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Top colleges in Uttar Pradesh

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9 colleges from Uttar Pradesh are in our curated NIRF 2025 set — engineering, medical, management, law, universities and pharmacy. All free to browse, every rank cited directly from NIRF, every link goes to the college's own site.

Languages of instruction commonly available in this state: Hindi and English. Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework (2025).

All 9 colleges in Uttar Pradesh

  1. IIT Kanpur

    Central

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    Kanpur · est. 1959

    First IIT to set up a computer science programme. Strong in aerospace, materials science, and the country's top startup pipeline through SIIC (Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre).

    NIRF Overall #5, Engineering #4, Management #27, Research #6 (2025)

  2. IIM Lucknow

    Central

    Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

    Lucknow · est. 1984

    Strong general management curriculum. Noida campus runs the Working Managers Programme — popular with mid-career executives.

    NIRF Management #5 (2025)

  3. SGPGI Lucknow

    State

    Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

    Lucknow · est. 1983

    UP's flagship postgraduate medical institute. Strong nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology and endocrinology departments.

    NIRF Medical #5 (2025)

  4. BHU

    Central

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi · est. 1916

    One of Asia's largest residential universities. Strong faculties across humanities, sciences, medicine (IMS-BHU) and engineering (IIT BHU is the engineering wing).

    NIRF Overall #10, Medical #6, Management #60, University #6, Research #16 (2025)

  5. IMS BHU

    Central

    Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi · est. 1960

    The medical faculty of BHU. MBBS admission via NEET UG. Strong reputation in Ayurveda and clinical specialties.

    NIRF Medical #6 (2025)

  6. KGMU Lucknow

    State

    King George's Medical University

    Lucknow · est. 1911

    Among India's oldest medical institutions. Now a full state medical university with MBBS admission via NEET UG state quota.

    NIRF Overall #83, Medical #8, University #50 (2025)

  7. IIT BHU

    Central

    Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

    Varanasi · est. 1919

    Originally Banaras Engineering College, converted to IIT in 2012. Strong mining, metallurgy, ceramic and chemical engineering programmes — fields BHU has run for over a century.

    NIRF Overall #31, Engineering #10, Research #22 (2025)

  8. RMNLU Lucknow

    Central

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

    Lucknow · est. 2005

    Uttar Pradesh's flagship NLU. CLAT admission; relatively newer NLU but with steadily improving rankings and a strong moot-court culture.

    NIRF Law #21 (2025)

  9. IIIT Allahabad

    Central

    Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

    Prayagraj · est. 1999

    The first IIIT to be set up as a centrally-funded institute. CSE and ECE focused — admission via JEE Main.

By stream in Uttar Pradesh

Engineering 3Medical 4Management 2Law 1University / Sciences 1Research 1

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