aligarh muslim university (amu) occupies a unique position amongst universities and institutions of higher learning in the country. it was established in 1920, and evolved out of the mohammedan anglo-oriental college (mao college) which was set up in 1877 by the great visionary and social reformer, sir syed ahmad khan. from its very inception, it has kept its door open to the members of all communities and from all corners of the country and the world. the aligarh muslim university is the realization of a vision which was broad, far- reaching and realistic

the jawaharlal nehru university is one of the leading universities in the world.

punjab agricultural university (pau) as established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile punjab. the punjab agricultural university now has five constituent colleges, viz. college of agriculture, college of agricultural engineering, college of community science, college of basic sciences & humanities and college of horticulture and forestry

university of pune, one of the premier universities in india, is positioned in the north-western part of pune city. it occupies an area of about 411 acres. it was established on 10th february, 1948 under the poona university act. the university houses 46 academic departments. it is popularly known as the 'oxford of the east'. it has about 118 recognized research institutes and 269 affiliated colleges offering graduate and under-graduate courses.