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Universities and colleges in India

309 universities and institutes, from the IITs and other Institutes of National Importance to central, state and private universities, with the year each was founded and its official website. Studied at one? Tap I studied here and it goes into your India passport.

University of Calcutta, West BengalUniversity of Delhi, DelhiUniversity of Mumbai, MaharashtraIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, KarnatakaBanaras Hindu University, Uttar PradeshUniversity of Madras, Tamil NaduJawaharlal Nehru University, DelhiAligarh Muslim University, Uttar PradeshIndira Gandhi National Open University, DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Tamil NaduUniversity of Allahabad, Uttar PradeshVisva-Bharati University, West BengalOsmania University, TelanganaIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, MaharashtraNalanda University, BiharTata Institute of Fundamental Research, MaharashtraIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West BengalIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar PradeshFilm and Television Institute of India, MaharashtraPanjab University, ChandigarhJadavpur University, West BengalUniversity of Hyderabad, TelanganaJamia Millia Islamia, DelhiIndraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Delhi, DelhiIndian Military Academy, UttarakhandSavitribai Phule Pune University, MaharashtraAnna University, Tamil NaduKuvempu University, KarnatakaUniversity of Mysore, KarnatakaPatna University, BiharAnnamalai University, Tamil NaduIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati, AssamPunjab Agricultural University, PunjabBirla Institute of Technology and Science, RajasthanUniversity of Lucknow, Uttar PradeshIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, UttarakhandLovely Professional University, PunjabAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil NaduIndian Institute of Space Science and Technology, KeralaUniversity of Kerala, KeralaGauhati University, AssamPresidency University, West BengalVellore Institute of Technology, Tamil NaduBangalore University, KarnatakaAndhra University, Andhra PradeshTezpur University, AssamBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Uttar PradeshNational Defence Academy, MaharashtraSampurnanand Sanskrit University, Uttar PradeshSouth Asian University, DelhiRajalakshmi Engineering College, Tamil NaduCOEP Technological University, MaharashtraUniversity of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhPresidency College, Tamil NaduAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, DelhiIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur, OdishaTata Institute of Social Sciences, MaharashtraIndian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar PradeshMahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, MaharashtraMaulana Azad National Urdu University, TelanganaGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Patna, BiharPondicherry University, Tamil NaduKarnatak University, KarnatakaGujarat University, GujaratPunjabi University, PunjabAir Force Academy, TelanganaJagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyanga University, Uttar PradeshMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, GujaratIndian Institute of Technology Ropar, PunjabIndian Institute of Management Lucknow, Uttar PradeshChandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran, PunjabThe Sanskrit College and University, West BengalSir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, MaharashtraCentral Hindi Directorate, DelhiDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Uttar PradeshUtkal University, OdishaTripura University, TripuraIndian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, TelanganaNational Institute of Fashion Technology, GujaratRabindra Bharati University, West BengalAliah University, West BengalSt. Stephen's College, DelhiThe National Academy of Sciences, India, Uttar PradeshUniversity of Calicut, KeralaUniversity of Rajasthan, RajasthanBethune College, West BengalIndian Naval Academy, KeralaShri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, DelhiBangla Akademi, West BengalR. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, West BengalRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, KarnatakaRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, MaharashtraLady Shri Ram College for Women, DelhiNagaland University, NagalandNorth-Eastern Hill University, MeghalayaIndian Institute of Technology Dharwad, KarnatakaCentral University of Tamil Nadu, Tamil NaduLohia College, RajasthanSt. Xavier's College, MaharashtraKalakshetra, Tamil NaduGujarat Vidyapith, GujaratEnglish and Foreign Languages University, TelanganaNizam College, TelanganaManipal Academy of Higher Education, KarnatakaLady Hardinge Medical College, DelhiNational Law School of India University, KarnatakaInter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, MaharashtraCentral Agricultural University, ManipurChhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Uttar PradeshDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Uttar PradeshDefence Institute of Advanced Technology, MaharashtraDr. Hari Singh Gour University, Madhya PradeshRajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal PradeshKala Bhavana, West BengalCochin University of Science and Technology, KeralaNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, KarnatakaArmed Forces Medical College, MaharashtraDelhi Technological