100 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 853K citations received by 65.1K academic papers made by 187 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. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Pharmacy

#26 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacy

#27 in Asia

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacy

#28 in Asia

#118 in the World

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

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacy

#40 in Asia

#163 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacy

#53 in Asia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Pharmacy

#62 in Asia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacy

#67 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Pharmacy

#69 in Asia

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacy

#72 in Asia

#259 in the World

Founded: 1857

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacy

#76 in Asia

#275 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacy

#79 in Asia

#294 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacy

#96 in Asia

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Pharmacy

#98 in Asia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

14. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pharmacy

#102 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

15. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Pharmacy

#107 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

16. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacy

#108 in Asia

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

17. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Pharmacy

#112 in Asia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1960

18. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Pharmacy

#118 in Asia

#408 in the World

Founded: 1954

19. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Pharmacy

#121 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

20. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacy

#123 in Asia

#418 in the World

Founded: 1918

21. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Pharmacy

#130 in Asia

#430 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacy

#131 in Asia

#431 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacy

#132 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Pharmacy

#144 in Asia

#464 in the World

Founded: 1982

25. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Pharmacy

#149 in Asia

#477 in the World

Founded: 1949

26. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Pharmacy

#150 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

27. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Pharmacy

#152 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

28. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacy

#156 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Pharmacy

#159 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

30. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Pharmacy

#176 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

31. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Pharmacy

#177 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Pharmacy

#181 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacy

#186 in Asia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Pharmacy

#191 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Pharmacy

#215 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

36. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacy

#218 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

37. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Pharmacy

#220 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pharmacy

#232 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

39. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacy

#235 in Asia

#674 in the World

Founded: 1921

40. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Pharmacy

#251 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

41. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacy

#253 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1886

42. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Pharmacy

#254 in Asia

#718 in the World

Founded: 2009

43. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Pharmacy

#261 in Asia

#731 in the World

Founded: 2008

44. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Pharmacy

#269 in Asia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1971

45. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Pharmacy

#275 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

46. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Pharmacy

#276 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

47. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Pharmacy

#279 in Asia

#783 in the World

Founded: 2006

48. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Pharmacy

#288 in Asia

#809 in the World

Founded: 1978

49. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Pharmacy

#303 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

50. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Pharmacy

#304 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1962

51. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Pharmacy

#307 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 2002

52. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Pharmacy

#308 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1969

53. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Pharmacy

#309 in Asia

#855 in the World

Founded: 1972

54. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Pharmacy

#310 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

55. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacy

#314 in Asia

#863 in the World

Founded: 1926

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Pharmacy

#320 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

57. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Pharmacy

#325 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

58. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Pharmacy

#326 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 2007

59. Saurashtra University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Pharmacy

#329 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

60. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Pharmacy

#330 in Asia

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

61. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Pharmacy

#336 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 2006

62. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Pharmacy

#341 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

63. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Pharmacy

#342 in Asia

#949 in the World

Founded: 1987

64. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Pharmacy

#359 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

65. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Pharmacy

#361 in Asia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1958

66. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Pharmacy

#374 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

67. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Pharmacy

#383 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Founded: 1976

68. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Pharmacy

#390 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

69. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Pharmacy

#399 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

70. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Pharmacy

#400 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1997

71. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Pharmacy

#404 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1817

72. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Pharmacy

#417 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

73. Tezpur University

For Pharmacy

#418 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

74. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Pharmacy

#426 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

75. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Pharmacy

#430 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

76. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Nanded

For Pharmacy

#431 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

77. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Pharmacy

#457 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Founded: 1995

78. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Pharmacy

#461 in Asia

#1184 in the World

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

79. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Pharmacy

#472 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

80. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Pharmacy

#476 in Asia

#1218 in the World

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

81. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Pharmacy

#484 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

82. Goa University

For Pharmacy

#490 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1985

83. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Pharmacy

#491 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

84. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Pharmacy

#500 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

85. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Gujarat | Surat

For Pharmacy

#501 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1965

86. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Pharmacy

#507 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1948

87. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Pharmacy

#515 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

88. North Maharashtra University

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

For Pharmacy

#518 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

89. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Pharmacy

#520 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

90. Sri Krishnadevaraya University

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Pharmacy

#526 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1981

91. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Pharmacy

#530 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

92. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Pharmacy

#536 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

93. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Pharmacy

#543 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1962

94. Acharya Nagarjuna University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Pharmacy

#545 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Founded: 1976

95. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Pharmacy

#551 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Founded: 2005

96. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Pharmacy

#554 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

97. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Pharmacy

#555 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

98. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Pharmacy

#563 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 1949

99. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Pharmacy

#565 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1983

100. Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Gujarat | Bhavnagar

For Pharmacy

#570 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1978

The best cities to study Pharmacy in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kanpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.

Medicine subfields in India

Anatomy and Physiology315

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics17

Biomedical Engineering103

Clinical Psychology123

Critical Care Nursing110

Family medicine123

Forensic Science111

Gastroenterology and Hepatology106

Health Science148

Healthcare Management (MHA)144

Medical Physics23

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)84

Occupational Therapy15

Oncology and Cancer research272

Ophthalmology89

Orthodontics108

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine87

Pharmacology336

Physical Therapy192

Plastic Surgery28

Public Health409

Radiation Therapy83

Radiology and Nuclear medicine317

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine96