Institutes of National Importance

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In India, an Institution of National Importance (INI) refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by the constitution or an act of the Parliament of India. Such institutions are recognized for their pivotal role in developing highly skilled personnel within a specified region of the country or state. Institutes of National Importance enjoy special recognition, greater autonomy, and direct funding from the Government of India.

At the inception of the Constitution of India, the Seventh Schedule declared Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University as institutes of national importance. Subsequently 32nd Amendment in 1973 added University of Delhi to the schedule. Other institutions are accorded as INI by legislations or statutory orders.[1][2]

Common Acts

Architecture

The Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[3]

Design

  • National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[4]

Engineering and Technology

Management

Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[11]

Medicine

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.[12]

Pharmacy

National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.[13]

Science

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.[14]

Universities

Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University declared as Institutes of National Importance through Entry No. 63 union list-Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Summary statistics

As of June 2026, there are 173 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23 IITs, 20 AIIMSs, 22 IIMs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs, 5 NIDs, 3 SPAs, 2 NIFTEMs, 10 central universities, 4 medical research institutes, and 14 other specialized institutes.[15]

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)

Location of 23 IITs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
Indian Institute of Technology, JodhpurJodhpurRajasthan2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, TirupatiTirupatiAndhra Pradesh2015IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, GuwahatiGuwahatiAssam1994IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, PatnaPatnaBihar2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, BhilaiBhilaiChhattisgarh2016IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiNew DelhiDelhi1963IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, GoaFarmagudiGoa2016IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, GandhinagarGandhinagarGujarat2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, MandiMandiHimachal Pradesh2009IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, JammuJammuJammu and Kashmir2016IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad[N 1]DhanbadJharkhand1926IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, DharwadDharwadKarnataka2016IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, PalakkadPalakkadKerala2015IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, IndoreIndoreMadhya Pradesh2009IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, BombayMumbaiMaharashtra1958IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, BhubaneswarBhubaneswarOdisha2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, HyderabadHyderabadTelangana2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, RoparRupnagarPunjab2008IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasChennaiTamil Nadu1959IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurKanpurUttar Pradesh1959IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi[N 1]VaranasiUttar Pradesh1919IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee[N 1]RoorkeeUttarakhand1847IITEngineering
Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurKharagpurWest Bengal1951IITEngineering
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Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)

Location of 22 IIMs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
Indian Institute of Management, AhmedabadAhmedabadGujarat1961IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, AmritsarAmritsarPunjab2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, BangaloreBengaluruKarnataka1973IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh GayaBodh GayaBihar2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaKolkataWest Bengal1961IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, IndoreIndoreMadhya Pradesh1996IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, JammuJammuJammu and Kashmir2016IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, KashipurKashipurUttarakhand2011IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, KozhikodeKozhikodeKerala1996IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, LucknowLucknowUttar Pradesh1984IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, RaipurRaipurChhattisgarh2010IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, RanchiRanchiJharkhand2010IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, RohtakRohtakHaryana2010IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, SambalpurSambalpurOdisha2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, ShilliongShillongMeghalaya2007IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, SirmaurPaonta SahibHimachal Pradesh2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliTamil Nadu2011IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, UdaipurUdaipurRajasthan2011IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh2015IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai[N 2]MumbaiMaharashtra1963IIMManagement
Indian Institute of Management, Guwahati Guwahati Assam 2026 IIM Management
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)