University, DelhiRama Devi Women's University, OdishaUniversity of North Bengal, West BengalIndian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, OdishaIndian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, RajasthanNational Institute of Technology, Patna, BiharNational Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhNational Institute of Technology Calicut, KeralaIndian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhNational Sports University, Manipur, ManipurNational Institute of Technology Karnataka, KarnatakaAssam Agricultural University, AssamDr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Uttar PradeshCentral University of South Bihar, BiharCentral University of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal PradeshCentral University of Punjab, PunjabCentral University of Rajasthan, RajasthanChaudhary Charan Singh University, Uttar PradeshChennai Mathematical Institute, Tamil NaduMahatma Gandhi Central University, BiharIslamic Fiqh Academy, India, DelhiSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttar PradeshElphinstone College, MaharashtraNational Institute of Technology, Silchar, AssamAcharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra PradeshMaulana Azad Medical College, DelhiMazahir Uloom, Uttar PradeshMizoram University, MizoramDr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, DelhiMahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, KeralaManipur University, ManipurIndian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, GujaratGoa Medical College, GoaGoa University, GoaGuru Nanak Dev University, PunjabHindu College, University of Delhi, DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Indore, Madhya PradeshIndian Maritime University, Tamil NaduJamia Hamdard, DelhiKhalsa College Amritsar, PunjabUniversity of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhZakir Husain Delhi College, DelhiAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, RajasthanAtal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Madhya PradeshNational Sanskrit University, Andhra PradeshIndian Agricultural Research Institute, DelhiTamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil NaduMadras Christian College, Tamil NaduKannada University, KarnatakaSri Venkateswara University, Andhra PradeshNational Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal PradeshPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, ChandigarhUniversity of Kalyani, West BengalAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, KeralaIndian Institute of Technology Palakkad, KeralaInternational Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, KarnatakaNational Institute of Ayurveda, RajasthanNational Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West BengalNational Institute of Technology, Warangal, TelanganaAmity University, Noida, HaryanaAmrita Hospital, Kochi, KeralaAndhra Loyola College, Andhra PradeshAssam Medical College, AssamCentral University of Gujarat, GujaratCentral University of Kerala, KeralaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, PunjabAquinas College, Edacochin, KeralaSardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, GujaratShaheed Bhagat Singh College, DelhiShri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College, OdishaGulbarga University, KarnatakaCentral Sanskrit University, DelhiRanchi University, JharkhandCotton University, AssamMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya PradeshPatna College, BiharJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, PuducherryIndian Association for the Cultivation of Science, West BengalMedical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West BengalMadras Medical College, Tamil NaduMiranda House, DelhiDibrugarh University, AssamGovernment College of Art & Craft, West BengalGrant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, MaharashtraGuru Ghasidas University, ChhattisgarhMahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Uttar PradeshHansraj College, DelhiKing George's Medical University, Uttar PradeshKirori Mal College, DelhiKurukshetra University, HaryanaSt. Xavier's College, Kolkata, West BengalAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, OdishaVeer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Uttar PradeshVeermata Jijabai Technological Institute, MaharashtraYogi Vemana University, Andhra PradeshIndraprastha College for Women, DelhiKameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, BiharWest Bengal State University, West BengalKarnataka Samskrit University, KarnatakaChandigarh University, PunjabPachaiyappa's College, Tamil NaduChristian Medical College Vellore, Tamil NaduAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UttarakhandAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, ChhattisgarhCentral Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Uttar PradeshMagadh University, BiharMangalore University, KarnatakaKumaun University, UttarakhandGovernment College of Fine Arts, Chennai, Tamil NaduRajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, JharkhandRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, West BengalRani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, Madhya PradeshPatna Medical College and Hospital, BiharDr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, BiharMother Teresa Women's University, Tamil NaduMahindra University, TelanganaSt. Aloysius University, KarnatakaInspiria knowledge campus, West BengalNational University for Educational Planning and