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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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Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura

Madhepura, Bihar

State University Live

Courses213

Visible213

Established1992

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Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune

Pune, Maharashtra

Deemed University NAAC A+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses308

Visible308

Established1996

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Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 61st Live

Courses787

Visible787

Established1982

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Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 76th Live

Courses3022

Visible3022

Established1982

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Berhampur University, Berhampur

Berhampur, Odisha

State University NAAC A Live

Courses818

Visible818

Established1967

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Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

State University NAAC A Live

Courses2010

Visible2010

Established1970

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Bangalore University, Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 101 Live

Courses1672

Visible1672

Established1964

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Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali

Tonk, Rajasthan

Deemed University NAAC A++ NIRF 101 Live

Courses91

Visible91

Established1935

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Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Central University NIRF 10th Live

Courses398

Visible398

Established1916

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Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Central University NAAC A++ NIRF 69th Live

Courses99

Visible99

Established1996

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Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur, Bihar

State University Live

Courses634

Visible634

Established1960

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Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

State University Live

Courses708

Visible708

Established1968

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

State University Live

Courses37

Visible37

Established2011

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Assam University, Silchar

Silcoorie Grant, Assam

Private University NAAC B NIRF 101 Live

Courses412

Visible412

Established1994

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Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar

Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 101 Live

Courses877

Visible877

Established1929

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Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 41st Live

Courses1249

Visible1249

Established1926

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Aliah University, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

State University Live

Courses97

Visible97

Established2008

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Alagappa University, Karaikudi

Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 73rd Live

Courses738

Visible738

Established1985

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