15 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 37.1K citations received by 4.48K academic papers made by 15 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

#26 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Occupational Therapy

#40 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

4. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Occupational Therapy

#102 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Occupational Therapy

#119 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in Asia

#675 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Occupational Therapy

#195 in Asia

#850 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#198 in Asia

#854 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

Founded: 1993

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Occupational Therapy

#233 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Occupational Therapy

#261 in Asia

#1015 in the World

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

12. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Occupational Therapy

#286 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Occupational Therapy

#296 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Occupational Therapy

#329 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Occupational Therapy

#351 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

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