100 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 2.39M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 336 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 Surgery

#10 in Asia

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Surgery

#20 in Asia

#124 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Surgery

#73 in Asia

#321 in the World

Founded: 1983

4. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Surgery

#134 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

5. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Surgery

#139 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

6. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Surgery

#144 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Surgery

#158 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Surgery

#187 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

9. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Surgery

#194 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

10. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Surgery

#198 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

11. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#199 in Asia

#645 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Surgery

#200 in Asia

#650 in the World

Founded: 1983

13. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Surgery

#218 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

14. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Surgery

#227 in Asia

#712 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Surgery

#233 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

16. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#242 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

17. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Surgery

#268 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Surgery

#311 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Surgery

#320 in Asia

#946 in the World

20. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Surgery

#333 in Asia

#991 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Surgery

#340 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

22. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Surgery

#368 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

23. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Surgery

#395 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

24. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Surgery

#396 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#398 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

26. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Surgery

#399 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Surgery

#400 in Asia

#1189 in the World

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

28. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Surgery

#403 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

29. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Surgery

#407 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

30. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Surgery

#413 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1993

31. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#420 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1959

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Surgery

#421 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Surgery

#422 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

34. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Surgery

#423 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

35. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Surgery

#425 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1995

36. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura

For Surgery

#444 in Asia

#1294 in the World

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Surgery

#450 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Surgery

#451 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

39. Swami Rama Himalayan University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Surgery

#453 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Founded: 2013

40. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Surgery

#460 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

41. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Surgery

#461 in Asia

#1337 in the World

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

42. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Surgery

#469 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Founded: 1889

43. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#471 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Founded: 1857

44. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Surgery

#484 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

45. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Surgery

#486 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

46. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Kolar

For Surgery

#490 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 2007

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#506 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1987

48. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#509 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

49. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Surgery

#515 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1955

50. NITTE University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Surgery

#519 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 2008

51. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Surgery

#523 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1978

52. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Surgery

#566 in Asia

#1602 in the World

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

53. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Surgery

#570 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

54. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Surgery

#571 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

55. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Surgery

#574 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Founded: 1948

56. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Surgery

#585 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

57. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Surgery

#588 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

58. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Surgery

#597 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1994

59. BLDE University

Karnataka | Bijapur

For Surgery

#598 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 2008

60. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Surgery

#612 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

61. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Surgery

#619 in Asia

#1741 in the World

62. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Surgery

#621 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

63. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Surgery

#629 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

64. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Surgery

#637 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Founded: 1926

65. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Surgery

#641 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

66. NIMS University

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Surgery

#644 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Enrollment: 8,636
Founded: 2008

67. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Surgery

#661 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

68. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Surgery

#662 in Asia

#1857 in the World

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

69. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Surgery

#663 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

70. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Surgery

#691 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

71. Santosh University

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

For Surgery

#693 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1995

72. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Surgery

#699 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

73. Gujarat Ayurved University

Gujarat | Jamnagar

For Surgery

#705 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Founded: 1965

74. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Surgery

#706 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Founded: 2005

75. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Surgery

#707 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Founded: 1931

76. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Surgery

#710 in Asia

#1963 in the World

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

77. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Surgery

#727 in Asia

#2007 in the World

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

78. Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

For Surgery

#728 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 2008

79. Sikkim Manipal University

Sikkim | Gangtok

For Surgery

#746 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1995

80. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Surgery

#751 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

81. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Surgery

#756 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1918

82. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Surgery

#774 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

83. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Surgery

#780 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Founded: 1921

84. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Surgery

#781 in Asia

#2156 in the World

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

85. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Surgery

#782 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

86. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Surgery

#793 in Asia

#2199 in the World

87. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Surgery

#800 in Asia

#2233 in the World

Founded: 1857

88. Vinayaka Missions University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Surgery

#806 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Founded: 1981

89. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Surgery

#807 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

90. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#815 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Founded: 1971

91. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Surgery

#817 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

92. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Surgery

#826 in Asia

#2289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

93. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Surgery

#828 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

94. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Surgery

#847 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Founded: 1975

95. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Kerala | Pookode

For Surgery

#852 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2011

96. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Surgery

#857 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

97. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Surgery

#860 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

98. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Surgery

#862 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

99. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Surgery

#866 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Surgery

#873 in Asia

#2390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

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

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