As per the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) University Ranking 2023, for Central Universities released on May 25th, 2023, Jawaharlal Nehru University, (JNU) New Delhi, has topped the list of Central Universities (Overall).

JNU is followed by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh.

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Also, six north-eastern universities have made it to the top 20 central universities (overall) list.

Mizoram University (Aizawl) has bagged the 13th rank, followed by Tezpur University (Sonitpur, Assam) at 14th, North-Eastern Hill University (Shillong) at 15th and Rajiv Gandhi University (Itanagar) at 16th rank. Gangtok’s Sikkim University has secured the 18th rank, followed by Assam University (Silchar) at 19th position.

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Top Central Universities (Overall)

Rank	University	City
1	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	New Delhi
2	Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Varanasi
3	Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)	Aligarh
4	Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)	Jamia Nagar
5	University of Hyderabad (UOH)	Hyderabad
6	University of Delhi (DU)	New Delhi
7	Central University of Punjab	Bathinda
8	Visva Bharati University	Shantiniketan
9	E& FL University	Hyderabad
10	Central University of Rajasthan	Ajmer
11	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UnI	Rae Bareily
12	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Neelakudi
13	Mizoram University	Aizawl
14	Tezpur University	Sonitpur
15	North Eastern Hill University	Shillong
16	Rajiv Gandhi University	Itanagar
17	Pondicherry University	Puducherry
18	Sikkim University	Gangtok
19	Assam University	Silchar
20	Central University of Kerala	Kasargod

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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat has been ranked on top in the private universities category in India, followed by Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana at second and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat at third.

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has topped in the category of Deemed Universities (Govt. & Pvt.), followed by Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi and Mumbai’s Homi Bhabha National Institute.

Top State Private Universities

Rank	University	City
1	DA-IICT University	Gandhinagar
2	Ashoka University	Sonipat
3	Nirma University	Ahmedabad
4	Shiv Nadar University	Dadri
5	Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University	Dharwad
6	Azim Premji University	Bengaluru
7	AMITY University	Noida
8	REVA University	Bengaluru
9	Chitkara University	Patiala
10	Dayananda Sagar University	Bengaluru

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IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bengaluru, IIM Kolkata, IIM Lucknow, Faculty of Management Studies, (FMS) University of Delhi, and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode were ranked as ‘Top MBA Colleges in India 2023’. Some of the Top MBA colleges in India in the the Private category ranked were – Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur,being on top, with Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune, S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai, Symbiosis Centre For Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) Pune ranked as IIRF top 100 B-Schools ranking (Pvt.) 2023.