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Celebrating India’s Academic Heritage.

Top #175 Distinguished Institutions

  1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

  3. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi

  4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal

  5. Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

  6. University of Delhi, Delhi

  7. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh

  8. Jadavpur University, Kolkata

  9. Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai

  10. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

  11. Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani

  12. Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai

  13. Calcutta University, Kolkata

  14. Anna University, Chennai

  15. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

  16. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

  17. Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram

  18. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

  19. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar

  20. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi

  21. Panjab University, Chandigarh

  22. Alagappa University, Karaikudi

  23. Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi

  24. University of Jammu, Jammu

  25. King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow

  26. University of Mysore, Mysuru

  27. Periyar University, Salem

  28. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

  29. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

  30. Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur

  31. Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru

  32. University of Mumbai, Mumbai

  33. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

  34. Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan

  35. Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry

  36. Tezpur University, Assam

  37. North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong

  38. Pondicherry University, Puducherry

  39. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

  40. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

  41. Goa University, Goa

  42. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi

  43. Osmania University, Hyderabad

  44. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati

  45. Kuvempu University, Shivamogga

  46. Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

  47. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi

  48. Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

  49. Annamalai University, Chidambaram

  50. Gauhati University, Assam

  51. University of Madras, Chennai

  52. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

  53. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli

  54. University of Kashmir, Srinagar

  55. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

  56. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur

  57. Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan

  58. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

  59. Shivaji University, Kolhapur

  60. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur

  61. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand)

  62. Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar

  63. Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune

  64. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

  65. Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur

  66. Sambalpur University, Sambalpur

  67. Karnataka University, Dharwad

  68. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

  69. Vikram University, Ujjain

  70. Patna University, Patna

  71. University of Burdwan, Bardhaman

  72. Ranchi University, Ranchi

  73. Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati

  74. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

  75. Tripura University, Agartala

  76. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

  77. Bangalore University, Bengaluru

  78. University of Calicut, Malappuram

  79. Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

  80. North Maharashtra University (now Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari NMU), Jalgaon

  81. Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut

  82. Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (Deemed), West Bengal

  83. Kanpur University (Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University), Kanpur

  84. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

  85. Dayananda Sagar University (Dayananda Sagar Institutions), Bengaluru

  86. Tripura Institute of Technology

  87. University of Lucknow, Lucknow

  88.  Aliah University, Kolkata

  89. Central Institute of Business Management Research & Development, Nagpur

  90. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad

  91. Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani

  92. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram

  93. Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga

  94. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer

  95. Jiwaji University, Gwalior

  96. Barkatullah University, Bhopal

  97. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

  98. University of Kota, Kota

  99. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

  100. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad

  101. Harisingh Gour University, Madhya Pradesh

  102. Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

  103. Jai Prakash University, Chhapra

  104. Nalanda Open University, Patna

  105. Kalyani University, West Bengal

  106. Fakir Mohan University, Balasore

  107. Berhampur University, Odisha

  108. Sri Sathya Sai University of Technology & Medical Sciences 

  109. Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata

  110. Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi

  111. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati

  112. Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad

  113. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra

  114. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

  115. Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur

  116. Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

  117. Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara

  118. Nagaland University, Lumami

  119. Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar

  120. Amravati University (Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University), Amravati

  121. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik

  122. Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur

  123. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

  124. Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan

  125. Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai

  126. Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

  127. Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University, Madhya Pradesh

  128. Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore

  129. Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal

  130. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal

  131. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal

  132. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai

  133. West Bengal State University, Barasat

  134. Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai

  135. Satavahana University, Karimnagar

  136. Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati

  137. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad

  138. Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai

  139. Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru

  140. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati

  141. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University), Hyderabad (Formerly APOU)

  142. Dravidian University, Kuppam

  143. Rayalaseema University, Kurnool

  144. Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad

  145. Palamuru University, Mahbubnagar

  146. Sri Krishnadevaraya Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh

  147. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur

  148. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur

  149. Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat

  150. Anand Agricultural University, Anand

  151. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh

  152. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut

  153. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

  154. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur

  155. Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur

  156. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University, Sikar

  157. Saurashtra University, Rajkot

  158. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani

  159. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri

  160. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar

  161. Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi

  162. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu

  163. Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

  164. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur

  165. Pondicherry University of Technology

  166. National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

  167. National Law University, Jodhpur

  168. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

  169. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow

  170. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

  171. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

  172. Chanakya National Law University, Patna

  173. Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai

  174. National Law Institute University, Bhopal

  175. Central University of Karnataka

Guidebook

The Legacy Institutions of India embody the nation’s academic traditions, cultural heritage, and intellectual foundations, serving as the bedrock of higher education for over a century. These universities have produced generations of scholars, leaders, and innovators who have shaped India’s progress across sectors. By highlighting 175 distinguished institutions, this category ensures comprehensive recognition of those with the longest-standing academic presence and proven impact on society. The number 175 has been chosen to balance inclusivity with credibility - acknowledging a wide spectrum of historic universities while preserving the essence of true legacy. This closing list is both a tribute to their enduring excellence and a reminder of their continued responsibility to lead the nation’s knowledge journey forward.

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