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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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National Sanskrit University, Tirupati

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Central University NAAC A+ Live

Courses84

Visible84

Established1956

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Nagaland University, Lumami

Thizama, Nagaland

Central University NIRF 151 Live

Courses328

Visible328

Established1994

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Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur

Udaipur, Rajasthan

State University NAAC A Live

Courses572

Visible572

Established1962

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Mizoram University, Aizawl

Aizawl, Mizoram

Central University NAAC A+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses330

Visible330

Established2000

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Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

Central University NAAC A+ NIRF 151 Live

Courses0

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Established1998

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Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Deemed University NAAC A+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses1492

Visible1492

Established1990

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Manipur University, Imphal

Imphal, Manipur

Central University NAAC B+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses886

Visible886

Established1980

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Mangalore University, Mangalore

Mangalore, Karnataka

State University NAAC B NIRF 151 Live

Courses824

Visible824

Established1980

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Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

State University NIRF 101 Live

Courses2023

Visible2023

Established1975

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Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Kottayam, Kerala

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 79th Live

Courses2472

Visible2472

Established1985

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Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

State University Live

Courses1076

Visible1076

Established1921

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Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari

Motihari, Bihar

Central University Live

Courses65

Visible65

Established2016

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Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha

Rotha, Maharashtra

Central University Live

Courses122

Visible122

Established1997

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Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

Rohtak, Haryana

State University NIRF 101 Live

Courses1524

Visible1524

Established1976

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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

Vadodara, Gujarat

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 2025 Live

Courses316

Visible316

Established1949

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Magadh University, Bodhgaya

Gaya, Bihar

State University Live

Courses564

Visible564

Established1962

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Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 101 Live

Courses1134

Visible1134

Established1966

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Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga

Darbhanga, Bihar

State University Live

Courses1052

Visible1052

Established1972

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