Aligarh Muslim University: Estd.: 1875 Situated at Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, the Aligarh Muslim University was set up by  Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875.

Allahabad University: Estd.: 1875 The fourth oldest varsity in India, the Allahabad University was set up on September 23, 1875.

University of Madras: Estd.: 1857 The second of the trio of state universities in India was set up in the then Madras (now Chennai) in 1857.

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee: Estd.: 1847 Formerly known as the University of Roorkee and  the Thomason College of Civil Engineering, the oldest Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

University of Calcutta: Estd.: 1857 Along with Mumbai and Madras, the then Calcutta (now Kolkata) also got a university in 1857.

University of Mumbai: Estd.: 1857 The main campus of the University of Mumbai is situated at Kalina, Santacruz in Mumbai.

Serampore College: Estd.: 1818 The oldest educational institute in India that is still functional is the Serampore College in Howrah, West Bengal.