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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses52

Visible52

Established1791

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Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

State University Live

Courses1076

Visible1076

Established1921

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Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Private University NIRF 31st Live

Courses93

Visible93

Established1919

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Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Private University NAAC A Live

Courses17

Visible17

Established1967

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Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Central University NIRF 10th Live

Courses398

Visible398

Established1916

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