100 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 2.99M citations received by 224K academic papers made by 395 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 Psychiatry

#19 in Asia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychiatry

#26 in Asia

#223 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychiatry

#40 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

4. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Psychiatry

#96 in Asia

#513 in the World

Founded: 1983

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Psychiatry

#120 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

6. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Psychiatry

#127 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Psychiatry

#140 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Psychiatry

#141 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

9. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychiatry

#192 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

10. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Psychiatry

#203 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#215 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#244 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Psychiatry

#261 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Psychiatry

#297 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#303 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychiatry

#314 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

17. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychiatry

#317 in Asia

#1093 in the World

18. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Psychiatry

#320 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Psychiatry

#325 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Psychiatry

#329 in Asia

#1131 in the World

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

21. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychiatry

#333 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Founded: 1955

22. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Psychiatry

#336 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

23. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#338 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

24. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychiatry

#341 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

25. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Psychiatry

#349 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1983

26. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychiatry

#352 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

27. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Psychiatry

#357 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Founded: 2008

28. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Psychiatry

#370 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

29. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Psychiatry

#378 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#406 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#414 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 1959

32. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Psychiatry

#420 in Asia

#1369 in the World

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

33. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Psychiatry

#428 in Asia

#1381 in the World

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

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Psychiatry

#430 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#436 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#445 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

37. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#448 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

38. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#455 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1958

39. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Psychiatry

#463 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

40. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychiatry

#471 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

41. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#478 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

42. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#495 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1857

43. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Psychiatry

#498 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

44. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychiatry

#499 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Psychiatry

#508 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

46. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Psychiatry

#511 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

47. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychiatry

#513 in Asia

#1594 in the World

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

48. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Psychiatry

#516 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Psychiatry

#525 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Psychiatry

#527 in Asia

#1631 in the World

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

51. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Psychiatry

#536 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

52. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Psychiatry

#541 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1926

53. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychiatry

#561 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

54. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#571 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1978

55. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#572 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 1981

56. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Psychiatry

#577 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

57. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Psychiatry

#579 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

58. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Psychiatry

#586 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1995

59. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Psychiatry

#597 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

60. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Psychiatry

#600 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

61. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychiatry

#612 in Asia

#1805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

62. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#617 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

63. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Psychiatry

#619 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

64. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychiatry

#620 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Founded: 1918

65. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Psychiatry

#631 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Founded: 2008

66. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Psychiatry

#634 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 1993

67. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Psychiatry

#642 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Founded: 2013

68. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Psychiatry

#645 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

69. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychiatry

#656 in Asia

#1911 in the World

70. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#660 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Founded: 1857

71. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Psychiatry

#671 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 1949

72. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Psychiatry

#675 in Asia

#1961 in the World

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

73. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Psychiatry

#683 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1923

74. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Psychiatry

#687 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

75. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Psychiatry

#688 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

76. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Psychiatry

#693 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Psychiatry

#700 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

78. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Psychiatry

#705 in Asia

#2032 in the World

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

79. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychiatry

#725 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Founded: 2005

80. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Psychiatry

#727 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

81. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Psychiatry

#737 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#739 in Asia

#2102 in the World

Founded: 1987

83. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychiatry

#752 in Asia

#2134 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

84. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychiatry

#754 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

85. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Psychiatry

#762 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Founded: 1921

86. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Psychiatry

#776 in Asia

#2203 in the World

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

87. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Psychiatry

#779 in Asia

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

88. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Psychiatry

#780 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

89. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Psychiatry

#792 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Founded: 1889

90. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Psychiatry

#797 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

91. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychiatry

#801 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Founded: 1931

92. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Psychiatry

#803 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1954

93. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Psychiatry

#804 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Founded: 1985

94. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#809 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

95. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Psychiatry

#815 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

96. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Psychiatry

#820 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Founded: 1982

97. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychiatry

#827 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Founded: 2015

98. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Psychiatry

#833 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

99. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Psychiatry

#849 in Asia

#2377 in the World

Founded: 1976

100. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Psychiatry

#861 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Psychiatry in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, and Lucknow.

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