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Universities in India
India has 1,639 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1781. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES1,639
OLDEST1781
FOUNDED 1900+1,497
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–189942 · 3%
1900 or later1,497 · 91%
Date unknown100 · 6%
Oldest universities in India
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1781Aliah University
1791Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
1817Presidency University
1821Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute
1824The Sanskrit College and University
1844Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School
1847Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1854COEP Technological University
1856Khallikote University
1857University of Mumbai
1857University of Calcutta
1857University of Madras
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