Government Funded Colleges List In India In 2025

Government Funded Colleges List in India: The following is a list of institutes and their respective locations. The number of institutes increased in each category (CFTI, NIT, IIIT, and IIT). The central government funds these colleges and institutes. You can check complete list below:

Government Funded Colleges List in India
Government Funded Colleges List in India

Government Funded Colleges List In India

Here is a complete list of all institutes:

1. Institutes of National Importance (INIs)

These are premier institutions recognized by the Government of India for their strategic importance in developing highly skilled personnel. They include:​

  • Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)—23 institutes
  • National Institutes of Technology (NITs)—31 institutes
  • Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)—20 institutes
  • Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)—25 institutes
  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)—7 institutes
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru—1 institute
  • Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)—3 institutes

​Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)

  • Assam University, Silchar
  • Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
  • Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
  • Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi
  • Mizoram University, Aizawl
  • Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry
  • Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
  • University of Hyderabad

 Medical & Allied Healthcare Institutes

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
    Locations: New Delhi, Nagpur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh, Bilaspur, Guwahati, Rajkot, Jammu, Deoghar, Kalyani, Bibinagar, Mangalagiri, Gorakhpur, Raebareli, Batinda

  • All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH): Mysuru

  • Central Institute of Psychiatry: Ranchi

  • Central Drug Research Institute: Lucknow

  • National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS): Bengaluru

  • National Institute of Nutrition: Hyderabad

  • National Institute of Homoeopathy: Kolkata

Engineering & Technology Institutes

  • Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
    Locations: Kharagpur, Kanpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Dhanbad, Dharwad, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Roorkee, Ropar, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Jodhpur, Patna, Mandi, Indore, Tirupati, Varanasi, Palakkad, Goa, Bhilai, Jammu

  • Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
    Locations: Gwalior, Dharwad, Jabalpur, Kottayam, Nagpur, Pune, Raichur, etc.

  • National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
    Locations: Agartala, Aizawl, Prayagraj, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Hamirpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Manipur, Nagaland, Patna, Raipur, Rourkela, Silchar, Srinagar, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli, Warangal

  • Central Institute of Technology (CIT): Kokrajhar

  • Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute: Durgapur

Agriculture & Natural Resource Institutes

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI): New Delhi

  • Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering: Bhopal

  • Indian Institute of Spices Research: Calicut

  • Indian Institute of Vegetable Research: Varanasi

  • Indian Institute of Soil Science: Bhopal

  • Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture: Bhubaneswar

  • Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute: Avikanagar

Academic & Science Education Institutes

  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc): Bengaluru

  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
    Locations: Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Berhampur

  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc): Chennai

  • Institute of Physics: Bhubaneswar

  • National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER): Bhubaneswar

Civil Services & Policy Institutes

  • Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
    Locations: New Delhi, Aizawl, Dhenkanal, Jammu, Kottayam, Amravati

  • Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS): Delhi

  • National Institute of Public Finance and Policy: New Delhi

  • Institute of Economic Growth: New Delhi

  • National Institute of Rural Development: Hyderabad

Design, Fashion & Fine Arts Institutes

  • National Institute of Design (NID)
    Locations: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Kurukshetra, Vijayawada, Jorhat

  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
    Locations: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Kangra, Jodhpur, Panchkula, Srinagar, Daman

  • Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI): Kolkata

  • Film and Television Institute of India (FTII): Pune

  • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA): New Delhi

Architecture & Planning Institutes

  • School of Planning and Architecture (SPA)
    Locations: New Delhi, Bhopal, Vijayawada

  • CEPT University (State-funded but supported centrally

  • Indian Institute of Architects (supporting institution): Mumbai

Defence, Police & Security Studies Institutes

  • National Defence Academy (NDA): Khadakwasla, Pune

  • Indian Military Academy (IMA): Dehradun

  • Officers Training Academy (OTA): Chennai, Gaya

  • National Police Academy (SVPNPA): Hyderabad

  • Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA): New Delhi

Specialized Research Institutes

  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR): Mumbai

  • Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
    Locations: Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Tezpur

  • Bose Institute: Kolkata

  • Physical Research Laboratory (PRL): Ahmedabad

  • National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS): Bengaluru

  • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS): Kolkata

Tourism, Culture & Hospitality Institutes

  • Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM)
    Locations: Gwalior, Noida, Bhubaneswar, Nellore, Goa, Bodhgaya

  • Institute of Hotel Management (IHM)
    Major Locations: Pusa (Delhi), Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal, Lucknow, Goa, Jaipur, Gwalior

  • National Museum Institute: New Delhi

  • Central Institute of Buddhist Studies: Leh, Ladakh

  • Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies: Dahung, Arunachal Pradesh

Language, Culture & Humanities Institutes

  • Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL): Mysuru

  • Central Institute of Classical Tamil: Chennai

  • Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (now part of Central Sanskrit University): New Delhi

  • Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan: Ujjain

  • National School of Drama (NSD): New Delhi

Business, Finance & Public Policy Institutes

  • Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
    Locations: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Kozhikode, Shillong, Rohtak, Ranchi, Raipur, Udaipur, Tiruchirappalli, Kashipur, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bodh Gaya, Amritsar, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Jammu, etc.

  • Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT): New Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada

  • National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM): Faridabad

  • National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM): Pune

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI): New Delhi (HQ), Regional branches

  • Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI): Kolkata (HQ), Nationwide centers

  • Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI): New Delhi (HQ), Regional offices

Law & Public Administration

  • National Law Universities (NLUs) (funded jointly by Centre and States)
    Prominent Locations: NLSIU (Bengaluru), NALSAR (Hyderabad), NLU Delhi, WBNUJS (Kolkata), NLIU (Bhopal), HNLU (Raipur), RGNUL (Patiala), etc.

  • Indian Law Institute (ILI): New Delhi

  • Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA): Mussoorie

  • Institute of Public Administration (IIPA): New Delhi

Education & Teacher Training

  • National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT): New Delhi

  • National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA): New Delhi

  • Regional Institutes of Education (RIE): Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysuru, Shillong

  • Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET): New Delhi

  • Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE): Bhopal

Sports & Physical Education

  • Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE): Gwalior

  • Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS): Patiala

  • Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres of Excellence: Various Locations

Environment, Agriculture & Sustainability

  • Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE): Dehradun

  • Wildlife Institute of India (WII): Dehradun

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI): New Delhi

  • Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS): Bhopal

  • National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI): Karnal

  • Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE): Mumbai

  • Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR): Bengaluru

  • Forest Research Institute (FRI): Dehradun

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