Administration, DelhiIndian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Andhra PradeshModel Engineering College, KeralaMohammad Ali Jauhar University, Uttar PradeshNational Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Tamil NaduNational Institute of Technology Meghalaya, MeghalayaNizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, TelanganaOsmania Medical College, TelanganaPunjab Engineering College, ChandigarhNational Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra PradeshIndian Institute of Technology Goa, GoaKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, MaharashtraThunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, KeralaAndhra Medical College, Andhra PradeshDr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, TelanganaAzim Premji University, KarnatakaBaba Farid University of Health Sciences, PunjabBerhampur University, OdishaCentral University of Haryana, HaryanaCentral University of Jharkhand, JharkhandCentral University of Karnataka, KarnatakaChanakya National Law University, BiharSRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil NaduAll India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi, HaryanaMata Sundri College for Women, Delhi, DelhiAtal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Uttar PradeshAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra PradeshCentral Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra PradeshSambalpur University, OdishaSree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, KeralaSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Tamil NaduBharathidasan University, Tamil NaduSri Sathya Sai University, Andhra PradeshAdikavi Nannaya University, Andhra PradeshAll India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, West BengalM. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Uttar PradeshMaharashtra University of Health Sciences, MaharashtraMotilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar PradeshKerala Kalamandalam, KeralaMadurai Kamaraj University, Tamil NaduNetaji Subhas Open University, West BengalDravidian University, Andhra PradeshChitkara University, Punjab, PunjabDeccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, MaharashtraDoon University, UttarakhandDr. N.T.R University of Health Sciences, Andhra PradeshFergusson College, MaharashtraGandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil NaduIIT (ISM) Dhanbad, JharkhandIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar PradeshIndira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, BiharJAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), KarnatakaJamal Mohamed College, Tamil NaduJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, RajasthanJawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, TelanganaKarnataka Chitrakala Parishath College of Fine Arts, KarnatakaTamil University, Tamil NaduThapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, PunjabUniversity of Burdwan, West BengalAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, BiharDr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar PradeshVeer Kunwar Singh University, BiharVinoba Bhave University, JharkhandVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, MaharashtraMadras Music Academy, Tamil NaduIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, MaharashtraMalaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, RajasthanAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya PradeshBaba Raghav Das Medical College, Uttar PradeshIndira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya PradeshNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil NaduIndian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

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University or instituteTypeAreaStateFoundedOfficial site
University of CalcuttaState universityKolkata districtWest Bengal1857Website
University of DelhiCentral universityNorth Delhi districtDelhi1922Website
University of MumbaiState universityMumbai City districtMaharashtra1857Website
Indian Institute of Science, BengaluruUniversity or instituteKarnatakaKarnataka1909Website
Banaras Hindu UniversityCentral universityVaranasi districtUttar Pradesh1916Website
University of MadrasState universityChennai districtTamil Nadu1857Website
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityCentral universitySouth Delhi districtDelhi1969Website
Aligarh Muslim UniversityCentral universityAligarh districtUttar Pradesh1875Website
Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityCentral universityDelhiDelhi1985Website
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasInstitute of National ImportanceChennai districtTamil Nadu1959Website
University of AllahabadCentral universityPrayagraj (Allahabad)Uttar Pradesh1887Website
Visva-Bharati UniversityCentral universityBirbhum districtWest Bengal1921Website
Osmania UniversityState universityTelanganaTelangana1917Website
Indian Institute of Technology BombayInstitute of National ImportanceMumbai City districtMaharashtra1958Website
Nalanda UniversityCentral universityRajgirBihar2010Website
Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchDeemed universityMumbaiMaharashtra1945Website
Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurInstitute of National ImportancePaschim Medinipur districtWest Bengal1951Website
Indian Institute of Technology KanpurInstitute of National ImportanceKanpur Nagar DistrictUttar Pradesh1959Website
Film and Television Institute of IndiaUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1960Website
Panjab UniversityState universityChandigarh districtChandigarh1882Website
Jadavpur UniversityState universityWard No. 92, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1905Website
University of HyderabadCentral universityRanga Reddy districtTelangana1974Website
Jamia Millia IslamiaCentral universitySouth East Delhi districtDelhi1920Website
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology DelhiState universitySouth Delhi districtDelhi2008Website
Indian Institute of Technology DelhiInstitute of National ImportanceSouth Delhi districtDelhi1961Website
Indian Military AcademyUniversity or instituteDehradunUttarakhand1932
Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityState universityPune districtMaharashtra1948Website
Anna UniversityUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1978Website
Kuvempu UniversityState universityShimoga districtKarnataka1987Website
University of MysoreState universityMysuru districtKarnataka1916Website
Patna UniversityState universityPatna districtBihar1917Website
Annamalai UniversityState universityChidambaramTamil Nadu1928Website
Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiInstitute of National ImportanceKamrup districtAssam1994Website
Punjab Agricultural UniversityState universityLudhiana districtPunjab1962Website
Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceDeemed universityPilaniRajasthan1929Website
University of LucknowState universityLucknow districtUttar Pradesh1867Website
Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeInstitute of National ImportanceRoorkeeUttarakhand1847Website
Lovely Professional UniversityPrivate universityPhagwaraPunjab2005Website
Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamDeemed universityCoimbatore districtTamil Nadu2003Website
Indian Institute of Space Science and TechnologyDeemed universityThiruvananthapuramKerala2007Website
University of KeralaState universityThiruvananthapuramKerala1937Website
Gauhati UniversityState universityKamrup Metropolitan districtAssam1948Website
Presidency UniversityState universityKolkata districtWest Bengal1817Website
Vellore Institute of TechnologyUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1984Website
Bangalore UniversityState universityBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka1886Website
Andhra UniversityState universityVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh1926Website
Tezpur UniversityCentral universityTezpurAssam1994Website
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityCentral universityLucknow districtUttar Pradesh1994Website
National Defence AcademyUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1954Website
Sampurnanand Sanskrit UniversityState universityVaranasi districtUttar Pradesh1791Website
South Asian UniversityCentral universitySouth Delhi districtDelhi2010Website
Rajalakshmi Engineering CollegeUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1997Website
COEP Technological UniversityState universityPune districtMaharashtra1854Website
University of KashmirState universityHazratbalJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh1948Website
Presidency CollegeUniversity or instituteTamil Nadu1840Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New DelhiInstitute of National ImportanceNew DelhiDelhi1956Website
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BerhampurInstitute of National ImportanceBrahmapurOdisha2016Website
Tata Institute of Social SciencesUniversity or instituteMumbaiMaharashtra1936Website
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) VaranasiInstitute of National ImportanceVaranasi districtUttar Pradesh1919Website
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaCentral universityWardhaMaharashtra1997Website
Maulana Azad National Urdu UniversityCentral universityRanga Reddy districtTelangana1998Website
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityState universityDwarkaDelhi1998Website
Indian Institute of Technology PatnaInstitute of National ImportancePatna districtBihar2008Website
Pondicherry UniversityCentral universityPuducherry districtTamil Nadu1985Website
Karnatak UniversityState universityDharwadKarnataka1949Website
Gujarat UniversityState universityAhmedabad districtGujarat1949Website
Punjabi UniversityState universityPatiala districtPunjab1962Website
Air Force AcademyUniversity or instituteDundigalTelangana
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyanga UniversityState universityGreater NoidaUttar Pradesh2001Website
Maharaja Sayajirao University of BarodaState universityVadodara districtGujarat1881Website
Indian Institute of Technology RoparInstitute of National ImportanceRupnagarPunjab2008Website
Indian Institute of Management LucknowInstitute of National ImportanceLucknow districtUttar Pradesh1984Website
Chandigarh Group of Colleges, LandranUniversity or instituteSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar districtPunjab2002Website
The Sanskrit College and UniversityState universityWard No. 40, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1824Website
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of ArtUniversity or instituteMumbaiMaharashtra1857Website
Central Hindi DirectorateUniversity or instituteDelhi1960Website
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityState universityAgra districtUttar Pradesh1927Website
Utkal UniversityState universityKhordha districtOdisha1943Website
Tripura UniversityCentral universityWest Tripura DistrictTripura1987Website
Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadInstitute of National ImportanceMedak districtTelangana2008Website
