Institutes of National Importance

Premier public higher education institutions in India

In India, an Institution of National Importance (INI) refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by an act of the Parliament of India. Such institutions are recognized for their pivotal role in developing highly skilled personnel within a specified region of the country or state. Institutes of National Importance enjoy special recognition, greater autonomy, and direct funding from the Government of India. Some of India's top-ranked universities, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), National Institutes of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), hold this status.

## Common Acts

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### Architecture

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The Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[1]

### Design

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* National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[2]

### Engineering and Technology

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* Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.[3]
* National Institutes of Technology (NIT), IIEST Shibpur are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and its subsequent amendments.[4]
* Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.[5][6]
* National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.[7][8]

### Management

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Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[9]

### Medicine

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All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.[10]

### Pharmacy

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National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.[11]

### Science

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Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.[12]

### Universities

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Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University declared as Institutes of National Importance through Entry No. 63 union list-Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

## Summary statistics

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As of June 2024, there are 171 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23 IITs, 20 AIIMSs, 21 IIMs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs, 5 NIDs, 3 SPAs, 2 NIFTEMs, 10 central universities, 4 medical research institutes, and 13 other specialized institutes.[13]

## Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)

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Madras

Delhi

Guwahati

Kanpur

Kharagpur

Bombay

Roorkee

Varanasi

Bhubaneswar

Gandhinagar

Hyderabad

Indore

Jodhpur

Mandi

Patna

Ropar

Palakkad

Goa

Bhilai

Tirupati

Jammu

Dharwad

Dhanbad

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Location of 23 IITs

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Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 1994 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 2016 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1963 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa | Farmagudi | Goa | 2016 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | 2009 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2016 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad[N 1] | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 1926 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 2016 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad | Palakkad | Kerala | 2015 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 2009 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1958 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Rupnagar | Punjab | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 2008 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1959 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1959 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi[N 1] | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1919 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee[N 1] | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 1847 | IIT | Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 1951 | IIT | Engineering

## Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)

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Ahmedabad

Bangalore

Indore

Calcutta

Kozhikode

Lucknow

Shillong

Ranchi

Rohtak

Raipur

Tiruchirappalli

Kashipur

Udaipur

Nagpur

Sirmaur

Amritsar

Bodh Gaya

Sambalpur

Visakhapatnam

Jammu

Mumbai

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Location of 21 IIMs

Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Type  | Specialization

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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1961 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar | Amritsar | Punjab | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1973 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1961 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1996 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2016 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 2011 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, kozhikode | Kozhikode | Kerala | 1996 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1984 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 2010 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 2010 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 2010 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Shilliong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 2007 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur | Paonta Sahib | Himachal Pradesh | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 2011 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 2011 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIM | Management
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai[N 2] | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1963 | IIM | Management

## Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)

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Kalyani

Kota

Surat

Una

Bhopal

Pune

Raichur

Kottayam

Sri City

Vadodara

Lucknow

Guwahati

Bhagalpur

Agartala

Sonepat

Dharwad

Imphal

Nagpur

Ranchi

Tiruchirappalli

Gwalior

Jabalpur

Chennai

Kurnool

Allahabad

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Location of 25 IIITs, 5 MoE-funded (in green) and 20 PPP-mode (in blue)

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 1997 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala | Agartala | Tripura | 2018 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1999  | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | Bihar | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 2005 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2007 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota | Kota | Rajasthan | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam | Kottayam | Kerala | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur | Imphal | Manipur | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2016 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 2016 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur | Raichur | Karnataka | 2019 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 2016  | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat | Sonipat | Haryana | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City | Sri City | Andhra Pradesh | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat | Surat | Gujarat | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 2013  | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una | Una | Himachal Pradesh | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara | Vadodara | Gujarat | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology

## Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

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Mohali

Kolkata

Pune

Bhopal

Tirupati

Thiruvananthapuram

Berhampur

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Location of 7 IISERs

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur | Berhampur | Odisha | 2016 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2006 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 2007 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 2006 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 2008 | IISER | Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IISER | Sciences

## All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)

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New Delhi

Bhopal

Bhubaneswar

Jodhpur

Patna

Raipur

Rishikesh

Raebareli

Mangalagiri

Nagpur

Gorakhpur

Kalyani

Bathinda

Bibinagar

Deoghar

Guwahati

Vijaypur

Bilaspur

Rajkot

Madurai

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Location of 21 AIIMS

Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Type  | Specialization

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda | Bathinda | Punjab | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar | Bibinagar | Telangana | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur | Bilaspur | Himachal Pradesh | 2020  | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar | Deoghar | Jharkhand | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2020  | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2018  | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri | Mangalagiri | Andhra Pradesh | 2018 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2018 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1956 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2013 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot | Rajkot | Gujarat | 2020  | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2020  | AIIMS | Medicine

## National Institute of Technology (NITs)

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Allahabad

Bhopal

Calicut

Hamirpur

Goa

Jamshedpur

Kurukshetra

Nagpur

Jaipur

Rourkela

Silchar

Surathkal

Warangal

Durgapur

Srinagar

Surat

Tiruchirappalli

Patna

Raipur

Agartala

Papum Pare

Delhi

Imphal

Shillong

Aizawl

Chümoukedima

Karaikal

Ravangla

Srinagar (UK)

Tadepalligudem

Jalandhar

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Location of 31 NITs

Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Type  | Specialization

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National Institute of Technology, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 1956 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha | 1961 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim | Ravangla | Sikkim | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Assam | 1967 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 1964 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | Srinagar | Uttarakhand | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Warangal | Warangal | Telangana | 1959 | NIT | Engineering
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Punjab | 1987 | NIT | Engineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 1963 | NIT | Engineering
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1961 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Agartala | Agartala | Tripura | 1965 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalligudem | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | Yupia | Arunachal Pradesh | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 1961 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur | Durgapur | West Bengal | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Goa | Cuncolim | Goa | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 1986 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 1963 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Manipur | Imphal | Manipur | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | Shillong | Meghalaya | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizoram | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland | Chümoukedima | Nagaland | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 1886 | NIT | Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry | Karaikal | Puducherry | 2010 | NIT | Engineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 1960 | NIT | Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | Surat | Gujarat | 1961 | NIT | Engineering

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## Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology(IIESTs)

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Shibpur

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Location of 1 IIESTs

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IIEST | Shibpur | West Bengal | 2014  | NIT | Engneering

## National Institute of Design (NIDs)

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Ahmedabad

Bhopal

Jorhat

Kurukshetra

Amaravati

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Location of 5 NIDs

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National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1960 | NID | Design
National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015  | NID | Design
National Institute of Design, Assam | Jorhat | Assam | 2019  | NID | Design
National Institute of Design, Haryana | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 2016  | NID | Design
National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2019  | NID | Design

## National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)

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Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Type  | Specialization

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National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat | Sonepat | Haryana | 2012  | NIFTEM | Food Technology
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 1967  | NIFTEM | Food Technology

## National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)

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Mohali

Ahmedabad

Hajipur

Hyderabad

Kolkata

Raebareli

Guwahati

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Location of 7 NIPERs

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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2008 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur | Hajipur | Bihar | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 1998 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science

## School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)

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New Delhi

Bhopal

Vijayawada

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Location of 3 SPAs

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School of Planning and Architecture | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture | New Delhi | Delhi | 1941 | SPA | Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture

## Central Universities

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Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Type  | Specialization

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Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 1920  | —  | General[14]
Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1914  | —  | General[14]
Nalanda University | Rajgir | Bihar | 2010  | —  | Social Science[15]
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | Samastipur | Bihar | 1905  | —  | Agricultural Science[16]
National Forensic Sciences University[N 3] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020  | —  | Forensic Science[17]
Visva-Bharati University | Santiniketan | West Bengal | 1921 | — | General[18]
Rashtriya Raksha University[N 4] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020  | —  | Security Studies[19]
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 2014  | —  | Agricultural Science[20]
University of Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1887 | — | General[21]
University of Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1922  | —  | General[14]

## Medical Research Institutes

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Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Specialization

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National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1847 | Medicine[22]
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1962 | Medicine[14]
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 1973  | Medicine[14]
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research[N 5] | Pondicherry | Puducherry | 1823  | Medicine[14]

## Other Specialized Institution

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Institute  | City  | State  | Founded  | Specialization

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The Asiatic Society | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1784 | Oriental Studies[23]
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur[N 6] | Howrah | West Bengal | 1856 | Engineering[24]
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2016 | Petroleum Engineering[25]
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Jais | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 | Petroleum Engineering[14]
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1918 | Language Studies[14]
Kalakshetra Foundation | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1936  | Arts and Culture[26]
National Library of India | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1836  | National Library[27]
Indian Statistical Institute | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1931 | Statistics[14]
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 2010 | Multidisciplinary Science[14]
Footwear Design and Development Institute | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 1986 | Applied Design[28]
India International Arbitration Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | 2020 | International Arbitration[29]
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1993 | Youth Affairs[14]
Regional Centre for Biotechnology | Faridabad | Haryana | 2009 | Biotechnology[14]
Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar[N 7] | Jamnagar | Gujarat | 2020  | Ayurvedic Medicine[30]

## See also

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* Ivy League, a formal grouping of leading private universities in the Northeastern United States
* Russell Group, a formal grouping of universities in the United Kingdom
* Golden Triangle (English universities), a group of universities in Oxford, Cambridge, London
* SKY (universities), a group of universities in South Korea
* C9 League – The Chinese Ministry of Education's formal grouping of elite universities in China
* TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
* Group of Eight (Australian universities), formal group of eight universities in Australia
* Ancient universities, the Universities formed before the year 1600 with undergraduate MA awarding powers in United Kingdom and Ireland
* Imperial Universities, a grouping of older universities in Japan
* Double First-Class Construction, funding scheme for universities in China
* Institutes of Eminence
* BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries

## Footnotes

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1. ^ a b c IIT Roorkee was included in the IIT system in 2001; IIT-BHU Varanasi was included in the IIT system in 2012; IIT-ISM Dhanbad was included in the IIT system in 2016
2. ^ National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering was re-established as IIM, Mumbai in 2023
3. ^ Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences University in 2020
4. ^ Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
5. ^ Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry was re-established as JIPMER in 1964
6. ^ Bengal Engineering and Science University was re-established as IIEST, Shibpur in 2014
7. ^ Gujarat Ayurved University was re-established as Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 2020

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