🏛️ Universities & Institutes of National Importance in Pune

The affiliating university for Pune, with over 800 colleges; ranked among India's top state universities.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research; BS-MS dual degree and PhD.

One of Asia's oldest engineering colleges, now a state technological university.

Deemed university with its law, management (SIBM), computer studies and media institutes across Pune campuses.

Deemed university with medical, dental, engineering, management and law colleges.

Deemed university with medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy and management institutes.

Private university of the MAEER's MIT group.

Liberal-education university on a hillside campus at Lavale.

India's oldest research institute in economics; MA, M.Sc and PhD.

One of the oldest educational institutions in India, a deemed university for archaeology, linguistics and Sanskrit.

Deemed university founded in the Lokmanya Tilak tradition.

DRDO's deemed university for defence technology; M.Tech and PhD.

Premier medical college of the Indian Armed Forces.

Flagship management institute of Symbiosis.

Premier CSIR laboratory; PhD through AcSIR.

National institute for monsoon and climate research; PhD programmes.

ICMR's national virology institute; PhD and training.

Historic Deccan Education Society college.

India's premier film school on the old Prabhat Studios campus.

Joint training academy of the Army, Navy and Air Force; entry through the NDA exam after Class 12.