Best Universities in Lucknow

Best Universities in Lucknow - Lucknow is a well-known northern state that offers top-notch instruction in its institutions for courses in many different fields. Here we have provided a list of universities in Lucknow that have the top programmes and research opportunities for students for their convenience. You may find all of the top private, public, and central universities on this page, such as the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Lucknow. Many undergraduate, graduate, doctorate, and diploma programmes are offered by universities in Lucknow. Together with normal courses, Lucknow Universities also provide education through a variety of channels, including campus study, remote learning, open university, and study hubs spread out over the state.

Also, the state is home to a large number of academic and research institutions that are run by either the local, state, or national governments or by private individuals. Short-term and Diploma courses are also offered by these universities. In Lucknow, 18 universities offer various UG and PG courses.Among them 13 are government universities and the rest are private universities. Fees of these universities differ from courses offered by different universities. Universities fees range from 3k to 7.5lakh according to the stream. These universities educate students in branches like B.Sc, B.tech, B.E, M.Com, Ph.D, etc. University of Lucknow, BBAU, AKUT, Integral University, are some top universities among them. These universities of Lucknow accept entrance exams like CUET UG, NEET PG, CLAT PG, CAT etc. Read the rest of the article to know about the best universities in Lucknow.

Top Universities of Lucknow: NIRF Ranking Wise (2023)

The National Institutes Ranking Framework ranks universities every year. NIRF ranking is done on various parameters. Rank of the universities in NIRF changes every year depending on the performance of the universities. There are 3 such universities in Lucknow

Name of the Universities	NIRF 2023 Ranking
BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	42
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow	45
Lucknow University - University of Lucknow, Lucknow	101-150

NIRF 2022 ranking Best of Universities in Lucknow

College Name	NIRF Rank 2022	Total NIRF Score
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow	50	48.51
BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	55	48.05
Integral University, Lucknow	164	-
Lucknow University - University of Lucknow, Lucknow	197	-

Top Universities in Lucknow (Based on Careers360 Ranking)

According to the Careers360 rating, these are some of the best universities in Lucknow, which might be a useful resource for candidates. Careers360 ranks many colleges every year using a number of different factors. The list of universities in Lucknow are shown below along with their respective Careers360 rankings.

Careers360 ranking for Best Universities in Lucknow

College Name	Careers360 ranking
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow	70
SGPGIMS Lucknow - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow	79
IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	92

Type of Universities:

There are four types of universities in Lucknow:

Central University - They were created by a law passed by the legislature and fall under the jurisdiction of the ministry of education's department of higher education. There is only one central university in Lucknow i.e Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University.
State Universities - Usually created by an act of the local legislative assembly, they are controlled by the state government and territories.
Deemed University - On the recommendation of the UGC, the Department of Higher Education grants these universities a status of autonomous.
Private University - The UGC has authorised these institutions of higher learning. They are permitted to award degrees but not have connected universities off-campus.

Entrance Exam for Best Universities of Lucknow

The most popular entrance exams accepted by the best universities of Lucknow are CUET UG, NEET PG, CLAT PG, CAT, JEE Main, etc.

Entrance Exam Name	Description
CUET UG	Common University Entrance Exam UG is a national level entrance exam for undergraduates programmes conducted by NTA every year.
NEET UG	National Elligibility cun Entrance Test held every year to take admission in undergraduate health and medical science courses, conducted by NTA.
NEET PG	NEET PG is the examination conducted for the students to take admission to medical post graduate courses in India.
JEE Main	Joint Entrance Exam is conducted by NTA for the admission in bachelors programmes in engineering and architectures.
CLAT	Common Law Admission Test is the national level UG and PG entrance exam to take admission in Law colleges.
CAT	Common Admission Test provides students to take admission in the MBA courses.

Best Universities in Lucknow - Courses Offered

In Lucknow universities provide a variety of courses. Some universities have multiple colleges connected to them that offer a variety of academic programmes. Following are some of the major disciplines:

Arts
Science
Commerce
Technology
Management
Law
Medicine
Health
Education
Library Science

Best Universities in Lucknow - Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for admission to Lucknow Universities will vary from one institute to another. Candidates have to qualify for the entrance exams, which are conducted by the universities. Based on the scores in the entrance exams the universities will prepare the merit lists and will be invited for the counselling sessions. Candidates should keep all the important documents at the time of admission.

