100 Best universities for Pharmacology in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacology. A graph of 1.85M citations received by 112K academic papers made by 314 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 Pharmacology

#40 in Asia

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#42 in Asia

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

3. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#49 in Asia

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacology

#57 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#60 in Asia

#291 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Pharmacology

#81 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

7. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#91 in Asia

#379 in the World

Founded: 1857

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Pharmacology

#106 in Asia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacology

#119 in Asia

#450 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Pharmacology

#151 in Asia

#519 in the World

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

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#164 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacology

#175 in Asia

#566 in the World

13. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Pharmacology

#181 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

14. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacology

#202 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

15. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Pharmacology

#205 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

16. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#218 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

17. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Pharmacology

#226 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

18. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#230 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

19. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Pharmacology

#240 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

20. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacology

#242 in Asia

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

21. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pharmacology

#243 in Asia

#716 in the World

Founded: 1954

22. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Pharmacology

#251 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

23. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#254 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

24. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#257 in Asia

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacology

#265 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacology

#296 in Asia

#831 in the World

Founded: 1926

27. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#302 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

28. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#303 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1983

29. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pharmacology

#309 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

30. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pharmacology

#317 in Asia

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#318 in Asia

#876 in the World

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

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Pharmacology

#319 in Asia

#880 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Pharmacology

#321 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1889

34. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Pharmacology

#323 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1949

35. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#327 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1981

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacology

#331 in Asia

#907 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#340 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

38. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Pharmacology

#348 in Asia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

39. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pharmacology

#356 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

40. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Pharmacology

#357 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#358 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Pharmacology

#364 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Pharmacology

#370 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

44. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#371 in Asia

#983 in the World

Founded: 1958

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#377 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pharmacology

#380 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

47. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Pharmacology

#382 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

48. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pharmacology

#385 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Pharmacology

#390 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Pharmacology

#394 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1995

51. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Pharmacology

#401 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

52. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#407 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1959

53. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Pharmacology

#410 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

54. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pharmacology

#429 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

55. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Pharmacology

#434 in Asia

#1103 in the World

56. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#441 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

57. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#442 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1918

58. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Pharmacology

#444 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

59. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pharmacology

#445 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

60. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#446 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 2005

61. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Pharmacology

#448 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

62. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Pharmacology

#452 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

63. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Pharmacology

#460 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

64. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Pharmacology

#466 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Founded: 1982

65. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#473 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

66. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#478 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

67. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Pharmacology

#484 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

68. Guru Ghasidas University

Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur

For Pharmacology

#488 in Asia

#1209 in the World

69. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#489 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1972

70. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#490 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 2015

71. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pharmacology

#492 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

72. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#495 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1978

73. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacology

#503 in Asia

#1238 in the World

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

74. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#505 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

75. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Pharmacology

#506 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1976

76. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Pharmacology

#516 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Founded: 1949

77. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Pharmacology

#519 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1985

78. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Pharmacology

#522 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Founded: 1993

79. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#523 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Founded: 2004

80. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Pharmacology

#524 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Pharmacology

#529 in Asia

#1300 in the World

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

82. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#534 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1921

83. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Pharmacology

#541 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

84. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Pharmacology

#542 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

85. Jiwaji University

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Pharmacology

#546 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Founded: 1964

86. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Pharmacology

#555 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

87. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pharmacology

#568 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

88. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Pharmacology

#579 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

89. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#580 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

90. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Pharmacology

#584 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 1960

91. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Pharmacology

#590 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

92. Sri Padmavati University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pharmacology

#594 in Asia

#1447 in the World

93. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Pharmacology

#605 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

94. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacology

#609 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

95. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Pharmacology

#611 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

96. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Pharmacology

#616 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Founded: 1965

97. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Pharmacology

#617 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Founded: 1983

98. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Pharmacology

#621 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 2009

99. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Pharmacology

#624 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

100. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pharmacology

#625 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

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

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology288

Anesthesiology117

Bioethics/Medical Ethics15

Biomedical Engineering82

Clinical Psychology99

Critical Care Nursing80

Family medicine98

Forensic Science97

Gastroenterology and Hepatology91

Health Science107

Healthcare Management (MHA)113

Medical Physics20

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)56

Occupational Therapy12

Oncology and Cancer research239

Ophthalmology74

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine65

Physical Therapy154

Plastic Surgery29

Public Health388

Radiation Therapy70

Radiology and Nuclear medicine278

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound24

Sports / Exercise science3

Sports Medicine67