Regional comparison
Colleges in North India
Side-by-side view of states and UTs in the North zone — institute counts, NIRF coverage, and links to each state’s own page. 150 institutes across 8 states · 20 NIRF-ranked.
North zone — key facts
Live data| States / UTs in this zone | 8 |
|---|---|
| Tracked institutes | 150 |
| With NIRF Engineering rank | 20 |
| States with dedicated pagesEach qualifying state still has its own dedicated page | 8 |
| Largest state share | Haryana · 36 |
Regional totals from Knwdle’s live institute list, grouped by state. This page compares states; it does not replace individual state landings.
States in North India
Primary comparison table for this region. Open a state page for the place-level view.
| State / UT | Institutes | Share | NIRF-ranked | Best rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haryana | 36 | 24% | 1 | #85 | State page → |
| Uttarakhand | 31 | 21% | 3 | #6 | State page → |
| Punjab | 30 | 20% | 6 | #29 | State page → |
| Delhi | 20 | 13% | 6 | #2 | State page → |
| Himachal Pradesh | 19 | 13% | 2 | #26 | State page → |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 8 | 5% | 1 | #73 | State page → |
| Chandigarh | 3 | 2% | 1 | #93 | State page → |
| Ladakh | 3 | 2% | 0 | — | State page → |
Overview
Knwdle's North zone groups Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and Ladakh — our own comparison grouping for this page, not a statutory boundary. It's the most IIT-dense zone in our directory: IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee (Uttarakhand), IIT Ropar (Punjab), IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and IIT Jammu all sit inside it, alongside NITs in Haryana (Kurukshetra), Punjab (Jalandhar) and Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar).
Every state above still earns its own dedicated /colleges/state page once it clears Knwdle's three-institute threshold — Delhi's page is the most complete today. This zone page adds a comparison layer on top: institute counts, NIRF coverage and best rank, state by state, in one table, rather than replacing any state's own page.
Key figure
Share with a cited NIRF rank
13%
Computed from every institute currently mapped to a North-zone state on this page — not a fixed marketing number.
FAQ
- Which IITs are located in the North zone?
- Five, under this comparison grouping: IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee (Uttarakhand), IIT Ropar (Punjab), IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and IIT Jammu — more than any other zone on Knwdle.
- Is this the official government zonal classification?
- No. This is Knwdle's own browsing grouping for state comparison, not the Ministry of Home Affairs' statutory Zonal Council boundaries — the real Northern Zonal Council, for instance, also includes Rajasthan, which we group under the West zone instead. Treat this as a navigation aid, not a legal or administrative classification.
- How is this different from opening Delhi's state page directly?
- Delhi's own page covers only Delhi's institutes in depth. This zone page sits one level up — it puts Delhi's counts and NIRF coverage next to Haryana's, Punjab's and every other North-zone state's, so you can see the region's shape before drilling into one state.
- Do you show placement packages or reviews for these institutes?
- No — the same rule applies zone-wide. We show NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO), an independent sub-score, in place of self-reported placement figures or star reviews.
Top NIRF ranks in North India
Best Engineering ranks across this zone (up to 20). Compare states above for geographic mix.
| Rank | Institute | Type | State | GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | IIT Delhi | IIT | Delhi | 81.7 |
| #6 | IIT Roorkee | IIT | Uttarakhand | 85.8 |
| #24 | Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi | STATE | Delhi | — |
| #26 | IIT Mandi | IIT | Himachal Pradesh | 78.3 |
| #29 | Deemed-to-be-universityPatiala | PRIVATE | Punjab | — |
| #30 | Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi | STATE | Delhi | — |
| #31 | Chandigarh UniversityMohali | PRIVATE | Punjab | — |
| #32 | IIT Ropar | IIT | Punjab | 75.2 |
| #43 | UPESDehradun | PRIVATE | Uttarakhand | — |
| #48 | LPUPhagwara | PRIVATE | Punjab | 62.5 |
| #52 | Graphic Era UniversityDehradun | PRIVATE | Uttarakhand | — |
| #55 | Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | NIT | Punjab | 61.9 |
| #63 | IIIT-DelhiNew Delhi | IIIT | Delhi | — |
| #65 | NIT Delhi | NIT | Delhi | 71.3 |
| #70 | NSUTDelhi | STATE | Delhi | — |
| #73 | NIT Srinagar | NIT | Jammu and Kashmir | 70.0 |
| #85 | NIT Kurukshetra | NIT | Haryana | 66.6 |
| #89 | Chitkara UniversityRajpura | PRIVATE | Punjab | — |
| #93 | Panjab UniversityChandigarh | PRIVATE | Chandigarh | — |
| #97 | NIT Hamirpur | NIT | Himachal Pradesh | 65.3 |
All institutes in this zone
| Institute | State | Type | NIRF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi | Delhi | IIT | #2 | View → |
| IIT Roorkee | Uttarakhand | IIT | #6 | View → |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | Delhi | STATE | #24 | View → |
| IIT Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | IIT | #26 | View → |
| Deemed-to-be-university | Punjab | PRIVATE | #29 | View → |
| Delhi Technological University | Delhi | STATE | #30 | View → |
| Chandigarh University | Punjab | PRIVATE | #31 | View → |
| IIT Ropar | Punjab | IIT | #32 | View → |
| UPES | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | #43 | View → |
| LPU | Punjab | PRIVATE | #48 | View → |
| Graphic Era University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | #52 | View → |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | Punjab | NIT | #55 | View → |
| IIIT-Delhi | Delhi | IIIT | #63 | View → |
| NIT Delhi | Delhi | NIT | #65 | View → |
| NSUT | Delhi | STATE | #70 | View → |
| NIT Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | NIT | #73 | View → |
| NIT Kurukshetra | Haryana | NIT | #85 | View → |
| Chitkara University | Punjab | PRIVATE | #89 | View → |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | PRIVATE | #93 | View → |
| NIT Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | NIT | #97 | View → |
| Adesh University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Akal University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Al-Falah University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Amrapali University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Apeejay Stya University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Arni University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Ashoka University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Atal Medical and Research University(Formerly Himachal Pradesh University of Health Sciences) | Himachal Pradesh | STATE | — | View → |
| Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University | Jammu and Kashmir | STATE | — | View → |
| Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Bahra University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| BML Munjal University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| C. G. C University, Mohali | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Career Point University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Central Institute of Buddhist Studies(CIBS) | Ladakh | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Central University of Haryana | Haryana | GFTI | — | View → |
| Central University of Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Central University of Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Central University of Punjab | Punjab | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Chaudhary Bansi Lal University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Chaudhary Devi Lal University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Himachal Pradesh | STATE | — | View → |
| Cluster University of Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | STATE | — | View → |
| CT University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| D.A.V University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts (SUPVA) | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Sciences & Technology | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University | Delhi | STATE | — | View → |
| Desh Bhagat University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| DIT University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Doon University | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Eternal University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Ethics University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Forest Research Institute | Uttarakhand | DEEMED | — | View → |
| G. D. Goenka University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| Geeta University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| GNA University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Graphic Era Hill University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Guru Kashi University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Guru Nanak Dev University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Guru Ravidas Ayurved University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Gurugram University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Gurukul Kangri Vidyapeeth | Uttarakhand | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Haridwar University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | Uttarakhand | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Himachal Pradesh National Law University | Himachal Pradesh | STATE | — | View → |
| Himachal Pradesh Technical University | Himachal Pradesh | STATE | — | View → |
| Himachal Pradesh University | Himachal Pradesh | STATE | — | View → |
| HNB Garhwal University Srinagar (Garhwal) | Jammu and Kashmir | GFTI | — | View → |
| I.E.C. (India Education Centre) University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| I.K. Gujaral Punjab Technical University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| IILM University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| IMS Unison University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute | Delhi | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Indian Institute of Heritage | Delhi | DEEMED | — | View → |
| IIIT(IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana | Haryana | IIIT | — | View → |
| Indian Law Institute | Delhi | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women | Delhi | STATE | — | View → |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University | Delhi | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Indira Gandhi University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology | Delhi | STATE | — | View → |
| Indus International Uniersity | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences(ILBS) | Delhi | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Islamic University of Sciences & Technology University | Jammu and Kashmir | STATE | — | View → |
| J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Jagan Nath University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | Delhi | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi | Delhi | GFTI | — | View → |
| Jaypee University of Information Technology | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| K.R. Mangalam University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Kashmir University | Jammu and Kashmir | STATE | — | View → |
| Khalsa University, Amritsar | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Lamrin Tech Skills University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Lingaya's Vidyapeeth | Haryana | DEEMED | — | View → |
| M.V.N. University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Maharaja Agrasen University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Maharana Partap Horticultural University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Maharishi Markandeshwar | Haryana | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Maharshi Dayanand University | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies | Haryana | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Manav Rachna University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Ropar (Punjab) | Punjab | GFTI | — | View → |
| National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat, Haryana | Haryana | GFTI | — | View → |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING & RESEARCH | Chandigarh | DEEMED | — | View → |
| NIT Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | NIT | — | View → |
| Punjab Engineering College | Chandigarh | DEEMED | — | View → |
| Punjabi University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Quantum University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Ras Bihari Bose Subharti university | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Rayat Bahra Professional University, Hoshiarpur | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| RIMT University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Rishihood University | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Sant Baba Bhag Singh University | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Sardar Beant Singh State University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| Sardar Bhagwan Singh University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi | Delhi | GFTI | — | View → |
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Shree Om University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Shri Guru Ram Rai University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University | Delhi | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | Jammu and Kashmir | STATE | — | View → |
| Sindhu Central University | Ladakh | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Smt. Manjira Devi University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| South Asian University | Delhi | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| Sparsh Himalaya University | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Sports University of Haryana | Haryana | STATE | — | View → |
| Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand Vishwavidyalaya | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| Sri Sai University | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Sushant University (Formerly Ansal University) | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Punjab | DEEMED | — | View → |
| The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University | Punjab | STATE | — | View → |
| THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| The University of North West Himalayas | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| University of Delhi | Delhi | CENTRAL | — | View → |
| University of Ladakh | Ladakh | STATE | — | View → |
| University of Patanjali | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Uttarakhand Open University | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| Uttarakhand Technical University | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry | Uttarakhand | STATE | — | View → |
| World University Of Design | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
How to use this page
- 1Start with the state comparison table — counts, NIRF coverage, and best rank per state.
- 2Open a state page for the place-level view, or a profile for scorecards and sourced content.
- 3Use Rankings for the national table, or Compare for a neutral side-by-side of 2–3 colleges.
Frequently asked questions
Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.
- How many institutes appear for North zone?
- 150 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 20 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
- Is “best” based on editorial opinion?
- No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
- What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?
- GO is an NIRF sub-score (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 10 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 71.9.
- How is this different from a state page?
- This is a multi-state comparison for the geographic zone. Every state that clears the institute threshold still has its own /colleges/state page — this layer puts their counts and NIRF coverage side by side.
What we publish — and what we don't
Included when sourced
- NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
- JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
- Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
- Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
- Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media
Deliberately excluded
- Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
- Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
- Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories
NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.
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