# List of autonomous higher education institutes in India

The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. In addition, 16 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. The types of universities controlled by the UGC include Central universities, State universities, Deemed universities and Private universities
In addition to the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees, and while not called "university" by name, act as such. They usually fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education. In official documents they are called "autonomous bodies", "university-level institutions", or even simply "other central institutions". Such institutes include:
* Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a group of autonomous engineering, science, and management institutes with special funding and administration. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 lists twenty three IITs.
* National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are a group of engineering, science, technology and management institutes with special funding and administration. They were established as "Regional Engineering Colleges" and upgraded in 2003 to national status and central funding. The latest act governing NITs is the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 which declared them Institutes of National Importance. It lists thirty one NITs.
* Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are a group of business schools created by the Government of India. IIMs are registered Societies governed by their respective Board of Governors. The Department of Higher Education lists 19 IIMs.
* Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are a group of autonomous information technology oriented institutes with special funding and administration. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act lists five central and twenty public-private partnership IIITs.
* Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) are a group of architecture and planning schools established by Ministry of HRD, Government of India. All the SPAs are premier centrally funded institution.
* Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of seven premier institutes established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, devoted to science education and research in basic sciences. They are broadly set on the lines of the Indian Institute of Science.
* All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are a group of autonomous public medical colleges of higher education. As of 2020, these are 15 in number and are established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
* National Law Universities (NLU) are law schools established for the promotion of legal education and research. As of 2020, there are 22 NLUs in India regulated by the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Bar Council of India.
* Institutes of National Importance (INIs) are institutions which are set by an act of parliament. They receive special recognition and funding. The Department of Higher Education's list includes 95 institutions including all of AIIMSs, IITs, NITs, IISERs, SPAs, IIITs and some others like NIMHANS, ISI etc. were also legally awarded the status. INIs are marked below with a hash (#).
* Institute under State Legislature Act (IuSLAs) are autonomous higher education institutes established or incorporated by a State legislature Act. Institutes that are ‘under State Legislature Act’ enjoy academic status and privileges like State universities.

## Government-Funded Institutes

| Institute | State | Location | Type | Established | Specialization |
| Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | IuSLA | 1995 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | ––$^#$ | 2016 | Petroleum Technology |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | SPA$^#$ | 2008 | Architecture, Planning |
| Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | NLU | 2008 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City | Andhra Pradesh | Sri City | IIIT$^#$ | 2013 | Information Technology |
| Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | IuSLA | 2016 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | IISER$^#$ | 2015 | Science |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | IIIT$^#$ | 2015 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalligudem | NIT$^#$ | 2015 | Technology |
| National Institute of Design, Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | NID$^#$ | 2015 | Design |
| Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | IIT$^#$ | 2015 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | Yupia | NIT$^#$ | 2010 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Assam | Guwahati | IIT$^#$ | 1994 | Technology |
| National Institute of Design, Assam | Assam | Jorhat | NID$^#$ | 2019 | Design |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Assam | Guwahati | NIPER$^#$ | 2008 | Pharmaceutical |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Assam | Silchar | NIT$^#$ | 1967 | Technology |
| National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam | Assam | Guwahati | NLU | 2010 | Law |
| National Institute of Technology, Patna | Bihar | Patna | NIT$^#$ | 1924 | Technology |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur | Bihar | Hajipur | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences | Bihar | Patna | IuSLA | 1992 | Medicine |
| Chanakya National Law University | Bihar | Patna | NLU | 2006 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur | Bihar | Bhagalpur | IIIT$^#$ | 2017 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Bihar | Patna | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | Bihar | Patna | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Bihar | Bodh Gaya | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| Hidayatullah National Law University | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | NLU | 2003 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Management Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | IIM$^#$ | 2010 | Management |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | IIT$^#$ | 2010 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology, Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | NIT$^#$ | 1956 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | IIT$^#$ | 1961 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | NIT$^#$ | 2010 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | AIIMS$^#$ | 1956 | Medicine |
| National Law University, Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | NLU | 2008 | Law |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | SPA$^#$ | 1941 | Architecture, Planning |
| Gujarat National Law University | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | NLU | 2004 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | IIM$^#$ | 1961 | Management |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| National Forensic Sciences University | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | ––$^#$ | 2020 | Forensic Science |
| National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | NID$^#$ | 1961 | Design |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology | Gujarat | Surat | NIT$^#$ | 1961 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | Haryana | Rohtak | IIM$^#$ | 2010 | Management |
| National Institute of Design, Haryana | Haryana | Kurukshetra | NID$^#$ | 2016 | Design |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Haryana | Kurukshetra | NIT$^#$ | 1963 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi | IIT$^#$ | 2009 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur | NIT$^#$ | 1986 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | Sirmaur | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | IuSLA | 1983 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | IIT$^#$ | 2016 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | IIM$^#$ | 2016 | Management |
| Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad | Jharkhand | Dhanbad | IIT$^#$ | 1926 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar | Jharkhand | Deoghar | AIIMS$^#$ | 2019 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi | Jharkhand | Ranchi | IIIT$^#$ | 2014 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Ranchi | Jharkhand | Ranchi | IIM$^#$ | 2010 | Management |
| National University of Study and Research in Law | Jharkhand | Ranchi | NLU | 2010 | Law |
| National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | Jharkhand | Ranchi | NIAMT$^#$ | 1966 | Manufacturing Technology |
| National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences | Karnataka | Bangalore | ––$^#$ | 1925 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | Karnataka | Bangalore | IIM$^#$ | 1973 | Management |
| National Law School of India University | Karnataka | Bangalore | NLU | 1987 | Law |
| National Institute of Technology, Karnataka | Karnataka | Surathkal | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad | Karnataka | Dharwad | IIT$^#$ | 2016 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad | Karnataka | Dharwad | IIIT$^#$ | 2015 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | IISER$^#$ | 2008 | Science |
| Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | ––$^#$ | 1973 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad | Kerala | Palakkad | IIT$^#$ | 2015 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | Kerala | Kozhikode | IIM$^#$ | 1996 | Management |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kerala | Kozhikode | NIT$^#$ | 1961 | Technology |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies | Kerala | Kochi | NLU | 2005 | Law |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | Manipur | Imphal | NIT$^#$ | 2010 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | IIM$^#$ | 1998 | Management |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | IISER$^#$ | 2008 | Science |
| National Law Institute University | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | NLU | 1997 | Law |
| National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | NID$^#$ | 2019 | Design |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | IIT$^#$ | 2009 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | IIIT$^#$ | 2005 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | IIIT$^#$ | 2005 | Information Technology |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | SPA$^#$ | 2008 | Architecture, Planning |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Maharashtra | Mumbai | IIT$^#$ | 1958 | Technology |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology | Maharashtra | Nagpur | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | Maharashtra | Pune | IISER$^#$ | 2006 | Science |
| Indian Institute of Management Nagpur | Maharashtra | Nagpur | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | Maharashtra | Mumbai | NLU | 2014 | Law |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Nagpur | NLU | 2016 | Law |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Nagpur | AIIMS$^#$ | 2018 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Nagpur | IIIT$^#$ | 2016 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune | Maharashtra | Pune | IIIT$^#$ | 2016 | Information Technology |
| MIT Vishwaprayag University | Maharashtra | Solapur | General | 2020 | Technology |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Aurangabad | NLU | 2017 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Management Shillong | Meghalaya | Shillong | IIM$^#$ | 2007 | Management |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Meghalaya | Shillong | NIT$^#$ | 2010 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur | Odisha | Berhampur | IISER$^#$ | 2016 | Science |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| National Law University Odisha | Odisha | Cuttack | NLU | 2009 | Law |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Odisha | Rourkela | NIT$^#$ | 1961 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur | Odisha | Sambalpur | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research | Puducherry | Pondicherry | ––$^#$ | 2008 | Medicine |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology | Punjab | Jalandhar | NIT$^#$ | 1987 | Technology |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | Punjab | Mohali | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | Punjab | Patiala | NLU | 2006 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali | Punjab | Mohali | IISER$^#$ | 2007 | Science |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Punjab | Ropar | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Amritsar | Punjab | Amritsar | IIM$^#$ | 2015 | Management |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| National Law University, Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | NLU | 2001 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | Rajasthan | Udaipur | IIM$^#$ | 2011 | Management |
| Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | Rajasthan | Jaipur | NIT$^#$ | 1963 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | IIIT$^#$ | 2007 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | IIT$^#$ | 1959 | Technology |
| Tamil Nadu National Law School | Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | NLU | 2013 | Law |
| Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | IIM$^#$ | 2011 | Management |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | NIT$^#$ | 1964 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | IIT$^#$ | 2008 | Technology |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | Telangana | Warangal | NIT$^#$ | 1959 | Technology |
| Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences | Telangana | Hyderabad | IuSLA | 1980 | Medicine |
| NALSAR University of Law | Telangana | Hyderabad | NLU | 1998 | Law |
| National Institute of Technology, Agartala | Tripura | Agartala | NIT$^#$ | 2006 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | IIM$^#$ | 1984 | Management |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli | AIIMS$^#$ | 2013 | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | AIIMS$^#$ | 2019 | Medicine |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | NLU | 2005 | Law |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Uttar Pradesh | Jais | ––$^#$ | 2007 | Petroleum Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | IIT$^#$ | 1959 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | IIT$^#$ | 1919 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad | IIIT$^#$ | 1999 | Information Technology |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad | NIT$^#$ | 1961 | Technology |
| Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | IuSLA | 1987 | Medicine |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | IuSLA | 2006 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Management Kashipur | Uttarakhand | Kashipur | IIM$^#$ | 2011 | Management |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | Rishikesh | AIIMS$^#$ | 2012 | Medicine |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Uttarakhand | Roorkee | IIT$^#$ | 1847 | Technology |
| National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Srinagar | NIT$^#$ | 2009 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani | West Bengal | Kalyani | IIIT$^#$ | 2014 | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | West Bengal | Joka | IIM$^#$ | 1961 | Management |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani | West Bengal | Kalyani | AIIMS$^#$ | 2018 | Medicine |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | West Bengal | Kolkata | NIPER$^#$ | 2007 | Pharmaceutical |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | West Bengal | Kharagpur | IIT$^#$ | 1951 | Technology |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | West Bengal | Howrah | ––$^#$ | 1856 | Technology |
| Indian Statistical Institute | West Bengal | Kolkata | ––$^#$ | 1931 | Statistics |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | West Bengal | Kalyani | IISER$^#$ | 2006 | Science |
| National Institute of Technology, Durgapur | West Bengal | Durgapur | NIT$^#$ | 1960 | Technology |
| West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | West Bengal | Kolkata | NLU | 1999 | Law |