Premier public higher education institutions in India
In
India , Institute of National Importance (INI ) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public
higher education institution by an act of
Parliament of India for such institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state". Institutes of National Importance receive special recognition, higher autonomy, and funding from the
Government of India .
Common Acts
Architecture
The
Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.
[1]
Design
National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.
[2]
Footwear Design and Development Institute comprising 12 campuses is declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'FDDI Act 2017'.
[3]
Engineering and Technology
Food Technology
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.
[8]
[9]
Management
Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the
Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.
[10]
Medicine
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.
[11]
Pharmacy
National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.
[12]
Science
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) ,
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) ,
India Institute of Science (IISc) as Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the
National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 .
[13]
Summary statistics
As of July 2023, there are 167 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23
IITs , 20
AIIMSs , 21
IIMs , 31
NITs , 25
IIITs , 7
IISERs , 7
NIPERs , 5
NIDs , 3
SPAs , 2
NIFTEMs , 7
Central universities , 4
Medical research institutes, and 12 other specialized institutes.
[14]
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
Institute
City
State
Founded
Type
Specialization
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati
Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
2015
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Guwahati
Assam
1994
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
Patna
Bihar
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai
Bhilai
Chhattisgarh
2016
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
New Delhi
Delhi
1963
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa
Farmagudi
Goa
2016
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
Gujarat
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
Mandi
Himachal Pradesh
2009
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu
Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
2016
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad
[N 1]
Dhanbad
Jharkhand
1926
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad
Dharwad
Karnataka
2016
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad
Palakkad
Kerala
2015
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
2009
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mumbai
Maharashtra
1958
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Telangana
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
Rupnagar
Punjab
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
2008
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
1959
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
1959
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
[N 1]
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
1919
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
[N 1]
Roorkee
Uttarakhand
1847
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Kharagpur
West Bengal
1951
IIT
Engineering
Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)
Institute
City
State
Founded
Type
Specialization
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
1961
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar
Amritsar
Punjab
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Bengaluru
Karnataka
1973
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya
Bihar
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Kolkata
West Bengal
1961
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
1996
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu
Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
2016
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur
Kashipur
Uttarakhand
2011
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kerala
1996
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
1984
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur
Nagpur
Maharashtra
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
2010
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
Ranchi
Jharkhand
2010
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak
Rohtak
Haryana
2010
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur
Sambalpur
Odisha
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Shilliong
Shillong
Meghalaya
2007
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur
Paonta Sahib
Himachal Pradesh
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
2011
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur
Udaipur
Rajasthan
2011
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
2015
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai
[N 2]
Mumbai
Maharashtra
1963
IIM
Management
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)
Location of 25
IIITs , 5
MoE -funded (in green) and 20
PPP -mode (in blue)
Institute
City
State
Founded
Type
Specialization
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
1997
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala
Agartala
Tripura
2018
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh
1999
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur
Bihar
2017
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
2017
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur
Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh
2005
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
2007
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool
Kurnool
Andhra Pradesh
2015
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad
Dharwad
Karnataka
2015
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
Guwahati
Assam
2013
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani
Kalyani
West Bengal
2014
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota
Kota
Rajasthan
2013
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam
Kottayam
Kerala
2015
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
2015
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur
Imphal
Manipur
2015
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur
Nagpur
Maharashtra
2016
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune
Pune
Maharashtra
2016
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur
Raichur
Karnataka
2019
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi
Ranchi
Jharkhand
2016
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat
Sonipat
Haryana
2014
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City
Sri City
Andhra Pradesh
2013
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat
Surat
Gujarat
2017
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
2013
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una
Una
Himachal Pradesh
2014
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara
Vadodara
Gujarat
2013
IIIT
Information Technology
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)
Institute
City
State
Founded
Type
Specialization
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda
Bathinda
Punjab
2019
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar
Bibinagar
Telangana
2019
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur
Bilaspur
Himachal Pradesh
2020
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar
Deoghar
Jharkhand
2019
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
2019
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati
Guwahati
Assam
2020
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani
Kalyani
West Bengal
2018
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai
Madurai
Tamil Nadu
2021
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri
Mangalagiri
Andhra Pradesh
2018
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur
Nagpur
Maharashtra
2018
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
New Delhi
Delhi
1956
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Patna
Bihar
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli
Raebareli
Uttar Pradesh
2013
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot
Rajkot
Gujarat
2020
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Rishikesh
Uttarakhand
2012
AIIMS
Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur
Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
2020
AIIMS
Medicine
National Institute of Technology (NITs)
Institute
City
State
Founded
Type
Specialization
National Institute of Technology, Raipur
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
1956
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Rourkela
Odisha
1961
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
Ravangla
Sikkim
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Silchar
Silchar
Assam
1967
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
1960
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
1964
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
Srinagar
Uttarakhand
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Warangal
Warangal
Telangana
1959
NIT
Engineering
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Punjab
1987
NIT
Engineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Jaipur
Rajasthan
1963
NIT
Engineering
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
1960
NIT
Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh
1961
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Agartala
Agartala
Tripura
1965
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
Tadepalligudem
Andhra Pradesh
2015
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh
Yupia
Arunachal Pradesh
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Kozhikode
Kerala
1961
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Delhi
New Delhi
Delhi
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Durgapur
West Bengal
1960
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Goa
Farmagudi
Goa
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh
1986
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
1960
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Mangaluru
Karnataka
1960
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra
Haryana
1963
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Manipur
Imphal
Manipur
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya
Shillong
Meghalaya
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram
Aizawl
Mizoram
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland
Chümoukedima
Nagaland
2010
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Patna
Patna
Bihar
1886
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry
Karaikal
Puducherry
2010
NIT
Engineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Nagpur
Maharashtra
1960
NIT
Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Surat
Gujarat
1961
NIT
Engineering
National Institute of Design (NIDs)
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)
School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)
Central Universities
Medical research Institutes
Other Specialized Institutes
Proposed Institutes of National Importance (INIs)
The following institutes have been proposed as INIs through a
bill :
See also
Ivy League , a formal grouping of leading private universities in the
United States
Imperial Universities , a grouping of older universities in
Japan
Russell Group , a formal grouping of universities in the
United Kingdom
Golden Triangle (English universities) , a group of universities in
Oxford ,
Cambridge ,
London
SKY (universities) , a group of universities in
South Korea
TU9 , alliance of nine leading
Technical Universities in
Germany
Double First-Class Construction , funding scheme for universities in
China
Institutes of Eminence
BRICS Universities League , a consortium of leading research universities from
BRICS countries
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a
b
c IIT Roorkee was included in the IIT system in 2001; IIT-BHU Varanasi was included in the IIT system in 2012; IIT-ISM Dhanbad was included in the IIT system in 2016
^ IIM Mumbai was included in the IIM system in 2023
^ Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
^ Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences University in 2020
^ Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry was re-established as JIPMER in 1964
^ Bengal Engineering and Science University was re-established as IIEST, Shibpur in 2014
^ Gujarat Ayurved University was re-established as Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 2020
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