100 Best universities for Nursing in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 650K citations received by 60.2K academic papers made by 248 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

#9 in Asia

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nursing

#27 in Asia

#325 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#44 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nursing

#66 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#109 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nursing

#129 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

7. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#144 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

8. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nursing

#159 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

9. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nursing

#170 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nursing

#175 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#192 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Founded: 1983

12. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Nursing

#195 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Nursing

#197 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#208 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#212 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1956

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#214 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nursing

#215 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

18. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#224 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#227 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nursing

#231 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#267 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

22. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#275 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

23. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nursing

#278 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1918

24. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#281 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Founded: 1955

25. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#287 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

26. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nursing

#305 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

27. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nursing

#311 in Asia

#1358 in the World

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

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nursing

#318 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nursing

#322 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 2008

30. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#328 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#337 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nursing

#345 in Asia

#1427 in the World

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

33. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#347 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

34. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#363 in Asia

#1480 in the World

35. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#378 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#379 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Nursing

#393 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1949

38. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#396 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nursing

#397 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Nursing

#410 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1985

41. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#420 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nursing

#421 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

43. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#425 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1959

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nursing

#432 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#436 in Asia

#1690 in the World

46. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nursing

#441 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

47. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Nursing

#443 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

48. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Nursing

#446 in Asia

#1719 in the World

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

49. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nursing

#454 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

50. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Nursing

#459 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

51. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#473 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

52. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Nursing

#493 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

53. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Nursing

#499 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

54. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nursing

#500 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Founded: 1954

55. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#503 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nursing

#511 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

57. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nursing

#524 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Founded: 1982

58. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nursing

#532 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

59. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Nursing

#538 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1983

60. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nursing

#539 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1978

61. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nursing

#541 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Founded: 1931

62. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#565 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1857

63. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Nursing

#567 in Asia

#2011 in the World

Founded: 1993

64. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nursing

#571 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

65. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Nursing

#577 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

66. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nursing

#587 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

67. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Nursing

#595 in Asia

#2070 in the World

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

68. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nursing

#596 in Asia

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

69. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Nursing

#600 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Founded: 1995

70. IIHMR University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nursing

#606 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Founded: 2014

71. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Nursing

#615 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

72. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nursing

#620 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Founded: 1976

73. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nursing

#625 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Founded: 2008

74. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Nursing

#639 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Founded: 1958

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nursing

#643 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

76. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nursing

#645 in Asia

#2174 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Nursing

#648 in Asia

#2184 in the World

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

78. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Nursing

#649 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Founded: 1926

79. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#650 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Founded: 2004

80. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#653 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Founded: 1971

81. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Nursing

#656 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1921

82. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Nursing

#672 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Founded: 1987

83. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Nursing

#678 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

84. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nursing

#680 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

85. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Nursing

#689 in Asia

#2283 in the World

Founded: 1949

86. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nursing

#697 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

87. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Nursing

#699 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

88. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Nursing

#712 in Asia

#2328 in the World

Founded: 2013

89. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Nursing

#714 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

90. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Nursing

#738 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Founded: 1889

91. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Nursing

#748 in Asia

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

92. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nursing

#751 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

93. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Nursing

#752 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Founded: 1960

94. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nursing

#754 in Asia

#2427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

95. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

For Nursing

#756 in Asia

#2429 in the World

Founded: 1965

96. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Nursing

#759 in Asia

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

97. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nursing

#760 in Asia

#2438 in the World

Founded: 1981

98. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Nursing

#761 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Founded: 1997

99. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Nursing

#768 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

100. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Nursing

#772 in Asia

#2459 in the World

Founded: 1984

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 Physiology288

Anesthesiology117

Bioethics/Medical Ethics15

Biomedical Engineering82

Clinical Psychology99

Critical Care Nursing80

Family medicine98

Forensic Science97

Gastroenterology and Hepatology91

Health Science107

Healthcare Management (MHA)113

Medical Physics20

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)56

Occupational Therapy12

Oncology and Cancer research239

Ophthalmology74

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine65

Pharmacology314

Physical Therapy154

Plastic Surgery29

Public Health388

Radiation Therapy70

Radiology and Nuclear medicine278

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound24

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