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AskEducation lists 147 universities in India. Filter by state, NAAC grade, UGC/AICTE approval, or ownership type to find the right match.

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Central universities are established by an Act of Parliament and funded by the UGC. Deemed universities are high-repute institutions granted university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Use the Type filter on AskEducation to browse each category.

Which universities in India have the highest NIRF ranking?

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Visva Bharati Santiniketan

Santiniketan, West Bengal

Central University NIRF 151 Live

Courses149

Visible149

Established1921

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Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Central University Live

Courses477

Visible477

Established1992

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Vikram University, Ujjain

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses854

Visible854

Established1957

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Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

Medinipur, West Bengal

State University NAAC B++ NIRF 151 Live

Courses1009

Visible1009

Established1981

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Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

Surat, Gujarat

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses643

Visible643

Established1965

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Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara

Arrah, Bihar

State University Live

Courses522

Visible522

Established1992

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Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur

Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses1135

Visible1135

Established1987

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Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses1876

Visible1876

Established1943

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University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan

State University NAAC A+ Live

Courses1866

Visible1866

Established1947

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University of North Bengal, Siliguri

Darjeeling, West Bengal

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses634

Visible634

Established1962

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University of Mysore, Mysore

Mysuru, Karnataka

State University NAAC A NIRF 101 Live

Courses1052

Visible1052

Established1916

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University of Mumbai, Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 92nd Live

Courses1535

Visible1535

Established1857

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University of Madras, Chennai

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 68th Live

Courses2307

Visible2307

Established1857

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University of Lucknow, Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 151 Live

Courses1337

Visible1337

Established1921

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University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 42nd Live

Courses1365

Visible1365

Established1937

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University of Kashmir, Srinagar

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 59th Live

Courses788

Visible788

Established1948

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University of Kalyani, Kalyani

Kalyani, West Bengal

State University Live

Courses716

Visible716

Established1960

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University of Jammu, Jammu

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 87th Live

Courses690

Visible690

Established1969

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