National Institute of Fashion TechnologyInstitute of National ImportanceSouth Delhi districtGujarat1986Website
Rabindra Bharati UniversityState universityKolkataWest Bengal1961Website
Aliah UniversityState universityNew TownWest Bengal1781Website
St. Stephen's CollegeUniversity or instituteDelhiDelhi1881Website
The National Academy of Sciences, IndiaUniversity or instituteUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh1930Website
University of CalicutState universityMalappuram districtKerala1968Website
University of RajasthanState universityJaipur districtRajasthan1947Website
Bethune CollegeUniversity or instituteWard No. 26, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1849Website
Indian Naval AcademyUniversity or instituteKerala2009Website
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit UniversityCentral universitySouth Delhi districtDelhi1962Website
Bangla AkademiUniversity or instituteWest Bengal
R. G. Kar Medical College and HospitalUniversity or instituteWard No. 5, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1886Website
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesState universityBangaKarnataka1994Website
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityState universityNagpur districtMaharashtra1923Website
Lady Shri Ram College for WomenUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1956Website
Nagaland UniversityCentral universityZunheboto districtNagaland1989Website
North-Eastern Hill UniversityCentral universityEast Khasi Hills districtMeghalaya1973Website
Indian Institute of Technology DharwadInstitute of National ImportanceDharwad districtKarnataka2016Website
Central University of Tamil NaduCentral universityThiruvarurTamil Nadu2009Website
Lohia CollegeUniversity or instituteChuru districtRajasthan1945Website
St. Xavier's CollegeUniversity or instituteMumbaiMaharashtra1869Website
KalakshetraUniversity or instituteTamil Nadu1936
Gujarat VidyapithDeemed universityAhmedabadGujarat1920Website
English and Foreign Languages UniversityCentral universityHyderabad districtTelangana1958Website
Nizam CollegeUniversity or instituteHyderabadTelangana1887Website
Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDeemed universityKarnatakaKarnataka1956Website
Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteDelhi1916Website
National Law School of India UniversityState universityBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka1986Website
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1988Website
Central Agricultural UniversityCentral universityImphalManipur1993Website
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj UniversityState universityKanpur Nagar DistrictUttar Pradesh1966Website
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur UniversityState universityGorakhpur districtUttar Pradesh1956Website
Defence Institute of Advanced TechnologyDeemed universityPuneMaharashtra1952Website
Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversityCentral universitySagar districtMadhya Pradesh1946Website
Rajiv Gandhi UniversityCentral universityArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh1984Website
Kala BhavanaUniversity or instituteBolpurWest Bengal1919Website
Cochin University of Science and TechnologyState universityErnakulam districtKerala1971Website
National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesInstitute of National ImportanceBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka1974Website
Armed Forces Medical CollegeUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1948Website
Delhi Technological UniversityState universityNorth West Delhi districtDelhi1941Website
Rama Devi Women's UniversityState universityKhordha districtOdisha1969Website
University of North BengalState universityDarjeeling districtWest Bengal1962Website
Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarInstitute of National ImportanceBhubaneswarOdisha2008Website
Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurInstitute of National ImportanceJodhpurRajasthan2008Website
National Institute of Technology, PatnaInstitute of National ImportancePatna districtBihar1886Website
National Institute of Technology, SrinagarInstitute of National ImportanceSrinagar districtJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh1960Website
National Institute of Technology CalicutInstitute of National ImportanceKozhikode districtKerala1961Website
Indian Institute of Technology JammuInstitute of National ImportanceJammu districtJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh2014Website
National Sports University, ManipurCentral universityImphal West districtManipur2018Website
National Institute of Technology KarnatakaInstitute of National ImportanceSurathkalKarnataka1960Website
Assam Agricultural UniversityState universityJorhatAssam1968Website
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh UniversityState universityAyodhya districtUttar Pradesh1975Website
Central University of South BiharCentral universityGayaBihar2009Website
Central University of Himachal PradeshCentral universityKangra districtHimachal Pradesh2009Website
Central University of PunjabCentral universityBathinda DistrictPunjab2009Website
Central University of RajasthanCentral universityAjmerRajasthan2009Website
Chaudhary Charan Singh UniversityState universityMeerut districtUttar Pradesh1965Website
Chennai Mathematical InstituteDeemed universityChennaiTamil Nadu1989Website
Mahatma Gandhi Central UniversityCentral universityEast Champaran DistrictBihar2014Website
