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Top 25 Autonomous universities based in India

Name: Autonomous universities based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 754 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 754 autonomous universities headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 105,896 professional contacts across them, including 16,014 with verified work emails. Kolkata is the largest hub.

This list covers autonomous universities headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest autonomous universities based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 754 autonomous universities based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to autonomous universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SRM IST Chennai	Partial evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	5,572 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) is one of the top ranking universities in India, offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Vellore Institute Of Technology	Indirect evidence	Vellore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,449 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VIT University was established with the aim of providing quality higher education on par with international standards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Gitam Deemed University	Indirect evidence	Visakhapatnam, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,802 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1980, GITAM is a NAAC A++ accredited and AICTE-approved university with campuses in Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Parul University	Indirect evidence	Vadodara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,549 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A state of the art campus, situated in Gujarat’s cultural capital, Vadodara.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Christ University, Bangalore	Partial evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,087 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Christ University was formerly Christ College (Autonomous) affiliated to Bangalore University.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Sharda University	Indirect evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,812 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sharda University is a leading Educational Institution based out of Greater Noida, Delhi NCR.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Chitkara University	Indirect evidence	Chandigarh, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,499 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	KIIT	Indirect evidence	Bhubaneshwar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Imagine what you could do at a world-leading university that is globally recognised for its teaching, research and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	University Of Hyderabad	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,946 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Created by an Act of the Indian Parliament, the University of Hyderabad, has, over three decades, distinguished itself as one of the best in the country as a centre for teaching…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Galgotias University	Indirect evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,771 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Galgotias University, located in Uttar Pradesh and sponsored by the Smt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Ashoka University	Indirect evidence	Kundli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,632 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ashoka University is a pioneer in providing an interdisciplinary higher education in India which is at par with the best in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	University Of Kashmir	Indirect evidence	Srinagar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,580 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University Campus spread over 263 acres of land is situated in the picturesque setting of glittering snow clad mountains of Harmokh range, the placid waters of Dal Lake and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Alliance University	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,324 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alliance University, South India’s first private university established by Act No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jawaharlal Nehru University is the foremost university in India, and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research established by an act of Parliament in 1966.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Yenepoya University	Indirect evidence	Mangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,249 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Emboldened by the overwhelming positive response of the community and the students, the management perceived a need to develop into a University, where autonomy and self reliance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Indirect evidence	Lucknow, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Integral University, a seat of educational excellence, is a premier university in Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Gujarat University	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	1,099 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Gujarat University was conceived in the nineteen twenties in the minds of public-spirited and learned men like Gandhiji, Sardar Patel, Acharya Anandshankar B.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Osmania University	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	1,089 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Osmania University is a higher education institute based out of Telangana, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Nims University	Partial evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,000 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, One of the Leading Universities in India and a Largest self-financed university in Rajasthan, is structured as a composite model university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	DY Patil University	Indirect evidence	Navi Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	997 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nestled in the heart of Navi Mumbai with state-of-the-art infrastructure, DY Patil University, since its inception in 1983 has been heralding several niche practices focused on…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Shoolini University	Indirect evidence	Solan, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	928 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by leading academicians and professionals, Shoolini University is a young, research-focussed, philanthropic university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	IGCAR	Indirect evidence	Bhopal, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	917 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Adamas University	Indirect evidence	Kolkata, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	911 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The top-ranked Private University in Eastern India, Adamas University, since its inception in 2014, has pursued excellence not as a goal, but as a way of life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Panjab University, Chandigarh	Indirect evidence	Chandigarh, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	863 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Panjab University is a public collegiate Central university located in Chandigarh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Invertis University	Indirect evidence	Bareilly, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	718 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Invertis is NAAC Accredited leading University offering a wide range of courses pertaining to different fields of studies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: autonomous universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names autonomous universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of autonomous universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name autonomous universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Autonomous universities based in India at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

15.1%Verified-email coverage

140.4Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

2.9%Largest-city concentration · Kolkata

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

131

51-200

173

201-500

127

501-1,000

116

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 754 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among autonomous universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “autonomous universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names autonomous universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among autonomous universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 16,014 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names autonomous universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many autonomous universities are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 754 autonomous universities headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SRM IST Chennai, headquartered in Nadu, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most autonomous universities?

Kolkata leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by New Delhi (17) and Bangalore (16).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 16,014 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 754 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.