National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India’s first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further federal legislation strengthening protections for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As of April 2012, there were 112 national parks. All national park lands then encompassed a total 39,919 km2 (15,413 sq mi) , comprising 1.21% of India’s total surface area.

Sl No. Name Location
1 Bandhavgarh National Park Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)
2 Bandipur National Park Mysore (Karnataka)
3 Campbell National Park Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4 Chandraprabha Sanctuary Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
5 Corbett National Park Nainital (Uttarakhand)
6 Dachigam National Park Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
7 Dudwa National Park Lakhimpur, Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)
8 Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary Kendrapara (Odisha)
9 Galathea National Park Andaman & Nicobar Islands
10 Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary Belgaum (Karnataka)
11 Gir National Park  Junagarh (Gujarat)
12 Hazaribagh National Park Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)
13 Kanha National Park Mandla ( Madhya Pradesh)
14 Kaziranga National Park Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)
15 Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
16 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park Andaman & Nicobar Islands
17 Manas Tiger Sanctuary Barpeta (Assam)
18 Mudumalai Sanctuary Nilgiris (Tamilnadu)
19 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
20 Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
21 Periyar Sanctuary Idduki (Kerala)
22 Rajaji National Park Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
23 Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Andaman & Nicobar Is.
24 Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)
25 Silent Valley National Park Palakkad, (Kerala)
26 Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
27 Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary 24 Paraganas (West Bengal)
28 Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Bhagalpur (Bihar)