India (04/02/2002)

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Indian institutions have been divided into Group "A" and Group "B"

Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the institutions listed in Group "A" are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study awarded in the First or Second Division or Class from the institutions listed in Group "B" are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Masters degrees and PhDs from institutions in Group "A" and Group "B" are assessed as occupying Category A Level 8 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 12 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included in one of the two groups. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution listed in one of the two groups, it is assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Honours degrees from the listed institutions are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points unless a NZQA Assessment Report assesses them as occupying Category A Level 7 of the Qualifications Table, in which case 11 points will be awarded.

Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.

Group "A"

• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi (from 1956 onwards)
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Anna University, Madras (Chennai)(formerly Perarignar Anna University of Technology,1978-1982)(from 1982 onwards)
• Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi
• Bangalore University, Bangalore (from 1964 onwards)
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani (from 1964 onwards)
• University of Bombay, Bombay (Mumbai)
• University of Calcutta, Calcutta
• University of Delhi, Delhi
• Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (from 1974 onwards)
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Mumbai)(from 1958 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (from 1961 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (from 1960 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (from 1950 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai)(from 1959 onwards)
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (formerly Bareilly)
• Jadavpur University, Calcutta (from 1955 onwards)
• Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (from 1969 onwards)
• University of Madras, Madras (Chennai)
• Maharaja Sayajrao (MS)University of Baroda (from 1949 onwards)
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (from 1955 onwards)
• University of Pune (University of Poona), Pune (from 1949 onwards)
• Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (from 1962 onwards)
• Punjab University, Chandigarh (from 1947 onwards)
• University of Roorkee, (formerly Thomason College of Civil Engineering 1847-1948)(from 1949 onwards)
• Shreemati Nathibai Dumodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University, Bombay (Mumbai)
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (from 1981 onwards)
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay (Mumbai)
• Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan (from 1951 onwards)

GROUP "B"

• Agra University, Agra
• University of Allahabad
• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
• Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad
• Annamalai University, Annamalainagar
• Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
• Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya (University), Bhopal; formerly Bhopal University (Vishwavidyalaya), 1970-88
• Bengal Engineering College, Howrah
• Bhagalpur University; see Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
• Bhopal University; see Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya
• Birendra Narayan Chakravarty University; see Kurukshetra University
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
• University of Burdwan, Burdwan
• University of Calicut, Calicut
• Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.
• Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi
• Chaudhary (Ch) Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar; formerly Haryana Agricultural University, 1970 –94
• University of Cochin; see Cochin University of Science and Technology
• Cochin University of Science and Technology;formerly University of Cochin, 1971-86
• Demographic Training and Research Centre;see International Institute for Population Sciences
• Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra;formerly Agra University 1927-95.
• Doctor (Dr) Harish Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Saugar;formerly University of Saugar,1946-83
• Dr M G Ramachandran Medical University; see Tamil Nadu Doctor M G R Medical University
• Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
• Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, aka Pant University,Pantnagar; formerly Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University, 1960-72
• Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
• Haryana Agricultural University; see Ch Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
• Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
• Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh
• International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay (Mumbai); formerly Demographic Training and Research Centre, 1956-70; International Institute for Population Studies, 1970-84
• International Institute for Population Studies;see International Institute for Population Sciences
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
• University of Kalyani, Kalyani
• Kanpur University; see Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj University
• Karnatak University, Dharwad
• Kashi Vidyapeeth; see Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth
• University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram; formerly University of Travancore, 1937-57
• Kerela Agricultural University, Trissur
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra;f. 1956; known as Birendra Narayan Chakravarty University, 1976-77
• Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow
• Madurai University; see Madurai-Kamaraj University
• Madurai-Kamaraj University, Madurai formerly Madurai University, 1966-78
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi;formerly Kashi Vidyapeeth f.1921; "deemed" university status 1963-74; now a chartered university (UP)
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
• University of Mysore, Mysore
• Nagpur University, Nagpur
• National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• National Museum Institute of History of Art Conservation and Museology, New Delhi
• Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar
• Patna University, Patna
• Rabindra Bharathi University, Calcutta
• Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
• University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Ranchi University, Ranchi
• Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Varanasi; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishvavidylaya, 1958-74
• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
• Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, formally Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth, 1955-66
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth; see Sardar Patel University
• University of Saugar; see Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
• Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidypeeth, Delhi
• Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur; formerly Kanpur University 1966-95
• Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
• Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Madras (Chennai)
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthinilayam
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
• Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity, Coimbatore
• Tamil Nadu Doctor M G R Medical University, Madras (Chennai); formerly the Dr M G Ramachandran Medical University, 1987-91
• Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras (Chennai)
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
• Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
• Tilak Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur; formerly Bhagalpur University, 1960-93
• University of Travancore; see University of Kerala
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
• Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University; see Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
• Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishvavidylaya; see Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya

Effective 04/02/2002