100 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 1.63M citations received by 130K academic papers made by 388 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 Public Health

#17 in Asia

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Public Health

#41 in Asia

#383 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Public Health

#65 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#71 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Public Health

#87 in Asia

#561 in the World

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

6. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#107 in Asia

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Public Health

#111 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#121 in Asia

#693 in the World

Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#124 in Asia

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#125 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#130 in Asia

#719 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Public Health

#141 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#146 in Asia

#793 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#150 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Public Health

#170 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Public Health

#186 in Asia

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#191 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#195 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

19. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Public Health

#202 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#221 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#227 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1983

22. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Public Health

#244 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

23. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Public Health

#250 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

24. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#254 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1958

25. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Public Health

#272 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#281 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

27. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Public Health

#285 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

28. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Public Health

#300 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

29. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#305 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#309 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Public Health

#329 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#346 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

33. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#355 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

34. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Public Health

#357 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1889

35. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Public Health

#369 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

36. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Public Health

#370 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

37. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Public Health

#377 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

38. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#381 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Public Health

#402 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

40. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Public Health

#403 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

41. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Public Health

#405 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1983

42. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Public Health

#419 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1965

43. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#428 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1959

44. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#436 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

45. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Public Health

#437 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

46. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#445 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

47. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Public Health

#453 in Asia

#1551 in the World

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

48. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Public Health

#474 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

49. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Public Health

#480 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

50. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#481 in Asia

#1615 in the World

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

51. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Public Health

#482 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Founded: 2008

52. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#490 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Founded: 1978

53. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Public Health

#491 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1960

54. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Public Health

#493 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

55. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#496 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Founded: 1921

56. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Public Health

#503 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

57. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Public Health

#505 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

58. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Public Health

#507 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

59. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Public Health

#514 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

60. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Public Health

#518 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

61. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#521 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

62. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Public Health

#525 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 1918

63. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#527 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

64. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Public Health

#533 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

65. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#545 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

66. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Public Health

#548 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1923

67. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Public Health

#558 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

68. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Public Health

#567 in Asia

#1821 in the World

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

69. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#575 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

70. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#579 in Asia

#1848 in the World

71. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Public Health

#582 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

72. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Public Health

#583 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Founded: 1926

73. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Public Health

#584 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

74. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Public Health

#593 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Public Health

#599 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

76. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Public Health

#604 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

77. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Public Health

#605 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

78. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#606 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1857

79. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Public Health

#611 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

80. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Public Health

#612 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

81. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Public Health

#613 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

82. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Public Health

#614 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Founded: 1976

83. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Public Health

#621 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#638 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Founded: 2002

85. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Public Health

#640 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Founded: 1981

86. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#649 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

87. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Public Health

#654 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

88. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#668 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Founded: 1817

89. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Public Health

#676 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Founded: 1986

90. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Public Health

#690 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

91. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Public Health

#707 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Founded: 1969

92. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Public Health

#721 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Founded: 1948

93. IIHMR University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Public Health

#728 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Founded: 2014

94. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Public Health

#730 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Founded: 1982

95. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#735 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

96. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Public Health

#736 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1989

97. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Public Health

#738 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

98. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#756 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

99. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Public Health

#758 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

100. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Public Health

#763 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Founded: 1954

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

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

Pharmacology314

Physical Therapy154

Plastic Surgery29

Radiation Therapy70

Radiology and Nuclear medicine278

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound24

Sports / Exercise science3

Sports Medicine67