Top 100 Important Institutions in India for UPSC
1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Established: 1969
2. University Grants Commission (UGC)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1956
3. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1929
4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1956
5. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
Location: Pan-India (1st: Kharagpur, WB)
Established: 1951
6. Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Location: Pan-India (1st: Calcutta & Ahmedabad)
Established: 1961
7. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 2015
8. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Established: 1931
9. National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 2010
10. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Established: 1909
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11. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1974
12. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Established: 1916
13. Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Established: 1890
14. Survey of India
Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Established: 1767
15. Geological Survey of India (GSI)
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Established: 1851
16. Forest Survey of India (FSI)
Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Established: 1981
17. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Established: 1974
18. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Established: 1966
19. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Established: 1958
20. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Established: 2003
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21. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
Location: Anand, Gujarat
Established: 1965
22. Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1974
23. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Established: 1936
24. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1969
25. Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Established: 1916
26. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1963
27. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1985
28. National Law School of India University (NLSIU)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Established: 1987
29. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
Location: Pan-India
Established: 2006
30. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Location: Faridabad, Haryana
Established: 1970
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31. National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 2003
32. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 2006
33. Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Established: 1982
34. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1905
35. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Established: 1967
36. National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
Location: Goa
Established: 1966
37. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE)
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Established: 1976
38. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
Location: New Delhi
Established: 1962
39. Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI/NRRI)
Location: Cuttack, Odisha
Established: 1946
40. Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS)
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Established: 1988
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