# List of institutions of higher education in Uttar Pradesh

This is an incomplete list of institutions of higher education in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

## Universities

Uttar Pradesh has a total of 55 universities, the second-highest of all Indian states and territories.

### Central

Uttar Pradesh has 6 central universities.
| University | Location | Established | University status | Enrolled students (as of 2014) |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | 1875 | 1920 | 20791 |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | 1996 | 1996 | 1770 |
| Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | 1916 | 1916 | 30698 |
| Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University | Raebareli | 2013 | 2013 | N/A |
| Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi | 2014 | 2014 | |
| University of Allahabad | Allahabad | 1876 | 1887 | 22615 |

### State

There are 34 state universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| University | Location | Established |
| Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology | Faizabad | 1974 |
| Banda University of Agriculture and Technology | Banda | 2010 |
| Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya | Lucknow | 1926 |
| Bundelkhand University | Jhansi | 1975 |
| Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology | Kanpur | 1974 |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh University | Meerut | 1965 |
| Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University | Kanpur | 1966 |
| Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University | Gorakhpur | 1957 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University | Lucknow | 2001 |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University | Agra | 1927 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University | Faizabad | 1975 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences | Lucknow | 2006 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University | Lucknow | 2005 |
| DSM National Rehabilitation University | Lucknow | 2008 |
| Gautam Buddha University | Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar | 2002 |
| Harcourt Butler Technical University | Kanpur | 2016 |
| Jananayak Chandrashekhar University | Ballia | 2016 |
| Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University | Lucknow | 2010 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | 2004 |
| Maa Shakumbhari University | Saharanpur | 1999 |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Gorakhpur | 2013 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth | Varanasi | 1921 |
| M. J. P. Rohilkhand University | Bareilly | 1975 |
| Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University | Allahabad | 2016 |
| Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University | Aligarh | |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | Varanasi | 1958 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology | Meerut | 2000 |
| Siddharth University | Siddharth Nagar | 2015 |
| U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute | Mathura | 2001 |
| Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University | Allahabad | 1999 |
| University of Lucknow | Lucknow | 1921 |
| Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences | Saifai, Etawah | 2016 |
| Maa Vindhyavasini University | Mirzapur | 2024 |
| Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University | Jaunpur | 1987 |

### Private

There are 35 private universities in Uttar Pradesh:
| University | Location | Established |
| Amity University | Noida | 2005 |
| Babu Banarasi Das University | Lucknow | 2010 |
| Bareilly International University | Bareilly | 2016 |
| Bennett University | Greater Noida | 2016 |
| Era University | Lucknow | 2016 |
| F.S. University | Shikohabad | 2021 |
| GLA University | Mathura | 2010 |
| Galgotias University | Greater Noida | 2011 |
| IFTM University | Moradabad | 2010 |
| IILM University Greater Noida | Greater Noida | |
| IIMT University | Meerut | 2016 |
| Integral University | Lucknow | 2004 |
| Invertis University | Bareilly | 2010 |
| J.S. University | Shikohabad | 2015 |
| Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University | Chitrakoot | 2001 |
| Jaypee University, Anoopshahr | Anupshahr | 2014 |
| K.M. (Krishna Mohan) University | Mathura | |
| Maharishi University of Information Technology | Lucknow | |
| Mahayogi Gorakhnath University | Gorakhpur | 2021 |
| Major S. D. Singh University | Fatehgarh | |
| Mangalayatan University | Aligarh | 2006 |
| Mohammad Ali Jauhar University | Rampur | 2006 |
| Monad University | Hapur | 2010 |
| Noida International University | Greater Noida | 2010 |
| Rama University | Faizabad | 2002 |
| Sanskriti University | Mathura | 2016 |
| SDGI Global University | Ghaziabad | |
| Sharda University | Greater Noida | 2009 |
| Shobhit University | Gangoh | 2012 |
| Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University | Barabanki | 2012 |
| Shri Venkateshwara University | Gajraula | 2010 |
| Swami Vivekanand Subharti University | Meerut | 2008 |
| Teerthanker Mahaveer University | Moradabad | 2008 |
| The Glocal University | Saharanpur | 2012 |
| United University | Prayagraj | |
| Shiv Nadar University | Greater Noida | |

### Deemed

The following 8 institutions have been declared as deemed universities under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, by the Ministry of Human Resource Development:
| University | Location | Established |
| Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies | Varanasi | 1967 |
| Dayalbagh Educational Institute | Agra | 1917 |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Bareilly | 1889 |
| Jaypee Institute of Information Technology$^#$ | Noida | 2001 |
| Nehru Gram Bharati$^#$ | Allahabad | 1962 |
| Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences | Allahabad | 1910 |
| Santosh Medical College | Ghaziabad | 1995 |
| Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology | Meerut | 2006 |
$^#$ Recognition status sub judice in the Supreme Court.

## Research institutions

* Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
* 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

There are 12 autonomous institutions of higher education 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: one of the five Institute under State Legislature Act
* Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
* Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, and Institute of National Importance

## Colleges
### Engineering and management

* College of Computing Sciences & IT (CCSIT), Moradabad
* Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
* Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
* Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi
* Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida
* Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies, Allahabad
* Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
* R.D. Engineering College Ghaziabad
* University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur

### Medicine

* All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur
* Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
* 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

* Avadh Girls' Degree College, Lucknow
* Agra College, Agra
* Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre, Moradabad
* Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
* Bareilly College, Bareilly
* Brahmanand College Kanpur
* Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College, Saifai
* 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
* Shia College, Lucknow
* Sri Jai Narain Misra PG College, Lucknow

### Others

* Asian Academy of Film & Television, Noida
* Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
* Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts
* Footwear Design and Development Institute
* Institute Of Dental Sciences Bareilly
* International Maritime Institute (IMI), Greater Noida
* Lloyd law college
* Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts
* Railway Protection Force Academy
* Veterinary College, Mathura

## Madrasas

* Darul Uloom Deoband
* Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow
* Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband
* Mazahir Uloom Waqf Saharanpur
* Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur