The Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) rates over 1,000 institutions across the country (300+ universities, 350 engineering colleges, 150+ business schools, 50 law schools, 50 design schools, 50 architecture colleges, and 100+ undergraduate institutes for BBA & BCA). India’s best universities in 2023 are India’s most famous providers of higher learning, whereby individuals can pursue their selected subjects and areas of expertise at various levels in educational disciplines.
By 2023, India had 1057 universities of, including central universities, state universities, private universities, and deemed institutions as per the IIRF ranking. The seven performance indicators that comprise the rating are Academic Excellence, Research, Placement Performance, Corporate Interface, Placement Strategies and Support, Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy, and Future Orientation.
There are 54 central universities in India, the oldest of which is Allahabad University, which was founded in 1887. Let’s see which are the top central universities in India as per the IIRF Ranking.
Top 50 Central Universities as per IIRF Ranking in India
- JNU – Jawaharlal Nehru University – (New Delhi)
- BHU – Banaras Hindu University – (Varanasi)
- AMU – Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh)
- JMI – Jamia Millia Islamia (Jamia Nagar)
- UoH – University of Hyderabad (Hyderabad)
- DU – University of Delhi (New Delhi)
- CUP – Central University of Punjab (Bathinda)
- Visva Bharati University (Shantiniketan)
- EFLU – English and Foreign Languages University (Hyderabad)
- CURAJ – Central University of Rajasthan (NH-8/Ajmer)
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Rae Bareily)
- Central University of Tamil Nadu (Neelakudi)
- Mizoram University (Aizwal)
- Tezpur University (Sonitput)
- North Eastern Hill University (Shillong)
- Rajiv Gandhi University (Itnagar)
- Pondicherry University (Puducherry)
- Sikkim University (Gangtok)
- Assam University (Silchar)
- Central University of Kerala (Kasargod)
- Central University of Gujarat (Gandhi Nagar)
- Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (Sagar)
- Central University of Haryana (Jant-Pali Village)
- Nagaland University (Kohia)
- Central University of South Bihar (Fatehpur’)
- Manipur University (Manipur)
- Mahatma Gandhi Central University (Motihari)
- Tripura University (Tripura)
- University of Allahabad (Prayagraj)
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (Srinagar)
- Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Hyderabad)
- IGNOU – Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
- Central University of Karnataka (Kadaganchi)
- Central University of Andhra Pradesh (Anantapur)
- Central Agricultural University (Imphal)
- Central University of Odisha (Koraput)
- IMU – Indian Maritime University (Chennai)
- Nalanda University (Rajgir)
- Central University of Jammu (Bagla (Rahya-Suchani))
- Central University of Kashmir (Ganderbal)
- Central University of Jharkhand (Kamre)
- Central University of Himachal Pradesh (Dharamashala)
- National Sports University (Manipur)
- Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (Vadodara)
- The Central Sanskrit University (New Delhi)
- Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Bilaspur)
- Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh (Kondakarakam)
- Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (Rae Bareli)
- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University (Qutub)
- Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (Pahuj)