Best Colleges in India: Ranking 2025, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Placements

India boasts a rich educational landscape with a diverse range of colleges and universities offering a multitude of courses. Choosing the right one can be a daunting task, but you can refer below to find the perfect academic fit for your aspirations, exploring the top colleges and courses across India. India is home to 61,000+ best colleges that offer education in various streams like Humanities, Science, Accounting & Commerce, Teaching & Education, Business & Management Studies, Engineering, etc.

Some Quick Facts:

• IIT Madras emerged as the top college in India according to NIRF under the Overall category for the year 2024.
• Hindu College emerged as the top college in India according to NIRF under the Colleges category for the year 2024.
• Indian Institute of Science Bangalore emerged as the top University in India according to NIRF under the University category for the year 2024.

Top Colleges in India: Highlights 2024

India is brimming with incredible colleges and universities offering top-notch courses across various fields. The Indian job market is booming, but with so many courses available, picking the right one can be tough. Whether you excel in Science, Commerce, or Arts so discover an abundance of exciting options that align with your strengths and pave the way for a fulfilling career. Please refer below for the key highlights of best colleges in India:

Parameters	Statistics
Top Streams	Humanities & Social Sciences: 19,000+ Science: 16,000+ Accounting & Commerce: 14,000+ Teaching & Education: 13,000+ Business & Management Studies: 11,000+ IT & Software: 10,000+ Engineering: 9,000+ Medicine & Health Sciences: 7,000+ Nursing: 5,000+ Mass Communication & Media: 2,000+
No. of Colleges	61,500+ colleges
Top Entrance Exams	JEE Main, CUET, NEET, CLAT, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top Courses in India: Stream Wise 2024

The following table provides a comprehensive overview of the top academic streams in India, along with their popular courses and number of colleges offering them.

Top Stream	Top Courses	No. of Colleges
Humanities & Social Sciences	BA: 18,000+ colleges MA: 5,900+ colleges MSW: 800+ colleges	19,000+ colleges
Science	BSc: 14,000+ colleges MSc: 5,000+ colleges PhD: 600+ colleges	16,000+ colleges
Accounting & Commerce	BCom: 13,600+ colleges MCom: 4,000+ colleges BCom Hons: 100+ colleges	14,000+ colleges
Teaching & Education	B.Ed: 8,000+ colleges D.Ed: 2,000+ colleges M.Ed: 1,000+ colleges	13,000+ colleges
Business Management Studies	MBA / PGDM: 6,000+ colleges BBA: 5000+ colleges BBM / BMS: 500+ colleges	11,000+ colleges
IT & Software	BCA: 5,000+ colleges MCA: 2,000+ colleges BSc: 1,000+ colleges	10,000+ colleges
Engineering	B.E. / BTech: 4,000+ colleges M.E. / MTech: 2,000+ colleges	4,000+ colleges
Medicine & Health Sciences	D Pharma: 2,000+ colleges B Pharma: 2,000+ colleges M Pharma: 1,000+ colleges	7,000+ colleges
Nursing	BSc: 2,000+ colleges GNM: 2,000+ colleges ANM: 1,300+ colleges	5,000+ colleges
Mass Communication & Media	BA: 700+ colleges MA: 400+ colleges BSc: 200+ colleges	2,000+ colleges

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Top Colleges in India: Stream Wise 2024

The below table shows the top colleges in India categorized by their streams with their NIRF ranking and exams accepted:

Top Engineering Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

India is home to around 4,500+ best Engineering colleges of which 23 are IITs, 25 IIITs and 31 NITs. About 90+ Engineering colleges are privately owned, 90+ colleges are owned by government organisations and 1 college is owned by the semi government. JEE Main and JEE Advanced are the main entrance exams the best Engineering colleges in India. Please refer below for the top Engineering colleges in India according to NIRF for the year 2024 under the Engineering category:

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College Name	Exams Accepted	NIRF Ranking 2024
IIT Madras	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	1
IIT Delhi	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	2
IIT Bombay	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	3
IIT Kanpur	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	4
IIT Kharagpur	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	5

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top Business Management Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

There are 11,000+ best Business Management colleges in India. Among these, 6,000+ colleges are privately owned, 1,000+ are owned by government organisations and 500+ are owned by semi government institutions. Students can secure admission based on their Class 12 scores, and many institutions also conduct admissions through entrance exams like CAT, MAT, CMAT, and XAT. Please refer to the table below for the top Business Management colleges in India according to NIRF for the year 2024 under the Management category:

For more information: Top MBA Colleges in India and Top BBA colleges in India

College Name	Exams Accepted	NIRF Ranking 2024
IIM Ahmedabad	CAT, GATE, UGC NET, GMAT, etc.	1
IIM Bangalore	CAT, GATE, UGC NET, etc.	2
IIM Kozhikode	CAT, EMAT	3
IIM Calcutta	CAT, UGC NET	5
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai	CAT	6

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

For more information: Top MBA Colleges in India

Top Medical Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

There are 7,000+ best Medical colleges in India of which 3,000+ colleges are owned privately, 700+ colleges are owned by the government and the rest 200+ colleges are owned by semi government institutions. NEET, JEECUP, NEET PG, GPAT, CUET and NEET MDS are the top entrance exams for admission to best Medical colleges in India. Given below are the top Medical colleges in India according to NIRF for the year 2024 under the Medical category:

For more information: Top Medical colleges in India

College Name	Exams Accepted	NIRF Ranking 2024
AIIMS Delhi	NEET, NEET PG, AIIMS Paramedical, INI CET, etc.	1
PGIMER	INI CET, NEET MDS, etc.	2
Christian Medical College Vellore	NEET, NEET PG, NEET SS, etc.	3
NIMHANS	INI CET and Merit-Based	4
JIPMER Puducherry	NEET, INI CET, JIPMER PG, etc.	5

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Top Law Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

India is home to about 1,800+ best Law colleges in India of which 1,000+ are privately owned, 300+ are government owned and 100+ are semi-government-owned institutions. MHCET Law, CLAT, CUET, LSAT India, TSLAWCET and APLAWCET are the popular common entrance exams for admission to top 25 Law colleges in India. Given below are the top Law colleges in India according to NIRF for the year 2024 under the Law category:

For more information: Top Law colleges in India

College Name	Exams Accepted	NIRF Ranking 2024
National Law School of India University	CLAT, KSEEB, PAT	1
National Law University Delhi	AILET and Merit-Based	2
Nalsar University of Law	TSLAWCET, CLAT, TS PGLCET	3
NLU Kolkata	CLAT, UGC NET	4
SLS Pune	Merit-Based	5

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Top Architecture Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

There are around 1,000+ best Architecture colleges in India of which 600+ colleges are owned privately, 160+ colleges are owned by the government and the rest 10+ colleges are owned by semi government institutions. Please refer to the table below for the top Architecture colleges in India according to NIRF under the Architecture category for the year 2024:

For more information: Top Architecture colleges in India

College Name	Exams Accepted	NIRF Ranking 2024
IIT Roorkee	NATA, AAT, GATE	1
IIT Kharagpur	NATA, AAT, GATE	2
NIT Calicut	NATA, GATE, DASA UG, CCMT	3
IIEST Shibpur	NATA, GATE, CCMT	4
SPA Delhi	JEE Main, GATE, CEED, etc.	5

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Location-Wise Top Colleges in India

Please refer to the table below for the best colleges in different regions of India:

Location	No. of Colleges
Delhi NCR	3,000+ colleges
Maharashtra	8,000+ colleges
Uttar Pradesh	8,000+ colleges
Karnataka	6,000+ colleges
Tamil Nadu	4,000+ colleges

The below table shows the top colleges in India categorized by their location with their NIRF ranking under the 'Overall' category:

Location	College Name	NIRF Ranking 2024
Delhi NCR	IIT Delhi	4
	AIIMS Delhi	7
	JNU	10
Maharashtra	IIT Bombay	3
	Homi Bhabha National Institute	27
	IISER Pune	42
Uttar Pradesh	IIT Kanpur	5
	BHU	11
	AMU	16
Karnataka	Indian Institute of Science	2
	Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal	14
	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	36
Tamil Nadu	IIT Madras	1
	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	18
	Vellore Institute of Technology	19

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Please refer below for the popular exams accepted by best colleges in India

Top Humanities & Social Sciences Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Please refer to the table below for the top entrance exams accepted by the best Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in India:

Course	Top Exams
BA	CUET
MA	CUET PG CPGET AP PGECET
MSW	CUET PG CPGET AP PGECET

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Read More:

• CUET Schedule
• CUET PG Schedule

Top Science Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Given below are the popular entrance exams accepted by top Science colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
BSc	CUET ICAR AIEEA Kerala University Admission
MSc	CPGET AP PGCET ICAR AIEEA
PhD	GATE UGC NET CSIR NET

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• CAT Schedule
• MAT Schedule

Top Accounting & Commerce Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Listed below are the top entrance exams accepted by top Accounting and Commerce colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
BCom	CUET Mumbai University Admission Gujarat University
MCom	CPGET AP PGCET CUET PG
PhD	UGC NET CSIR NET SET

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Top Teaching Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Please refer to the table below for the best entrance exams for admission to best Teaching colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
B.Ed	MAH B.Ed CET APEdCET TSEdCET
D.Ed	CUET IPU CET
M.Ed	MAH B.Ed CET CUET-PG AP PGCET

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Top Business & Management Studies Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Below mentioned are the top entrance exams for admission to Business and Management Studies colleges in India

Course Name	Top Exams
MBA / PGDM	CAT MAT CMAT
BBA	CUET IPU CET Kerala University Admission
BBM / BMS	Mumbai University Admission CUET JET

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top IT & Software Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Given below are the best entrance exams accepted by top IT and Software colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
BCA	CUET IPU CET Kerala University Admission
MCA	TANCET MAH MCA CET APICET
BSc	CUET Mumbai University Admission Kerala  University Admission

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Top Engineering Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Listed below are the popular entrance exams accepted by top Engineering colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
B.E. / BTech	JEE Main TNEA MHT CET
M.E. / MTech	GATE CEETA MHT CET MTech
PhD	GATE UGC NET CSIR NET

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top Medicine & Health Sciences Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Please refer to the table below for the best entrance exams accepted by top Medicine & Health Science colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
D.Pharma	JEECUP HSTES UBTER JEEP
B.Pharma	NEET MHT CET CUET
M.Pharma	GPAT AP PGCET TS PGECET
MD	NEET PG AIAPGET INI CET
MBBS	NEET KEAM UP NEET

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Top Law Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Given below are the popular entrance exams accepted by top Law colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
LLB	MHCET Law CLAT APLAWCET
BA LLB	MHCET Law CLAT CUET
LLM	CLAT CUET-PG TS PGLCET
BA LLB	MHCET Law CLAT CUET

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Top Design Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2024

Below mentioned are the top entrance exams accepted by best Design colleges in India:

Course Name	Top Exams
BDes	UCEED CUET NIFT Entrance Exam
MDes	NIFT Entrance Exam NID Entrance Exam CUET PG
BFTech	NIFT Entrance Exam

Disclaimer:This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

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Aneena Aley Abraham10-21-2024 17:16