Islamic Fiqh Academy, IndiaUniversity or instituteDelhi1989
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity or instituteLucknowUttar Pradesh1983Website
Elphinstone CollegeUniversity or instituteMumbai City districtMaharashtra1856Website
National Institute of Technology, SilcharInstitute of National ImportanceSilcharAssam1967Website
Acharya Nagarjuna UniversityState universityNamburAndhra Pradesh1976Website
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteDelhi districtDelhi1956Website
Mazahir UloomUniversity or instituteSaharanpur tehsilUttar Pradesh1866Website
Mizoram UniversityCentral universityAizawl districtMizoram2001Website
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, DelhiState universityNorth Delhi districtDelhi2007Website
Mahatma Gandhi University, KeralaState universityKottayam districtKerala1983Website
Manipur UniversityCentral universityImphal West districtManipur1980Website
Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarInstitute of National ImportanceAhmedabad districtGujarat2008Website
Goa Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteBambolimGoaWebsite
Goa UniversityState universityPanajiGoa1984Website
Guru Nanak Dev UniversityState universityAmritsar districtPunjab1969Website
Hindu College, University of DelhiUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1899Website
Indian Institute of Technology IndoreInstitute of National ImportanceIndore districtMadhya Pradesh2009Website
Indian Maritime UniversityCentral universityChennaiTamil Nadu2008Website
Jamia HamdardDeemed universityNew DelhiDelhi1989Website
Khalsa College AmritsarUniversity or instituteAmritsarPunjab1892Website
University of JammuState universityJammu districtJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh1969Website
Zakir Husain Delhi CollegeUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhiWebsite
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, JodhpurInstitute of National ImportanceJodhpurRajasthan2012Website
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi UniversityState universityBhopalMadhya Pradesh2011Website
National Sanskrit UniversityCentral universityChittoor districtAndhra Pradesh1956Website
Indian Agricultural Research InstituteDeemed universityDelhiDelhi1905Website
Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityState universityCoimbatoreTamil Nadu1906Website
Madras Christian CollegeUniversity or instituteTambaramTamil Nadu1837Website
Kannada UniversityState universityVijayanagara DistrictKarnataka1991Website
Sri Venkateswara UniversityState universityTirupati districtAndhra Pradesh1954Website
National Institute of Technology, HamirpurInstitute of National ImportanceHamirpur districtHimachal Pradesh1986Website
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchInstitute of National ImportanceChandigarh districtChandigarh1962Website
University of KalyaniState universityKalyaniWest Bengal1960Website
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological UniversityState universityThiruvananthapuramKerala2014Website
Indian Institute of Technology PalakkadInstitute of National ImportancePalakkadKerala2015Website
International Institute of Information Technology, BangaloreUniversity or instituteKarnatakaKarnataka1999Website
National Institute of AyurvedaUniversity or instituteJaipurRajasthan1976Website
National Institute of Technology, DurgapurInstitute of National ImportancePurba Bardhaman districtWest Bengal1960Website
National Institute of Technology, WarangalInstitute of National ImportanceWarangal districtTelangana1959Website
Amity University, NoidaPrivate universityGautam Buddh Nagar districtHaryana2005Website
Amrita Hospital, KochiUniversity or instituteEdappallyKerala1999Website
Andhra Loyola CollegeUniversity or instituteVijayawadaAndhra PradeshWebsite
Assam Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteDibrugarhAssam1947Website
Central University of GujaratCentral universityVadodara districtGujarat2009Website
Central University of KeralaCentral universityKasaragod districtKerala2009Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BathindaInstitute of National ImportanceBathinda DistrictPunjab2019Website
Aquinas College, EdacochinUniversity or instituteErnakulam districtKeralaWebsite
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratInstitute of National ImportanceSurat districtGujarat1961Website
Shaheed Bhagat Singh CollegeUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1967
Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteCuttackOdisha1944Website
Gulbarga UniversityPrivate universityKalaburgi districtKarnataka1971Website
Central Sanskrit UniversityCentral universityWest Delhi districtDelhi1970Website
Ranchi UniversityState universityRanchi districtJharkhand1960Website
Cotton UniversityState universityKamrup Metropolitan districtAssam1901Website
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, BhopalInstitute of National ImportanceBhopal districtMadhya Pradesh1960Website
Patna CollegeUniversity or institutePatnaBihar1863Website
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchInstitute of National ImportancePondicherryPuducherry1823Website
Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceDeemed universityKolkataWest Bengal1876Website
Medical College and Hospital, KolkataUniversity or instituteWard No. 44, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1835Website
Madras Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1835Website
Miranda HouseUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1948Website