Location of 25 IIITs, 5 MoE-funded (in green) and 20 PPP-mode (in blue)
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, GwaliorGwaliorMadhya Pradesh1997IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, AgartalaAgartalaTripura2018IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh 1999 IIIT Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, BhagalpurBhagalpurBihar2017IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh2017IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, JabalpurJabalpurMadhya Pradesh2005IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, KancheepuramChennaiTamil Nadu2007IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, KurnoolKurnoolAndhra Pradesh2015IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, DharwadDharwadKarnataka2015IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, GuwahatiGuwahatiAssam2013IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, KalyaniKalyaniWest Bengal2014IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, KotaKotaRajasthan2013IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, KottayamKottayamKerala2015IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, LucknowLucknowUttar Pradesh2015IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, ManipurImphalManipur2015IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra2016IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, PunePuneMaharashtra2016IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, RaichurRaichurKarnataka2019IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi Ranchi Jharkhand 2016 IIIT Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, SonepatSonipatHaryana2014IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri CitySri CityAndhra Pradesh2013IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, SuratSuratGujarat2017IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 2013 IIIT Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, UnaUnaHimachal Pradesh2014IIITInformation Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, VadodaraVadodaraGujarat2013IIITInformation Technology
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

Location of 7 IISERs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BerhampurBerhampurOdisha2016IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh2008IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, KolkataKalyaniWest Bengal2006IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, MohaliMohaliPunjab2007IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, PunePuneMaharashtra2006IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuramKerala2008IISERSciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, TirupatiTirupatiAndhra Pradesh2015IISERSciences
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)

Location of 20 AIIMS
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BathindaBathindaPunjab2019AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BhubaneswarBhubaneswarOdisha2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BibinagarBibinagarTelangana2019AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh 2020 AIIMS Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, DeogharDeogharJharkhand2019AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, GorakhpurGorakhpurUttar Pradesh2019AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati Guwahati Assam 2020 AIIMS Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, JodhpurJodhpurRajasthan2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani Kalyani West Bengal 2018 AIIMS Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, MaduraiMaduraiTamil Nadu2021AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, MangalagiriMangalagiriAndhra Pradesh2018AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra2018AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New DelhiNew DelhiDelhi1956AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, PatnaPatnaBihar2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RaebareliRaebareliUttar Pradesh2018AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RaipurRaipurChhattisgarh2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot Rajkot Gujarat 2020 AIIMS Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RishikeshRishikeshUttarakhand2012AIIMSMedicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 2020 AIIMS Medicine
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National Institute of Technology (NITs)

Location of 31 NITs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
National Institute of Technology, RaipurRaipurChhattisgarh1956NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, RourkelaRourkelaOdisha1961NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, SikkimRavanglaSikkim2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, SilcharSilcharAssam1967NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, SrinagarSrinagarJammu and Kashmir1960NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliTamil Nadu1964NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, UttarakhandSrinagarUttarakhand2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, WarangalWarangalTelangana1959NITEngineering
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharJalandharPunjab1987NITEngineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JaipurJaipurRajasthan1963NITEngineering
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh1960NITEngineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, AllahabadPrayagrajUttar Pradesh1961NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, AgartalaAgartalaTripura1965NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, Andhra PradeshTadepalligudemAndhra Pradesh2015NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal PradeshYupiaArunachal Pradesh2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, CalicutKozhikodeKerala1961NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, DelhiNew DelhiDelhi2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, DurgapurDurgapurWest Bengal1960NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, GoaCuncolimGoa2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, HamirpurHamirpurHimachal Pradesh1986NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, JamshedpurJamshedpurJharkhand1960NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, KarnatakaMangaluruKarnataka1960NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, KurukshetraKurukshetraHaryana1963NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, ManipurImphalManipur2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, MeghalayaShillongMeghalaya2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, MizoramAizawlMizoram2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, NagalandChümoukedimaNagaland2010NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, PatnaPatnaBihar1886NITEngineering
National Institute of Technology, PuducherryKaraikalPuducherry2010NITEngineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra1960NITEngineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratSuratGujarat1961NITEngineering
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National Institute of Design (NIDs)

Location of 5 NIDs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
National Institute of Design, AhmedabadAhmedabadGujarat1960NIDDesign
National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Andhra Pradesh 2015 NID Design
National Institute of Design, Assam Jorhat Assam 2019 NID Design
National Institute of Design, Haryana Kurukshetra Haryana 2016 NID Design
National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 2019 NID Design
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National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)

