96 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Sports Medicine. A graph of 123K citations received by 18.6K academic papers made by 96 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

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#62 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Sports Medicine

#63 in Asia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

4. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#105 in Asia

#647 in the World

Founded: 1962

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#170 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Sports Medicine

#191 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sports Medicine

#210 in Asia

#961 in the World

Founded: 1983

8. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#223 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

9. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sports Medicine

#252 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

10. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Sports Medicine

#266 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sports Medicine

#267 in Asia

#1109 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

#268 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

13. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#289 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#297 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Founded: 2005

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#318 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

16. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Sports Medicine

#321 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

17. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Sports Medicine

#348 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#365 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

19. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#368 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

20. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#389 in Asia

#1424 in the World

21. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Sports Medicine

#393 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#399 in Asia

#1442 in the World

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

23. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Sports Medicine

#404 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#406 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Sports Medicine

#414 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sports Medicine

#417 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sports Medicine

#450 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Sports Medicine

#457 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

29. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#473 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

30. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Sports Medicine

#475 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

31. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sports Medicine

#482 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

32. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Sports Medicine

#492 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Sports Medicine

#498 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

34. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Sports Medicine

#500 in Asia

#1665 in the World

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

35. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sports Medicine

#511 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Sports Medicine

#523 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

37. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Sports Medicine

#524 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

38. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#530 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

39. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sports Medicine

#537 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Founded: 1955

40. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Sports Medicine

#547 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

41. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Sports Medicine

#548 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

42. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Sports Medicine

#550 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

43. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sports Medicine

#557 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#575 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

45. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Sports Medicine

#579 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

46. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sports Medicine

#591 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

47. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#596 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

48. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sports Medicine

#601 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Founded: 2008

49. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Sports Medicine

#616 in Asia

#1926 in the World

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

50. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Sports Medicine

#619 in Asia

#1934 in the World

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

51. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#634 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

52. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#635 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Founded: 1948

53. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Sports Medicine

#645 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

54. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#667 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Founded: 2008

55. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#688 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Founded: 2008

56. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sports Medicine

#694 in Asia

#2087 in the World

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

57. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Sports Medicine

#695 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Founded: 1949

58. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#696 in Asia

#2090 in the World

59. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sports Medicine

#708 in Asia

#2109 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Sports Medicine

#711 in Asia

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

61. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Sports Medicine

#741 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Founded: 1995

62. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#762 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

63. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Sports Medicine

#763 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

64. Parul University

Gujarat | Waghodia

For Sports Medicine

#776 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2015

65. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sports Medicine

#777 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

66. Charotar University of Science and Technology

Gujarat | Anand

For Sports Medicine

#780 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Founded: 2009

67. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#784 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

68. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Sports Medicine

#801 in Asia

#2289 in the World

Founded: 1997

69. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Sports Medicine

#802 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Founded: 1960

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#805 in Asia

#2295 in the World

Founded: 1987

71. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Sports Medicine

#807 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

72. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Sports Medicine

#810 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

73. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#815 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

74. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Sports Medicine

#816 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

75. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sports Medicine

#817 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

76. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#827 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Sports Medicine

#833 in Asia

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

78. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Sports Medicine

#851 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Sports Medicine

#855 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sports Medicine

#858 in Asia

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Sports Medicine

#860 in Asia

#2386 in the World

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

82. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Sports Medicine

#863 in Asia

#2390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

83. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Sports Medicine

#880 in Asia

#2416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

84. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Sports Medicine

#885 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Founded: 1984

85. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sports Medicine

#895 in Asia

#2439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

86. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sports Medicine

#897 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

87. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sports Medicine

#902 in Asia

#2448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

88. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sports Medicine

#907 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Founded: 1993

89. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Sports Medicine

#916 in Asia

#2468 in the World

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

90. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#920 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

91. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sports Medicine

#921 in Asia

#2475 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

92. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Sports Medicine

#929 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

93. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sports Medicine

#995 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

94. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sports Medicine

#1008 in Asia

#2613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

95. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sports Medicine

#1018 in Asia

#2625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

96. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Sports Medicine

#1072 in Asia

#2700 in the World

Founded: 2009

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

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