Dibrugarh UniversityState universityDibrugarhAssam1965Website
Government College of Art & CraftUniversity or instituteWard No. 63, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1854Website
Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of HospitalsUniversity or instituteBycullaMaharashtra1845Website
Guru Ghasidas UniversityCentral universityBilaspurChhattisgarh1983Website
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi VidyapeethState universityVaranasi districtUttar Pradesh1921Website
Hansraj CollegeUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1948Website
King George's Medical UniversityState universityLucknow districtUttar Pradesh1905Website
Kirori Mal CollegeUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1954Website
Kurukshetra UniversityState universityKurukshetra districtHaryana1956Website
St. Xavier's College, KolkataUniversity or instituteWard No. 63, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1860Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BhubaneswarInstitute of National ImportanceKhordha districtOdisha2012Website
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal UniversityState universityJaunpur districtUttar Pradesh1987Website
Veermata Jijabai Technological InstituteUniversity or instituteMatungaMaharashtra1887Website
Yogi Vemana UniversityState universityKadapaAndhra Pradesh2006Website
Indraprastha College for WomenUniversity or instituteDelhi1924Website
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit UniversityState universityDarbhangaBihar1960Website
West Bengal State UniversityState universityNorth 24 Parganas districtWest Bengal2008Website
Karnataka Samskrit UniversityState universityBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka2010Website
Chandigarh UniversityPrivate universitySahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar districtPunjab2012Website
Pachaiyappa's CollegeUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1842
Christian Medical College VelloreUniversity or instituteVelloreTamil Nadu1900Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RishikeshInstitute of National ImportanceDehradun districtUttarakhand2012Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences RaipurInstitute of National ImportanceRaipurChhattisgarh2012Website
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan StudiesDeemed universityVaranasiUttar Pradesh1967Website
Magadh UniversityState universityBiharBihar1962Website
Mangalore UniversityState universityDakshina Kannada districtKarnataka1980Website
Kumaun UniversityState universityNainital districtUttarakhand1973Website
Government College of Fine Arts, ChennaiUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1850
Rajendra Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity or instituteRanchiJharkhand2002Website
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research InstituteDeemed universityHowrahWest Bengal2005Website
Rani Durgavati University, JabalpurState universityJabalpurMadhya Pradesh1956Website
Patna Medical College and HospitalUniversity or institutePatnaBihar1925Website
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture UniversityCentral universitySamastipurBihar1905Website
Mother Teresa Women's UniversityState universityDindigul districtTamil Nadu1984Website
Mahindra UniversityPrivate universityMedchal-Malkajgiri districtTelangana2020Website
St. Aloysius UniversityUniversity or instituteMangaluruKarnataka1880Website
Inspiria knowledge campusUniversity or instituteSiliguriWest Bengal2010
National University for Educational Planning and AdministrationUniversity or instituteNew DelhiDelhi1962Website
Indian Institute of Technology TirupatiInstitute of National ImportanceTirupati districtAndhra Pradesh2015Website
Model Engineering CollegeUniversity or instituteKochiKerala1989Website
Mohammad Ali Jauhar UniversityPrivate universityRampur districtUttar Pradesh2005Website
National Institute of Technology, PuducherryInstitute of National ImportanceKaraikal districtTamil Nadu2010Website
National Institute of Technology MeghalayaInstitute of National ImportanceEast Khasi Hills districtMeghalaya2010Website
Nizam's Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity or instituteHyderabadTelangana1961Website
Osmania Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteHyderabadTelangana1846Website
Punjab Engineering CollegeUniversity or instituteChandigarhChandigarh1921Website
National Institute of Technology, Andhra PradeshInstitute of National ImportanceTadepalligudemAndhra Pradesh2015Website
Indian Institute of Technology GoaInstitute of National ImportanceSouth Goa DistrictGoa2016Website
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteMumbaiMaharashtra1926Website
Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam UniversityState universityMalappuram districtKerala2012Website
Andhra Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh1923
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open UniversityUniversity or instituteHyderabadTelangana1982Website
Azim Premji UniversityPrivate universityBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka2010Website
Baba Farid University of Health SciencesState universityFaridkotPunjab1998Website
Berhampur UniversityState universityGanjam districtOdisha1967Website
Central University of HaryanaCentral universityMahendragarhHaryana2009Website
Central University of JharkhandCentral universityRanchi districtJharkhand2009Website
Central University of KarnatakaCentral universityKalaburgi districtKarnataka2009Website
