The University of Allahabad informally known as Allahabad University, is a public central university located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
University of Allahabad was ranked No. 8 by the India Today in the Indian University Rankings and No. 5 in the North Indian University Rankings of 2012. According to National Institutional Ranking Framework developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI, University of Allahabad was ranked 68th in 2016 and further slipped to 95th position in 2017.