16 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 42.4K citations received by 4.89K academic papers made by 16 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 Occupational Therapy

#23 in Asia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Occupational Therapy

#39 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

4. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Occupational Therapy

#103 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Occupational Therapy

#120 in Asia

#615 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#127 in Asia

#639 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Occupational Therapy

#178 in Asia

#797 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#192 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

9. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Occupational Therapy

#220 in Asia

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Occupational Therapy

#239 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Occupational Therapy

#247 in Asia

#979 in the World

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

12. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Occupational Therapy

#297 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Occupational Therapy

#309 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Occupational Therapy

#342 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#353 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

16. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Occupational Therapy

#394 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

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