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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara vs Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University

A side-by-side look at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara in Nalanda, Bihar and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University in Sikar, Rajasthan, both offering BA and MA. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara logoNava Nalanda MahaviharaNalanda, BiharDeemedPandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University logoPandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati UniversitySikar, RajasthanGovernment

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailNava Nalanda MahaviharaPandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University
TypeDeemedGovernment
LocationNalanda, BiharSikar, Rajasthan
Course fee range₹1.8k – ₹37.5k₹10k – ₹70k
Highest package₹6 LPA₹6 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed69
StreamsArtsArts, Commerce, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0073U-0785
In the official registersUGC, AISHEUGC, AISHE
Official websitennm.ac.in shekhauni.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara: from ₹1,750, against ₹10,000 at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University.
  • Both list a highest package of ₹6 LPA.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is in Nalanda, Bihar and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University is in Sikar, Rajasthan, about 1,060 km apart.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is a deemed-to-be university and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University is a government institution.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara lists 6 programmes and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University lists 9; 2 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara lists 6 programmes in all and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University lists 9; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (2)

  • BA
  • MA

Only at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (2)

  • Diploma / Polytechnic
  • Ph.D

Only at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University (7)

  • MBA / PGDM
  • B.Com
  • B.Sc
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Ed
  • M.Sc
  • M.Com

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