Top 100 Colleges in India 2024: NIRF Ranks

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Updated on Jan 9, 2025 19:14 IST

NIRF 2024 Rankings are out. Check out this list of the top 100 colleges in the country this year.

Top 100 Colleges: NIRF 2024 Ranks - Union Education Minister, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan and the Ministry of Education, India are now out with the NIRF 2024 Rankings. Just like every year, they have published the list of the top 100 colleges in the country along with several other categories like top universities, top research institutes, open universities, etc. This year, Hindu College has attained Rank 1, leaving last year's top college Miranda House at number two. In this article, we will share this list of NIRF 2024 top 100 colleges along with their ranks, the scores obtained by them and also the ranks of the past few years for comparison. Read on for more.

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Stream-wise Top Colleges

Before getting into the list of the top 100 colleges based on NIRF ranks, check out these stream-wise top colleges in the country.

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The top colleges based on the NIRF 2024 Ranking are listed in the table below along with their ranks, locations and scores obtained. The scores are obtained are based on several parameters like Overall Performance, Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research, Professional Practice (RP), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), Graduation Outcome (GO), and Perception (PR).

NIRF 2024 Rank	College Name	State	Score
1	Hindu College	Delhi	74.47
2	Miranda House	Delhi	73.22
3	St. Stephens's College	Delhi	72.97
3	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	Kolkata	72.97
5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	New Delhi	72.59
6	St. Xavier`s College	Kolkata	72.15
7	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	Coimbatore	72.09
8	Loyola College	Chennai	70.74
9	Kirori Mal College	Delhi	69.86
10	Lady Shri Ram College for Women	New Delhi	69.49
11	PSG College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore	69.06
12	Hans Raj College	Delhi	68.76
13	Presidency College	Chennai	68.36
14	Madras Christian College	Chennai	67.41
15	Thiagarajar College	Madurai	66.82
16	Deshbandhu College	New Delhi	66.03
17	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	Howrah	65.51
18	Acharya Narendra Dev College	New Delhi	64.73
19	Shri Ram College of Commerce	Delhi	64.56
20	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	Ernakulam	64.22
21	Sri Venkateswara College	Delhi	63.98
22	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	63.65
23	Lady Irwin College	Delhi	63.27
24	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	Kolkata	62.78
25	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	62.73
26	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	New Delhi	62.47
27	Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	New Delhi	61.55
28	V.O. Chidambaram College	Thoothukudi	60.80
29	Maitreyi College	New Delhi	59.60
30	Stella Maris College for Women	Chennai	59.51
31	Gargi College	Delhi	59.28
32	Midnapore College	Midnapore	58.91
33	Bishop Heber College	Tiruchirappalli	58.61
34	Dyal Singh College	New Delhi	58.55
35	Pachhunga University College	Aizawl	58.24
36	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	Palayamkottai	58.23
37	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	Coimbatore	58.22
38	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	Delhi	58.18
39	Jesus & Mary College	New Delhi	57.79
39	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	Delhi	57.79
41	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	57.53
42	Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist.	Marthandam	57.03
43	Kamala Nehru College	Delhi	56.95
44	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women	Perambalur	56.91
45	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	Pune	56.77
46	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	Ernakulam	56.71
47	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	Tirupattur	56.43
48	Sacred Heart College	Kochi	56.31
49	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	56.11
49	Shivaji College	Delhi	56.11
51	Govt Home Science College	Chandigarh	55.92
52	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	Coimbatore	55.91
53	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	Ernakulam	55.70
54	The American College	Madurai	55.69
55	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	Bengaluru	55.65
56	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore	55.64
57	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	Thrissur	55.59
58	St. Aloysius College	Mangaluru	55.57
59	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	55.46
60	Kristu Jayanti College	Bengaluru	55.35
61	St. Joseph`s College, Devagiri	Kozhikode	55.33
62	Bishop Moore College	Alappuzha	55.25
63	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Sivakasi	55.13
64	Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	Nagpur	54.91
65	Ramanujan College	New Delhi	54.85
66	Mar Ivanios College	Thiruvananthapuram	54.75
67	Women`s Christian College	Chennai	54.54
67	Government Arts College	Coimbatore	54.54
69	S.B. College, Changanassery	Kottayam	54.51
70	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Chandigarh	54.50
71	Queen Mary`s College	Chennai	54.49
72	Daulat Ram College	Delhi	54.37
73	Madras School of Social Work	Chennai	54.17
74	Mar Athanasius College	Kothamangalam	53.94
75	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	Coimbatore	53.93
76	Alagappa Government Arts College	Karaikudi	53.87
77	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	PUDUCHERRY	53.80
78	A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women	Thoothukkudi	53.77
79	Ethiraj College for Women	Chennai	53.61
80	Vimala College, Thrissur	Thrissur	53.49
81	S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur	Jaipur	53.46
82	National College	Tiruchirappalli	53.14
82	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore	53.14
84	Government Victoria College	Palakkad	53.09
85	St. Joseph's College	Thrissur	52.95
86	Maharaja Agrasen College	Delhi	52.88
87	M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	Bengaluru	52.87
88	Scottish Church College	Kolkata	52.79
89	Guru Nanak College	Chennai	52.60
89	St. Xavier`s College	Mumbai	52.60
91	Bethune College	Kolkata	52.50
92	CMS College Kottayam	Kottayam	52.36
93	Keshav Mahavidyalya	Delhi	52.13
94	Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore	52.08
95	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	Virudhunagar	52.06
96	Government Arts College	Kumbakonam	51.92
97	Delhi College of Arts and Commerce	South West	51.91
98	Sadakathullah Appa College	Tirunelveli	51.90
99	Shri Shivaji Science College	Amravati	51.86
100	Scott Christian College	Nagercoil	51.84

Top Colleges Based on NIRF Rankings of Previous Years

The NIRF Ranks of the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 are provided in the table below. Students can compare the ranks of the top colleges to make the right choice.

Name of College	NIRF 2023 Rank	NIRF 2022 Rank	NIRF 2021 Rank
Miranda House	1	1	1
Hindu College	2	2	9
Presidency College	3	3	7
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	4	6	6
St. Xavier’s College	5	8	4
Atma Ram Santan Dharm College	6	7	12
Loyola College	7	4	3
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	8	9	5
Kirori Mal College	9	10	17
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	9	5	2
Shri Ram College of Commerce	11	12	10
Hans Raj College	12	14	14
Sri Venkateswara College	13	14	11
St Stephen's College, Delhi	14	11	8
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	15	9	5
Madras Christian College	16	17	18
Deshbandhu College	17	28	60
Thiagarajar College	18	22	23
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	19	19	21
PSG College of Arts and Science	20	20	19
Acharya Narendra Dev College	21	18	20
Lady Irwin College	22	16	24
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	22	25	32
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	24	21	13
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	25	26	28
University College, Thiruvananthapuram	26	24	25
V.O. Chidambaram College	27	30	54
Daulat Ram College	28	29	26
Kongunadu Arts & Science College	29	31	36
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	30	27	31
Gargi College	31	23	16
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	32	36	37
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	33	33	27
Bishop Heber College	34	43	43
Pachhunga University College, Mizoram	34	45	-
Maitreyi College	36	34	35
Stella Maris College For Women	37	76	58
Jesus & Mary College	38	44	41
Madras School of Social Work	39	38	30
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	40	67	49
St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	41	37	45
Sacred Heart College	42	59	63
Kamala Nehru College	43	40	33
Government Arts College	44	32	42
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	45	50	44
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	46	60	92
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi	47	63	-
Dyal Singh College	48	35	29
Ramanujan College	49	41	53
Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies	50	80	50
Bishop Moore College	51	58	89
Government Home Science College, Sector-10	52	46	-
St. Thomas College, Thrissur	53	63	64
S.B. College, Changanacherry	54	62	79
St. Xavier's College, TN	55	68	67
Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	56	79	65
College of Social Work, Mumbai	57	69	71
The American College, Tamil Nadu	58	-	-
St. Joseph's College,Kerala	59	78	69
Queen Mary`s College	60	47	55
I. C. College of Home Science	61	42	38
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	62	39	39
Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	63	54	76
Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, West Bengal	64	73	-
St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	65	93	74
Women`s Christian College	66	72	40
Ramjas College	67	66	75
Shyam Lal College, Delhi	68	77	-
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	69	83	66
Shivaji College	70	70	70
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	71	70	48
Sacred Heart College, Tamil Nadu	72	82	-
Midnapore College, West Bengal	73	97	-
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women, Tamil Nadu	74	-	-
Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	75	53	46
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	76	49	47
Union Christian College, Kerala	77	97	-
Bethune College	78	74	77
Fergusson College	79	57	96
St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru	80	-	-
Maharaja Agrasen College	81	48	52
Guru Nanak College, Chennai	82	-	-
Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	83	-	-
Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, Delhi	84	-	-
CMS College Kottayam	85	81	93
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	86	90	84
Mar Athanasius College	87	56	86
Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Tamil Nadu	88	91	-
Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	89	-	-
National College, Tiruchirappalli	90	-	-
Women's Christian College	91	94	91
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	92	51	94
Keshav Mahavidyalya, Delhi	93	84	-
Ethiraj College for Women	94	65	51
N. G. M. College, Pollachi	95	-	-
St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad	96	52	57
Indraprastha College for Women	97	61	68
St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad	98	-	-
Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore	99	-	-
Scottish Church College, Kolkata	100	-	-

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Q: What is the qualification required for UG courses at Loyola College?

Loyola College 12th marks are required for admission to its undrgarduate programme. Find below details for admission to it UG courses:

Popular Courses Loyola College	Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BSc	Eligibility: A pass in Class 12 with relevant subjects Selection: Merit-based
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Q: What is the expected cutoff for the SRCC 2024?

Shri Ram College of Commerce is popularly known as SRCC offers admission to UG courses based on CUET scores. Followed by the CUET scores, there is a centralised counselling process conducted by DU via the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for admission to the affiliated colleges. SRCC cutoff 2023 for B.A. (Hons.) in Economics was 99. Only candidates who have a valid CUET score is eligible for the admissions at SRCC. For the round-wise merit list released by the DU, candidates can visit the official website of CSAS at ugadmission.uod.ac.in to check the results.

Q: What is the Lady Shri Ram College cutoff for BA/BA (Hons)?

Candidates can check the CUET cutoff for BA/BA (Hons) admission at LSR by logging in to the personal admission dashboards using their details on the official website of Delhi University. From now on, the cutoff list shall not be released in the public domain. After the cutoff list release, candidates need to participate in counselling for seat allotment.

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