100 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 2.93M citations received by 144K academic papers made by 345 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

#41 in Asia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#49 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

3. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#50 in Asia

#228 in the World

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

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacology

#54 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#63 in Asia

#283 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Pharmacology

#78 in Asia

#325 in the World

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

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Pharmacology

#93 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#103 in Asia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1857

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacology

#120 in Asia

#438 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Pharmacology

#136 in Asia

#473 in the World

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

11. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacology

#156 in Asia

#520 in the World

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#165 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Pharmacology

#174 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

14. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacology

#177 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

15. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#212 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

16. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Pharmacology

#215 in Asia

#652 in the World

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

17. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#216 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

18. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Pharmacology

#219 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

19. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Pharmacology

#221 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

20. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Pharmacology

#224 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

21. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pharmacology

#249 in Asia

#713 in the World

Founded: 1954

22. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacology

#256 in Asia

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

23. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#266 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

24. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#268 in Asia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacology

#270 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#277 in Asia

#766 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#282 in Asia

#783 in the World

Founded: 1981

28. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pharmacology

#288 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#298 in Asia

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#302 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

31. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacology

#303 in Asia

#821 in the World

Founded: 1926

32. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Pharmacology

#314 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

33. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacology

#321 in Asia

#856 in the World

Founded: 1948

34. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#329 in Asia

#871 in the World

Founded: 1983

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#341 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Pharmacology

#343 in Asia

#897 in the World

Founded: 1889

37. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Pharmacology

#345 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

38. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#348 in Asia

#907 in the World

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

39. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Pharmacology

#360 in Asia

#934 in the World

Founded: 1949

40. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Pharmacology

#363 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

41. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Pharmacology

#365 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

42. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Pharmacology

#372 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

43. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Pharmacology

#377 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

44. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pharmacology

#384 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

45. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#388 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1857

46. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pharmacology

#391 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

47. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Pharmacology

#393 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1995

48. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Pharmacology

#397 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pharmacology

#398 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

50. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pharmacology

#402 in Asia

#1026 in the World

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

51. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacology

#406 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

52. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacology

#407 in Asia

#1038 in the World

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

53. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacology

#412 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Founded: 1958

54. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Pharmacology

#413 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

55. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#414 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1918

56. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#428 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Founded: 2015

57. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Pharmacology

#434 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

58. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#438 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1959

59. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Pharmacology

#448 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

60. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Pharmacology

#449 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

61. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacology

#456 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

62. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#462 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

63. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Pharmacology

#464 in Asia

#1130 in the World

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

64. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#465 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 2004

65. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Pharmacology

#470 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

66. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Pharmacology

#471 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1982

67. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacology

#476 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1978

68. Guru Ghasidas University

Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur

For Pharmacology

#477 in Asia

#1152 in the World

69. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Pharmacology

#479 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

70. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#481 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1972

71. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Pharmacology

#484 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

72. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Pharmacology

#488 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

73. Central University of Punjab

Punjab | Bathinda

For Pharmacology

#489 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2009

74. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Pharmacology

#494 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1976

75. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pharmacology

#500 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

76. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Pharmacology

#502 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

77. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pharmacology

#503 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

78. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pharmacology

#506 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

79. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Pharmacology

#512 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1949

80. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Pharmacology

#513 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

81. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacology

#523 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

82. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Pharmacology

#526 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

83. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Pharmacology

#531 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

84. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Pharmacology

#533 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Founded: 1985

85. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacology

#534 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

86. Sri Padmavati University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pharmacology

#536 in Asia

#1277 in the World

87. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Pharmacology

#552 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

88. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Pharmacology

#555 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Pharmacology

#557 in Asia

#1318 in the World

90. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacology

#558 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

91. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pharmacology

#574 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

92. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacology

#584 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1921

93. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

For Pharmacology

#586 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Founded: 1965

94. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pharmacology

#588 in Asia

#1378 in the World

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

95. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Pharmacology

#590 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1960

96. Jiwaji University

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Pharmacology

#600 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Founded: 1964

97. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pharmacology

#609 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Founded: 2008

98. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Pharmacology

#612 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

99. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pharmacology

#626 in Asia

#1466 in the World

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

100. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Pharmacology

#639 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

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 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

Physical Therapy203

Plastic Surgery31

Public Health411

Radiation Therapy87

Radiology and Nuclear medicine322

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine104