How many universities are listed in India on AskEducation?

AskEducation lists 485 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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All States Uttar Pradesh 116 Gujarat 109 Karnataka 95 Madhya Pradesh 94 Maharashtra 94 Rajasthan 94 Tamil Nadu 69 West Bengal 61

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Patna University, Patna

Patna, Bihar

State University Live

Courses223

Visible223

Established1917

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Patliputra University, Patna

Patna, Bihar

State University Live

Courses844

Visible844

Established2018

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Panjab University, Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

State University NAAC A++ NIRF 57th Live

Courses915

Visible915

Established1882

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Pandit SN Shukla University, Shahdol

Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

State University Live

Courses106

Visible106

Established2016

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Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak

Rohtak, Haryana

State University Live

Courses27

Visible27

Established2014

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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University, Sikar

Sikar, Rajasthan

State University Live

Courses950

Visible950

Established2012

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Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak

Rohtak, Haryana

State University NIRF 151 Live

Courses532

Visible532

Established2008

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Palamuru University, Mahboobnagar

Mahbubnagar, Telangana

State University Live

Courses294

Visible294

Established2008

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Osmania University, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

State University NAAC A+ NIRF 53rd Live

Courses1979

Visible1979

Established1917

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Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

State University NIRF 201 Live

Courses43

Visible43

Established2021

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Odisha University of Health Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

State University Live

Courses49

Visible49

Established2021

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Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

State University NIRF 151 Live

Courses107

Visible107

Established1962

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Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

Sambalpur, Odisha

State University NAAC B++ Live

Courses26

Visible26

Established2015

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Odia University, Puri

Puri, Odisha

State University Live

Courses4

Visible4

Established2021

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Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

State University Live

Courses39

Visible39

Established1989

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Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar

Palamu, Jharkhand

State University Live

Courses250

Visible250

Established2009

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Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

State University NAAC A Live

Courses38

Visible38

Established1997

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Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

State University NIRF 101 Live

Courses74

Visible74

Established2018

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