Prayagraj is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Historically it was an important place of learning, attracting people from other places to gain education here.

Universities and colleges of Prayagraj

Universities

Central University

• University of Allahabad

Institutes of National Importance

• Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology

Deemed Universities

• Nehru Gram Bharati University, Prayagraj

Private Universities

• United University, Prayagraj

State Universities

• Prof. Rajendra Singh University, Prayagraj
• Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
• Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University

Autonomous college

• Ewing Christian College

Degree college

Shiv Ganga Degree College

Research institutes

• Botanical Survey of India (Central Regional Centre), Prayagraj
• Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (a centre of ICFRE)
• Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute
• Harish Chandra Research Institute
• Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (Regional Center)
• National Academy of Sciences, India

Medical institutes and colleges

• Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital
• Motilal Nehru Medical College
• United Institute of Medical Sciences
• State Unani Medical College
• State Lal Bahadur Shastri Homeopathic Medical College
• Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital

Campuses of other universities

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra, Prayagraj Campus)
• Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (Wardha, Prayagraj campus)
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Ganganath Jha Prayagraj Campus)

Engineering and other colleges

• Abhay Memorial Trust Group of Institutions
• Allahabad Institute of Engineering and Technology
• Ayodhya Prasad Management Institute and Technology
• BBS College of Engineering and Technology
• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj College of Engineering & Technology
• Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies
• HMFA Memorial Institute of Engineering and Technology
• J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology
• LDC Institute of Technical Studies
• Shambhunath Institute of Engineering and Technology
• Shambhunath Institute Of Pharmacy
• Shambhunath Institute of management
• Shambhunath Industrial Training Institute
• Shambhunath College Of Education
• Shambhunath Institute Of Law
• SP Memorial Institute of Technology
• United College of Engineering & Research

Schools