Keeping pace with the present needs of higher education among students, the Central Zone, comprising Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, has been emphasising more on this sector to nurture employable youth.
Private and Deemed-to-be-Universities Ranking 2019
| University | City | State | Rank |
| Rabindra Nath Tagore University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Dr. C.V. Raman University | Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | AAAAA |
| Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology | Guna | Madhya Pradesh | AAAAA |
| ITM University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | AAAAA |
| MAT S University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | AAAAA |
| Kalinga University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | AAAA+ |
| Maharishi University of Management and Technology |
Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | AAAA+ |
| ICFAI University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | AAAA+ |
| Mandsaur University | Mandsaur | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Shri Vaishnav VidyaPeeth University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Swami Vivekananda University | Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Techno Global University | Vidisha | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Jagran Lakecity University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA |
| LNCT University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA |
| P.K. University | Shivpuri | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA |
| Sri Satya Sai University of Technology and Medical Sciences |
Sehore | Madhya Pradesh | AAAA |
| A.K.S. University | Satna | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Amity University | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| ITM University | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Malwanchal University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Medicaps University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Oriental University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| People’s University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| RKDF University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | AAA+ |
| G.H. Raisoni University | Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh | AAA |
| Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education |
Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | AAA |
| Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology |
Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | AAA |
