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NEW MILLENNIUM PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (NORTH)

Estb. Prime focus Students Remarks
Amity University, 2005 Multidisciplinary — Biotechnology, business 35,968 Flagship of transnational
Noida Amity Group India #1 *
Amity University, 2008 Multidisciplinary India #10
Jaipur Rajasthan #2
Shiv Nadar University, 2011 Multidisciplinary Research University — Science & 2,980 India #4
Gautam Buddha Nagar Engineering Uttar Pradesh #2
LNM Institute of 2002 Multidisciplinary — Computer Science & 2,000 India #9
Technology, Jaipur Engineering Rajasthan #1
Chitkara University, 2010 Multidisciplinary — Engineering & Technology, 20,000 India #10
Chandigarh Business management Punjab#1
Shoolini University, 2009 Multidisciplinary — Biotechnology 4,000 Himachal Pradesh #1
Bajhol (HP)
Lovely Professional 2008 Engineering & Technology 30,000 Punjab #2
University, Phagwara
Ashoka University, 2014 Liberal Arts & Humanities 2,800 India #2
Sonipat
OP Jindal Global 2009 Liberal Arts & Humanities — Law, Economics 9,000 India #1
University, Sonipat
BML Munjal University, 2014 Engineering & Technology — Technology, Law, 2,000 India #7
Gurugram Management Haryana #1
Manav Rachna 2014 Multidisciplinary — Computer Science & 5,607 Haryana #2
International Institute of Engineering, Clinical nutrition & Food Science,
Research and Studies, Management
Faridabad
Bennett University, 2016 Multidisciplinary — Liberal arts, sciences, law, 4,500 Uttar Pradesh #4
Greater Noida media & communication
Amity University, Lucknow 2004 Multidisciplinary 5,000 Uttar Pradesh #3
University of Petroleum & 2003 Multidisciplinary — Engineering, Computer Science, 2,570 Uttarakhand #2
Energy Studies, Dehradun Law, Management, Design
NIIT University, Neemrana 2009 Engineering & Technology — Computer Science & NA India #10
Engineering, Data Science, Cyber Security Rajasthan #2
Rishihood University, 2020 Social Sciences & Management — Education, NA India #2 (social sciences)
Sonipat Leadership, Business Adminstration,
Entrepreneurship
Sharda University, 2009 Multidisciplinary — Humanities, Law, IT, 13,000 Uttar Pradesh #6
Greater Noida Biotechnology, Engineering
Plaksha University, Mohali 2021 Engineering & Technology — Computer Science, 250 ____
AI, Robotics, Data Science
* EW India Higher Education Rankings 2022-23

universal, rather than targeted, per- iniquitous system which has not only ing-learning and research restricted
mitting the middle and elite classes to diluted the value and quality of edu- to at best 10 percent of the country’s
derive undue advantage. The issues of cation in HEIs, but also continuously 1,072 universities, the rush of students
universal over-subsidisation of tuition under-funded the country’s 1.02 mil- from the expanding middle class to
fees and under-investment have been lion government primary-secondary well-funded and quality-conscious
consistently obfuscated by Left aca- schools. HEIs abroad is hardly surprising.
demics who have benefitted from this With acceptable standards of teach- Vineet Gupta, promoter-director of

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