Premier public higher education institutions in India
InIndia , anInstitution of National Importance (INI ) refers to a premier publichigher education institution granted special status by the constitution or an act of theParliament 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 theGovernment of India .
At the inception of theConstitution of India , theSeventh Schedule declaredBanaras Hindu University andAligarh Muslim University as institutes of national importance. Subsequently32nd Amendment in 1973 addedUniversity of Delhi to the schedule. Other institutions are accorded as INI by legislations or statutory orders.[ 1] [ 2]
TheSchools 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.[ 3]
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.[ 4] Engineering and Technology [ edit ] Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through theIndian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[ 11]
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.[ 12]
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.[ 13]
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in theNational Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 .[ 14]
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 .
As of June 2024, there are 171 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23IITs , 20AIIMSs , 21IIMs , 31NITs , 25IIITs , 7IISERs , 7NIPERs , 5NIDs , 3SPAs , 2NIFTEMs , 10central universities , 4medical research institutes , and 13other specialized institutes .[ 15]
[ edit ] Institute City State Founded Type Specialization Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan 2008 IIT Engineering 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 [ N 1] 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, Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 1959 IIT Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 1959 IIT Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi [ N 1] Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 1919 IIT Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee [ N 1] Roorkee Uttarakhand 1847 IIT Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 1951 IIT Engineering
[ edit ] 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 [ N 2] Mumbai Maharashtra 1963 IIM Management
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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
[ edit ] [ edit ] 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 2018 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
[ edit ] 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
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