Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

80 Best Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Exploring the academic landscape of Uttar Pradesh, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 80 higher education institutions. We analyzed 366.8K scientific publications and 5.64M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#7 in India #90 in Asia

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

2

Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#8 in India #117 in Asia

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

3

Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

#17 in India #234 in Asia

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

4

Lucknow

University of Lucknow

#32 in India #460 in Asia

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

5

Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#46 in India #560 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

6

Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

#54 in India #609 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#57 in India #630 in Asia

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

8

Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#59 in India #637 in Asia

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

9

Noida

Amity University

#67 in India #693 in Asia

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

10

Lucknow

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

#74 in India #738 in Asia

18% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2000 Founded

11

Bareilly

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

#91 in India #892 in Asia

71% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

12

Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

#120 in India #1031 in Asia

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

13

Faizabad

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

#128 in India #1087 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1975 Founded

14

Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

#132 in India #1110 in Asia

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

15

Gorakhpur

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

#133 in India #1117 in Asia

48% Acceptance

300,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

16

Jhansi

Bundelkhand University

#135 in India #1119 in Asia

44% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

Greater Noida

Sharda University

#139 in India #1149 in Asia

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

18

Kalyanpur

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

#143 in India #1168 in Asia

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

19

Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#155 in India #1234 in Asia

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

20

Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

#160 in India #1268 in Asia

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

21

Meerut

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

#186 in India #1431 in Asia

38% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

22

Dadri

Shiv Nadar University

#194 in India #1475 in Asia

50% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2011 Founded

23

Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

#195 in India #1483 in Asia

85% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

1999 Founded

24

Moradabad

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

#199 in India #1509 in Asia

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

25

Agra

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#216 in India #1573 in Asia

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1927 Founded

26

Bareilly

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

#218 in India #1590 in Asia

52% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1889 Founded

27

Chaumuhan

#223 in India #1618 in Asia

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

28

Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

#230 in India #1659 in Asia

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

29

Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#244 in India #1735 in Asia

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

30

Noida

Galgotias University

#245 in India #1745 in Asia

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

31

Meerut

Shobhit University

#258 in India #1799 in Asia

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

32

Varanasi

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi University

#264 in India #1826 in Asia

41% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

33

Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

#265 in India #1832 in Asia

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1910 Founded

34

Lucknow

Integral University

#289 in India #1983 in Asia

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

35

Gajraula

Shri Venkateshwara University

#321 in India #2160 in Asia

63% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

36

Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University

#344 in India #2250 in Asia

41% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2002 Founded

37

Kanpur

Harcourt Butler Technical University

#355 in India #2293 in Asia

8% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

38

Aligarh

Mangalayatan University

#360 in India #2318 in Asia

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2006 Founded

39

Gorakhpur

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

#368 in India #2338 in Asia

55% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2013 Founded

40

Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

#373 in India #2358 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Mathura

U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

#406 in India #2519 in Asia

49% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

42

Lucknow

Babu Banarasi Das University

#411 in India #2536 in Asia

38% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

43

Bareilly

Invertis University

#436 in India #2656 in Asia

66% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2010 Founded

44

Kanpur

Rama University

#446 in India #2692 in Asia

66% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

45

Ghaziabad

Santosh University

#456 in India #2733 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

46

Moradabad

IFTM University

#470 in India #2809 in Asia

23% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

47

India | Madhya Pradesh

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University

#2998 in Asia #507 in India

35% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

48

Varanasi

Central University of Tibetan Studies

#508 in India #3037 in Asia

40% Acceptance

520 Enrollment

1967 Founded

49

Kanpur

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

#527 in India #3378 in Asia

50% Acceptance

1974 Founded

50

Greater Noida

Bennett University

#536 in India #3471 in Asia

33% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2016 Founded

51

Greater Noida

Noida International University

#537 in India #3488 in Asia

39% Acceptance

5,022 Enrollment

2010 Founded

52

Varanasi

Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

#552 in India #3577 in Asia

45% Acceptance

53

Saharanpur

Glocal University

#569 in India #3729 in Asia

72% Acceptance

2012 Founded

54

Ballia

Jananayak Chandrashekhar University

#576 in India #3772 in Asia

60% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

55

Lucknow

Bhatkhande Music Institute

#581 in India #3789 in Asia

57% Acceptance

2000 Founded

56

Saifai

Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences

#610 in India #3978 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2016 Founded

57

Lucknow

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

#613 in India #3998 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2005 Founded

58

Mathura

Sanskriti University

#632 in India #4105 in Asia

58% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

59

Lucknow

Maharishi University

#663 in India #4256 in Asia

35% Acceptance

2013 Founded

60

Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

#664 in India #4261 in Asia

35% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

61

Barabanki

Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University

#665 in India #4264 in Asia

34% Acceptance

2012 Founded

62

Raebareli

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Rae Bareli

#676 in India #4307 in Asia

21% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2007 Founded

63

Lucknow

#686 in India #4345 in Asia

34% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

64

Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow

#689 in India #4351 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

65

Allahabad

Allahabad State University

#713 in India #4446 in Asia

68% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

66

Banda

Banda University of Agriculture and Technology

#715 in India #4449 in Asia

66% Acceptance

2010 Founded

67

Hapur

Monad University

#722 in India #4476 in Asia

83% Acceptance

2010 Founded

68

Jhansi

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

#724 in India #4481 in Asia

85% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

69

Bareilly

Bareilly International University

#730 in India #4499 in Asia

65% Acceptance

2016 Founded

70

Faizabad

Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology

#761 in India #4648 in Asia

64% Acceptance

1974 Founded

71

Meerut

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology

#766 in India #4658 in Asia

67% Acceptance

2000 Founded

72

Meerut

IIMT University

#785 in India #4786 in Asia

59% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2016 Founded

73

Allahabad

Nehru Gram Bharati University

#788 in India #4803 in Asia

62% Acceptance

74

Shikohabad

#795 in India #4885 in Asia

73% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

75

Kapilvastu

Siddharth University

#800 in India #4901 in Asia

81% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

76

Chitrakoot

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University

#817 in India #4998 in Asia

72% Acceptance

2001 Founded

77

Anupshahr

Jaypee University Anoopshahr

#834 in India #5177 in Asia

76% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

78

Lucknow

Dr. Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University

#843 in India #5255 in Asia

74% Acceptance

2008 Founded

79

Rampur

Mohammad Ali Jauhar University

#862 in India #5450 in Asia

51% Acceptance

2006 Founded

80

Lucknow

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University

#864 in India #5494 in Asia

47% Acceptance

2010 Founded