100 Best universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 297K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 110 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. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#10 in Asia

#55 in the World

Founded: 2005

2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Orthodontics

#32 in Asia

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Orthodontics

#41 in Asia

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

4. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Orthodontics

#67 in Asia

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Orthodontics

#68 in Asia

#288 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Orthodontics

#94 in Asia

#391 in the World

7. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#103 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

8. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Orthodontics

#124 in Asia

#482 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Orthodontics

#141 in Asia

#537 in the World

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

10. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Orthodontics

#143 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Orthodontics

#144 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Orthodontics

#159 in Asia

#587 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Orthodontics

#178 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Orthodontics

#202 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Orthodontics

#204 in Asia

#731 in the World

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

16. Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

For Orthodontics

#211 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Orthodontics

#213 in Asia

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

18. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Orthodontics

#224 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

19. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Orthodontics

#226 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

20. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Orthodontics

#247 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

21. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Orthodontics

#251 in Asia

#879 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#252 in Asia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1959

23. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Orthodontics

#259 in Asia

#904 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#262 in Asia

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

25. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Orthodontics

#264 in Asia

#920 in the World

Founded: 1958

26. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Orthodontics

#268 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

27. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Orthodontics

#269 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

28. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Orthodontics

#271 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

29. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Orthodontics

#274 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

30. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Orthodontics

#289 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

31. Babu Banarasi Das University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Orthodontics

#291 in Asia

#987 in the World

Founded: 2010

32. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Orthodontics

#294 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

33. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Orthodontics

#295 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

34. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Orthodontics

#308 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

35. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Orthodontics

#324 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

36. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#326 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

37. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Orthodontics

#331 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

38. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#336 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Founded: 2004

39. Vinayaka Missions University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Orthodontics

#337 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Santosh University

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

For Orthodontics

#338 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1995

41. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Orthodontics

#351 in Asia

#1136 in the World

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

42. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Orthodontics

#352 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

43. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Orthodontics

#354 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1958

44. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Orthodontics

#368 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

45. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Orthodontics

#372 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

46. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Orthodontics

#382 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Founded: 2008

47. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Orthodontics

#394 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

48. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Orthodontics

#406 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Founded: 1983

49. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences

Punjab | Faridkot

For Orthodontics

#411 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

50. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Orthodontics

#427 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1948

51. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Orthodontics

#434 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

52. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Orthodontics

#443 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

53. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Orthodontics

#460 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

54. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Orthodontics

#464 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

55. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Orthodontics

#474 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

56. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Orthodontics

#482 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

57. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Orthodontics

#484 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1955

58. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#490 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

59. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Orthodontics

#492 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1999

60. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Orthodontics

#495 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

61. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Orthodontics

#503 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

62. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#514 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

63. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Orthodontics

#517 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Founded: 2009

64. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#529 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Founded: 1857

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#531 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1987

66. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Orthodontics

#542 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

67. RKDF University

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Orthodontics

#549 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 2011

68. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Orthodontics

#553 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1962

69. Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

For Orthodontics

#569 in Asia

#1715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

70. NIMS University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Orthodontics

#570 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 8,636
Founded: 2008

71. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Orthodontics

#577 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Founded: 2002

72. Vinoba Bhave University

Jharkhand | Hazaribag

For Orthodontics

#578 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Founded: 1993

73. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Orthodontics

#581 in Asia

#1748 in the World

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

74. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Orthodontics

#594 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1983

75. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Orthodontics

#595 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

76. Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur

For Orthodontics

#598 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Founded: 1987

77. Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Maharashtra | Nashik

For Orthodontics

#600 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1998

78. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Orthodontics

#602 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Founded: 1949

79. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Orthodontics

#605 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

80. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Orthodontics

#606 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

81. Kerala University of Health Sciences

Kerala | Thrissur

For Orthodontics

#609 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Founded: 2011

82. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Orthodontics

#613 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Founded: 1978

83. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Orthodontics

#625 in Asia

#1838 in the World

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

84. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Orthodontics

#636 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

85. Rajasthan University of Health Sciences

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Orthodontics

#641 in Asia

#1868 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Orthodontics

#656 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Founded: 1969

87. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Orthodontics

#667 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

88. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Orthodontics

#669 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

89. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Orthodontics

#672 in Asia

#1931 in the World

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

90. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Orthodontics

#681 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

91. Rayat-Bahra University

Punjab | Kharar

For Orthodontics

#683 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Founded: 2014

92. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Orthodontics

#684 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Founded: 1921

93. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Orthodontics

#697 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Founded: 1976

94. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Orthodontics

#728 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

95. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura

For Orthodontics

#736 in Asia

#2046 in the World

96. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Orthodontics

#740 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1960

97. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Orthodontics

#742 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Founded: 2008

98. Dharmsinh Desai University

Gujarat | Nadiad

For Orthodontics

#743 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

99. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Orthodontics

#749 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

100. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Orthodontics

#754 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

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