Osmania largest public university, followed by Pune

UGC's latest data show that Hyderabad's Osmania University is the largest university with 901 affiliated colleges. Pune University, which enrols 45% of foreign students studying in India, comes second with 811-colleges, followed by RTM-Nagpur University (800-colleges), Rajasthan University (735-colleges), and Mumbai University (711-colleges). Rampant rise in colleges affiliated to universities is said to have deteriorated the quality of higher education.