Institutes of National Importance

In India, an Institution of National Importance refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by the constitution or 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.
At the inception of the Constitution of India, the Seventh Schedule declared Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University as institutes of national importance. Subsequently 32nd Amendment in 1973 added University of Delhi to the schedule. Other institutions are accorded as INI by legislations or statutory orders.

Common Acts

Architecture

The Schools of Planning and Architecture are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.

Design

National Institutes of Design are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.
Engineering and Technology
Indian Institutes of Technology are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.
National Institutes of Technology, 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.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.
National Institutes of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021'.
Management

are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.

Medicine

are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.

Pharmacy

are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.

Science

are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.

Universities

, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University declared as Institutes of National Importance through Entry No. 63 union list-Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Summary statistics

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.

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)

Institute	City	State	Founded	Type	Specialization
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	2015	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	1994	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	Bihar	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai	Bhilai	Chhattisgarh	2016	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	1963	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa	Farmagudi	Goa	2016	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	2009	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	2016	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	1926	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad	Dharwad	Karnataka	2016	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad	Palakkad	Kerala	2015	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	2009	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	1958	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab	2008	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	1959	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	1959	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	1919	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	1847	IIT	Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	1951	IIT	Engineering

Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)

Institute	City	State	Founded	Type	Specialization
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	1961	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar	Amritsar	Punjab	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	1973	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya	Bodh Gaya	Bihar	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta	Kolkata	West Bengal	1961	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	1996	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	2016	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur	Kashipur	Uttarakhand	2011	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, kozhikode	Kozhikode	Kerala	1996	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	1984	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	2010	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi	Ranchi	Jharkhand	2010	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak	Rohtak	Haryana	2010	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur	Sambalpur	Odisha	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Shilliong	Shillong	Meghalaya	2007	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur	Paonta Sahib	Himachal Pradesh	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	2011	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur	Udaipur	Rajasthan	2011	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	2015	IIM	Management
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra	1963	IIM	Management

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)

Institute	City	State	Founded	Type	Specialization
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	1997	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala	Agartala	Tripura	2018	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	1999	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	Bihar	2017	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	2017	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	2005	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	2007	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	2015	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad	Dharwad	Karnataka	2015	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	2013	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani	Kalyani	West Bengal	2014	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota	Kota	Rajasthan	2013	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam	Kottayam	Kerala	2015	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	2015	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur	Imphal	Manipur	2015	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	2016	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra	2016	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur	Raichur	Karnataka	2019	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi	Ranchi	Jharkhand	2016	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat	Sonipat	Haryana	2014	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City	Sri City	Andhra Pradesh	2013	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat	Surat	Gujarat	2017	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	2013	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una	Una	Himachal Pradesh	2014	IIIT	Information Technology
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara	Vadodara	Gujarat	2013	IIIT	Information Technology