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AskEducation lists 357 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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Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Deemed University NAAC A NIRF 90th Live

Courses207

Visible207

Established1984

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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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Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Deemed University NAAC A++ NIRF 151 Live

Courses136

Visible136

Established1957

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Private University NIRF 96th Live

Courses11

Visible11

Established1997

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Assam University, Silchar

Silcoorie Grant, Assam

Private University NAAC B NIRF 101 Live

Courses412

Visible412

Established1994

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Ashoka University, Sonepat

Sonepat(Sonipat), Haryana

Private University NIRF 151 Live

Courses28

Visible28

Established2014

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Anurag University, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

Private University NIRF 151 Live

Courses58

Visible58

Established2020

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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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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Private University NAAC A++ NIRF 17th Live

Courses465

Visible465

Established1994

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Amity University, Ranchi

Ranchi, Jharkhand

State University NIRF 201 Live

Courses58

Visible58

Established2016

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Amity University, Noida

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Private University NAAC A+ NIRF 37th Live

Courses689

Visible689

Established2005

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Amity University, Kolkata

Kadampukur, West Bengal

Private University NIRF 151 Live

Courses90

Visible90

Established2015

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Amity University, Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Private University NIRF 151 Live

Courses114

Visible114

Established2008

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Amity University, Gurugram

Gurgaon, Haryana

Private University NAAC A NIRF 151 Live

Courses159

Visible159

Established2010

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