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Institutes of National Importance
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In India, an Institution of National Importance (INI) refers to a premier public higher education institution granted special status by 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.
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Architecture
The Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[1]
Design
- National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as an Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[2]
Engineering and Technology
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.[3]
- National Institutes of Technology (NIT), 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.[4]
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.[5][6]
- National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.[7][8]
Management
Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[9]
Medicine
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.[10]
Pharmacy
National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.[11]
Science
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.[12]
Universities
Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University declared as Institutes of National Importance through Entry No. 63 union list-Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.
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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.[13]
Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
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Indian Institute of Management (IIMs)
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs)
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National Institute of Technology (NITs)
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National Institute of Design (NIDs)
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs)
Location of 2 NIFTEMs
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs)
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School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)
Location of 3 SPAs
Central Universities
Medical Research Institutes
Other Specialized Institution
See also
- Ivy League, a formal grouping of leading private universities in the Northeastern United States
- Russell Group, a formal grouping of universities in the United Kingdom
- Golden Triangle (English universities), a group of universities in Oxford, Cambridge, London
- SKY (universities), a group of universities in South Korea
- C9 League – The Chinese Ministry of Education's formal grouping of elite universities in China
- TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
- Group of Eight (Australian universities), formal group of eight universities in Australia
- Ancient universities, the Universities formed before the year 1600 with undergraduate MA awarding powers in United Kingdom and Ireland
- Imperial Universities, a grouping of older universities in Japan
- Double First-Class Construction, funding scheme for universities in China
- Institutions of Eminence
- BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries
Footnotes
- IIT Roorkee was included in the IIT system in 2001; IIT-BHU Varanasi was included in the IIT system in 2012; IIT-ISM Dhanbad was included in the IIT system in 2016
- National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering was re-established as IIM, Mumbai in 2023
- Raksha Shakti University was re-established as Rashtriya Raksha University in 2020
- Gujarat Forensic Science University was re-established as National Forensic Sciences University in 2020
- Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry was re-established as JIPMER in 1964
- Bengal Engineering and Science University was re-established as IIEST, Shibpur in 2014
- Gujarat Ayurved University was re-established as Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar in 2020
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