In India, Delhi is well sought-out to be one of the most desirable destination for education. Delhi is one of those cities which have several well-known universities offering wide varieties of courses to students in different fields of study. Every year lots of students swarm into these popular universities and famous centers of education from every part of the world.

Autonomous Institutions and Controlling Authority

There are State Government controlled universities in Delhi as well as Private Colleges. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology are few of the institutions which has its own board of authorities which controls and carries out admission procedures accordingly. Delhi University, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Jawaharlal Nehru University etc are controlled by the government of India.

Universities located in the Eastern part of Delhi

• AMITY University
• School of Planning and Architecture (SPA)

Universities located in the Western part of Delhi

• Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD)
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
• National Law University (NLU)
• University of Delhi (DU)

Universities located in the Northern part of Delhi

• Delhi Technological University (DTU)
• Universities located in the Southern part of Delhi
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
• Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Jamia Hamdard (Deemed University)
• Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
• Rai University
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
• Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth
• TERI School of Advanced Studies

Universities located in the Central part of Delhi

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
• Indian Law Institute (ILI)
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
• National Museum Institute
• National School of Drama (NSD)
• National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)

Top most Universities in Delhi

From the above mentioned list some of the top most universities in Delhi are Indira Gandhi National Open University, and Delhi University etc. Some other very popular universities are Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan; this is a Deemed University in Delhi and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.