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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.

Colleges in India · ShikshaSphere

Home / Colleges

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 668 Standalone 218

Affiliated College635 Recognized Center32 Autonomous College1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided37,086 State Government6,374 Private Aided (Government Aided)5,868

University

1,080

Local Body668

Central Government319

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 1 A+ 1 A 10 B++ 15 B+ 20 B 46 C 10

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh122 Maharashtra107 Rajasthan66 Assam61 West Bengal54 Madhya Pradesh54 Odisha50 Karnataka36 Bihar18 Uttarakhand15 Chhattisgarh11 Jharkhand10 Haryana9 Gujarat8 Jammu and Kashmir8 Andhra Pradesh7 Telangana6 Kerala6 Punjab4 Tripura3 Delhi3 Tamil Nadu2 Himachal Pradesh2 Meghalaya2 Manipur1 Puducherry1 Goa1 Nagaland1

668 colleges foundUnder a university ✕Local Body ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

M.G.M. College of Fine Arts, Air Port Road, Nanded

Nanded district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1994

M.M.College, Chandi

Nalanda district · Bihar

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1977

M.S. Mahavidhyalaya, Usrahar

Etawah district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2013

MEGA BYTE Computer Academy Dewas

Dewas district · Madhya Pradesh

Recognized Center · Local Body · est. 2008

MRITUN Jay College

Bhind district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2006

Maa Durga Shikshan Sansthan Women T.T. College, Damodra

Jaisalmer district · Rajasthan

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2005

Maa Markama College, Bissamcuttack

Rayagada district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1995

Madanmohan Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya

Jagatsinghapur district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1993

Madhavrao Tidke Physical Education College, Mauda

Nagpur district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1995

Madhuban Mahavidyalaya Arts Commerce & Science Tembrusonda

Amravati district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2024

Madrasa Islamia

Aurangabad district · Bihar

Recognized Center · Local Body

Mahakal Institute of Computer Technology Bhind

Bhind district · Madhya Pradesh

Recognized Center · Local Body · est. 2006

Mahamaya Degree College

Kokrajhar district · Assam

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2004

Mahamaya Excellancy College, Bilaspur

Bilaspur district · Chhattisgarh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2000

Mahanirvan Ved Mahavidyalaya, Daraganj, Prayag

Prayagraj district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1910

Maharani Gulab Kunvri Mahila Mahavidyala, Pindra, Varanasi

Varanasi district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1994

Maharshi Academy of Vedic Science

Ahmedabad district · Gujarat

Recognized Center · Local Body

Maharshi Buddharam Degree College, MENDA

Subarnapur district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2016

Maharshi Durvasa Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Kakra, Dubaval

Prayagraj district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 1954

Mahatma Fule - Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar College, Mindala

Chandrapur district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Local Body · est. 2009

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology

Balaghat district · Madhya Pradesh

Recognized Center · Local Body · est. 2011

Mahrishi Parashuram Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Alwar

Alwar district · Rajasthan