Institutes of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state". Institutes of National Importance receive special recognition, higher autonomy and funding from the Government of India.
Common Acts
Architecture
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
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] Footwear Design and Development Institute comprising 12 campuses is declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'FDDI Act 2017'.[3]
Engineering and Technology
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.[4]
- National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and 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.[5]
- 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.[6][7]
Food Technology
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.[8][9]
Management
Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[10]
Medicine
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.[11]
Pharmacy
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.[12]
Science
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.[13]
Summary statistics
As of July 2023, there are 167 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, 7 Central universities, 4 Medical research institutes, and 12 other specialized institutes.[14]
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)
National Institute of Technology (NITs)
National Institute of Design (NIDs)
Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Institute | City | State | Founded | Type | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Allahabad | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 1887 | — | General[15] |
Visva-Bharati University | Santiniketan | West Bengal | 1921 | — | General[16] |
Rashtriya Raksha University[N 3] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Defence Studies[17] |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | Samastipur | Bihar | 1905 | — | Agricultural Science[18] |
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 2014 | — | Agricultural Science[19] |
Nalanda University | Rajgir | Bihar | 2010 | — | Social Science[20] |
National Forensic Sciences University[N 4] | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 2020 | — | Forensic Science[21] |
Medical research Institutes
Institute | City | State | Founded | Specialization |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1847 | Medicine[22] |
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1962 | Medicine[23] |
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 1973 | Medicine[23] |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research[N 5] | Pondicherry | Puducherry | 1823 | Medicine[23] |
Other Specialized Institutes
Proposed Institutes of National Importance (INIs)
The following institutes have been proposed as INIs through a bill:
- Armed Forces Medical College[32]
- National Council of Educational Research and Training[33]
- Indian National Defence University[34]
- Homi Bhabha National Institute[35]
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade[36]
- Indian Institute of Forest Management[37]
- Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology[38]
See also
- Ivy League, a formal grouping of leading private universities in the United States
- Imperial Universities, a grouping of older universities in Japan
- 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
- TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
- Double First Class Universities, group of elite universities in China
- Institutes of Eminence
- BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries
Footnotes
- 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
- Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
- Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences 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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