Universities in Uttar Pradesh
6 universities in Uttar Pradesh with admission details for 2026.
University admissions in Uttar Pradesh 2026
Uttar Pradesh has the largest higher-education system in India by number of institutions, with five central universities (BHU Varanasi, AMU Aligarh, Allahabad, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Lucknow and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya), a long list of state universities, and a large concentration of private universities in the NCR belt — Greater Noida and Noida — including Sharda, Amity, Shiv Nadar and Bennett.
Most central university admissions in UP are now via CUET UG and CUET PG. State-level engineering admissions are handled through UPSEE/JEECUP for diploma and polytechnic streams, and through JEE Main + state counselling for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University-affiliated colleges. Law admissions to RMLNLU Lucknow are via CLAT.