This is a list of Indian Presidents' by university education. Some attended more than one institution. For the Indian institutions, only the degree awarding or affiliating universities, as they were known when the attendees studied there are mentioned.
| # | Name | Institution/University | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Prasad | University of Calcutta | ||
| 2 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | University of Madras | ||
| 3 | Zakir Hussain | Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College; Frederick William University of Berlin | Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College is now the Aligarh Muslim University; Frederick William University of Berlin is now the Humboldt University of Berlin | |
| 4 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting President of India) | University College, Dublin | University College Dublin is now the University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin | |
| 5 | Muhammad Hidayatullah (Acting President of India) | University of Nagpur; Trinity College, Cambridge ; Lincoln's Inn | University of Nagpur is now the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University | |
| 6 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | University College, Dublin | ||
| 7 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | University of the Punjab; St. Catharine's College, Cambridge; Inner Temple | ||
| 8 | Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting President of India) | University of Bombay | University of Bombay is now the University of Mumbai | |
| 9 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | University of Madras | ||
| 10 | Giani Zail Singh | Shahid Sikh Missionary College | ||
| 11 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | University of Madras | ||
| 12 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Agra University; University of Allahabad; University of Lucknow; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge; Lincoln's Inn; Harvard Law School | Agra University is now the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University | |
| 13 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan | University of Travancore; London School of Economics | University of Travancore is now the University of Kerala | |
| 14 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | University of Madras, Anna University | ||
| 15 | Pratibha Patil | University of Poona, University of Bombay | University of Poona is now the University of Pune | |
| 16 | Pranab Mukherjee | University of Calcutta |
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