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Colleges in India · ShikshaSphere

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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 319 Standalone 213

Affiliated College251 Standalone Institution Under Ministry73 Teacher Training Institute44 PG Center / Off-Campus Center44 Technical/Polytechnic37 Hotel Management and Catering Institute25

Recognized Center23

Nursing (Diploma) Institute16

PGDM Institute12

Paramedical Institute5

Autonomous College1

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided49,778 State Government8,929 Private Aided (Government Aided)6,894 University1,082 Local Body886 Central Government532

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 3 A+ 3 A 6 B++ 7 B+ 5 B 8 C 6

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh41 Madhya Pradesh40 Delhi35 Maharashtra34 West Bengal33 Karnataka33 Rajasthan26 Kerala26 Telangana24 Tamil Nadu22 Assam21 Odisha20 Gujarat17 Haryana14 Jammu and Kashmir13 Punjab10 Goa10 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu10 Manipur9 Himachal Pradesh9 Jharkhand9 Meghalaya8 Uttarakhand8 Bihar8 Andhra Pradesh7 Chhattisgarh6 Andaman and Nicobar Islands6 Tripura6 Chandigarh5 Puducherry5 Mizoram4 Ladakh4 Arunachal Pradesh3 Nagaland3 Lakshadweep2 Sikkim1

532 colleges foundCentral Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

National Defence College, New Delhi

New Delhi district · Delhi

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1960

National Fire Service College

Nagpur district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1956

National Forensic Sciences Academy Pune

Pune district · Maharashtra

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2022

National Forensic Sciences University Dharwad Campus

Dharwad district · Karnataka

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government

National Forensic Sciences University Goa Campus

South Goa district · Goa

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2021

National Forensic Sciences University Guwahati Campus

Kamrup Metro district · Assam

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2023

National Forensic Sciences University, Tripura Campus

West Tripura district · Tripura

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government

National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health

Kottayam district · Kerala

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1974

National Institute for Mentally Handicapped

North 24 Parganas district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1986

National Institute for RUBBER Training

Kottayam district · Kerala

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2021

National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons WITH Intellectual Disabilities Regional Centre Noida

Gautam Buddha Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1984

National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons WITH Visual Disabilities

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1988

National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities Divyangjan

Hyderabad district · Telangana

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1984

National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons With Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun

Dehradun district · Uttarakhand

Affiliated College · Central Government

National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Fkat Bi, B-102 Vasundhara CHS Plot No 13-14 Sector 8 Kharghar Navi Mumbai 410 210

Raigad district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1987

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad

Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

PGDM Institute · Central Government · est. 1987

National Institute of Ayurveda Panchkula

Panchkula district · Haryana

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2023

National Institute of ELIT, REC, Kozhikkode

Kozhikode district · Kerala

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1989

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), Imphal

Imphal East district · Manipur

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1988

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1989

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)

Aizawl district · Mizoram

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2001

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Guwahati