10 Oldest Universities In India

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18 Sept 2024

The following are the top oldest universities that have played a key role in the country's development: 

Senate of Serampore College
The Senate of Serampore College was set up in 1818 and was given the status of a University in 1829

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
IIT Roorkee was established in the year 1847 and is currently an institute of national importance in higher technological education

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University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta was founded in 1857 following the curriculum of the University of London

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University of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai was established in the year 1857 and currently is one of the biggest  universities in the state

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University of Madras
Established in the year 1857, the university is known for its national centres for advanced research in nanotechnology, photonics and neurotoxicity

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Aligarh Muslim University
AMU was first established in the year 1875 as Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. It got its present name in 1920

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Panjab University
Panjab University was first established in Lahore in 1882. It was shifted to Chandigarh after partition

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University of Allahabad
Established in the year 1887, this university was once famous as the 'Oxford of the East'

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 Banaras Hindu University
This university was established in 1916 and is currently one of the biggest residential universities in the country

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University of Mysore
The university was established in the year 1916. It was the first university to be awarded a five-star position by the NAAC in 2000

Image: University of Mysore

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