Delhi
UGC approved universities in Delhi: all 31.
There are 31 universities in Delhi on the UGC's own lists: 12 state universities, 4 central universities, 12 deemed to be universities. Each entry shows where the UGC lists it, and we have added nothing of our own.
What this page is. The University Grants Commission's own lists of universities in Delhi (the consolidated list dated 25.01.2023 and the UGC website as on 23.09.2026), plus the NIRF 2025 ranks where an institution took part.
Every ranked institution here links to its own official data. The "official data" link opens the file that institution itself filed with NIRF, hosted on the government's server. It carries the sanctioned seats for each programme across six years, the actual student strength, and the number of faculty. We do not copy any of it, so when NIRF publishes the next cycle the link shows the new figures without us touching anything.
What it is not. Being on this list means recognised. It says nothing about teaching, placement, or whether the fee is fair. And a college affiliated to one of these universities will not appear under its own name, which is normal.
Every recognised university in Delhi
Sorted by name. 31 in total.
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University
State UniversityDelhi Sports University
State UniversityDelhi Teachers University
State UniversityDelhi Technological University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (formerly Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University)
State UniversityGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Vishwavidyalaya
State UniversityIndian Agricultural Research Institute
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Indian Institute of Heritage
Deemed to be UniversityIndian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
Deemed to be UniversityIndian Law Institute
Deemed to be UniversityIndira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
State UniversityIndira Gandhi National Open University
Type not stated in the UGC listIndraprastha Institute of Information Technology
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Jamia Hamdard
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Jamia Mallia Islamia University
Central UniversityJawaharlal Nehru University
Central UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yo ga
Deemed to be UniversityNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Deemed to be UniversityNational Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
Deemed to be UniversityNational Law Institute University
State UniversityNational Law University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
National Museum Institute of History of Art
Deemed to be UniversityNetaji Subhas University of Technology
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
Type not stated in the UGC listSouth Asian University
Type not stated in the UGC listTERI School of Advanced Studies
Deemed to be UniversityThe Central Sanskrit University
Central UniversityUniversity of Delhi
Central UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
SOURCE: UGC consolidated list of universities, as on 25.01.2023. ugc.gov.in Universities added since then: UGC website lists, as on 23.09.2026. ugc.gov.in
Ranked institutions in Delhi, by course
From the NIRF 2025 tables published by the Ministry of Education. Showing the top few in each; the full table is one click away.
B.Tech
6 in Delhi
- 2 Indian Institute of Technology Delhirank 2
- 24 Jamia Millia Islamiarank 24
- 30 Delhi Technological Universityrank 30
- 63 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technologyrank 63
- 65 National Institute of Technology Delhirank 65
- 70 Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)rank 70
MBA
9 in Delhi
- 4 Indian Institute of Technology Delhirank 4
- 17 Indian Institute of Foreign Traderank 17
- 28 Jamia Millia Islamiarank 28
- 40 IMI Delhirank 40
- 59 Fore School of Managementrank 59
- 76 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Universityrank 76
- 86 New Delhi Institute of Managementrank 86
- 87 Jamia Hamdardrank 87
MBBS
7 in Delhi
- 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhirank 1
- 22 Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospitalrank 22
- 26 Maulana Azad Medical Collegerank 26
- 28 Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciencesrank 28
- 32 Lady Hardinge Medical Collegerank 32
- 38 University College of Medical Sciencesrank 38
- 40 Jamia Hamdardrank 40
BDS
3 in Delhi
- 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhirank 1
- 3 Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciencesrank 3
- 17 Jamia Millia Islamiarank 17
B.Pharm
2 in Delhi
- 1 Jamia Hamdardrank 1
- 19 Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Universityrank 19
LLB
3 in Delhi
- 2 National Law Universityrank 2
- 8 Jamia Millia Islamiarank 8
- 22 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Universityrank 22
B.Arch
3 in Delhi
- 5 Jamia Millia Islamiarank 5
- 8 School of Planning and Architecture New Delhirank 8
- 36 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Universityrank 36
BA / B.Sc / B.Com
32 in Delhi
- 1 Hindu Collegerank 1
- 2 Miranda Houserank 2
- 3 Hans Raj Collegerank 3
- 4 Kirori Mal Collegerank 4
- 5 St. Stephens's Collegerank 5
- 7 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm Collegerank 7
- 11 Sri Venkateswara Collegerank 11
- 13 Deshbandhu Collegerank 13
NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the rest as rank bands such as 101-150. 28 institutions from Delhi are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Engineering 201-300, Innovation 11-50, Management 101-125, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150. Each link opens the NIRF page that lists them.
Scholarships in Delhi
A student in Delhi can normally apply on two tracks at once: the central schemes on the National Scholarship Portal, and the state's own. Both are free, and no agent should ever be paid to fill either.
Delhi
SC/ST/OBC Welfare, Delhi
The state's own scholarship route. Deadlines are set by the state and are usually earlier than families expect.
Open it ↗Government of India
National Scholarship Portal
One application for most central schemes. A hard deadline, no late window, and no appeal.
Ask your college for its NSP institute code before you pay the admission fee. Without an active code it cannot verify your application.
Open NSP ↗ Or see every central and state scheme hereStudying in Delhi?
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Questions people actually ask
What a family in Delhi wants to know.
How many universities are there in Delhi?
The University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities (as published on 25.01.2023) together with the university lists on the UGC website (as on 23.09.2026) carry 31 universities in Delhi: 12 state universities, 4 central universities, 12 deemed to be universities. This page lists every one of them, with the UGC entry number and the year of recognition where the consolidated list gives them. CollegeJaancho adds nothing of its own to that list.
Which institutions in Delhi are ranked by NIRF 2025?
NIRF 2025 ranks 58 institutions from Delhi, across 87 table entries, because an institution ranked in more than one field appears in more than one table. Those tables cover colleges and standalone institutions as well as universities, so this count is not a subset of the 31 universities on the UGC list. Among them: Jawaharlal Nehru University (University, rank 2); Jamia Millia Islamia (University, rank 4); Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Overall, rank 4); All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (Overall, rank 8). NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the institutions below them as rank bands such as 101-150, so a college that is missing from the numbered ranks may still be placed by NIRF, and a missing name is never a verdict on it. 28 institutions from Delhi are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Engineering 201-300, Innovation 11-50, Management 101-125, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150. Every numbered rank on this page links to the institution's own filing with the Ministry of Education.
How do I check whether a college in Delhi is genuine?
Two UGC documents settle it, and both are linked from this page. The first is the consolidated list of universities, where a recognised institution carries an entry number. The second is the UGC's state-wise list of fake universities, which names institutions that have no authority to award a degree at all. A college that awards a degree must be on the first list and absent from the second. For an affiliated college rather than a university, check that its parent university is on the first list, because the degree comes from the parent.
Which scholarship portal do students in Delhi use?
SC/ST/OBC Welfare, Delhi applies for state schemes, and central schemes run through the National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in. Both are linked on this page. CollegeJaancho does not print scheme amounts or income limits anywhere on this site, because they are revised every session and a stale figure misleads a family. The scheme's own page always carries the current condition.
What does CollegeJaancho charge for a check?
Nothing. The check is free for a student and a family. Send a college name on WhatsApp and the check comes back based on public record.
Other states
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