72,973 institutions. One API.
UniversityDB is the clean, alias-aware directory of Indian higher education, built for sign-up forms, hiring platforms and analytics.
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“iitb”, “IIT Bombay” and “Indian Institute of Technology Bombay” all resolve to the same record.
Turn messy form input into one canonical institution with a confidence score.
A lightweight endpoint built for search-as-you-type college pickers.
Filter by state and city, or list every city in a state with counts.
1,438 universities, 54,458 colleges and 17,077 standalone institutions.
Compiled and maintained through research by the UniversityDB team.
Pro: serve only the colleges you pick, through the exact same endpoints.
Pro: AI confirms a student’s name, college and card expiry from a photo.
Pro: publish a form with a college picker and ID checks in minutes.
Eight endpoints, JSON everywhere, clear errors and rate-limit headers on every response. Your first call takes under a minute.
Explore the API reference ›curl https://bharat-campus-compass.lovable.app/api/public/v1/resolve?name=iitb \
-H "Authorization: Bearer udb_••••"
{
"input": "iitb",
"confidence": "high",
"match": {
"code": "U-0306",
"name": "Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay",
"shortName": "IIT",
"city": "Mumbai",
"state": "Maharashtra",
"category": "university"
}
}Start free. Go unlimited when you need to.