Colleges in Ranchi

Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand. It has some of the best institutes with national importance and research centers of excellence which makes it a quality education center. The colleges in Ranchi provide education in various streams such as Engineering, Arts and Social Science, Law, Commerce, Medical Science, Journalism, etc. at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels. The colleges in Ranchi provide an excellent education atmosphere to encourage the young minds by being an unextinguishable light to wisdom and learning.

Ranchi is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Usha Martin University, Sarala Birla University, Kejriwal Institute of Management and Development Studies (KIMDS), Amity University, Institute of Science and Management (ISM), Indian Institute of Management (IIM Ranchi), Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ), Ranchi University, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT Ranchi), St. Xavier's College, Indian Institute of Hardware and Technology (IIHT), Ranchi University, etc.

The below table showcases the popular streams and types of courses offered by some of the leading colleges in Ranchi:

Here is the list of some of the top public and private colleges in Ranchi along with fees:

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Ranchi also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams.  These include CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA,  JEE Main, CUCET, BIT MCA Entrance Exam, IPU CET, GATE, ICSI Exam, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Ranchi

The colleges in Ranchi offer quality education with high placements. College graduates from any field are in high demand. All organisations, big or small, private or government, hire college degree holders in various capacities. The median salary offered by IIM Ranchi is Rs 14.5 LPA. Most of the colleges in Ranchi have placement cells, that help the candidates in getting jobs in reputed/multinational companies. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Ranchi along with their placement ratings:

Streams offered by Colleges in Ranchi

Colleges in Ranchi offer courses in diversified streams in Business and Management Studies, IT and Software, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Accounting and Commerce, Engineering, Teaching and Education, Mass Communication and Media, Medicine and Health Sciences, Design and so on. The most popular ones are Business and Management Studies followed by IT and Software. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the popular streams offered by colleges in Ranchi:

Listed below are some detailed facts about the top 5 streams offered by colleges/ universities in Ranchi: 

Business and Management Studies: Below are the detailed statistics of the 38 Business and Management Studies colleges in Ranchi:

• The maximum number of colleges (13) in Ranchi have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Ranchi are MBA/PGDM (23), BBA (19) and Certificate (7).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Ranchi are Human Resources (10), Sales and Marketing (10) and Finance (8).

• The maximum number of colleges in Ranchi offer degree (30) courses.

IT and Software: Mentioned below are the statistics of the 32 IT and Software colleges in Ranchi:

• The maximum number of colleges (8) in Ranchi have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Ranchi are BCA (17), MCA (11) and Certificate (8).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Ranchi are .NET (3), Java (3) and Linux (3).

• The maximum number of colleges in Ranchi offer degree (22) courses.

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of the 31 Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in Ranchi:

• The maximum number of colleges (9) in Ranchi have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Ranchi are BA (21), MA (15) and BA Hons (13).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Ranchi are English (17), Hindi (12) and Criminology (1).

• The maximum number of colleges in Ranchi offer degree (30) courses.

Science: Below are the detailed statistics of the 30 Science colleges in Ranchi:

• The maximum number of colleges (7) in Ranchi have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Ranchi are BSc (24), MSc (14) and Certificate (4).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Ranchi are Chemistry (17), Mathematics (16) and Physics (15).

• The maximum number of colleges in Ranchi offer degree (29) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: Below are the detailed statistics of the 27 Accounting and Commerce colleges in Ranchi:

• The maximum number of colleges (5) in Ranchi have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Ranchi are BCom (23), MCom (11) and BCom Hons (4).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Ranchi are Accounting (5), Taxation (2) and Company Secretary (1).

• The maximum number of colleges in Ranchi offer degree (26) courses.