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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

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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 5,868 Standalone 1,026

Affiliated College5,595 Autonomous College195 Recognized Center76 PG Center / Off-Campus Center2

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided37,086

State Government

6,374

Private Aided (Government Aided)5,868

University1,080

Local Body668

Central Government319

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 93 A+ 199 A 386 B++ 379 B+ 397 B 568 C 158 D 10

Current Lapsed

State

Maharashtra1,228 Uttar Pradesh762 Karnataka516 Odisha470 Gujarat384 West Bengal332 Madhya Pradesh329 Rajasthan287 Tamil Nadu256 Kerala233 Haryana144 Punjab142 Andhra Pradesh128 Bihar125 Telangana93 Chhattisgarh90 Jharkhand71 Uttarakhand65 Assam45 Meghalaya35 Goa30 Nagaland28 Manipur21 Jammu and Kashmir18 Himachal Pradesh17 Chandigarh7 Delhi3 Tripura3 Arunachal Pradesh2 Puducherry2 Sikkim1 Mizoram1

5,868 colleges foundUnder a university ✕Private Aided (Government Aided) ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Ashtang Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune

Pune district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1936

Aska Science College, Aska

Ganjam district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1968

Asleha Girls College

Birbhum district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2009

Assam Brilliant Academy

Baksa district · Assam

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2011

Astaranga Degree College, Astarang

Puri district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1994

Astasambhu Sanskrit College

Kendrapada district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1992

Astha Institute of Paramedical Techlogy

Mandla district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2020

Asutosh College

Kolkata district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1916

Athurasramam N. S. S. Homeo Medical College, Sachivothamapuram

Kottayam district · Kerala

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1958

Aul College Aul, Kendrapara

Kendrapada district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1975

Aurobindo Institute of Computer Science (Olive P.G College for Computer Science)

Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1999

Aurora Design Academy

Hyderabad district · Telangana

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2015

Auxilium College of Education for Women

Pudukkottai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2005

Avadh Girls Degree College

Lucknow district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1958

Awadh Madhav College of Pharmacy

Gwalior district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2020

Awadh Madhav Sai Shraddha College of Nursing, Chhindwara

Chhindwara district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2013

Awasthi Institute of Nursing, Nalagarh, Solan

Solan district · Himachal Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided)

Ayurved Vidya Prasarak Mandals Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Sion (E), Mumbai

Mumbai district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1954

Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya

Dharwad district · Karnataka

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1954

Ayush College of Education Meduka

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district · Chhattisgarh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2016

Ayush College of Nursing

Bilaspur district · Chhattisgarh