Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

42 Best Universities in Uttar Pradesh for History

Focusing specifically on History, our data science engine identified the 42 most influential universities in Uttar Pradesh. To determine these leaders, we isolated 355.8K specialized research publications which collectively generated 5.53M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#8 in India #117 in Asia

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

2

Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#7 in India #90 in Asia

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

3

Lucknow

Babu Banarasi Das University

#411 in India #2536 in Asia

38% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

4

Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

#54 in India #609 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Chaumuhan

#223 in India #1618 in Asia

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

6

Jhansi

Bundelkhand University

#135 in India #1119 in Asia

44% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

7

Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

#373 in India #2358 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

8

Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#46 in India #560 in Asia

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

9

Bareilly

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

#218 in India #1590 in Asia

52% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1889 Founded

10

Gorakhpur

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

#133 in India #1117 in Asia

48% Acceptance

300,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

11

Gorakhpur

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

#368 in India #2338 in Asia

55% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2013 Founded

12

Lucknow

University of Lucknow

#32 in India #460 in Asia

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

13

Agra

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#216 in India #1573 in Asia

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1927 Founded

14

Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

#132 in India #1110 in Asia

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

15

Aligarh

Mangalayatan University

#360 in India #2318 in Asia

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2006 Founded

16

Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

#17 in India #234 in Asia

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

17

Moradabad

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

#199 in India #1509 in Asia

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

18

Faizabad

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

#128 in India #1087 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University

#344 in India #2250 in Asia

41% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2002 Founded

20

India | Madhya Pradesh

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University

#2998 in Asia #507 in India

35% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

21

Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

#195 in India #1483 in Asia

85% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

1999 Founded

22

Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

#120 in India #1031 in Asia

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

23

Gajraula

Shri Venkateshwara University

#321 in India #2160 in Asia

63% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

24

Dadri

Shiv Nadar University

#194 in India #1475 in Asia

50% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2011 Founded

25

Bareilly

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

#91 in India #892 in Asia

71% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

26

Lucknow

Integral University

#289 in India #1983 in Asia

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

27

Meerut

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

#186 in India #1431 in Asia

38% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

28

Lucknow

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

#74 in India #738 in Asia

18% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2000 Founded

29

Meerut

Shobhit University

#258 in India #1799 in Asia

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

30

Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

#160 in India #1268 in Asia

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

31

Ghaziabad

Santosh University

#456 in India #2733 in Asia

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

32

Noida

Amity University

#67 in India #693 in Asia

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

33

Noida

Galgotias University

#245 in India #1745 in Asia

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

34

Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#155 in India #1234 in Asia

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

35

Kanpur

Rama University

#446 in India #2692 in Asia

66% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

36

Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#59 in India #637 in Asia

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

37

Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#244 in India #1735 in Asia

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

38

Kalyanpur

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

#143 in India #1168 in Asia

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

Bareilly

Invertis University

#436 in India #2656 in Asia

66% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2010 Founded

40

Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#57 in India #630 in Asia

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

41

Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

#230 in India #1659 in Asia

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

42

Greater Noida

Sharda University

#139 in India #1149 in Asia

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded