A special report, New Delhi: India is one of world education systems. As per All India Survey of Higher Education  2018-19, there are 913 Universities, 39,931 Colleges and 10,725 Stand Alone Institutions. More than 37 million students have enrolled in the higher education system.

Out of these, about 79.8% of the students are enrolled in Undergraduate level programme. 1,69,170 students are enrolled in PhD that is less than 0.5% of the total student enrolment.

For the next session, the many universities have already released admission notification for doctoral programmes. Here, SkillOutlook presents the Top Universities in India as per NIRF 2019 (National Institute for Ranking Framework). Here, IITs, NITs and Institutes of National Importance have not been considered.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore stands out the best universities. No doubt, IISc is the top universities confirmed by International Ranking Agencies.  Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) secures second spot in the ranking table. Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi grabs third position in the university category rankings.

The next three spots secured by University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (4th) ; Calcutta University, Kolkata (5th); and Jadavpur University (6^th).  Anna University, Chennai secures 7^th place.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which secures 8^th spot, emerges the top university among private universities. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, another private university, achieves 9^th position. Savitribai Phule Pune University stands at 10^th slot in the ranking table of NIRF 2019.

Top Universities of India as per NIRF 2019

1. Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
5. Calcutta University, Kolkata
6. Jadavpur University
7. Anna University
8. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education
10. Savitribai Phule Pune University
11. Aligarh Muslim University
12. Jamia Millia Islamia
13. University of Delhi
14. Bharathiar University
15. Institute of Chemical Technology , Mumbai
16. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
17. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
18. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
19. Vellore Institute of Technology , Vellore
20. University of Madras, Chennai
21. Punjab University , Chandigarh
22. Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
23. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
24. Siksha `O` Anusandhan , Bhubaneswar
25. King George`s Medical University
26. Osmania University
27. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)
28. Alagappa University
29. Tezpur University
30. Mahatma Gandhi University , Kottayam
31. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar