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Prototype. University list and classification from AISHE (aishe.gov.in), rankings from NIRF 2025 (nirfindia.org), accreditation from NAAC's list of institutions holding valid accreditation as on 14 August 2025 (naac.gov.in). Fees, placements, cutoffs and ratings are indicative seed data and should be verified before launch. Sponsored placements are always labelled and never affect rankings or the ShikshaSphere Score.

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Colleges
in India

Every institution on AISHE's register — what it is, who runs it, which university it answers to, and its NAAC grade where it has one.

68,747Institutions36States & UTs51,520Affiliation known7,973NAAC assessed

What this list covers. All 68,747 institutions on AISHE's register — 51,831 colleges that sit under a university and 16,916 standalone institutions (polytechnics, nursing, teacher training, paramedical and the rest). Of these, 7,973 have been assessed by NAAC — so a college with no grade shown is one NAAC has not assessed, not one we are missing a grade for.

Kind of institution

Under a university 487 Standalone 231

Affiliated College344 PG Center / Off-Campus Center72 Standalone Institution Under Ministry71 Autonomous College44 Teacher Training Institute44 Technical/Polytechnic38 PGDM Institute31

Recognized Center27

Hotel Management and Catering Institute25

Nursing (Diploma) Institute16

Paramedical Institute5

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India1

Who runs it

Central Government528 Private Un-Aided74 Private Aided (Government Aided)51 State Government40 University6 Local Body1

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 38 A+ 36 A 21 B++ 14 B+ 7 B 12 C 7

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu79 Kerala57 Maharashtra55 Karnataka49 Uttar Pradesh46 West Bengal44 Delhi42 Madhya Pradesh41 Telangana28 Rajasthan28 Gujarat22 Assam22 Odisha21 Punjab18 Haryana17 Jammu and Kashmir13 Goa13 Andhra Pradesh11 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu10 Jharkhand10 Manipur9 Himachal Pradesh9 Bihar8 Uttarakhand8 Meghalaya8 Chandigarh8 Puducherry7 Andaman and Nicobar Islands6 Tripura6 Chhattisgarh6 Ladakh4 Mizoram4 Nagaland3 Arunachal Pradesh3 Lakshadweep2 Sikkim1

718 colleges foundEducation loan (PM Vidyalakshmi) ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

National Institute of Locomotor Disabilities

Kolkata district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1978

National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation

Sehore district · Madhya Pradesh

Teacher Training Institute · Central Government · est. 2019

National Institute of Occupational Health

Ahmedabad district · Gujarat

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1966

National Institute of Oceanography

North Goa district · Goa

Recognized Center · Central Government

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar district · Gujarat

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2007

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata

Kolkata district · West Bengal

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2007

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli

Lucknow district · Uttar Pradesh

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development

New Delhi district · Delhi

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1966

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, Regional Centre, Guwahati

Kamrup Metro district · Assam

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2021

National Institute of Public Health Training and Research

Mumbai district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2021

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

PGDM Institute · Central Government

National Institute of SIDDHA (Inst. Code - 183), Tambaram Sanitorium, Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2004

National Institute of SOWA RIGPA

Leh Ladakh district · Ladakh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2021

National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi

South district · Delhi

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government

National Institute of Unani Medicine Bangalore

Bengaluru Urban district · Karnataka

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2004

National Power Training Institute

South West district · Delhi

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1979

National Power Training Institute, Alappuzha

Alappuzha district · Kerala

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2020

National Power Training Institute, Faridabad

Faridabad district · Haryana

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1988

National School of DRAMA (Theatre-in-Education Wing)

West Tripura district · Tripura

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2012

National Sugar Institute, Kanpur

Kanpur Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1936

Naval War College

North Goa district · Goa

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2004

Neigrihms, College of Nursing

East Khasi Hills district · Meghalaya

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2006

Neigrihms, MBBS College

East Khasi Hills district · Meghalaya

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2008

Netaji Subhas Institute of Sports, Moti Bagh, Patiala

Patiala district · Punjab

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1961

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Rankings, accreditation, approvals and recognition come from official sources — look for the verified mark on each. Fees, placement figures and ratings are indicative where an institution publishes none.

Collegesin India

National Institute of Locomotor Disabilities

National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation

National Institute of Occupational Health

National Institute of Oceanography

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, Regional Centre, Guwahati

National Institute of Public Health Training and Research

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

National Institute of SIDDHA (Inst. Code - 183), Tambaram Sanitorium, Chennai

National Institute of SOWA RIGPA

National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi

National Institute of Unani Medicine Bangalore

National Power Training Institute

National Power Training Institute, Alappuzha

National Power Training Institute, Faridabad

National School of DRAMA (Theatre-in-Education Wing)

National Sugar Institute, Kanpur

Naval War College

Neigrihms, College of Nursing

Neigrihms, MBBS College

Netaji Subhas Institute of Sports, Moti Bagh, Patiala

Colleges
in India