Chanakya National Law UniversityState universityPatna districtBihar2006Website
SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity or instituteChennaiTamil Nadu1985Website
All India Institute of Ayurveda, DelhiUniversity or instituteHaryana2016
Mata Sundri College for Women, DelhiUniversity or instituteDelhiDelhi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical UniversityState universityLucknow districtUttar Pradesh2018Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, MangalagiriInstitute of National ImportanceMangalagiriAndhra Pradesh2018Website
Central Tribal University of Andhra PradeshCentral universityVizianagaram districtAndhra Pradesh2019Website
Sambalpur UniversityState universitySambalpurOdisha1967Website
Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit UniversityState universityKalady Grama PanchayatKerala1993Website
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchUniversity or institutePorurTamil Nadu1985Website
Bharathidasan UniversityState universityTiruchirappalli districtTamil Nadu1982Website
Sri Sathya Sai UniversityUniversity or institutePuttaparthiAndhra Pradesh1981Website
Adikavi Nannaya UniversityState universityRajahmundryAndhra Pradesh2006Website
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public HealthUniversity or instituteWard No. 44, Kolkata Municipal CorporationWest Bengal1932Website
M. J. P. Rohilkhand UniversityState universityBareilly districtUttar Pradesh1975Website
Maharashtra University of Health SciencesState universityNashik districtMaharashtra1998Website
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, AllahabadInstitute of National ImportancePrayagraj (Allahabad)Uttar Pradesh1961Website
Kerala KalamandalamDeemed universityThrissurKerala1930Website
Madurai Kamaraj UniversityState universityMaduraiTamil Nadu1965Website
Netaji Subhas Open UniversityState universityWest BengalWest Bengal1997Website
Dravidian UniversityState universityKuppam mandalAndhra Pradesh1997Website
Chitkara University, PunjabPrivate universityRajpuraPunjab2010Website
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research InstituteUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1821Website
Doon UniversityState universityDehradun districtUttarakhand2005Website
Dr. N.T.R University of Health SciencesState universityVijayawadaAndhra Pradesh1986Website
Fergusson CollegeUniversity or institutePuneMaharashtra1884Website
Gandhigram Rural InstituteDeemed universityTamil Nadu1956Website
IIT (ISM) DhanbadInstitute of National ImportanceDhanbad districtJharkhand1926Website
Indian Veterinary Research InstituteDeemed universityBareillyUttar Pradesh1889Website
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity or institutePatnaBihar1983Website
JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University)University or instituteBengaluruKarnataka1990Website
Jamal Mohamed CollegeUniversity or instituteTiruchirappalliTamil Nadu1951Website
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteAjmerRajasthan1965Website
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, HyderabadState universityKukatpallyTelangana1965Website
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath College of Fine ArtsUniversity or instituteBengaluru Urban districtKarnataka1983Website
Tamil UniversityState universityThanjavurTamil Nadu1981Website
Thapar Institute of Engineering and TechnologyDeemed universityPatialaPunjab1956Website
University of BurdwanState universityPurba Bardhaman districtWest Bengal1960Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, PatnaInstitute of National ImportancePatna districtBihar2012Website
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical UniversityState universityLucknow districtUttar Pradesh2000Website
Veer Kunwar Singh UniversityState universityArrahBihar1992Website
Vinoba Bhave UniversityState universityHazaribagh districtJharkhand1992Website
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurInstitute of National ImportanceNagpur districtMaharashtra1960Website
Madras Music AcademyUniversity or instituteTamil Nadu
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, PuneInstitute of National ImportancePune districtMaharashtra2006Website
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JaipurInstitute of National ImportanceJaipur districtRajasthan1963Website
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BhopalInstitute of National ImportanceBhopalMadhya Pradesh2012Website
Baba Raghav Das Medical CollegeUniversity or instituteGorakhpurUttar Pradesh1969Website
Indira Gandhi National Tribal UniversityCentral universityAmarkantakMadhya Pradesh2007Website
National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliInstitute of National ImportanceTiruchirappalli districtTamil Nadu1964Website
Indian Institute of Technology MandiInstitute of National ImportanceMandi districtHimachal Pradesh2009Website

Frequently asked questions

What is an Institute of National Importance?
A status given by an Act of Parliament to leading institutions such as the IITs, IIMs, NITs and AIIMS. 55 of the places on this list have it.
What is the difference between a central and a state university?
Central universities are set up by Acts of Parliament and funded by the national government; state universities are set up by state laws. Both award degrees.
Moving to India to study?
Foreign students need a student visa, and most must register with the FRRO after arriving. See our guides on moving to India and FRRO registration.

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