List of Top Universities in India for Admission 2025

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore	Karnataka	82.28	1
Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	Delhi	67.57	2
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	63.52	3
University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	61.85	4
Calcutta University	Kolkata	West Bengal	60.87	5
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	60.53	6
Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	60.35	7
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	59.22	8
Manipal Academy of Higher Education	Manipal	Karnataka	58.50	9
Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra	58.40	10
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	58.36	11
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	58.07	12
University of Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	57.59	13
Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	57.23	14
Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	52.62	15
Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	52.11	16
Homi Bhabha National Institute	Mumbai	Maharashtra	51.95	17
Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi	Delhi	51.73	18
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	51.44	19
University of Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	51.34	20
Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	51.25	21
Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	51.21	22
Birla Institute of Technology & Science	Pilani	Rajasthan	50.53	23
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	50.31	24
King George`s Medical University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	49.91	25
Osmania University	Hyderabad	Telangana	49.86	26
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)	Patiala	Punjab	49.27	27
Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu	48.54	28
Tezpur University	Tezpur	Assam	48.47	29
Mahatma Gandhi University	Kottayam	Kerala	48.08	30
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	47.97	31
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	47.80	32
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	47.34	33
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	Mysore	Karnataka	46.97	34
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Mumbai	Maharashtra	46.82	35
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	46.32	36
Visva Bharati	Santiniketan	West Bengal	46.27	37
G. B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology	Pantnagar	Uttarakhand	46.09	38
North Eastern Hill University	Shillong	Meghalaya	45.99	39
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	45.80	40
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	45.58	41
Gauhati University	Guwahati	Assam	45.57	42
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	45.42	43
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	45.41	44
Madurai Kamraj University	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	45.20	45
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	45.11	46
Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi	44.89	47
Pondicherry University	Puducherry	Pondicherry	44.88	48
Sri Venkateswara University	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	44.88	48
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	44.70	50
Punjab Agricultural University	Ludhiana	Punjab	44.66	51
Shiv Nadar University	Dadri	Uttar Pradesh	44.45	52
University of Kashmir	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	44.19	53
Mysore University	Mysore	Karnataka	44.06	54
Guru Nanak Dev University	Amritsar	Punjab	43.69	55
Symbiosis International	Pune	Maharashtra	43.65	56
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	Maharashtra	43.63	57
Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	43.53	58
Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand	43.49	59
Bharathidasan University	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	43.41	60
Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Rajasthan	43.22	61
Bharati Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	42.89	62
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University	Hisar	Haryana	42.36	63
Calicut University	Malappuram	Kerala	42.22	64
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Kerala	41.42	65
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi	41.21	66
Anand Agricultural University	Anand	Gujarat	41.20	67
Periyar University	Salem	Tamil Nadu	40.99	68
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research	Belagavi	Karnataka	40.92	69
NITTE	Mangaluru	Karnataka	40.88	70
Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	40.88	70
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus	Puducherry	Pondicherry	40.87	72
Kuvempu University	Shimoga	Karnataka	40.60	73
University of Jammu	Jammu Tawi	Jammu and Kashmir	40.43	74
The Gandhigram Rural Institute	Gandhigram	Tamil Nadu	40.42	75
Mizoram University	Aizawl	Mizoram	40.27	76
Dayalbagh Educational Institute	Agra	Uttar Pradesh	40.24	77
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	40.24	77
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University	Hyderabad	Telangana	40.17	79
Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry	Solan	Himachal Pradesh	40.07	80
Mumbai University	Mumbai	Maharashtra	40.03	81
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	39.97	82
University of Agricultural Sciences	Dharwad	Karnataka	39.59	83
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	39.42	84
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	39.33	85
Dibrugarh University	Dibrugarh	Assam	39.30	86
Mangalore University	Mangalagangotri	Karnataka	39.26	87
Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Mumbai	Maharashtra	39.18	88
The University of Burdwan	Barddhaman	West Bengal	38.98	89
Maharshi Dayanand University	Rohtak	Haryana	38.94	90
Kalyani University	Kalyani	West Bengal	38.85	91
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	38.79	92
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	38.76	93
Goa University	Goa	Goa	38.76	93
Yenepoya	Mangalore	Karnataka	38.68	95
Central University of Punjab	Bathinda	Punjab	38.68	95
Assam University	Silchar	Assam	38.67	97
Kurukshetra University	Kurukshetra	Haryana	38.60	98
Rajiv Gandhi University	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh	38.48	99
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	38.45	100

The types of universities in India:

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Central universities, or Union universities

are establish by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Human Resource Development Ministry. As of 12 December 2018, The list of central universities published by the UGC includes 49 central universities.

State universities

Each state and territory of India run by the state government and usually establish by a Local Legislative Assembly Act. As of 6 October 2017, the UGC lists 367 state universities, the earliest establishment date list by the UGC being 1857, share by the University of Mumbai, Madras University and the University of Calcutta. Most state universities are affiliation universities with many affiliation colleges (often location in smaller cities) that usually offer a range of undergraduate courses, but may also offer postgraduate courses. More establish colleges may also offer PhD programs in some departments with the approval of the affiliation university.

Deemed university

“Deemed to be University” is a state of autonomy grant by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act. As of 6 October 2017, the UGC lists 123 deemed universities. According to this list, the first institute to be given university status was the Indian Institute of Science, which was grant this status on 12 May 1958. In many cases, several institutions have been includ in the same list by the UGC. For example, the list of Homi Bhabha National Institute includes the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research and other institutions.

Private universities

are approval by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges. As of 6 October 2017, the UGC list of private universities lists 282 universities.