Universities

Choosing the right university and course is probably one of the most important decisions any student has to face. The trouble in India is that there are almost 250 universities. How do students make a wise choice? Minglebox has listed down the top universities in India for your convenience. Students should aspire to join one of these top Indian universities known for their excellent contribution to the education field.

• 1 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (BHU), Varanasi Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi was established in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. BHU played a crucial role in the independence movement and developed into a great center of learning in India. BHU has contributed a lot in the development of the country by producing a...

  Website: www.bhu.ac.in

• 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University, (JNU),Delhi was established in 1969 under the Jawaharlal Nehru University Act 1966. It is one of the most prestigious universities across the country. JNU is basically a research oriented university.Instead of colleges, JNU offers undergraduate,...

  Website: www.jnu.ac.in

• 3 University of Delhi, Delhi, New Delhi University of Delhi (DU), Delhi was established in 1922. Delhi University is one of the most prestigious universities of the country. The University of Delhi has a wide range of faculties and nearly 80 Delhi University colleges are spread all over the city. DU has been awarded...

  Website: www.du.ac.in

• 4 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Kolkata University of Calcutta, Kolkata was established in 1857, during the administration of Lord Canning, the Governor General of India, the University of Calcutta is the oldest of the modern universities in India. It is a state government administered affiliating and research university...

  Website: www.caluniv.ac.in

• 5 University of Madras, Chennai, Chennai University of Madras (UOM), Chennai is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India . The university is modeled after the University of London and was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an act of the Legislative...

  Website: www.unom.ac.in

• 6 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Mumbai University of Mumbai, (UOM),Mumbai known earlier as University of Bombay is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon Wood's Education Dispatch, and it is one amongst the first three Universities in India. As a sequel to the...

  Website: www.mu.ac.in

• 7 University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Hyderabad The University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad was established in 1974 with Prof. Gurbaksh Singh as its first Vice Chancellor, UoH - also known as Hyderabad Central University or HCU- has emerged as a leading centre of teaching and research. UoH is one of the major institutions of...

  Website: www.uohyd.ac.in/

• 8 Indian Institute of Science, (IISc), Bangalore , Bangalore Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore established in 1909 as a 'Research Institute' or 'University of Research' by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc Bangalore) is a unique institute concerned with research in frontier areas and education...

  Website: www.iisc.ernet.in

• 9 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Kolkata Jadavpur University, Kolkata was established in 1955. The university is an educational and research institution in India.Jadavpur University is also closely affiliated to leading research institutes like the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Indian Institute of...

  Website: www.jadavpur.edu

• 10 University College of Engineering Osmania University ,Hyderabad, Hyderabad University College of Engineering Osmania University (UCE) , Hyderabad is one of the most prestigious and oldest technical education institutes in Andhra Pradesh. The autonomous college came into being in 1929. It holds the distinction of being the sixth engineering college in the...

  Website: www.uceou.edu

• 11 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam Andhra University,(AU),Visakhapatnam was established in 1926 and is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country devoted to post-graduate teaching and research. The educational jurisdiction of the University spreads across five districts of Andhra Pradesh...

  Website: www.andhrauniversity.info/index.html

• 12 Panjab University, Chandigarh, Chandigarh Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh was established in 1882 at Lahore. PU is one of the oldest universities in India. University has 188 affiliated colleges spread over Punjab and having one rural Regional Centre at Kauni, and 3 Regional Centres at Muktsar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur ....

  Website: www.puchd.ac.in

• 13 Bangalore University, Bangalore Bangalore University, Bangalore , (BU), was established in 1964 as Central College.It has been accredited with five star status by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2001. It is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and has gained the status of...

  Website: www.bangaloreuniversity.in

• 14 Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Womens University (SNDT), Mumbai Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University (SNDT), Mumbai is the first Women’s university in India as well as in South-East Asia. The University was founded by Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1916 for a noble cause of Women’s Education. The first five...

  Website: sndt.ac.in

• 15 Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi, New Delhi Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi was originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920 and became a central university by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia means University, and Millia means National. The story of its growth...

  Website: www.jmi.ac.in

• 16 Aligarh Muslim University,(AMU),Aligarh, Aligarh Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) , Aligarh is one of the leading universities in India, is an academic institution of transnational repute. Also known as AMU Aligarh, it is a leading educational institution in India, drawing students from a number of countries, especially in Africa,...