Location of 2 NIFTEMs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat Sonepat Haryana 2012 NIFTEM Food Technology
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur Thanjavur Tamil Nadu 1967 NIFTEM Food Technology
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)

Location of 7 NIPERs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, AhmedabadAhmedabadGujarat2007NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, GuwahatiGuwahatiAssam2008NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, HajipurHajipurBihar2007NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, HyderabadHyderabadTelangana2007NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, KolkataKolkataWest Bengal2007NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, MohaliMohaliPunjab1998NIPERPharmaceutical Science
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, RaebareliRaebareliUttar Pradesh2007NIPERPharmaceutical Science
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School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)

Location of 3 SPAs
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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
School of Planning and ArchitectureBhopalMadhya Pradesh2008SPAArchitecture
School of Planning and ArchitectureNew DelhiDelhi1941SPAArchitecture
School of Planning and ArchitectureVijayawadaAndhra Pradesh2008SPAArchitecture
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Central Universities

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Institute City State Founded Type Specialization
Rashtriya Raksha University[N 3] Gandhinagar Gujarat 2009 University Security Studies[16]
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 1920 University General[17]
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 1916 University General[17]
Nalanda University Rajgir Bihar 2010 University Social Science[18]
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University Samastipur Bihar 1905 University Agricultural Science[19]
National Forensic Sciences University[N 4] Gandhinagar Gujarat 2020 University Forensic Science[20]
Visva-Bharati UniversitySantiniketanWest Bengal1921UniversityGeneral[21]
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi Uttar Pradesh 2014 University Agricultural Science[22]
University of AllahabadPrayagrajUttar Pradesh1887UniversityGeneral[23]
University of Delhi New Delhi Delhi 1922 University General[17]
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Medical Research Institutes

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Institute City State Founded Specialization
National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesBengaluruKarnataka1847Medicine[24]
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarhChandigarh1962Medicine[25]
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 1973 Medicine[26]
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research[N 5] Pondicherry Puducherry 1823 Medicine[27]
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Other Specialized Institution

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Institute City State Founded Specialization
The Asiatic SocietyKolkataWest Bengal1784Oriental Studies[28]
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur[N 6] HowrahWest Bengal1856Engineering[29]
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar SabhaChennaiTamil Nadu1918Language Studies[17]
Kalakshetra Foundation Chennai Tamil Nadu 1936 Arts and Culture[30]
Indian Statistical InstituteKolkataWest Bengal1931Statistics[17]
Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabadUttar Pradesh2010Sciences[17]
Footwear Design and Development InstituteNoidaUttar Pradesh1986Applied Design[31]
India International Arbitration CentreNew DelhiDelhi2020International Law[32]
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth DevelopmentChennaiTamil Nadu1993Youth Affairs[17]
Regional Centre for BiotechnologyFaridabadHaryana2009Biotechnology[17]
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Amethi Uttar Pradesh 2007 Petroleum Engineering[17]
Tribhuvan Sahkari University[N 7] Anand Gujarat 1979 Cooperation[33]
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2016 Petroleum Engineering[34]
Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar[N 8] Jamnagar Gujarat 2020 Ayurvedic Medicine[35]
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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    IIT Roorkee was included in the IIT system in 2001; IIT-BHU Varanasi was included in the IIT system in 2012; IIT-ISM Dhanbad was included in the IIT system in 2016
  2. [2]
    National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering was re-established as IIM, Mumbai in 2023
  3. [3]
    Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
  4. [4]
    Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences University in 2020
  5. [5]
    Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry was re-established as JIPMER in 1964
  6. [6]
    Bengal Engineering and Science University was re-established as IIEST, Shibpur in 2014
  7. [7]
    Institute of Rural Management, Anand was re-established as Tribhuvan Sahkari University in 2025
  8. [8]
    Gujarat Ayurved University was re-established as Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 2020

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