Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Universities in Uttar Pradesh on the UGC list as on 11 November 2026 (116 in all): 6 central universities, 44 state universities, 54 state private universities, 10 deemed to be universities, 2 national institutes on the ugc list.

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University	Kind	UGC status	Website
Acharya Narendra Deva Krishi Evam Prodyogik Vishwavidyalaya Ayodhya	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Agrawan Heritage University	Private university	2(f)	Website
Aligarh Muslim University	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
AMITY University	Private university	2(f)	Website
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University Lucknow	State university	2(f)	Website
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Babu Banarasi Das University Lucknow	Private university	2(f)	Website
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Banda University of Agriculture & Technology	State university	2(f)	Website
Bareilly International University	Private university	2(f)	Website
Bennett University Greater Noida	Private university	2(f)	Website
Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Lucknow	State university	2(f)	Website
Bodhisatva University Barabanki	Private university	2(f)	Not listed
Bundelkhand University Jhansi	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Varanasi	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Chandigarh University Unnao	Private university	2(f)	Website
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dayalbagh Educational Institute Agra	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Agra	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. K. N. Modi University, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	Private university	2(f)	Website
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University Prayagraj	State university	2(f)	Website
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University Ayodhya	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow	State university	2(f)	Website
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Era University Lucknow	Private university	2(f)	Website
F.S. University Dist Firozabad	Private university	2(f)	Website
Future University Bareilly	Private university	2(f)	Website
G L A University	Private university	2(f) & 12B Category-II	Website
G. S. University Dist. Hapur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Galgotias University	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Gautam Buddha University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Guru Jambheshwar University Moradabad	State university	2(f)	Not listed
Harcourt Butler Technical University Kanpur	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
HRIT University Ghaziabad	Private university	2(f)	Website
IFTM University	Private university	2(f)	Website
IILM University Greater Noida	Private university	2(f)	Website
IIMT University Off-campus: Greater Noida	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	National institute	Not stated	Website
Indian Veterinary Research Institute Bareilly	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Integral University Lucknow	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Not listed
Invertis University Bareily	Private university	2(f)	Website
J.S. University	Private university	2(f)	Not listed
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang State University Chitrakoot	State university	2(f)	Website
Jananayak Chandrashekhar University Ballia	State university	2(f)	Website
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Jaypee University Dist. Bulandshahar	Private university	2(f)	Website
JSS University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Private university	2(f)	Website
K. D. University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh	Private university	2(f)	Not listed
K.M. (Krishna Mohan) University Mathura	Private university	2(f)	Website
Kashi Naresh University	State university	2(f)	Website
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Agra	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
King Georges Medical University Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology (KIET) Ghaziabad	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Maa Pateswari University	State university	2(f)	Website
Maa Shakumbhari University Saharanpur	State university	2(f)	Not listed
Maa Vindhyavasini University	State university	2(f)	Website
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Maharaja Suhel Dev State University Azamgarh	State university	2(f)	Website
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ramayan University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh	Private university	2(f)	Website
Maharishi University of Information Technology Lucknow	Private university	2(f)	Website
Mahatam Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Mahaveer University Meerut	Private university	2(f)	Website
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University Gorakhpur Distt-Gorakhpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Major Dhyanchand Sports University	State university	2(f)	Website
Major S. D. Singh University Farrukhabad	Private university	2(f)	Website
Mangalayatan University Beswan Aligarh	Private university	2(f)	Website
Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Distt. Rampur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Monad University Distt. Hapur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technolgy Prayagraj	National institute	2(f)	Website
Nehru Gram Bharati Prayagraj	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Noida International University	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University (Formerly Allahabad State University) Prayagraj	State university	2(f)	Website
Radha Govind University Distt. Sambhal	Private university	2(f)	Website
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University Aligarh	State university	2(f)	Website
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Dstt. Raebareli	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Rama University Kanpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
S. K. S. International University Mathura	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences Allahabad	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences Prayagraj	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Sanskriti University Mathura	Private university	2(f)	Website
Santosh Ghaziabad	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology	State university	2(f)	Website
Saroj International University Lucknow	Private university	2(f)	Website
SDGI Global University Delhi-NCR	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sharda University Grerater Noida	Private university	2(f)	Website
Sharda University Agra	Private university	2(f)	Website
Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology Meerut	Deemed to be university	Section-III & 12B	Website
Shobhit University Distt.- Saharanpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Barabanki	Private university	2(f)	Website
Shri Venkateshwara University Distt:- Amroha	Private university	2(f)	Website
Siddharth University	State university	2(f)	Website
Swami Shukdevanand University, Shahjahanpur	State university	2(f)	Website
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Meerut	Private university	2(f)	Website
T. S. Mishra University Lucknow	Private university	2(f)	Website
Teerthanker Mahaveer University	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
The Glocal University	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Not listed
U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidhyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan	State university	2(f)	Website
U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University Allahabad	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
U.P.King George's University of Dental Sciences Lucknow	State university	2(f)	Website
United University Prayagraj	Private university	2(f)	Website
University of Allahabad Prayagraj	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
University of Lucknow	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Etawah	State university	2(f)	Website
Varun Arjun University Dist. Shahjahanpur	Private university	2(f)	Website
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Vidya University Meerut NCR	Private university	2(f)	Website
Vivek University Bijnor UP	Private university	2(f)	Website

Fake universities in Uttar Pradesh. The UGC lists 4 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 Uttar Pradesh?

The UGC website lists 116 universities and similar institutions in Uttar Pradesh as on 11 November 2026: 6 central universities, 44 state universities, 54 state private universities, 10 deemed to be universities, 2 national institutes on the ugc list.

How do I check if a university in Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh?

Aligarh Muslim University; Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University; Banaras Hindu University; Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University; Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University; University of Allahabad.

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 Uttar Pradesh

What "UGC status" means

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