100 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Sports Medicine. A graph of 139K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 104 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 Sports Medicine

#40 in Asia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Sports Medicine

#57 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#62 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

4. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#106 in Asia

#638 in the World

Founded: 1962

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#173 in Asia

#860 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Sports Medicine

#192 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sports Medicine

#215 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1983

8. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#219 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

9. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sports Medicine

#253 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

10. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#255 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sports Medicine

#265 in Asia

#1098 in the World

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

12. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sports Medicine

#276 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

13. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Sports Medicine

#278 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

14. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#287 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#292 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Sports Medicine

#333 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

17. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Sports Medicine

#340 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

18. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#347 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

19. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#377 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Sports Medicine

#380 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#391 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#396 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

23. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#398 in Asia

#1438 in the World

24. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Sports Medicine

#402 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Sports Medicine

#421 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sports Medicine

#440 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Sports Medicine

#467 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Sports Medicine

#478 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#479 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sports Medicine

#481 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Sports Medicine

#488 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

32. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Sports Medicine

#496 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Sports Medicine

#500 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

34. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sports Medicine

#509 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

35. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sports Medicine

#524 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Sports Medicine

#525 in Asia

#1715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

37. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Sports Medicine

#534 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

38. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Sports Medicine

#538 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

39. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#545 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

40. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Sports Medicine

#547 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

41. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sports Medicine

#548 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Founded: 1955

42. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Sports Medicine

#558 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

43. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Sports Medicine

#562 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

44. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#569 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

45. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sports Medicine

#575 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

46. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#579 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

47. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#590 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

48. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Sports Medicine

#616 in Asia

#1917 in the World

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

49. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sports Medicine

#623 in Asia

#1927 in the World

Founded: 2008

50. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Sports Medicine

#631 in Asia

#1945 in the World

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

51. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#634 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 2008

52. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#642 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1948

53. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Sports Medicine

#652 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

54. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sports Medicine

#654 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

55. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#666 in Asia

#2012 in the World

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

56. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Sports Medicine

#671 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Founded: 1949

57. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Sports Medicine

#680 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

58. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#684 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Founded: 2008

59. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#698 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

60. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#704 in Asia

#2086 in the World

61. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sports Medicine

#717 in Asia

#2105 in the World

Founded: 2005

62. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Sports Medicine

#733 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

63. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Sports Medicine

#750 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Founded: 1995

64. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#766 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

65. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#776 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

66. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Sports Medicine

#782 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

67. Charotar University of Science and Technology

Gujarat | Anand

For Sports Medicine

#784 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Founded: 2009

68. Parul University

Gujarat | Waghodia

For Sports Medicine

#785 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2015

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#794 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Founded: 1987

70. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#801 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

71. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Sports Medicine

#818 in Asia

#2323 in the World

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

72. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#823 in Asia

#2328 in the World

Founded: 2008

73. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Sports Medicine

#832 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

74. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#841 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

75. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Sports Medicine

#843 in Asia

#2353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

76. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Sports Medicine

#849 in Asia

#2362 in the World

Founded: 1997

77. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Sports Medicine

#852 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

78. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Sports Medicine

#854 in Asia

#2370 in the World

Founded: 1960

79. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sports Medicine

#860 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Sports Medicine

#863 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Sports Medicine

#865 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

82. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Sports Medicine

#878 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

83. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Sports Medicine

#890 in Asia

#2427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

84. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Sports Medicine

#898 in Asia

#2443 in the World

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

85. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Sports Medicine

#905 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Founded: 1984

86. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Sports Medicine

#914 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

87. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#920 in Asia

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

88. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#922 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

89. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sports Medicine

#924 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

90. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sports Medicine

#927 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Founded: 1993

91. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#944 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

92. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sports Medicine

#946 in Asia

#2516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

93. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Sports Medicine

#948 in Asia

#2518 in the World

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

94. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#1015 in Asia

#2638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

95. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#1025 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Founded: 1990

96. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sports Medicine

#1038 in Asia

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

97. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#1055 in Asia

#2693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

98. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#1056 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

99. RK University

Gujarat | Rajkot

For Sports Medicine

#1073 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Founded: 2011

100. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Sports Medicine

#1076 in Asia

#2722 in the World

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

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

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

Pharmacology345

Physical Therapy203

Plastic Surgery31

Public Health411

Radiation Therapy87

Radiology and Nuclear medicine322

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science6