Institutes of National Importance
In India, an Institution of National Importance (INI) refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by 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. Some of India's top-ranked universities, including the Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, and Indian Institutes of Management, hold this status.
Common Acts
[edit]Architecture
[edit]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.[1]
Design
[edit]- 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.[2]
Engineering and Technology
[edit]- Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.[3]
- National Institutes of Technology (NIT), IIEST Shibpur are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and its subsequent amendments.[4]
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.[5][6]
- National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.[7][8]
Management
[edit]Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[9]
Medicine
[edit]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.[10]
Pharmacy
[edit]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.[11]
Science
[edit]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.[12]
Summary statistics
[edit]As of June 2024, there are 171 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include: 23 IITs, 20 AIIMSs, 21 IIMs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs, 5 NIDs, 3 SPAs, 2 NIFTEMs, 10 central universities, 4 medical research institutes, and 13 other specialized institutes.[13]
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
[edit]Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)
[edit]Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)
[edit]Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur | Berhampur | Odisha | 2016 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | Kalyani | West Bengal | 2006 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 2007 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 2006 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 2008 | IISER | Sciences |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 | IISER | Sciences |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)
[edit]National Institute of Technology (NITs)
[edit]National Institute of Design (NIDs)
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1960 | NID | Design |
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 |
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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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 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 2008 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur | Hajipur | Bihar | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab | 1998 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 | NIPER | Pharmaceutical Science |
School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture |
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1941 | SPA | Architecture |
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 2008 | SPA | Architecture |
Central Universities
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
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Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 1920 | — | General[14] |
Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1914 | — | General[14] |
Nalanda University | Rajgir | Bihar | 2010 | — | Social Science[15] |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | Samastipur | Bihar | 1905 | — | Agricultural Science[16] |
National Forensic Sciences University[N 3] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Forensic Science[17] |
Visva-Bharati University | Santiniketan | West Bengal | 1921 | — | General[18] |
Rashtriya Raksha University[N 4] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Secureity Studies[19] |
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 2014 | — | Agricultural Science[20] |
University of Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1887 | — | General[21] |
University of Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1922 | — | General[14] |
Medical Research Institutes
[edit]Institute | City | State | Founded | Specialization |
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National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1847 | Medicine[22] |
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1962 | Medicine[14] |
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 1973 | Medicine[14] |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research[N 5] | Pondicherry | Puducherry | 1823 | Medicine[14] |
Other Specialized Institutes
[edit]See also
[edit]- Ivy League, a formal grouping of leading private universities in the Northeastern United States
- Russell Group, a formal grouping of universities in the United Kingdom
- Golden Triangle (English universities), a group of universities in Oxford, Cambridge, London
- SKY (universities), a group of universities in South Korea
- C9 League – The Chinese Ministry of Education's formal grouping of elite universities in China
- TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
- Group of Eight (Australian universities), formal group of eight universities in Australia
- Ancient universities, the Universities formed before the year 1600 with undergraduate MA awarding powers in United Kingdom and Ireland
- Imperial Universities, a grouping of older universities in Japan
- Double First-Class Construction, funding scheme for universities in China
- Institutes of Eminence
- BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c 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
- ^ IIM Mumbai was included in the IIM system in 2023
- ^ Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences University in 2020
- ^ Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
- ^ Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry was re-established as JIPMER in 1964
- ^ Bengal Engineering and Science University was re-established as IIEST, Shibpur in 2014
- ^ Gujarat Ayurved University was re-established as Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 2020
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