Top 10 best Universities in India 2020

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1 Indian Institute of Science, Banglore

Type: Public Research University

Established: 1909

Founders: Jamsetji Tata Krishnaraja Wadiyar I

Director: Govindan Rangarajan

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Campus: Urban

Affiliation: ACU, UGC, AIU, NAAC

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Biological Sciences:

Department of Biochemistry
Central Animal Facility
Centre for Ecological Sciences
Centre for Infectious Disease Research
Centre for Neuroscience
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology
Molecular Biophysics Unit
Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics

Chemical Sciences:

Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Materials Research Centre
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Centre
Department of Organic Chemistry
Solid-State and Structural Chemistry Unit

Physical and Mathematical Sciences:

Astronomy and Astrophysics Programme
Centre for Cryogenic Technology
Centre for High Energy Physics
Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics

Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Sciences:

Department of Computer Science and Automation
Department of Electrical Communication Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronic Systems Engineering

Mechanical Sciences:

Department of Aerospace Engineering
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Centre for Earth Sciences
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Centre for Sustainable Technologies
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Divecha Centre for Climate Change
Department of Materials Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Interdisciplinary Research:

Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning
Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering
Centre for Contemporary Studies
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
Department of Computational and Data Sciences
Department of Management Studies
Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research
Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research
Interdisciplinary Mathematical Science
Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems
Supercomputer Education and Research Centre

Admission tests: JEE-Advanced, GATE,

Industrial collaborations: Indian Ordnance Factories, DRDO, the ISRO, Bharat Electronics Limited, Aeronautical Development Agency, National Aerospace Laboratories, CSIR, Department of IT (Government of India), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.

Rankings: 184 in the QS World University Rankings, 51 in Asia and 1st among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Festival: Vijyoshi (technical festival), Pravega (social and cultural festival) and department festivals.

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Schools, Temples, Banks, Hospital, Shopping Centres, Food Shops, Gym, Swimming Pool, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.

2 Jawaharlal Nehru University

Type: Public University

Established: 1969

Chancellor: V.K.Saraswat

Vice-Chancellor: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Campus: Urban, 1,019 acres

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Rankings: 2nd among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

List of Institutions Granted Recognition under JNU:

Army Cadet College, Dehradun
College of Military Engineering, Pune
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad
Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Mhow National Defence Academy, Pune
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Gurgaon
V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, New Delhi

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Canteen, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.

3 Banaras Hindu University

Type: Public University

Established: 1916

Founders: Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Annie Besant Rameshwar Singh Sir Sunder Lal

Chancellor: Giridhar Malaviya

Vice-Chancellor: Rakesh Bhatnagar

Rector: V. K. Shukla

Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Campus: Multiple sites

Affiliations: ACU AIU NAAC UGC

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Institutes: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Institute of Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Institute of Management Studies

Affiliated Colleges:

Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya
DAV Post Graduate College
Vasanta College for Women
Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya

Affiliated Schools:

Ranvir Sanskrit Vidyalaya,
Central Hindu Boys School
Central Hindu Girls School

Rankings: 801 in the QS World University Rankings, 177 in Asia, 6th among medical colleges in India by the NIRF and 3rd among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Festival: Vijyoshi (technical festival), Pravega (social and cultural festival) and department festivals.

4 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Type: Deemed University

Established: 1994

Chancellor: Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

President: Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri

Vice-Chancellor: P. Venkat Rangan

Location: Coimbatore, India

Campus: Rural/Urban

Affiliations: UGC

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu:

School of Agricultural Sciences
School of Arts & Sciences
School of Business
School of Engineering
School of Mass Communication
School of Philosophy, Arts & Culture
School of Social Work

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri, Kerala

School of Arts & Sciences
School of Ayurveda
School of Business
School of Biotechnology
School of Engineering
School of Philosophy, Arts & Culture

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Bengaluru, Karnataka

School of Business
School of Engineering
School of Philosophy, Arts & Culture

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chennai, Tamil Nadu

School of Engineering

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kochi, Kochi

School of Allied Health Science
School of Arts & Sciences
School of Business
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Nano-sciences
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysore, Karnataka

School of Arts & Sciences
School of Education

Rankings: 601 in the QS World University Rankings, 271 in Asia and 4th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

5 Jadavpur University

Type: Public University

Established: 1905

Chancellor: Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Suranjan Das

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Campus: Urban, Jadavpur 58 acres and Salt Lake 26 acres

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Rankings: 651 in the QS World University Rankings, 136 in Asia and 5th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Canteen, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.

University of Hyderabad

Type: Public University

Established: 1974

Chancellor: L. Narasimha Reddy

Vice-Chancellor: Appa Rao Podile

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Campus: 2,300 acres, Urban

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Rankings: 650 in the QS World University Rankings and 6th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Festival: Sukoon (social and cultural festival) and department festivals.

Schools and departments:

School of Mathematics and Statistics
School of Physics
School of Chemistry
School of Life Sciences
School of Management Studies
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication
Department of Communication
UNESCO Chair on Community Media
Bol Hyderabad Community Radio Station
School of Engineering Sciences and Technology
School of Computer and Information Sciences
School of Medical Sciences

Research:

National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
Institute of Life Sciences
CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Canteen, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.

7 Calcutta University

Type: Public University

Established: 1969

Chancellor: Jagdeep Dhankhar (Governor of West Bengal)

Vice-Chancellor: Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Campus: Urban

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Admission tests: JEE-Advanced, GATE, UET, PET, PMT, NET

Rankings: 1000 in the QS World University Rankings, 139 in Asia and 7th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

List of 14 campuses in Kolkata:

Asutosh Siksha Prangan
Rashbehari Siksha Prangan
Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan
Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan
Technology Campus

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Canteen, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.

8 Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Type: Private Deemed University

Established: 1953

Founder: T. M. A. Pai

Chancellor: Ramdas Pai

Vice-Chancellor: H. Vinod Bhat

Location: Manipal, Karnataka, India

Campus: Suburban

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU, PCI

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

Allied Health
Architecture
Basic & Advanced Sciences
Communication
Dentistry
Engineering
European Studies & Foreign Languages
Geopolitics & International Relations
Hospitality
Humanities
Commerce
Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Management
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Nursing
Pharmacy
Public Health
Regenerative Medicine

Rankings: 701 in the QS World University Rankings, 239 in Asia, 6th in India in the pharmacy ranking in India by the NIRF and 8th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Festival: Technical festival, social and cultural festival.

9 Savitribai Phule Pune University

Type: Public University

Established: 1949

Chancellor: Governor of Maharashtra

Vice-Chancellor: Nitin R. Karmalkar

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Campus: Urban

Affiliations: UGC

Academics: Doctoral degree programs, Masters degree programs, Bachelors degree program

List Research Organisations Associated with the university:

National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (runs the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope)
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University

Rankings: QS World University Rankings: 651, Asia University Rankings: 191 and 9th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Departments:

Anthropology
Law
Zoology
Media and Communication Studies
Geography
Geo-science
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Microbiology
Department of Materials Science
Department of Management Sciences
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Environmental Science
Unipune introduces a bachelor's degree course in Environment Science
Department of Education
Computer Science Department
Department of Psychology
Department of Physics
Department of Atmospheric and Space Sciences
Department of Electronic Science
Department of Ecotechnology
Department of Instrumentation Science
Centre for Modeling and Simulation
Interdisciplinary School of Scientific Computing
Department of Linguistics
Department of Statistics
Department of Sociology
Department of Mathematics
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Department of Economics
Department of Architecture
Department of Defence & Strategic Studies
Department of Urban Studies & Planning
Department of Technology provides a research platform for solving industry-relevant research problems
Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre
Information Technology(IT) Cell

Festival: Technical festival, Social and Cultural festival

10 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Type: Public

Established: 1920

Chancellor: Najma Heptulla

Vice-Chancellor: Najma Akhtar

Location: South East Delhi, Delhi, India

Campus: Urban

Affiliations: UGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE

Academics: Undergraduate, Postgraduate and research degrees in B.A./LL.B, LL.M., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees.

Admission tests: CLAT, NLAT, PAT

Rankings: QS World University Rankings: 800, Asia University Rankings: 192 and 10th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020.

Facilities: Accommodation (for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting staff, and their families), Canteen, Internet, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Badminton Stadiums.