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12,509

Every state and union territory, drawn from AISHE, UGC and AICTE public listings — 36 states & UTs, 631 districts, 23 disciplines, covering government, government-aided and private institutions.

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36 states & UTs 631 districts 23 disciplines 3,077 government 865 government aided 8,567 private oldest founded 1817 757 women-only

Universities

591 ↑ 15%
growth in the latest 20-year period

Institutes of National Importance

146 ↑ 68.5%
growth in the latest 20-year period

Colleges & standalone institutes

11,772 ↑ 0.1%
growth in the latest 20-year period

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Government3,077 Government Aided865 Private8,567

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Multidisciplinary3,661Engineering & Technology2,968Polytechnic2,091Management2,053Arts & Science1,100Commerce & Management147Arts & Humanities100Teacher Education81Medical Science76AYUSH43Agriculture36Design31Pharmacy30Architecture23Law22Science14Sanskrit Studies7Social Science6Maritime Studies5Physical Education5Fine Arts4Language & Literature4Dental2

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Institutes of National Importance 146
AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bilaspur Bilaspur 2020 Medical Science Government AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati Kamrup 2020 Medical Science Government AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rajkot Rajkot 2020 Medical Science Government AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences Vijaypur Jammu Samba 2020 Medical Science Government See all 146
Central government 148
CUAP Central University of Andhra Pradesh Anantapur 2019 Multidisciplinary Government CUJ Central University of Jammu Samba 2011 Multidisciplinary Government CUH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA Mahendergarh 2009 Multidisciplinary Government CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND Ranchi 2009 Multidisciplinary Government See all 148
State government 2,629
DU Dhanamanjuri University Imphal West 2018 Multidisciplinary Government MCBU Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University Chhatarpur 2018 Multidisciplinary Government SGLC Sikkim Government Law College Gangtok 2018 Law Government UL University of Ladakh Leh 2018 Multidisciplinary Government See all 2,629

Top states & union territories

Karnataka
1,569
Maharashtra
1,563
Tamil Nadu
1,154
Uttar Pradesh
967
Andhra Pradesh
904
Madhya Pradesh
811
Kerala
765
Gujarat
600
Bihar
596
Rajasthan
485
All 36 states & UTs

Institutions by discipline

Multidisciplinary
3,661
Engineering & Technology
2,968
Polytechnic
2,091
Management
2,053
Arts & Science
1,100
Commerce & Management
147
Arts & Humanities
100
Teacher Education
81
Medical Science
76
AYUSH
43
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