List of Biosphere Reserves in India.
| S. No. | Names of the Biosphere Reserves | Year of Establishment | State / Union Territory (UT) |
| 1 | Nilgiri (First Biosphere Reserve) | 1986 | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
| 2 | Nanda Devi | 1988 | Uttarakhand |
| 3 | Nokrek | 1988 | Meghalaya |
| 4 | Great Nicobar | 1989 | Andaman & Nicobar Island |
| 5 | Gulf of Mannar | 1989 | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Manas | 1989 | Assam |
| 7 | Sunderbans | 1989 | West Bengal |
| 8 | Simlipal | 1994 | Odisha fka Orissa |
| 9 | Dibru Saikhowa (Smallest Biosphere Reserve) | 1997 | Assam |
| 10 | Dehang Debang | 1998 | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 11 | Pachmarhi | 1999 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 12 | Khangchen Dzonga | 2000 | Sikkim |
| 13 | Agasthyamalai | 2001 | Kerala |
| 14 | Achanakmar-Amarkantak | 2005 | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |
| 15 | Kachchh (2nd Largest Biosphere Reserve) | 2008 | Gujarat |
| 16 | Cold Desert (Largest Biosphere Reserve) | 2009 | Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) and Himachal Pradesh |
| 17 | Seshachalam Hills | 2010 | Andhra Pradesh (Eastern Ghats) |
| 18 | Panna | 2011 | Madhya Pradesh |
