Uttar Pradesh holds the record of being the most populous state in India. UP is also proud of its beautiful physical features and a rich heritage of art and craft. The state also has more than 30 universities, including 4 central universities, 20 state universities, 8 deemed universities, 2 IITs, 1 IIM, 1 NIT, and several polytechnics, engineering colleges, and industrial training institutes.
In this article, we are looking at the top-rated institutes in UP, about the NIRF Ranking list.
1.Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
IIT Kanpur is a public technical and research university established in 1959 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It has 6 departments – Engineering, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Inter-Disciplinary, Science, Management, and Design. It offers B.Tech, M.Tech, BS, MS, M.Sc, Ph.D., MBA, M.Des, and integrated courses. JEE Advanced followed by JoSAA Counselling is the admission process for B.Tech courses. CAT Score, IIT JAM Score, and GATE Score are considered for the admission to MBA Program, M.Sc Programme, and M.Tech program respectively.
2. Banaras Hindu University
BHU (Banaras Hindu University) formerly known as the Central Hindu College, is a public central university established in 1916 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Its list includes Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Ayurveda, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Performing Arts, Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan Sankaya, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Faculty of Visual Arts. It offers 40 types of programs to its students which include MBA, B.Sc (Nursing), BAMS, B.Sc (Hons), BA (Hons), M.Sc, and MCA. For admission scores obtained in national level undergraduate (UET) and postgraduate (PET) entrance tests, GATE, JAM, CRET (Common Research Entrance Test), NEET, and JEE are considered
3.Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
IIT BHU is a public technical and research university established in 1919 at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Inter Disciplinary Schools, Science and Architecture are the five departments in IIT BHU. It offers 6 programs – M.E./ M.Tech, B.E./ B.Tech, M.Sc., B.Pharma, B.Arch, and M.Pharma. There are a total of 40 courses available under different streams. Scores of entrance examinations like JEE Advances, NET, JAM, GATE, and JRF are considered for admission.
4. Aligarh Muslim University
AMU(Aligarh Muslim University) is a public central university established in 1919 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. AMU has 7 colleges, 15 Centres, 3 Institutes, and 10 schools. The institute offers around 300 courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees under 15 streams – Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, Science, Engineering, Teaching & Education, Mass Communication & Media, Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Law, IT & Software, Arts (Fine / Visual / Performing ), Architecture & Planning, Hospitality & Travel, and Nursing. The admission is based on scores obtained in entrance tests including the institution’s own AMUEE, NEET-PG, NEET-UG, and GATE.
5. King George`s Medical University
KGMU(King George’s Medical University) formerly known as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, is a medical school, hospital, and state medical university established in 1905 at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and doctoral programs in B.Sc (Nursing), MBBS, M.Sc, M.H.A (Hospital), BDS, PG Diploma, Ph.D., M.D + Ph.D., MDS, M.D, M.Phil., M.Ch, DM, M.S General Surgery, M.S, M.D Psychiatry, M.D Pathology, M.D General Medicine, M.D Paediatrics, M.S Orthopaedics, M.D Pharmacology, M.S Ophthalmology, M.D Microbiology, M.D Community Medici, M.D Physiology and M.D Anatomy. Admission is based on scores obtained on exams like NEET UG, NEET PG, UGPGMEE, AIDMCHEE, UGC NET, followed by interviews.
6. Amity University Noida
Amity University Noida is a private university established in 2005 at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. There are 8 colleges under this university- Amity University Online, ASET Delhi, AIBS Noida, Amity Business School, Noida, Amity School of Communication, Amity School of Fashion, RICS School of Built Environment, and Amity Institute of Telecom Engineering and Management. It offers 50 programs under 18 streams- Business & Management Studies, Engineering, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, Teaching & Education, IT & Software, Accounting & Commerce, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Mass Communication & Media, Law, Design, Hospitality & Travel, Arts (Fine/ Visual/ Performing), Beauty & Fitness, Architecture & Planning, Aviation, and Animation. Admission are done on the basis of marks obtained in JEE Mains, CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ NMAT, and Interview.
7. Shiv Nadar University
SNU(Shiv Nadar University) is a private university established in 2011, in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. SNU offers 14 programs- B.E./ B.Tech, Ph.D., B.Sc., B.A., M.E./ M.Tech, M.Sc., MFA, MBA/ PGDM, Certificate, PG Diploma, Executive MBA/ PGDM, M.A., and M.Des. in 8 streams- Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Business & Management Studies, Arts (Fine/ Visual/ Performing), Design, Mass Communication & Media and IT & Software. Admission to courses is based on scores obtained in JEE Mains, CAT, CMAT, GMAT, NMAT, SMAT, SNUSAT & APT, CEED, GATE, C SIR NET, and UGC NET.
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