Uttar Pradesh is not only a large state in terms of area and population but is also home to a large number of universities. The country also has a large number of research and academic institutions run by state governments, the central government, or private owners. The state is home to many prominent institutions in the country, including the Indian Institutes of Technology in Kanpur, Varanasi and Allahabad, and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Lucknow. There are many universities in the state that offer higher education in multiple courses.
Courses offered by the Universities in Uttar Pradesh:
The university offers a variety of courses with different specializations. This course is available for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. These universities offer certificate, diploma, and degree programs. Courses are offered in the following areas:
- Humanities
- Science
- Commerce
- Science and Technology
- Management
- Law
- Medicine
- Agriculture
- Fisheries Sciences
- Archaeology
- Linguistics
- Healthcare
- Population Studies
- Research
Note: Distance Education are also offered by some Universities.
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Admission to these Universities
Different universities have different admission procedures for various courses. Some universities offer admission based on Merit, while others take into account the results of entrance exams or general entrance exams.
Advantages in the Universities:
Some universities have hostels for off-campus students.
Additionally, library facilities are available at all universities.
Sports competitions and other extracurricular activities are organized to promote the personal development of students.
UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA
| CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES | STATE UNIVERSITIES | DEEMED UNIVERSITIES | PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES |
For more information about universities in Uttar Pradesh, please refer to the table below.
Central Universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| Name of University | Located |
|---|---|
| Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow |
| Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi |
| Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University | Raebareli |
| Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi |
| University of Allahabad | Allahabad |
State Universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| Name of University | Located |
|---|---|
| Acharya Narendra Deva Krishi Evam Prodyogik Vishwavidyalaya(Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology) | Faizabad |
| Banda University of Agriculture and Technology | Banda |
| Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya | Lucknow |
| Bundelkhand University | Jhansi |
| Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology | Kanpur |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh University | Meerut |
| Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University | Kanpur |
| Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University | Gorakhpur |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University | Lucknow |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University | Agra |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University | Faizabad |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences | Lucknow |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University | Lucknow |
| DSM National Rehabilitation University | Lucknow |
| Gautam Buddha University | Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar |
| Harcourt Butler Technical University | Kanpur |
| Jananayak Chandrashekhar University | Ballia |
| Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi Farsi University | Lucknow |
| King George’s Medical University | Lucknow |
| Maa Shakumbhari University | Saharanpur |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Gorakhpur |
| Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth | Varanasi |
| M. J. P. Rohilkhand University | Bareilly |
| Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University (Formerly Allahabad State University) | Allahabad |
| Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University | Aligarh |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | Varanasi |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology | Meerut |
| Siddharth University | Siddharth Nagar |
| U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Ansundhan Sansthan | Mathura |
| Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University | Allahabad |
| University of Lucknow | Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences | Saifai, Etawah |
| Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University | Jaunpur |
Private Universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| Name of University | Located |
|---|---|
| Amity University | Noida |
| Babu Banarasi Das University | Lucknow |
| Bareilly International University | Bareilly |
| Bennett University | Greater Noida |
| Era University | Lucknow |
| F.S. University | Shikohabad |
| GLA University | Mathura |
| Galgotias University | Greater Noida |
| IFTM University | Moradabad |
| IILM University Greater Noida | Greater Noida |
| IIMT University | Meerut |
| Integral University | Lucknow |
| Invertis University | Bareilly |
| J.S. University | Shikohabad |
| Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University | Chitrakoot |
| Jaypee University, Anoopshahr | Anupshahr |
| K.M. (Krishna Mohan) University | Mathura |
| Maharishi University of Information Technology | Lucknow |
| Mahayogi Gorakhnath University | Gorakhpur |
| Major S. D. Singh University | Fatehgarh |
| Mangalayatan University | Aligarh |
| Mohammad Ali Jauhar University | Rampur |
| Monad University | Hapur |
| Noida International University | Greater Noida |
| Rama University | Faizabad |
| Sanskriti University | Mathura |
| SDGI Global University | Ghaziabad |
| Sharda University | Greater Noida |
| Shobhit University | Gangoh |
| Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University | Barabanki |
| Shri Venkateshwara University | Gajraula |
| Swami Vivekanand Subharti University | Meerut |
| Teerthanker Mahaveer University | Moradabad |
| The Glocal University | Saharanpur |
| United University | Prayagraj |
Deemed Universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| Name of University | Located |
|---|---|
| Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies | Varanasi |
| Dayalbagh Educational Institute | Agra |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Bareilly |
| Jaypee Institute of Information Technology | Noida |
| Nehru Gram Bharati# | Allahabad |
| Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences | Allahabad |
| Santosh Medical College | Ghaziabad |
| Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology | Meerut |
Research institutions in Uttar Pradesh:
- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida
- Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad
- Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
- Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
- Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow
- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow
- National Sugar Institute, Kanpur
- Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute, Kanpur
Autonomous institutes in Uttar Pradesh:
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow: the fourth IIM to be established in India
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad: a premier institute in computer science and allied areas and a Deemed university
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow: one of Indian Institute of Information Technology which are funded by PPP, a Deemed university
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur: one of the sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology and Institute of National Importance
- Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi: one of the sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology and Institute of National Importance
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur: one of the 24 All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of National Importance.
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli: one of the 24 All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of National Importance.
- Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad: one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology and Institute of National Importance
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Raebareli
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, a Institute under State Legislature Act
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, a Institute under State Legislature Act
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, and Institute of National Importance
Colleges in Uttar Pradesh:
Engineering and management
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
- Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi
- Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies, Allahabad
- Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
- R.D. Engineering College Ghaziabad
- Surya Group of Institutions, Lucknow
- University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur
Medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh:
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur
- Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur
- Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
- Government Medical College, Azamgarh
- Integral Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Lucknow
- Government Medical College, Faizabad
- Government Medical College, Jalaun
- Government Medical College, Kannauj
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
- King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
- Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
- Mahamaya Medical College, Akbarpur
- Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi
- Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College, Basti
- Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
- Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
- Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah
General Colleges in Uttar Pradesh:
- Agra College, Agra
- Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
- Bareilly College, Bareilly
- Brahmanand College Kanpur
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College
- Christ Church College, Kanpur
- DAV College, Kanpur
- Dayanand Brajendra Swarup College
- D.A.V. P.G. College, Lucknow
- Durgadutta Chunnilal Sagar Mal Post Graduate College, Mau
- Ewing Christian College
- Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College, Shahjahanpur
- Halim Muslim PG College
- Hindu Degree College, Moradabad
- Institute of Social Sciences, Agra
- K.G.K. PG College
- Lucknow Christian College
- Meerut College
- National P. G. College, Lucknow
- Post Graduate College, Ghazipur
- Pandit Prithi Nath College Kanpur
- Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
- Shibli National College,Azamgarh
- SLJB PG College, Rajesultanpur
- SP Memorial Institute of Technology, Allahabad
- St. John’s College, Agra
- VSSD College, Kanpur
- Wigan and Leigh College, India
Madrasas in Uttar Pradesh:
- Darul Uloom Deoband
- Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow
- Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband
- Mazahir Uloom Waqf Saharanpur
- Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur
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