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Top University / Sciences colleges in India

Central and state research universities

18 colleges in our NIRF 2024 set offer university / sciences programmes. The list below is ordered by NIRF University / Sciences rank — colleges without a separate rank in this category fall to the end, sorted by their overall NIRF rank where available.

Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).

  1. #1

    IISc Bangalore

    Central

    Indian Institute of Science

    Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1909

    India's premier research institution. The only Indian university consistently inside the QS top 200. Undergraduate BS programme admission via JEE Advanced (top-500 typically).

    NIRF Overall #2, University #1, Research #1 (2024)

  2. #2

    JNU

    Central

    Jawaharlal Nehru University

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1969

    Central university famous for the social sciences, international studies, languages and life sciences. Admission via CUET / dedicated PG entrance.

    NIRF Overall #10, University #2 (2024)

  3. #3

    Jamia Millia

    Central

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1920

    Central university with strong engineering, mass communication, architecture and Islamic studies programmes. CUET admission for most undergraduate streams.

    NIRF University #3 (2024)

  4. #4

    Manipal

    Deemed

    Manipal Academy of Higher Education

    Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953

    Coastal Karnataka deemed university with major engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy and hotel-management schools. Admission via MET / NEET / GMAT for respective programmes.

    NIRF University #4 (2024)

  5. #5

    BHU

    Central

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1916

    One of Asia's largest residential universities. Strong faculties across humanities, sciences, medicine (IMS-BHU) and engineering (IIT BHU is the engineering wing).

    NIRF University #5 (2024)

  6. #6

    Delhi University

    Central

    University of Delhi

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1922

    Anchor of the Delhi higher-education cluster, with 90+ affiliated colleges. Admission via CUET. Most sought-after constituent colleges: St. Stephen's, Hindu, LSR, SRCC, Hansraj.

    NIRF University #6 (2024)

  7. #7

    Amrita University

    Deemed

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1994

    Multi-campus deemed university with strong engineering (AEEE entrance) and good NIRF placement. The Coimbatore engineering campus is the flagship.

    NIRF University #7 (2024)

  8. #10

    Hyderabad University

    Central

    University of Hyderabad

    Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1974

    Central university particularly strong in basic sciences, integrated MSc programmes and humanities research. The campus is one of the largest in central India.

    NIRF University #10 (2024)

  9. #11

    Jadavpur University

    State

    Jadavpur University

    Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1955

    West Bengal's state-funded engineering powerhouse. Faculty of Engineering & Technology is one of India's oldest, often produces top JEE Advanced rank-takers despite low fees.

    NIRF Engineering #12, University #11 (2024)

  10. #13

    VIT University

    Deemed

    VIT University

    Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 2001

    The deemed university umbrella that operates VIT's multi-campus engineering ecosystem. Separate engineering page covers admission and NIRF Engineering rank.

    NIRF University #13 (2024)

  11. #16

    VIT Vellore

    Deemed

    Vellore Institute of Technology

    Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1984

    India's largest private engineering school by intake. Admission via VITEEE entrance. Strong industry placement pipeline, multiple campuses.

    NIRF Engineering #11, University #16 (2024)

  12. #20

    Anna University

    State

    Anna University

    Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1978

    Tamil Nadu's flagship engineering university with affiliated colleges across the state. The CEG (College of Engineering Guindy) campus is the original engineering school of South India.

    NIRF Engineering #13, University #20 (2024)

  13. #32

    Symbiosis Pune

    Deemed

    Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

    Pune · Maharashtra · est. 1971

    Pune's flagship private deemed university with major management (SIBM), law (SLS), liberal-arts and design schools. Admission via SET / SNAP / SLAT depending on programme.

    NIRF Management #19, University #32 (2024)

  14. #35

    Christ University

    Deemed

    Christ University

    Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1969

    Bengaluru's largest private deemed university. Particularly strong in BBA, BCom, psychology and the liberal-arts programme; multiple campuses across India.

    NIRF Management #64, University #35 (2024)

  15. —

    Jamia Hamdard

    Deemed

    Jamia Hamdard

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1989

    India's top-ranked pharmacy school. Admission via NEET / dedicated university entrance for pharmacy and allied health science programmes.

    NIRF Pharmacy #1 (2024)

  16. —

    IISER Pune

    Central

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

    Pune · Maharashtra · est. 2006

    Centrally-funded research-and-undergraduate institute. 5-year integrated BS-MS programme; admission via IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) or KVPY successor channels.

  17. —

    IISER Kolkata

    Central

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

    Mohanpur · West Bengal · est. 2006

    First IISER in eastern India. Strong interdisciplinary sciences and the only IISER offering a BS in Earth Sciences.

  18. —

    IISER Mohali

    Central

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

    Mohali · Punjab · est. 2007

    North India's IISER, particularly strong in mathematics and physics. Hosted India's first quantum computing PhD programme.

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