Universities in Uttar Pradesh
78 universities in Uttar Pradesh with admission details for 2026.
University admissions in Uttar Pradesh 2026
Uttar Pradesh has the largest higher-education system in India by number of institutions, with five central universities (BHU Varanasi, AMU Aligarh, Allahabad, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Lucknow and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya), a long list of state universities, and a large concentration of private universities in the NCR belt — Greater Noida and Noida — including Sharda, Amity, Shiv Nadar and Bennett.
Most central university admissions in UP are now via CUET UG and CUET PG. State-level engineering admissions are handled through UPSEE/JEECUP for diploma and polytechnic streams, and through JEE Main + state counselling for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University-affiliated colleges. Law admissions to RMLNLU Lucknow are via CLAT.
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
Central NAAC A+ NIRF #8
Amity University
Noida
Private / Deemed NAAC A+ NIRF #32
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University
Lucknow
State
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Lucknow
Central NAAC A NIRF #33
Babu Banarasi Das University
Lucknow
Private / Deemed
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
Central NAAC A+ NIRF #5
Banda University of Agriculture and Technology
Banda
State
Bareilly International University
Bareilly
Private / Deemed
Bennett University
Greater Noida
Private / Deemed
Bhatkhande Music Institute
Lucknow
Private / Deemed
Bundelkhand University
Jhansi
State
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Varanasi
Private / Deemed
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
Kanpur
State
Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Kanpur University
Kanpur
State
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Meerut
State NAAC A NIRF #175
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
Agra
Private / Deemed NAAC A NIRF #125
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Gorakhpur
State
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Lucknow
State
Dr BR Ambedkar University
Agra
State
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Faizabad
State
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences
Lucknow
State
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
Lucknow
State
Era University
Lucknow
Private / Deemed
FS University
Firozabad
Private / Deemed
GLA University
Mathura
Private / Deemed NIRF #125
Galgotias University
Greater Noida
Private / Deemed NIRF #125
Gautam Buddha University
Greater Noida
State
Harcourt Butler Technical University
Kanpur
State
IFTM University
Moradabad
Private / Deemed
IIMT University
Meerut
Private / Deemed
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Izatnagar
Private / Deemed
Integral University
Lucknow
Private / Deemed NAAC A NIRF #125
Invertis University
Bareilly
Private / Deemed
JS University
Firozabad
Private / Deemed
Jananayak Chandrashekhar University
Ballia
State
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
Noida
Private / Deemed
Jaypee University
Aligarh
Private / Deemed
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu
Lucknow
State
King George Medical University
Lucknow
State NAAC A NIRF #53
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
Gorakhpur
State NAAC A NIRF #94
Maharishi University of Information Technology
Lucknow
Private / Deemed
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
Varanasi
State
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University
Bareilly
State
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Private / Deemed
Mangalayatan University
Aligarh
Private / Deemed
Mohammad Ali Jauhar University
Rampur
Private / Deemed
Monad University
Hapur
Private / Deemed
Narendra Deo University of Agriculture and Technology
Faizabad
State
Nehru Gram Bharati
Allahabad
Private / Deemed
Noida International University
Gautam Budh Nagar
Private / Deemed
Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University
Prayagraj
State
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
Raebareli
Central
Rama University
Kanpur
Private / Deemed
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
Jhansi
Central
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences
Allahabad
Private / Deemed
Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Varanasi
State
Sanskriti University
Mathura
Private / Deemed
Santosh University
Ghaziabad
Private / Deemed
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
Meerut
State
Sharda University
Greater Noida
Private / Deemed NAAC A+ NIRF #86
Shiv Nadar University
Greater Noida
Private / Deemed NIRF #62
Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology
Meerut
Private / Deemed
Shobhit University
Gangoh
Private / Deemed
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University
Lucknow
Private / Deemed
Shri Venkateshwara University
Gajraula
Private / Deemed
Siddharth University
Siddharthnagar
State
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
Meerut
Private / Deemed
Teerthanker Mahaveer University
Moradabad
Private / Deemed
The Glocal University
Saharanpur
Private / Deemed
UP King George’s University of Dental Science
Lucknow
State
UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University
Allahabad
State
United University
Prayagraj
Private / Deemed
University of Allahabad
Allahabad
Central
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
State NAAC A+ NIRF #97
Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan
Mathura
State
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
Saifai
State
Uttar Pradesh Viklang Uddhar Dr. Shakuntala Misra University
Lucknow
State
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Jaunpur
State