Popular Universities & Institutes For Research Studies In India
In 2015, JEE Advanced topper Chitraang Murdia quit his studies at IIT Bombay and joined MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to pursue Physics. Him leaving the coveted institute was a big deal for many for it’s a dream institute for every engineering student in the country.
Dropping his BTech programme midway was not a cakewalk for him. But his reason, you ask? Lack of required research atmosphere for pure sciences at the UG level at IIT Bombay or for that matter other engineering institute in India.
Why Chitraang Murdia chose MIT over IIT-B?
Currently, India is home to over 700 universities and Science and Technology institutes, including many of national importance. A lot of these are funded by the government and offer research studies across various subjects, most of them being in Science, Technology and Engineering.
The 2016 edition of SCImago Institutions Rankings, which evaluates research institutions across the world, listed 170 higher education Indian institutes and universities basis their research performance.
Shiksha brings you a suggestive list of Universities and Institutes you could consider to pursue your research studies once you’re done with your postgraduate studies.
| Universities/Institutes |
Research Areas |
| Agricultural Sciences, Arts, Social Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences, Management Studies & Research, Medicine, Science, Commerce, Theology, Law, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology, International Studies |
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| Agricultural Sciences, Law, Humanities, Arts, Planning & Architecture, Social Sciences, Mass communication & Media studies, Education, Engineering, Health & Medical Sciences, Hospitality & Travel, Management studies. |
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| Amrita University |
Engineering, Applied & Health Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business studies, Media & Communication, Computational Neurosciences, Nano Medical Sciences, Computer Science, Commerce, Earth Science |
| Engineering, Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management Studies, Planning & Architecture |
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| Humanities, Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Education, Agricultural Sciences, Fine arts, Medicine& Health Sciences, Marine Sciences |
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| Sciences, Health & Medical Sciences, Fine arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management, Design, Women Studies, Computer Science, Education, History, Library & Information Sciences, Physical Education, Public administration, Remote Sensing, Social Work |
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| Humanities & Social Sciences, Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Law, Education |
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| Law, Medicine & Health Sciences, Engineering, Management |
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| Sciences, Engineering, Commerce, Management, Education, Humanities |
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| Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Sciences, Commerce, Medicine & Health Sciences, Nursing, Management, Engineering, Ayurveda, Interdisciplinary Studies |
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| Engineering & Technology, Planning & Architecture, Management, Sciences, Hospitality & travel |
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| Engineering, Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences |
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| Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics |
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| Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Humanities, Industrial Fisheries, Sciences, Applied Sciences, Management, Computer Sciences & Applications, Polymer Sciences & Rubber Technology, Ship Technology, Instrumentation, Applied Economics, Mathematics, Stats, Physical/Chemical Oceanography, Marine Geology/Geophysics/Biology/Microbiology/Biochemistry |
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| Applied Sciences, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Humanities: Labour Market Analysis, Techno-Economics Impact of Education, Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory, Information Theory, Numerical Simulation, Number Theory and Combinatorics, Relativistic Cosmological Models, Algebra, Approximation Theory Applied Chemistry: Polymer Science & Technology, Material Science and Polymer Composites, Ion-exchange, Electro Chemistry, Chemical Themodynamics. |
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| Anthropology, Applied Geology, Assamese, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, Education, English, Geography, History, 6 Month Life Sciences, Management, Mathematics, (Ph.D. Petroleum Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, PrePhilosophy, Physics, Political Science, Sociology, registration Social Work, Statistics, Women Studies, Course Performing Arts |
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| Computer Science and Engineering |
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| Forest Research Institute Deemed University |
Silviculture, Forest Seed Technology, Forest Botany, Forest Pathology, Forest Entomology, Soil Sciences, Forest Ecology & Environment, Forest Management, Wood Science & Technology, Chemistry of Forest Products, Pulp & Paper Technology, Forest Extension, Non Wood Forest products, Forest Bioinformatics and Bio technology, Environment Management, Wildlife Sciences, Forest Geo informatics, Forest Hydrology, Plant Physiology, Application of IT in Forestry, Climate Change & Forest Influence |
| English Language Teaching, Linguistics, Anthropology, Sciences, Mathematics |
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| Engineering, Sciences, Management, Pharmacy |
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| Languages, Sciences, Computer Science, History, Economics, Humanities, Marine Sciences, Earth Sciences, Management, Women Studies, Commerce, Latin American Studies |
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| Engineering: Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, Communication, Electrical, Computer Sciences |
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| Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology |
Agriculture, Engineering, Home Sciences, Fisheries Sciences, Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Management |
| Humanities, Commerce, Management, Education, Journalism & Communication, Law, Medicine & Health Sciences, Physical Education |
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| Gulbarga University |
Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Arts, Commerce, Management, Women Studies, Education, Law |
| Dairy Science & Technology, Fisheries, Animal Biotechnology, |
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| Engineering & Technology, Media Studies, Environmental and Bio Sciences, Physical Sciences, Management, Medical Sciences, |
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| Humanities & Social Sciences, Library & Information Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Business & Economics, Management , Economics, Education, Engineering, Religions Studies, Law, Languages, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Human Genetics, Physical Education, Planning & Architecture, medicine & Health Sciences, Arts |
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| Biosciences, Biotechnology, Computer Sciences, Law, Education, Hindi, Sanskrit, Geography, History, Nuclear Physics, Plant Physiology |
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| Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Climate Sciences, Physics and Inter-disciplinary |
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| Agronomy, Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture Physics, Seed Science technology, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemicals, Agricultural Microbiology, Vegetable Sciences, Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscaping, Post Harvesting Engineering & Horticulture, Genetics, Soil Sciences, Nematology, Entomology, Bio chemistry Agriculture economics/extension, statistics, plant genetic resources, bioinformatics, Plant physiology/pathology |
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| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur |
Engineering, Basic and Applied Sciences and Social and Management Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal |
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata |
Interdisciplinary areas of Material Science, Non-Linear Phenomena, Optics, Nano Systems, Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Biological, Chemical, Geological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali |
Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Nanotechnology |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune |
Sciences, Erath and Climate Sciences, Ecology & Evolution, Mathematics |
| Biological/Physical/Mathematical/Chemical Sciences |
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| Aerospace Engineering, Avionics, Earth and Space Sciences, Chemistry, Humanities, Mathematics, Physics |
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| Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar |
Sciences, Earth Science, Social Sciences, Climate Science, Electrical Sciences, Humanities, Management, Engineering |
| Engineering, Management, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, |
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| Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management and Humanities & Social Sciences |
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| Biosciences, Bioengineering, Engineering & Technology, Computer Science, Design, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics, Sciences, Environment, Nanotechnology, Linguistic Sciences, Rural Technology |
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| Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Liberal Arts, Material Sciences, Metallurgical Engineering, Mathematics, |
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| Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, Biosciences/Biomedical Engineering, Astronomy, |
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| Engineering, Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management, |
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| Energy, nanotechnology, medical, bioengineering, and computational sciences. |
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| Engineering, Science, Humanities and Management Areas Include: Laser diagnostic applications, Non-destructive techniques, NMR spectroscopy, solid state physics and micro-electronic devices, 4 Nano-materials technology, Bio-technology, Bio-medical research, Bio-chemistry, Wireless Local Loop technology, Alternative Energy sources and Emission Control, Composite materials, Finite Element modeling, Photo elasticity, Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ocean Engineering, Vibration & Acoustics, Rarefied Gas Dynamics
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| Engineering, Basic Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences |
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| Engineering, Applied sciences, Humanities & Social Science, Management, Computer sciences, Planning & Architecture, Water Resources development |
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| Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biomedical Engineering |
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| Applied Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management, Mining, Fuel & Mineral Engg. |
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| Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Quality, Reliability and Operations Research, Library & Information Sciences, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Human Genetics, Agriculture and Ecology, Geology, Sociology |
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| Engineering, Pharmacy, Bioprocess engineering, Food Tech, Biotech, surfactants, plastic engineering, perfumery, nanotechnology, basic sciences |
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| Bioengineering, Biosciences, Computer sciences, Management, Engineering, Education, English |
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| International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad |
Engineering, Computer Sciences, Computational Natural Sciences, Bioinformatics, Spatial Informatics, Cognitive Sciences, Exact Humanities |
| Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Rehab sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, Basic Sciences, Management, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nursing, Interdisciplinary sciences, |
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| Applied Sciences, Architecture, Arts History, Biosciences, Basic Sciences, Engineering, Computer sciences, Cultural Media & Governance, Dalit & Minority studies, Development Studies, Education, Law, Islamic Studies, Political Sciences, Social Work, Humanities, West Asian Studies, Pease and Conflict studies, Nanotechnology, History, Languages, International Studies |
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| Engineering, Energy System, Computer Science, Metallurgy, Biotechnology, Water resources, Spatial Information tech, Environmental sciences, Nanotech, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, Management, Earth & Atmosphere science, Education |
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| International Studies, Languages, Life Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences, Computational Integrative Sciences, Arts & Aesthetics, Biotechnology |
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| Engineering, Computer Sciences, Biotech and Informatics, Material Sciences, |
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| Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Interdisciplinary |
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| Arts, Commerce, Management, Education, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, |
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| Thermal Management, Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy |
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| Applied Sciences, Engineering, Management, Biotech, Law, Computer Applications, Medical, Nursing, Fashion Technology, |
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| KL University |
Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Sciences, Management, Biotech, Commerce, Hospitality |
| Languages, Dance, Arts, Music, Education, Commerce, Mass communication and Media Studies, Library Sciences, Economics, Hospitality and Travel, Political Science, Architecture, Public Administration |
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| Management, Engineering, Computer Applications, Arts, Humanities, Agronomy, Agricultural Sciences, law, Commerce, Entomology, Pharmacy, Basic Sciences, Physiotherapy |
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| Engineering, Technology, Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Management, Hospitality, Design, Commerce, Pharmacy, Catering Technology |
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| Science, Medicine and Engineering |
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| Alternative fuels in IC engines, CAD/CAM, Dynamics of bodies, Energy efficient air-conditioning systems, Energy planning and policy, Ergonomics, Nano fluid applications in heat transfer, Production and operations management, Project management and scheduling, Quality management, Solar energy applications, Supply chain management, Advanced Finishing Processes, Micro-Machining, Ceramic & Composite Materials Characterization & Machining Matallurgic and Material Engineering |
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| Applied Sciences, Languages, Social Work, Economics, Education, Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, |
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| Atomic & Molecular Physics, Applied Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Communication, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medicine, Management, Pharmacy, Information Sciences, Sciences and Stats |
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| Engineering, Management, Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Geographic Information System, |
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| Dairy Technology/Chemistry/Microbiology, Animal Biochemistry/Biotech/Genetics & Breeding, Livestock Production and Management, Animal Nutrition, Dairy Economics, Dairy Extension Education, Agronomy, Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics |
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| National institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Hyderabad |
Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics |
| Architecture, Engineering, Sciences, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Sciences, |
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| Management, Engineering, Biotech, Computer Science, Earth and Environment Science, Information Technology |
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| Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
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| Applied Sciences, Hydraulics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Mining, Management, Mathematical and Computational Science |
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| Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Application, VLSI Design, Renewable Energy Efficiency, Nanotechnology |
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| Engineering, Humanities, Social Science, Life science, Earth and Atmospheric science, Planning and Architecture, Design, Mining, management, Astronomy |
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| Engineering, Management, Computer science, Chemistry, Management |
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| Engineering, Sciences, Computer science, Humanities, Architecture, Computer applications, Management, Energy and Environment |
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| Nirma University |
Engineering/Technology, Management, Pharmacy, Law, Sciences |
| Biological Science, Chemical science, Physical science, Mathematical science, Computer science, Earth science |
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| Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Commerce, History, Islamic Studies, Social work, Law, Pharmacy, Applies geo chemistry, Informatics, Public Administration, Linguistics, Genetics, Engineering, Education, Computer science, Microbiology |
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| Ancient history, Gandhian Studies, Languages, Sciences, Music, Education, Guru Granth Sahib Studies, Economics, Political science, Defense and national security studies, public/police administration |
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| Engineering, Commerce, Applied economics, Design, Management, Business administration, Computer Application, Architecture, Law |
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| Periyar University |
Economics, Mass communication & Journalism, English, Biotech/Biochemistry, Languages, Humanities, Sciences, Computer Science, Food Science, Library and Information Sciences, Textile and Design, Commerce, Physical Education |
| Sciences, Commerce, Languages, Political Science, Public Administration |
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| Engineering, Plant Protection, Sciences, Biochemistry, Soil water land engineering management, Home science, Education, Food tech, Dairy Sciences, Agricultural sciences |
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| Applied Mechanics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Humanities, Management, Applied Sciences, |
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| Engineering, Arts, Sciences, Management, Education, Law |
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| Computer Science/Application, Engineering, Bio Engineering, Business Administration, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, English |
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| Engineering, Medicine &b Health Sciences, Sciences, Management, Nursing, Law, |
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| Arts, Sciences, Mass Communication, Commerce, Education |
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| Commerce, Home science, History, Law, Applied Arts, Apabhramsha, Archaeology, Engineering, Architecture, Banking, Languages, Marine Biology, Commerce, Music, Fine arts, Computer science, Education, Pharmacy, Plant Protection, Human Rights, Political Science, Fisheries, Anthropology, |
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| Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Automobile Engineering, Biotech, Engineering, Computer Applications, Computer Science, Information Technology, |
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| Humanities, Sciences, Commerce, Law, Basic Science, Education |
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| Engineering & technology, Humanities, Sciences, Medical & Health sciences |
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| Symbiosis International University |
Computer sciences, Information Technology, Mechanical, Civil, Communication, Electronics |
| Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Developmental Biology, Protein Nucleic Acid Biology, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Molecular Parasitology, Quantitative Genetics, Computational Biology, Optical Spectroscopy, Single Molecule Biophysics |
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| Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Management, Sciences, Coe Sciences |
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| Business Administration, Chemical Sciences, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Cultural Studies, Electronics and Communication Engineering ,Energy, English and Foreign Languages, Environmental Science, Food Engineering and Technology, Mathematical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering ,Molecular Biology and Biotechnology ,Physics ,Sociology |
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| Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer science & Engineering, Electrical engineering, electronics, Mechanical engineering, |
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| Sciences, Language & Literature, Humanities, Commerce, Management, Education, Journalism, Fine Arts |
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| Agriculture, Humanities, Management, Commerce, Social Welfare, Education, Journalism, Library Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Fine Arts, Music, Home science, Law, Basic Sciences |
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| Humanities, Sciences, Biotech, Computer science, Microbiology, Languages, Management, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Library and Information Sciences |
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| Languages, Biophysics, Buddhist studies, Genetics, Commerce, Informatics, & Communication, Physical Education, Home science, Library and Information sciences, Music, Microbiology, Electronic sciences, Microbiology |
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| Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Computer Science, Plant Science, Animal Science, Applied Linguistics, Language studies, Dalit and Adivasi Studies, Humanities, Anthropology, Fine Arts, Arts, Nanotechnology, earth & space sciences, Buddhist Studies, Gender studies, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics |
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| Sciences, Arts, Life sciences, Social Sciences, Oriental learning, Medicine & Health studies, Engineering, Business studies, Education, Behavioral sciences, Law, Basic sciences, Ayurvedic medicines. |
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| Biological Sciences, Applied Science, Material Sciences, Management, Commerce, Social Sciences, Oriental Languages, Humanities, Arts and Law |
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| Nanotechnology, Gandhian Studies, Kerela Studies, Women Studies, Bioinformatics, Learning Difficulties, Sree Narayana Studies, Languages, Fine arts, Humanities, Education, Computational Linguistics, Photonics, History, Political Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Commerce, Nanotechnology, Bioinformatics , |
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| History, Anthropology, Criminology, Psychology, Education, Sociology, Public Affairs, Political Science, Law, Economics, Mass communication & Media, Management, Humanities, Linguistic, Basic sciences, Nanotechnology, Women studies |
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| Languages, Commerce, Sciences, Humanities, Applied Arts, Applied Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Management, Education, Home Science, Linguistics, IT, Banking |
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| Engineering, Legal Studies, Management, Science |
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| Economics, Anthropology, Ayurveda, Bio- Technology, Botany, Business Administration, MBA, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, English, Environment, Fishery Science, Geography & Remote Sensing, Geology, History, Home Science, Journalism, Law, Life Sciences, Library Inf. & Science, Mathematics, Microbiology, Odia, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Philosophy, Physics, PMIR, Political Science, Polymer Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sanskrit, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Women Studies, Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, Electronics & Tele Communication), Development Studies |
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| Vel Tech DrRangrajanDrSakunthala Technical University, Chennai |
Basic Science, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Management |
| Engineering & Technology: Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Applications, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Science stream: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry Management |
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| Engineering : Civil, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Centre for VLSI & Nano Technology, Computer Science, Chemical, Mechanical, Metallurgical & Materials, Mining, Applied Mechanics Architecture & Planning Applied Sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities |
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| Computer Engineering, Information Technology & Engineering, Bio sciences & Technology, Bio separation of technology, Mechanical and Building Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Social Sciences and Languages, Advanced Sciences, Technology Management, Disaster Mitigation and Management |
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