State · Central zone
Uttar Pradesh has the largest tracked institute count in Knwdle's directory — from IIT Kanpur and IIT (BHU) Varanasi at the top of the NIRF table down to a wide base of state and private universities across the state's many cities.
| Tracked institutes | 84 |
|---|---|
| With NIRF Engineering rank | 7 |
| Institute types present | 8 |
| Largest type share | PRIVATE · 36 |
| Geographic zone | Central |
Figures computed from institutes currently tracked for this state in Knwdle’s directory. NIRF ranks cite nirfindia.org.
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Uttar Pradesh has the largest tracked institute count of any state in Knwdle's directory, spread across more cities than most other states here. Private institutes are the single largest type, followed by state universities, with a smaller core of deemed, GFTI, central, IIIT, IIT and NIT institutes.
IIT Kanpur (#4 nationally) and IIT (BHU) Varanasi (#10) lead the state's NIRF-ranked set, followed by Aligarh Muslim University, Amity University and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology. JoSAA covers the state's JoSAA-participating institutes; Uttar Pradesh's own state counselling applies to much of the state-university base, and private institutes largely run their own entrance exams.
Share with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank
8%
Computed from the institutes listed on this page right now — not a fixed marketing number. Refreshes as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.
Institutes on this page with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank, best first (up to 20). YoY movement requires multi-year NIRF rows in the database.
| Rank | Institute | Type | Score | GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | IIT Kanpur | IIT | 81.82 | 88.1 |
| #10 | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | IIT | 67.24 | 86.0 |
| #34 | Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh | PRIVATE | 59.01 | — |
| #37 | Amity UniversityGautam Budh Nagar | PRIVATE | 58.53 | — |
| #60 | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of TechnologyGorakhpur | PRIVATE | 52.45 | — |
| #62 | Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | NIT | 52.15 | 74.4 |
| #78 | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum TechnologyAmethi | PRIVATE | 48.52 | — |
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