Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

34 Best Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Exploring the academic landscape of Uttar Pradesh, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 34 higher education institutions. We analyzed 300.4K scientific publications and 5M 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

Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

#132 in India #1110 in Asia

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

14

Gorakhpur

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

#133 in India #1117 in Asia

48% Acceptance

300,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

15

Jhansi

Bundelkhand University

#135 in India #1119 in Asia

44% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

16

Greater Noida

Sharda University

#139 in India #1149 in Asia

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

17

Kalyanpur

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

#143 in India #1168 in Asia

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

18

Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#155 in India #1234 in Asia

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

19

Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

#160 in India #1268 in Asia

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

20

Agra

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#216 in India #1573 in Asia

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1927 Founded

21

Bareilly

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

#218 in India #1590 in Asia

52% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1889 Founded

22

Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#244 in India #1735 in Asia

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

23

Varanasi

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi University

#264 in India #1826 in Asia

41% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

24

Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

#265 in India #1832 in Asia

60% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1910 Founded

25

Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

#373 in India #2358 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

26

Lucknow

Babu Banarasi Das University

#411 in India #2536 in Asia

38% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

27

Ghaziabad

Santosh University

#456 in India #2733 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

28

Kanpur

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

#527 in India #3378 in Asia

50% Acceptance

1974 Founded

29

Saharanpur

Glocal University

#569 in India #3729 in Asia

72% Acceptance

2012 Founded

30

Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

#664 in India #4261 in Asia

35% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

31

Jhansi

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

#724 in India #4481 in Asia

85% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

32

Faizabad

Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology

#761 in India #4648 in Asia

64% Acceptance

1974 Founded

33

Meerut

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology

#766 in India #4658 in Asia

67% Acceptance

2000 Founded

34

Shikohabad

#795 in India #4885 in Asia

73% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded