As of 27 July 2021, there are 161 Institutes of National importance under various Acts of Parliament. National institutes are institutes established by the Government of India. These Indian National Institutes includes 23 IITs, 15 AIIMs, 20 IIMs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs, 5 NIDs, 3 SPAs, 2 NIFTEMs, 5 Central universities, 4 Medical Research Institutes and 14 Other Specialized Institutes.
LIST OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES & THEIR LOCATION
| National Institutes | Location |
| Central Leather Research Institute | Adyar, Chennai |
| State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development | Agartala |
| National Institute of Technology | Agartala, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bhopal, Dimapur Nagaland, Durgapur, Goa, Hamirpur, Impala, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Karaikal, Calicut, Kurukshetra, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Sikkim, Rourkela, Shillong, Silchar, Srinagar, Surat, Surathkal, Trichy, Tadepalligudem, Warangal, Yupia |
| Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) | Ahmedabad |
| National Institute of Design | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kurukshetra, Jorhat, Bhopal, Vijayawada |
| Indian Institute of Management | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore, Shillong, Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Trichy, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam, Sambalpur, Nagpur |
| Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) | Aizawl, Amravati, Dhenkanal, Jammu, Kottayam, New Delhi |
| National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) | Ajmer, Agartala, Aizawl, Aurangabad, Calicut, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gorakhpur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kohima. Kolkata. Leh, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar, Tezpur |
| Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI) | Allahabad |
| Institute of Rural Management | Anand |
| Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute | Avikanagar |
| Indian Institute of Astrophysics | Bangalore |
| Indian Institute of Plantation Management | Bangalore |
| Indian Institute of Science (IISc) | Bangalore |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) | Bangalore |
| National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) | Bangalore |
| National Tuberculosis Institute | Bangalore |
| Raman Research Institute (RRI) | Bangalore |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology | Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong |
| Indian Statistical Institute | Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Bareilly |
| National Institute of Hydrology | Belgaum, Roorkee |
| Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering | Bhopal |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) | Bhopal |
| Indian Institute of Soil Science | Bhopal |
| National Institute Of Technical Teachers Training and Research | Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai and Kolkata |
| Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquaculture | Bhubaneswar |
| Institute of Physics | Bhubaneswar |
| National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) | Bhubaneswar |
| Indian Institute of Spices Research | Calicut |
| PEC University of Technology (PEC) | Chandigarh |
| Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture | Chennai |
| Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology | Chennai |
| Institute of Mathematical Sciences (I MSc) | Chennai |
| Indian Maritime University | Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Visakhapatnam |
| National Institute of Ocean Technology | Chennai, Nellore |
| Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET) | Cochin |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum | Dehradun |
| Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) | Dehradun |
| Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) | Dehradun |
| Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) | Delhi |
| National Defence College of India | Delhi |
| National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources | Delhi |
| Institute of Hotel Management | Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Goa, Jaipur, Shillong, Shimla |
| National Institute of Malaria Research | Delhi, Haridwar, Guwahati, Nadiad, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Goa, Bangalore, Chennai |
| National Institute of Animal Welfare | Faridabad |
| National Power Training Institute | Faridabad |
| Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) | Gandhinagar |
| National Institute of Water Sports | Goa |
| National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) | Goa, Kochi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam |
| Institute of Food Security | Gurgaon |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management | Gwalior |
| Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (LNIPE) | Gwalior |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) | Gwalior, Allahabad, Dharwad, Jabalpur, Kanchipuram, Kottayam, Kurnool, Guwahati |
| Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management | Gwalior, Nellore |
| Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture | Hyderabad |
| Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | Hyderabad |
| Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services | Hyderabad |
| National Academy of Construction | Hyderabad |
| National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad |
| National Institute of Nutrition | Hyderabad |
| National Institute of Rural Development | Hyderabad |
| North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) | Itanagar |
| National Institute of Agricultural Marketing | Jaipur |
| Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) | Kalpakkam |
| Harcourt Butler Technological Institute | Kanpur |
| Indian Institute of Pulses Research | Kanpur |
| National Sugar Institute | Kanpur |
| National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal (Haryana) |
| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) | Kharagpur, Kanpur, Bombay, Chennai, Delhi, (ISM),Dhanbad , Dharwad, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Roorkee, Ropar, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Jodhpur, Patna, Mandi, Indore, Tirupati, (BHU),Varanasi, Tirupati, Palakkad, Goa, Bhilai, Jammu |
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar (CIT) | Kokrajhar |
| Bose Institute | Kolkata |
| Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) | Kolkata |
| Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) | Kolkata |
| Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) | Kolkata |
| Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management | Kolkata |
| Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies | Kolkata |
| National Institute of Homoeopathy | Kolkata |
| National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) | Kolkata |
| Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics | Kolkata |
| Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Kolkata |
| S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) | Kolkata |
| Variable Energy Cyclotron Center | Kolkata |
| National Academy of Customs Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) | Kolkata, Hindupur |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) | Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Berhampur |
| Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany | Lucknow |
| Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow |
| Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants | Lucknow |
| National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) | Lucknow |
| Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences | Lucknow |
| National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) | Manesar |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research | Mohali, Ahmedabad, Raebareli, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Kolkata |
| Central Institute of Fisheries Education | Mumbai |
| Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences | Mumbai |
| Indian Institute of Architects | Mumbai |
| Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research | Mumbai |
| International Institute for Population Sciences | Mumbai |
| National Institute of Construction Management and Research | Mumbai |
| National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) | Mumbai |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) | Mumbai, Hyderabad |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Tuljapur |
| All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) | Mysore |
| Central Food Technological Research Institute | Mysore |
| Central Institute of Indian Languages | Mysore |
| Central Institute for Cotton Research | Nagpur |
| National Civil Defence College | Nagpur |
| National Environmental Engineering Research Institute | Nagpur |
| Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management Nagpur | Nagpur |
| Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) | Nainital |
| National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) | Navi Mumbai |
| Central Institute of Educational Technology | New Delhi |
| Central Soil Salinity Research Institute | New Delhi |
| Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) | New Delhi |
| Foreign Service Institute | New Delhi |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) | New Delhi |
| Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment | New Delhi |
| Institute for Studies in Industrial Development | New Delhi |
| Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses | New Delhi |
| Institute of Economic Growth | New Delhi |
| Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) | New Delhi |
| Institute of Secretariat Training and Management | New Delhi |
| Institute for Studies in Industrial Development | New Delhi |
| Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga | New Delhi |
| National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | New Delhi |
| National Institute of Disaster Management | New Delhi |
| National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) | New Delhi |
| National Institute of Urban Affairs | New Delhi |
| National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMIHACM) | New Delhi |
| V. V. Giri National Labour Institute | New Delhi |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) | New Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh, Bilaspur |
| Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) | New Delhi, Kolkata |
| National Institute of Open Schooling | Noida |
| Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) | Patiala |
| Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute | Pilani |
| Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) | Pune |
| Film and Television Institute of India | Pune |
| Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology | Pune |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Rae Bareli |
| National Academy of Agricultural Research Management | Rajendranagar |
| Central Institute of Psychiatry | Ranchi |
| Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited | Ranchi |
| Indian Institute of Coal Management | Ranchi |
| Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (Indian Lac Research Institute) | Ranchi |
| National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology(NIFFT) | Ranchi |
| Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology(SLIET) | Sangrur |
| College of Defence Management | Secunderabad |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) | Shibpur |
| Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences | Srinagar |
| Indian Diamond Institute | Surat |
| Centre for Development Studies | Thiruvanathapuram |
| Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) | Thiruvanathapuram |
| National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| School of Planning and Architecture | Vijayawada, Bhopal, Delhi |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy | Visakhapatnam |
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