# Institutes of National Importance

In India, an Institution of National Importance (INI) refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by an act of the Parliament of India. Such institutions are recognized for their pivotal role in developing highly skilled personnel within a specified region of the country or state. Institutes of National Importance enjoy special recognition, greater autonomy, and direct funding from the Government of India. Some of India's top-ranked universities, including the Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, and Indian Institutes of Management, hold this status.

## Common Acts
### Architecture

The Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.

### Design

* National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.

### Engineering and Technology

* Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.
* National Institutes of Technology (NIT), IIEST Shibpur are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and its subsequent amendments.
* Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.
* National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.

### Management

Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.

### Medicine

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.

### Pharmacy

National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.

### Science

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.

### Universities

Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University declared as Institutes of National Importance through Entry No. 63 union list-Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

## Summary statistics

As of June 2024, there are 171 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23 IITs, 20 AIIMSs, 21 IIMs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs, 5 NIDs, 3 SPAs, 2 NIFTEMs, 10 central universities, 4 medical research institutes, and 13 other specialized institutes.

## Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 1994 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 2016 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1963 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Goa | Farmagudi | Goa | 2016 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | 2009 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2016 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 1926 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 2016 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad | Palakkad | Kerala | 2015 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 2009 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1958 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Rupnagar | Punjab | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 2008 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1959 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1959 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1919 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 1847 | IIT | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 1951 | IIT | Engineering |

## Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1961 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar | Amritsar | Punjab | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1973 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1961 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1996 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2016 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 2011 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, kozhikode | Kozhikode | Kerala | 1996 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1984 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 2010 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 2010 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 2010 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Shilliong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 2007 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur | Paonta Sahib | Himachal Pradesh | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 2011 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 2011 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIM | Management |
| Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1963 | IIM | Management |

## Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 1997 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala | Agartala | Tripura | 2018 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1999 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | Bihar | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 2005 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2007 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota | Kota | Rajasthan | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam | Kottayam | Kerala | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur | Imphal | Manipur | 2015 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2016 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 2016 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur | Raichur | Karnataka | 2019 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 2016 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat | Sonipat | Haryana | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City | Sri City | Andhra Pradesh | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat | Surat | Gujarat | 2017 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una | Una | Himachal Pradesh | 2014 | IIIT | Information Technology |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara | Vadodara | Gujarat | 2013 | IIIT | Information Technology |

## Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur | Berhampur | Odisha | 2016 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2006 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 2007 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 2006 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 2008 | IISER | Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IISER | Sciences |

## All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda | Bathinda | Punjab | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar | Bibinagar | Telangana | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur | Bilaspur | Himachal Pradesh | 2020 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar | Deoghar | Jharkhand | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2020 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2018 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri | Mangalagiri | Andhra Pradesh | 2018 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2018 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1956 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2013 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot | Rajkot | Gujarat | 2020 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | 2012 | AIIMS | Medicine |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2020 | AIIMS | Medicine |

## National Institute of Technology (NITs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| National Institute of Technology, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 1956 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha | 1961 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Sikkim | Ravangla | Sikkim | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Assam | 1967 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 1964 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | Srinagar | Uttarakhand | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | Warangal | Telangana | 1959 | NIT | Engineering |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Punjab | 1987 | NIT | Engineering |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 1963 | NIT | Engineering |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1961 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Agartala | Agartala | Tripura | 1965 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalligudem | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | Yupia | Arunachal Pradesh | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 1961 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Durgapur | Durgapur | West Bengal | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Goa | Cuncolim | Goa | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 1986 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Karnataka | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 1963 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | Imphal | Manipur | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | Shillong | Meghalaya | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizoram | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Nagaland | Chümoukedima | Nagaland | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 1886 | NIT | Engineering |
| National Institute of Technology, Puducherry | Karaikal | Puducherry | 2010 | NIT | Engineering |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 1960 | NIT | Engineering |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | Surat | Gujarat | 1961 | NIT | Engineering |

## National Institute of Design (NIDs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1960 | NID | Design |
| National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | NID | Design |
| National Institute of Design, Assam | Jorhat | Assam | 2019 | NID | Design |
| National Institute of Design, Haryana | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 2016 | NID | Design |
| National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2019 | NID | Design |

## National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat | Sonepat | Haryana | 2012 | NIFTEM | Food Technology |
| National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 1967 | NIFTEM | Food Technology |

## National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2008 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur | Hajipur | Bihar | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 1998 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |

## School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture |
| School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1941 | SPA | Architecture |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture |

## Central Universities

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 1920 | — | General |
| Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1914 | — | General |
| Nalanda University | Rajgir | Bihar | 2010 | — | Social Science |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | Samastipur | Bihar | 1905 | — | Agricultural Science |
| National Forensic Sciences University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Forensic Science |
| Visva-Bharati University | Santiniketan | West Bengal | 1921 | — | General |
| Rashtriya Raksha University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Security Studies |
| Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 2014 | — | Agricultural Science |
| University of Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1887 | — | General |
| University of Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1922 | — | General |

## Medical Research Institutes

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Specialization |
| National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1847 | Medicine |
| Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1962 | Medicine |
| Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 1973 | Medicine |
| Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research | Pondicherry | Puducherry | 1823 | Medicine |

## Other Specialized Institution

| Institute | City | State | Founded | Specialization |
| The Asiatic Society | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1784 | Oriental Studies |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Howrah | West Bengal | 1856 | Engineering |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2016 | Petroleum Engineering |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Jais | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 | Petroleum Engineering |
| Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1918 | Language Studies |
| Kalakshetra Foundation | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1936 | Arts and Culture |
| National Library of India | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1836 | National Library |
| Indian Statistical Institute | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1931 | Statistics |
| Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 2010 | Multidisciplinary Science |
| Footwear Design and Development Institute | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 1986 | Applied Design |
| India International Arbitration Centre | New Delhi | Delhi | 2020 | International Arbitration |
| Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1993 | Youth Affairs |
| Regional Centre for Biotechnology | Faridabad | Haryana | 2009 | Biotechnology |
| Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar | Jamnagar | Gujarat | 2020 | Ayurvedic Medicine |