  Website: www.amu.ac.in

• 17 University of Mysore, Mysore, Mysore University of Mysore, Mysore is among the foremost institutions of its kind, and is an enduring symbol in the sphere of higher education in India. It was founded by the then Maharaja of Mysore in 1916.The university offered a two-year intermediate Course, three year B.A.(Hons),...

  Website: www.uni-mysore.ac.in

• 18 Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Madurai Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai was established in 1966, has 18 Schools comprising 73 Departments. The university has 109 affiliated Colleges (9 Autonomous) including other approved institutions and 7 evening colleges. There are centres which promote research potential of...

  Website: www.mkuniversity.org/

• 19 Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), Vadodara Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), Baroda was originally formed as the Baroda College of Science in 1881 and it became a university in 1949 after the independence of the country. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler...

  Website: www.msubaroda.ac.in

• 20 Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, Amrtisar Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar was established in 1969 to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. In conceiving the future course of the university, the objectives enshrined in the Guru Nanak Dev University Act 1969, emphasised that the new university...

  Website: www.gndu.ac.in

• 21 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-P), Pilani Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani is an all-India Institute for higher education. The Institute's dream came true from its founder late Mr G.D.Birla - an eminent industrialist, a participant in Indian freedom struggle and a close associate of the Father of...

  Website: www.bits-pilani.ac.in

• 22 Pondicherry University, Puducherry Pondicherry University, Kalapet was established in 1985 by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament. Being a Central University Pondicherry University is fully supported by the University Grants Commission. Pondicherry University is outstanding among the central...

  Website: www.pondiuni.edu.in

• 23 University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Allahabad University of Allahabad, Allahabad was established in 1887 which is one of the oldest university, the fourth infact. The institution has a good reputation and boasts of having a number of recognised politicians and statesmen among which were a President and two Vice-Presidents of our...

  Website: www.allduniv.ac.in/

• 24 University of Lucknow, Lucknow University of Lucknow, Lucknow came into being in 1920, carries forward the legacy of prestigious Canning College, which was itself founded in 1867 by Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee. The King George's Medical College and Isabella Thoburn College were other influences behind...

  Website: www.lkouniv.ac.in

• 25 North Eastern Hill University, Shillong North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong was set up by an Act of Parliament and notified on 19th July 1973. The objectives of the University, as laid down in the act, are "to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in branches of...

  Website: www.nehu.ac.in

• 26 Gauhati University, Guwahati Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati was established in 1948 under the Guwahati University Act 1947. This is the first university of North East India. This university catered to the needs of all the students from Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Assam. The university has been accredited with a...

  Website: www.gauhati.ac.in

• 27 University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram was established in 1937. Earlier it was known as University of Travancore which eventually became the university of Kerala. The university was established by a promulgation of the Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma...

  Website: www.keralauniversity.ac.in

• 28 Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune Bharati Vidyapeeth , which is the parent body of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, is one of the largest networks of educational institutions in India Bharati Vidyapeeth University , Pune was established by Dr. Patangrao Kadam Founder of Bharati Vidyapeeth and Chancellor in 1964...

  Website: www.bharatividyapeeth.edu

• 29 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra was established in 1956 and its foundation stone was laid by late Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. It was started with only the Department of Sanskrit. It's a multi-faculty centre of higher education, has grown up as one of the...

  Website: www.kuk.ac.in

• 30 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (SVU), Tirupati Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati was established in 1954 and was started with six departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Economics and Philosophy. The university has constituent colleges concerning various conventional and advanced subject, in...

  Website: www.svuniversity.in

• 31 Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla, Shimla Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla was established in 1970. Earlier, the Himachal Pradesh University was a part of Punjab University which served as a regional centre of the university. In addition to other departments, the university has the International Centre for Distance...

  Website: www.hpuniv.gov.in

• 32 Karnatak University, Dharwad (KUD), Dharwad Karnatak University (KUD), Dharwad was established by the Bombay legislature of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency through the Karnatak University Act 1949. It became a statutory university in 1950. The jurisdiction of the university covers Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag,...

  Website: www.kud.ac.in

• 33 Anna University, Chennai, Chennai Anna University , Chennai was established in 1978 a unitary type of University.It is a affiliated type is a member of the Association of Indian Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Partner of UNESCO International Center for Engineering Education (UICEE). UGC...

  Website: www.annauniv.edu/

• 34 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Coimbatore Bharathiar University, Coimbatore was established at Coimbatore by the Government of Tamilnadu in February, 1982 under the provision of the Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982). The Postgraduate Centre of the University of Madras, which was functioning in Coimbatore before...

  Website: www.b-u.ac.in

  www.bharathiaruniversity.in

• 35 Goa University, Goa Goa University, Goa was established in 1985 incorporating the then existing PG Centre for Instruction and Research of the University of Bombay. Located on the scenic Taleigao Plateau, the University has become the centre of higher education in the State of Goa. The 23 PG Departments...

  Website: www.unigoa.ac.in

• 36 Sardar Patel University, Anand (SPU), Anand Sardar Patel University (SPU), Anand was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the then Bombay Province in December 1955 and was recognised under 2f of the UGC Act in October 1968. Sardar Patel University comprises of 26 Postgraduate Departments, a constituent college,...

  Website: www.spuvvn.edu

• 37 Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa Awadhesh Pratap Singh University , Rewa a state university in Madhya Pradesh, is a member of The Association of Indian Universities, AIU. Recognized by the University Grant Commission, UGC, APS University is also the member of All Commonwealth Association of Universities, ACAU....

  Website: http://apsurewa.ac.in/

• 38 Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal was established in 1976 to fulfil the aspirations of the Telangana people for higher education. The founding of the university was in fact a historic event in the sense that heralded a new era in the realms of higher education of warangal region....

  Website: www.kuwarangal.com

• 39 Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin was came into being in 1971 in answer to a concerted campaign for quality postgraduate education in the state of Kerala. In February 1986, University of Cochin was reorganized into Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)...

  Website: www.cusat.ac.in

• 40 Rabindra Bharati University , Kolkata Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata was established in 1962 under Rabindra Bharati Act of Govt. of West Bengal, 1961 to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore, is the third to come into existence. As conceived by Dr. B.C.Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal,...

  Website: www.rbu.ac.in

• 41 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirappalli Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli was established in 1982, and was named after the great revolutionary Tamil poet, Bharathidasan (1891-1968). The motto of the university is "We will create a brave new world". The university has totally 4 faculties, 16 schools, 34...

  Website: www.bdu.ac.in

• 42 Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur, Nagpur Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur was established in 1923 with six affiliated colleges and 927 students. During 1947, the number of students increased to about 9000 accompanied by the improvement and diversification of curricula and expansion in the range...

  Website: www.nagpuruniversity.org

• 43 University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jaipur University of Rajasthan, Jaipur was established in 1947 as the University of Rajputana with the main objective of disseminating knowledge and catering to the needs of the students of Rajasthan. In the year 1956, the Rajputana University was renamed as the University of Rajasthan,...

  Website: www.uniraj.ac.in

• 44 Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Utkal University was established in 1943, is the seventeenth oldest University in India. The foundation stone of the campus was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India in 1958 and the campus was inaugurated by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the second President of India in...

  Website: www.utkal-university.org

• 45 Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), Udaipur, Udaipur Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU) , Udaipur (erstwhile Udaipur University) is a state university established by an Act in 1962 to cater the needs of higher education in southern Rajasthan. Conscious about its social responsibilities, the university has played significant role in...

  Website: www.mlsu.ac.in

• 46 Patna University, Patna Patna University, Patna was established in 1917 to cater to the growing need for higher education in Bihar, Orissa and Nepal. History of Patna University is directly associated with the history of modern Bihar. It has produced outstanding personalities involved in top administrative...

  Website: puonline.bih.nic.in

• 47 Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU), Amravati Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU), Amravati was established in 1983 and named after Sant Gadge Baba. The university is recognised under Section 12(B) of UGC Act. It has facilities to offer post-graduate & advanced education in Computer, Biotechnology, Business...

  Website: sgbau.ac.in

• 48 Assam University, Silchar Assam University, Silchar was came into existence through the Assam (Central) University Act, 1989 (Act. No. XIII). It was established in 1994 and has since steadily become an excellent centre of learning.The University has nine Schools in major disciplines - Social Sciences,...

  Website: www.assamuniversity.nic.in

• 49 Jiwaji University , Gwalior Jiwaji University, Gwalior was established as a teaching and affiliating University in 1964, under the provision of M. P. Government Ordinance no. 15 of 1963. Dr. Sarwapalli Radhakrishanan, the then President of India, laid the foundation stone of the University Campus on 11th...

  Website: www.jiwaji.edu

• 50 Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur, Guntur Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur was established in 1976 of A.P State Legislature and governed by Act 4 of 1991 covering 6 universities of the state. Acharya Nagarjuna University has completed three decades of its existence. In the course of the last 30 years, the...

  Website: www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in