The Eastern Zone of India has shown tremendous progress in terms of reforms in higher education. This zone covers Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura. The private and deemed-to-beuniversities in these States have prepared a road map for restructuring and developing the education system.
Private and Deemed-to-be-Universities Ranking 2019
| University | City | State | Rank |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University |
Bhubaneswar | Odisha | AAAAA |
| Birla Institute of Technology, BIT-Mesra | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAAAA |
| Arunachal University of Studies | Lohit | Arunachal Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Apex Professional University | East Siang | Arunachal Pradesh | AAAAA |
| Sikkim Manipal University | Gangtok | Sikkim | AAAAA |
| Himalayan University | Naharlagun | Arunachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Science University |
Ziro | Arunachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| ICFAI University | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAAA+ |
| Venkateshwara Open University | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | AAAA+ |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | AAAA+ |
| Centurion University of Technology and Management |
Paralakhemundi | Odisha | AAAA+ |
| AISECT University | Hazaribagh | Jharkhand | AAAA |
| Amity University, Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAAA |
| Assam Don Bosco University | Guwhati | Assam | AAAA |
| Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management University |
Namchi | Sikkim | AAAA |
| ICFAI University | Tura Bazar | Meghalaya | AAAA |
| ICFAI University | Dimapur | Nagaland | AAAA |
| ICFAI University, Mizoram | Aizawal | Mizoram | AAAA |
| ICFAI University, Sikkim | Gangtok | Sikkim | AAAA |
| Mahatama Gandhi University, Ri-Bhoi | Ri-Bhoi | Meghalaya | AAAA |
| Martin Luther Christian University | Shillong | Meghalaya | AAAA |
| Nava Nalanda Mahavihara | Nalanda | Bihar | AAAA |
| The Assam Kaziranga University | Jorhat | Assam | AAAA |
| Seacom Skills University | Kendangal | West Bengal | AAAA |
| University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya |
Ri- Bhoi | Meghalaya | AAAA |
| University of Technology and Management | Shillong | Meghalaya | AAAA |
| Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University | Gangtok | Sikkim | AAAA |
| Jharkhand Rai University | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAA+ |
| Pragyan International University | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAA+ |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute |
Howrah | West Bengal | AAA+ |
| Sai Nath University | Ranchi | Jharkhand | AAA+ |
| Sri Sri University | Cuttack | Odisha | AAA+ |
| William Carey University | Shillong | Meghalaya | AAA+ |
| Xavier university | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | AAA+ |
| CMJ University, Meghalaya | Shillong | Meghalaya | AAA |
| Indian School of Mines | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | AAA |
| Techno Global University | Shillong | Meghalaya | AAA |
| Techno India University | Kolkata | West Bengal | AAA |
| The Global Open University | Dimapur | Nagaland | AAA |
| The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University |
Sadar | Tripura | AAA |