Best Universities in Lucknow - Admission Process

Admissions to the universities in Lucknow don't follow a standard procedure that is supposed to be followed. To meet the entrance requirements, each university has its own processes. When universities want to enrol students in various courses, they often either hold an entrance exam or publish a merit list. They may accept the results of competitive exams for admitting students to particular courses.

Admission Based on Entrance Exams: In the event of an entrance exam, a student is required to take a test (which may be computer-based or pen-and-paper mode) . The following are some of the most popular entrance exams among students:

Top Specialisation offered by the best Universities of Lucknow

Universities offer various streams under different branches.

MBBS
MBA Marketing
MBA Human Resource and Management
B.Ed
BDS
B.Pharma
BBA LLB
LLB
Ph.D Law
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chief Marketing officer Programmes
PGP Sustainable Management
Accelerated Business Management Programmes
Management Programmes for Executives

List of Universities in Lucknow

S.no	University
1	BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
2	BBDU Lucknow - Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow
3	IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
4	KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow
5	Lucknow University - University of Lucknow, Lucknow
6	NLU Lucknow - Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
7	SGPGIMS Lucknow - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
8	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Lucknow
9	Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow
10	Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
11	Era University, Lucknow
12	Integral University, Lucknow
13	Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow
14	Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow
15	UP King George's University of Dental Science, Lucknow
16	IIIT Lucknow - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow

List of Central Universities in Lucknow

S.no	University
1	BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

Top Private Universities in Lucknow

Private universities attract a lot of applicants because of their particular advantages. Here is a list of private universities in Lucknow.

List of Private Universities in Lucknow

S.no	University
1	BBDU Lucknow - Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow
2	Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow
3	Era University, Lucknow
4	Integral University, Lucknow
5	Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow
6	IIIT Lucknow - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow

Top Government Universities in Lucknow

The majority of candidates desire to enrol in prestigious, government-run universities in Lucknow. In Lucknow, there are ten colleges that are run by the government. Below is a list of the best government universities in Lucknow.

List of Government Universities in Lucknow

S.no	University
1	BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
2	IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
3	King George’s Medical University
4	Lucknow University
5	NLU Lucknow - Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
6	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
7	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Lucknow
8	Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University
9	Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University
10	UP King George's University of Dental Science

Best Universities in Lucknow (Fees - Wise)

Lucknow is home to many prestigious universities. Here are some of the best universities in Lucknow, ranked according to their approximate fees for many courses.

Fees for Best Universities in Lucknow

Name of the institute	Courses	Fees
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow	M.B.B.S.	Rs. 3,00,000
	B.D.S.	Rs. 2,73,000
	B.Sc. Nursing	NA
	M.D. General Medicine	Rs. 1,67,000
	M.D. Pathology
	M.S General Surgery
	M.S ENT
	M.D.S. Orthodontics
	M.D.S. Prosthodontics
	M.Ch. Urology	NA
	M.Ch. Plastic Surgery
	D.M. Cardiology
	D.M. Neurology
BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	B.Sc.	Rs. 9000
	B.Sc. Geology Hons.	Rs. 1,20,000
	B.E/B.Tech	Rs. 4,40,000
	B.Com Hons.	Rs. 90,000
	B.Ed	Rs. 40,000
	B.Lib.I.Sc.	Rs. 3000
	B.Voc	Rs. 60,000
	B.B.A Rural Management	Rs. 1,50,000
	B.B.A L.L.B Hons.	Rs. 6,00,00
	B.Sc. M.Sc. Basic Sciences Integrated	Rs. 2,00,000
	M.A	Rs. 6,000
	M.Sc.	Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 2,00,000
	M.Phil	N/A
	M.C.A	Rs. 18,000 to Rs. 1,50,000
	M.Lib.I.Sc.	Rs. 3,000
	M.Tech	Rs. 1,00,000 to Rs. 1,40,000
	M.B.A	Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 1,80,000
	M.J.M.C	Rs. 6,000
	M.Pharma	Rs. 40,000
	L.L.M	RS. 6,000 to Rs. 1,10,000
	Ph.D.	N/A
Integral University, Lucknow	Diploma	Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 1.60 Lakhs
	D.Pharma	Rs. 1.60 Lakhs
	B.Pharma	Rs. 4.80 Lakhs
	BBA	Rs. 2.10 Lakhs - Rs. 2.70 Lakhs
	BPT	Rs. 3.60 Lakhs
	B.Sc Hons	Rs. 90000 - Rs. 2 Lakhs
	B.Sc	Rs. 90,000 - Rs. 4 Lakhs
	B.Tech	Rs. 3.20 Lakhs - Rs. 6.80 Lakhs
	B.Ed	Rs. 1.20 Lakhs
	B.Arch	Rs. 6 Lakhs
	M.B.A	Rs. 1 Lakh - Rs. 3.60 Lakhs
	M.A	Rs. 60,000
	M.Com Hons	Rs. 2.70 Lakhs
	M.Com Integrated	Rs. 2.60 Lakhs
	M.Com Valuation Stock and Trade	Rs. 1.40 Lakhs
	M.Lib.I.Sc	Rs. 30,000
	MPT	Rs. 1.60 Lakhs
	M.Sc	Rs. 80,000 - Rs. 1.40 Lakhs
Careers360 ranking Lucknow University - University of Lucknow, Lucknow	B.A	Rs. 23,660
	B.A Hons	Rs. 46,400 to 55,480
	Diploma	Rs. 3,000 to 70,480
	Advance Diploma	Rs. 4,000 to 30,160
	PG Diploma	Rs. 3,450 to 30,160
	B.Com	Rs. 26,660 to 97,480
	B.Com Hons	Rs. 1.72 lakhs
	B.Sc	Rs. 32,660 to 1.23 lakhs
	B.Tech	Rs. 4.81 lakhs
	L.L.B	Rs. 27,390 to 2.57 lakhs
	B.B.A Tourism	Rs. 1.80 lakhs
	B.C.A	Rs. 2.11 lakhs
	B.Voc Renewable Energy	Rs. 39,280
	B.El.Ed	NA
	B.F.A Textile Design	Rs. 1.56 lakhs
	B.V.A	Rs. 73,580 to 1.56 lakhs
	B.P.Ed	Rs. 1.27 lakhs
	B.Lib.I.Sc	Rs. 13,990 to 30,060
	Diploma	Rs. 3,000 to 70,480
	Advance Diploma	Rs. 4,000 to 30,160
	PG Diploma	Rs. 3,450 to 30,160
	M.A	Rs. 16,480 to 1.12 lakhs
	M.Sc	Rs. 22,480 to 1.14 lakhs
	M.B.A	Rs. 2.13 lakhs to 3.24 lakhs
	M.Com	Rs. 30,480 to 62,320
	L.L.M	Rs. 26,180
	M.S.W	Rs. 28,480 to 1.12 lakhs
	M.T.T.W	Rs. 1.12 lakhs
	M.P.Ed	Rs. 1.34 lakhs
	M.C.A	Rs. 3.36 lakhs
	M.Ed	NA
	M.Lib.I.Sc	Rs. 42,160
	M.H.A	Rs. 1.12 lakhs
	M.V.A	Rs. 75,320
	M.P.H Community Medicine	Rs. 60,320

Top Universities in Lucknow (Placement-wise)

In Lucknow, the majority of applicants enroll admissions into various programmes by considering various factors, including placement. So, one must be informed of the placement rates for universities in Lucknow before applying for admission to the programme. Here is a table which provides placement data of universities in Lucknow.

List of Universities in Lucknow : Placement wise

Name of the college	Placement link
BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	Click Here
BBDU Lucknow - Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow	Click Here
IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	Click Here
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University, Lucknow	Click Here
Lucknow University - University of Lucknow, Lucknow	Click Here
NLU Lucknow - Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	Click Here
SGPGIMS Lucknow - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow	Click Here
Integral University, Lucknow	Click Here
Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow	Click Here
IIIT Lucknow - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow	Click Here

FAQS:

Q: Which are the top 5 universities in Lucknow?

Ans: The top five universities in Lucknow are as follows

BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
BBDU Lucknow - Babu Banarasi Das University
IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
KGMU Lucknow - King George's Medical University
Lucknow University - University of Lucknow

Q: Which is the best private university in Lucknow?

Ans: Amrita King George's Medical University is the best university in Lucknow which ranks 50 according to NIRF.

Q: What central universities are there in Lucknow?

Ans: There is only one central university in Lucknow which is BBAU Lucknow - Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University.

Q: What are the courses offered at Lucknow Universities?

Ans: Universities in Lucknow offer many courses in different fields like arts, science, commerce, technology, management, law, medicine, health, education, and library science.

Q: How many types of universities are there in Lucknow State?

Ans: There are four types of universities in Lucknow: central universities, state universities, deemed universities, and private universities.