Pune is known as Oxford of India. Many recognized institutes are there in Pune. Pune University is the one of the oldest university in Pune and is from one of the five universities of India. The city of Pune is famous for its educational facilities. There is bid demand for student services - mainly food, beverages etc. the reason behind this is that Pune is a student town. Pune has several Deemed Universities, open Universities, Central Universities etc. In addition, there are Distance education Universities, Universities offering courses in Full Time etc. The University Grants Commission (UGC) for a valid graduation recognizes universities nationally and globally.

Below are the list of universities in Pune in each zone

Universities Located In the Eastern Part of Pune

• Bharati Vidyapeeth, Deemed University, Pune
• National Institute of Virology (NIV) , Pune

Universities Located In the Western Part of Pune

• Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) , Pune
• Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
• Institute of Armaments Technology (Deemed university) (IAT) , Pune
• Maharashtra Institute of Technology School of Distance Education (MITSDE), Pune
• Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune
• Symboisis International Educational Centre (SIEC),  (Deemed University), Pune

Universities Located In the Northern Part of Pune

• Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune
• Dr.D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) , Pune
• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) , Pune
• University of Pune, Centre for development of advanced Computing.

Universities Located In the Southern Part of Pune

• Tilak Maharashtra University (Deemed University) , Pune

Top-most Universities in Pune

Some of the Major universities and self-governing institutions in India are located in Pune. There are recognized universities both on technology as well as on arts and health care. Some of them are like University of Pune, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Symbiosis International University etc.

University of Pune started in 1949 under Bombay Legislature act. Pune University is one of the foremost educational institutions in Maharashtra. There are quite a few colleges which are affiliated to this university.

Symbiosis International University is one of India’s leading Private University conveying quality educations. By the lat 31 years, the university is offering quality education. Symbiosis is a family of 38 educational institutions stretch across 10 campuses in and around Pune.

The Bharati Vidyapeeth University started in 1964. Bharati Vidyapeeth University approved by UGC, New Delhi. More than 78 schools and 60 advanced education institutes are functioning under Bharati Vidyapeeth. This University also offers professional education.