Universities in Maharashtra

Universities in Maharashtra on the UGC list as on 11 November 2026 (100 in all): 1 central university, 32 state universities, 40 state private universities, 25 deemed to be universities, 2 national institutes on the ugc list.

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University	Kind	UGC status	Website
Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Alard University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Amity University Mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
Atharva University, Mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITY Mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University navi mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
COEP Technological University Pune	State university	2(f)	Website
D Y Patil International University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
D. Y. Patil Navi Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University Kolhapur	Private university	2(f)	Website
D. Y. Patil University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
D.Y Patil Educational Society Kolhapur	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Wardha	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
DES Pune University	Private university	2(f)	Website
Dnyan Prasad Global University (Formerly Dr. D.Y. Patil Dnyan Prasad) Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarTechnological University Dt-Raigad	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Dr. Homi Bhabha State University Mumbai	State university	2(f)	Website
Dr. P. A. Inamdar University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Film and Television Institute of India Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Flame University Pune	Private university	2(f) & Category-I	Website
G. H. Raisoni International Skill Tech University, Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
G.H. Raisoni Skill Tech University, Nagpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
G.H.Raisoni University Amravat	Private university	2(f)	Website
Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Gondwana University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Not listed
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Regd. Office Anushaktinagar	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Hyderabad (SIND) National Collegiate University Worli	State university	2(f)	Website
Indian Institute of Technology	National institute	Not stated	Website
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Indira University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
International Sports University, Maharashtra Pune	State university	2(f)	Not listed
ITM Skills University Navi Mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
JSPM University District Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University Satara	State university	2(f)	Website
Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Jalgaon	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth District Ratnagiri	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth Distt. Satara	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Laxminarayan Innovation Technological (LIT) University Nagpur	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharahtra University of Health Sciences	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Maharashtra State Skills University Mumbai	State university	2(f)	Website
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Wardha	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Marathi Bhasha Vidyapeeth, Riddhapur, Amravati	State university	2(f)	Not listed
Marathwada Agricultural University Parbhani	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
MGM Institute of Health Sciences Kamothe	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
MGM University Aurangabad	Private university	2(f)	Website
MIT Art Design and Technology University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
MIT Vishwaprayag University, Solapur District Solapur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Mumbai University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Vile Parle	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Nayanta University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
NICMAR University District Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Pimpri Chinchwad University District-Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences Loni	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Ramdeobaba University Nagpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Sandip University	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Not listed
Sanjay Ghodawat University Dist-Kolhapur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sanjivani University District-Ahmednagar	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Savitribai Phule Pune University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Shivaji University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Sir J.J.School of Art, Architecture & Design, Mumbai Fort Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
SMBT Educational Campus Nashik	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Somaiya Vidyavihar University Mumbai	Private university	2(f)	Website
Spicer Adventist University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sri Balaji University, Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Nanded	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Symbiosis International University District: Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University) Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Thakur College of Engineering and Technology (TCET) Mumbai	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
The Pillai University, Navi Mumbai Destrict Raigad	Private university	2(f)	Website
The SVKM NMIMS Global University District-Dhule	Private university	2(f)	Website
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth Pune	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Universal Ai University Taluka Karjat	Private university	2(f)	Website
Universal SkillTech University Vasai	Private university	2(f)	Website
Vijaybhoomi University Dist Raigad	Private university	2(f)	Website
Vishwakarma University Pune	Private university	2(f)	Website
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	National institute	Not stated	Website
Warana University Dist. Kolhapur	State university	2(f)	Website
Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Nasik	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website

Fake universities in Maharashtra. The UGC lists 2 self-styled institutions here that cannot award degrees. See the list.

What "UGC status" means

2(f): the university is on the UGC's list under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act.
12B: it has also been declared fit to receive central grants under Section 12B.
Section-III: it is a deemed to be university, declared under Section 3 of the Act.

These are the UGC's own labels, shown as on its website. They say that the university is recognised. They do not rate its quality.

Questions people ask

How many universities are there in Maharashtra?

The UGC website lists 100 universities and similar institutions in Maharashtra as on 11 November 2026: 1 central university, 32 state universities, 40 state private universities, 25 deemed to be universities, 2 national institutes on the ugc list.

How do I check if a university in Maharashtra is recognised?

Look for its name in the UGC list on this page or on ugc.gov.in. Also check that it is not on the UGC list of fake universities.

Which are the central universities in Maharashtra?

Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya.

Source and date. The lists are those published on the website of the University Grants Commission (ugc.gov.in), read on 11 November 2026. A university can be added, renamed or removed at any time. Before you take admission or pay a fee, check the institution yourself on ugc.gov.in. This is not a government site.

Universities in Maharashtra

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