418 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

40. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#425 in Asia

#1600 in the World

41. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Nursing

#429 in Asia

#1608 in the World

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

42. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#431 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

43. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nursing

#433 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nursing

#441 in Asia

#1641 in the World

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

45. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#451 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Founded: 1857

46. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Nursing

#456 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

47. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nursing

#457 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

48. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nursing

#466 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

49. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nursing

#475 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

50. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Nursing

#477 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1985

51. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Nursing

#481 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1949

52. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#488 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#495 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Founded: 1959

54. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Nursing

#497 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1983

55. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nursing

#499 in Asia

#1775 in the World

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

56. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nursing

#500 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

57. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Nursing

#502 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

58. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Nursing

#504 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

59. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nursing

#519 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Founded: 1982

60. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#526 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

61. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Nursing

#533 in Asia

#1853 in the World

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

62. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nursing

#541 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Founded: 2008

63. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#544 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Founded: 1978

64. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nursing

#566 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Founded: 2008

65. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Nursing

#567 in Asia

#1944 in the World

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

66. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Nursing

#572 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Founded: 1995

67. IIHMR University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nursing

#573 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Founded: 2014

68. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#575 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

69. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Nursing

#577 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Nursing

#582 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#585 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Founded: 2004

72. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nursing

#589 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Founded: 1954

73. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nursing

#598 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

74. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nursing

#601 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

75. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nursing

#629 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Founded: 1976

76. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Nursing

#635 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

77. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Nursing

#637 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 2013

78. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#656 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Founded: 1921

79. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#669 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1857

80. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Nursing

#678 in Asia

#2178 in the World

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

81. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Nursing

#682 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1984

82. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#685 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Founded: 1931

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Nursing

#689 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nursing

#691 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

85. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Nursing

#707 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

86. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Nursing

#712 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

87. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#714 in Asia

#2262 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

88. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#717 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1990

89. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Nursing

#720 in Asia

#2273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

90. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nursing

#722 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

91. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Nursing

#723 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Founded: 1889

92. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Nursing

#726 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

93. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Nursing

#730 in Asia

#2297 in the World

Founded: 1958

94. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Nursing

#741 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Founded: 1949

95. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#744 in Asia

#2325 in the World

Founded: 1971

96. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Nursing

#748 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Founded: 1987

97. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Nursing

#749 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

98. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

For Nursing

#760 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Founded: 1965

99. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#763 in Asia

#2372 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Nursing

#772 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

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

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