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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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Saurashtra University, Rajkot

Rajkot, Gujarat

Private University NAAC B Live

Courses260

Visible260

Established1967

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Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat

State University NAAC A Live

Courses445

Visible445

Established1955

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Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

Amravati, Maharashtra

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses1679

Visible1679

Established1983

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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses52

Visible52

Established1791

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Sambalpur University, Sambalpur

Sambalpur, Odisha

State University NAAC A NIRF 151 Live

Courses816

Visible816

Established1967

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Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur

Nagpur, Maharashtra

State University NAAC A Live

Courses1235

Visible1235

Established1923

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Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

State University NAAC A Live

Courses974

Visible974

Established1956

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Ranchi University, Ranchi

Ranchi, Jharkhand

State University Live

Courses834

Visible834

Established1960

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Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar

Rono, Arunachal Pradesh

Central University NAAC A NIRF 151 Live

Courses231

Visible231

Established1984

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Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

State University NAAC A Live

Courses122

Visible122

Established1962

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Punjabi University, Patiala

Patiala, Punjab

Private University NAAC A+ NIRF 151 Live

Courses1658

Visible1658

Established1962

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Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

Raipur, Chhattisgarh

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 2025 Live

Courses917

Visible917

Established1964

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Pondicherry University, Puducherry

Kalapet, Puducherry

Central University NAAC A+ NIRF 151 Live

Courses827

Visible827

Established1985

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Periyar University, Salem

Salem, Tamil Nadu

Private University NAAC A++ NIRF 151 Live

Courses2125

Visible2125

Established1997

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Patna University, Patna

Patna, Bihar

State University Live

Courses223

Visible223

Established1917

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Panjab University, Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 57th Live

Courses915

Visible915

Established1882

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Osmania University, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 53rd Live

Courses1979

Visible1979

Established1917

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North Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Shillong, Meghalaya

Central University NIRF 151 Live

Courses519

Visible519

Established1973

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