100 Best universities for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 7.39M citations received by 480K academic papers made by 458 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 Pathology

#20 in Asia

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pathology

#31 in Asia

#188 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pathology

#107 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Pathology

#134 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pathology

#135 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1983

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#153 in Asia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pathology

#164 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

8. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pathology

#166 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

9. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pathology

#180 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

10. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#219 in Asia

#732 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pathology

#242 in Asia

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Pathology

#251 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Pathology

#263 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Pathology

#266 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Pathology

#269 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

16. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pathology

#284 in Asia

#881 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#291 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

18. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#303 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

19. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Pathology

#313 in Asia

#966 in the World

Founded: 1889

20. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#323 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Pathology

#329 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#336 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pathology

#339 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

24. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pathology

#344 in Asia

#1043 in the World

25. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#349 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1958

26. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#356 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pathology

#365 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pathology

#366 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1955

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#367 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Pathology

#369 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1983

31. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Pathology

#379 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 2008

32. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Pathology

#387 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

33. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pathology

#392 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

34. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Pathology

#395 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

35. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#408 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1857

36. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#423 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1959

37. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Pathology

#432 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

38. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pathology

#433 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Pathology

#442 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Pathology

#443 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pathology

#449 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

42. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pathology

#450 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

43. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#456 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1978

44. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Pathology

#457 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

45. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Pathology

#463 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

46. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Pathology

#466 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

47. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Pathology

#480 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 2005

48. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#483 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pathology

#486 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

50. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pathology

#487 in Asia

#1355 in the World

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

51. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Pathology

#508 in Asia

#1404 in the World

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

52. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pathology

#518 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

53. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pathology

#519 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1931

54. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pathology

#533 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

55. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Pathology

#541 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

56. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Pathology

#554 in Asia

#1518 in the World

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

57. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Pathology

#556 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

58. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Pathology

#559 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

59. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pathology

#564 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

60. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#574 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

61. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Pathology

#575 in Asia

#1565 in the World

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

62. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pathology

#584 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 2008

63. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#586 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

64. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#587 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

65. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Pathology

#588 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1923

66. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Pathology

#598 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

67. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Pathology

#602 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

68. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Pathology

#620 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Pathology

#633 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Pathology

#637 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Founded: 1982

71. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Pathology

#647 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

72. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pathology

#655 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

73. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#658 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Founded: 1956

74. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Pathology

#666 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1976

75. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#667 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 1857

76. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pathology

#671 in Asia

#1783 in the World

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

77. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pathology

#672 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

78. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pathology

#681 in Asia

#1804 in the World

Founded: 1926

79. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pathology

#683 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

80. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pathology

#687 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1981

81. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pathology

#697 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Founded: 1918

82. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pathology

#699 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

83. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Pathology

#701 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

84. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Pathology

#703 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

85. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Pathology

#708 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

86. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pathology

#713 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

87. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pathology

#716 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Founded: 2008

88. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Pathology

#724 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Founded: 1970

89. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#732 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

90. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Pathology

#745 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Founded: 1960

91. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pathology

#747 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Founded: 1921

92. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Pathology

#749 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 1960

93. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Pathology

#750 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

94. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Pathology

#752 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

95. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Pathology

#756 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Founded: 1995

96. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Pathology

#761 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Founded: 2013

97. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pathology

#764 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

98. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Pathology

#766 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Founded: 1949

99. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pathology

#774 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pathology

#784 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

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

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology319

Anesthesiology154

Bioethics/Medical Ethics18

Biomedical Engineering112

Clinical Psychology132

Critical Care Nursing120

Family medicine129

Forensic Science119

Gastroenterology and Hepatology109

Health Science155

Healthcare Management (MHA)158

Medical Physics27

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)85

Occupational Therapy16

Oncology and Cancer research282

Ophthalmology95

Orthodontics110

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine89

Pharmacology345

Physical Therapy203

Plastic Surgery31

Public Health411

Radiation Therapy87

Radiology and Nuclear medicine322

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine104