List of institutions of higher education in Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand state is emerging as an education hub. The city of Dehradun has the highest number of centers of higher education. The list of universities and autonomous institutes in Uttarakhand includes:

Institutes of National Importance

LocationInstitute nameEstablishedSpecialization
RoorkeeIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee1947 (2001‡)Technology and management
SrinagarNational Institute of Technology Uttarakhand2010Technology
KashipurIndian Institute of Management Kashipur2011Management
RishikeshAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh2012Medical research and technology
Dehradun Forest Research Institute 1906 Forestry Research
Dehradun Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy 1987 Training of IFS
Dehradun Indian Military Academy 1932 Training of Armed Forces Officers

‡University of Roorkee was granted status of IIT in 2001.

Central universities

LocationUniversity nameEstablishedSpecialization
Srinagar, UttarakhandH.N.B. Garhwal University1973 (1989‡)General

‡The university was renamed to Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in 1989. It became a central university with effect from 2009 onwards.

State universities

LocationUniversity nameEstablishedSpecialization
PantnagarG.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology1960Agriculture and technology
Nainital, Almora & BhimtalKumaun University (three campuses)1973General
HaridwarUttarakhand Sanskrit University2005Sanskrit
DehradunDoon University2005General
HaldwaniUttarakhand Open University2005Distance learning
DehradunUttarakhand Technical University2008Technology
DehradunUttarakhand Ayurveda University2009Ayurveda
Bharsar (Pauri) and Ranichauri (Tehri)Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry (two campuses)2011Horticulture and forestry
Badhshahithaul (Tehri)Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University2012General
DehradunH.N.B. Uttarakhand Medical Education University2014Medicine
AlmoraUttarakhand Aawasiya Vishwavidyalaya2016General

Deemed universities

LocationUniversity nameEstablishedSpecialization
DehradunForest Research Institute1906 (1991‡)Forestry research
HaridwarGurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya^1902 (1962‡)Ancient Vedic, technologyand management
DehradunGraphic Era University1993 (2008‡)Engineering, Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, Commerce and Computer Applications

‡ Granted status of deemed university. ^ Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is divided into three campuses: Main Campus, Haridwar; Kanya Gurukul Campus, Dehradun; and Kanya Gurukul Campus, Haridwar.

Private universities

LocationUniversity nameEstablishedSpecialization
HaridwarDev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya2002Yoga, psychology, animation, and computer science
DehradunDIT University2013Technology and management
Bhimtal & DehradunGraphic Era Hill University (three campuses)2011Technology and management
DehradunHimgiri Zee University2003Communication, technology and management
DehradunICFAI University, Dehradun2003Law, Technology, Management, Education
DehradunIMS Unison University2013Law, technology and management
RoorkeeMotherhood University (2 Campuses)2015Law, Pharmacy, Paramedical and Management
DehradunSwami Rama Himalayan University1989 (2007‡)Medicine and technology
KotdwarBhagwant Global University2016Technology and Management
DehradunUniversity of Petroleum and Energy Studies2003Computer Science, Petroleum and energy
HaridwarUniversity of Patanjali2006Yoga
DehradunUttaranchal University2013Law, technology and management
PokharaHimalayan Garhwal University2016Science, Technology and Management
DehradunShri Guru Ram Rai University2017Technology, Management and others
RoorkeeQuantum University2017Technology, Management and others

Other notable colleges/institutes

References

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