89 Best universities for Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology. A graph of 254K citations received by 24.3K academic papers made by 89 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 Ophthalmology

#2 in Asia

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Asia

#92 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Ophthalmology

#101 in Asia

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Ophthalmology

#132 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Ophthalmology

#147 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

6. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ophthalmology

#157 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Ophthalmology

#187 in Asia

#628 in the World

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

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#225 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ophthalmology

#233 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#234 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Ophthalmology

#243 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

12. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Ophthalmology

#250 in Asia

#800 in the World

Founded: 1983

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Ophthalmology

#260 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Ophthalmology

#265 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#271 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ophthalmology

#277 in Asia

#869 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ophthalmology

#286 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

18. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Ophthalmology

#291 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

19. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ophthalmology

#292 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 2013

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ophthalmology

#298 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Ophthalmology

#312 in Asia

#965 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#314 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

23. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#315 in Asia

#972 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#317 in Asia

#980 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Ophthalmology

#322 in Asia

#991 in the World

Founded: 1984

26. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Ophthalmology

#325 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Ophthalmology

#326 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#331 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Ophthalmology

#335 in Asia

#1025 in the World

30. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#336 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1959

31. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Ophthalmology

#349 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

32. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Ophthalmology

#350 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#351 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

34. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Ophthalmology

#361 in Asia

#1109 in the World

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

35. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#382 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Founded: 2015

36. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ophthalmology

#385 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1955

37. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Ophthalmology

#391 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ophthalmology

#393 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Founded: 1857

39. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Ophthalmology

#403 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

40. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Ophthalmology

#409 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Founded: 1948

41. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Ophthalmology

#417 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

42. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Ophthalmology

#433 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Founded: 2008

43. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Ophthalmology

#434 in Asia

#1270 in the World

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

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ophthalmology

#436 in Asia

#1272 in the World

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

45. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ophthalmology

#439 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

46. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Ophthalmology

#441 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

47. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Ophthalmology

#444 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

48. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Ophthalmology

#445 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

49. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Ophthalmology

#446 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

50. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Ophthalmology

#456 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

51. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Ophthalmology

#457 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 2008

52. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ophthalmology

#461 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1958

53. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Ophthalmology

#466 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

54. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Ophthalmology

#468 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

55. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ophthalmology

#469 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

56. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#471 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

57. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ophthalmology

#472 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

58. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Ophthalmology

#480 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1981

59. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Ophthalmology

#483 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

60. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura

For Ophthalmology

#485 in Asia

#1373 in the World

61. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Ophthalmology

#494 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

62. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Ophthalmology

#499 in Asia

#1400 in the World

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

63. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Ophthalmology

#511 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

64. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Ophthalmology

#519 in Asia

#1444 in the World

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

65. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Ophthalmology

#522 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

66. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Ophthalmology

#528 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

67. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Ophthalmology

#529 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

68. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Kolar

For Ophthalmology

#534 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Founded: 2007

69. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Ophthalmology

#537 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#538 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

71. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Ophthalmology

#539 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

72. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ophthalmology

#555 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 1993

73. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Ophthalmology

#565 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1960

74. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#567 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

75. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Ophthalmology

#569 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

76. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Ophthalmology

#577 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

77. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Ophthalmology

#588 in Asia

#1590 in the World

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

78. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Ophthalmology

#589 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

79. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Ophthalmology

#592 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

80. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Ophthalmology

#594 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 1931

81. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Ophthalmology

#603 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

82. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Ophthalmology

#608 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

83. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Ophthalmology

#617 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

84. Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Ophthalmology

#629 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1987

85. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Ophthalmology

#632 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

86. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Ophthalmology

#643 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1990

87. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Ophthalmology

#650 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1926

88. BLDE University

Karnataka | Bijapur

For Ophthalmology

#659 in Asia

#1715 in the World

Founded: 2008

89. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Ophthalmology

#660 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

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

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