100 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 157K academic papers made by 409 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

#16 in Asia

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Public Health

#39 in Asia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#70 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Public Health

#80 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Public Health

#87 in Asia

#528 in the World

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

6. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Public Health

#101 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

7. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#106 in Asia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#113 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

9. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Public Health

#138 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

10. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#142 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

11. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#145 in Asia

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#147 in Asia

#758 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#150 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#162 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Public Health

#164 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#175 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1955

17. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#176 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

18. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Public Health

#185 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

19. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Public Health

#197 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Public Health

#208 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

21. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#224 in Asia

#978 in the World

Founded: 1983

22. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#225 in Asia

#979 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#234 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Public Health

#246 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#247 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

26. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#282 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1958

27. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Public Health

#284 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

28. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Public Health

#289 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

29. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#291 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

30. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#300 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#324 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Public Health

#348 in Asia

#1279 in the World

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

33. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Public Health

#352 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

34. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Public Health

#353 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Founded: 1889

35. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#357 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

36. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Public Health

#374 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1983

37. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Public Health

#376 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

38. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#380 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Public Health

#381 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Public Health

#387 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Public Health

#392 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

42. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Public Health

#401 in Asia

#1400 in the World

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

43. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Public Health

#422 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#427 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

45. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#444 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1959

46. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Public Health

#446 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Founded: 2008

47. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Public Health

#447 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

48. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#457 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

49. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#460 in Asia

#1517 in the World

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

50. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Public Health

#462 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Public Health

#466 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

52. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#479 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Founded: 1978

53. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Public Health

#491 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

54. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Public Health

#499 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

55. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Public Health

#502 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

56. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Public Health

#505 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Founded: 1921

57. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#508 in Asia

#1626 in the World

58. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Public Health

#514 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

59. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Public Health

#524 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

60. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Public Health

#528 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

61. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Public Health

#533 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Founded: 1923

62. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Public Health

#534 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1960

63. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Public Health

#545 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1960

64. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Public Health

#554 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

65. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Public Health

#557 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Founded: 1986

66. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Public Health

#562 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

67. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Public Health

#564 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

68. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Public Health

#566 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1918

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Public Health

#570 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Public Health

#573 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

71. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Public Health

#574 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

72. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Public Health

#578 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

73. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Public Health

#579 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

74. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Public Health

#580 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

75. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Public Health

#582 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Founded: 1981

76. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Public Health

#588 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

77. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Public Health

#589 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

78. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Public Health

#591 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

79. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Public Health

#607 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Founded: 1926

80. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Public Health

#612 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

81. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Public Health

#615 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

82. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Public Health

#620 in Asia

#1881 in the World

83. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Public Health

#627 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1976

84. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Public Health

#636 in Asia

#1911 in the World

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

85. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Public Health

#637 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

86. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Public Health

#642 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Public Health

#655 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Public Health

#656 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Founded: 1982

89. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Public Health

#657 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 1857

90. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Public Health

#679 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Public Health

#684 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Founded: 1956

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Public Health

#689 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Public Health

#690 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

94. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Public Health

#697 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

95. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Public Health

#699 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1989

96. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Public Health

#701 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1906

97. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Public Health

#702 in Asia

#2058 in the World

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

98. IIHMR University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Public Health

#707 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Founded: 2014

99. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Public Health

#708 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Founded: 1948

100. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Public Health

#711 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 1969

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 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

Radiation Therapy83

Radiology and Nuclear medicine317

Respiratory Therapy14

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine96