Famous Ancient Universities in India

University	Location	Description
Odantapuri	Bihar	Made under the patronage of Pala Dynasty King Gopala I. It was a Buddhist mahavihara which was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji.
Vikramshila	Bhagalpur district of Bihar	It was established by King Dharampala of the Pala Dynasty, primarily as a Buddhist learning centre. The Vajrayana sect of Buddhism flourished here and Tantric teachings were taught.
Jaggadala	Saurashtra, Gujarat	It was an important centre of learning for the Hinayana Buddhism. It was visited by the Chinese scholar, Hseun Tsang. It was supported by the grants of rulers of the Maitraka Dynasty of Gujarat.
Nalanda	Bihar	Patronage by the Gupta dynasty, Harshavardhana, and Pala dynasty. It was a major site for Mahayana Buddhist teachings. The teachings in the university deeply influenced Tibetan Buddhism. Famous scholars of Nalanda are Nagarjuna (Madhyamika Shunyavad) and Aryabhatta, the astronomer. Hsuan Tsang spent two years at the university and Chinese scholar I-Tsing, spent 10 years at Nalanda in the late 7th century CE.
Takshashila	Pakistan	It is believed that Chanakya composed the Arthashastra at this place. Both Buddhist and Hindu theologies were taught here. Noted teachers and students from Takshashila include Chanakya, Charak, Panini, Jivaka, and Prasenajit.
Manyakheta	Karnataka	Rose to prominence under the Rashtrakuta rule. Scholars of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism studied here.
Pushpagiri Vihara and Lalitagiri	Odisha	It was established by Kalinga kings around the 3rd century CE near the Udayagiri hills. It was mainly a Buddhist learning centre.
Nagarjunakonda	Amaravathi in Andhra Pradesh	It was a major Buddhist centre with scholars from Sri Lanka, China, etc. coming for higher education.