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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 Nursing (Diploma) Institute351 Teacher Training Institute349 Technical/Polytechnic246 Autonomous College195 Recognized Center76

Paramedical Institute

PGDM Institute15

Standalone Institution Under Ministry5

PG Center / Off-Campus Center2

Hotel Management and Catering Institute2

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

Current Lapsed

State

Maharashtra1,406 Uttar Pradesh830 Karnataka660 Odisha518 Gujarat458 West Bengal386 Madhya Pradesh369 Tamil Nadu339 Rajasthan334 Kerala316 Haryana166 Punjab159 Andhra Pradesh156 Bihar144 Telangana127 Jharkhand106 Chhattisgarh98 Uttarakhand72 Assam56 Meghalaya37 Goa32 Nagaland28 Manipur24 Jammu and Kashmir21 Himachal Pradesh20 Delhi12 Chandigarh7 Mizoram4 Tripura4 Puducherry2 Arunachal Pradesh2 Sikkim1

6,894 colleges foundPrivate Aided (Government Aided) ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Apeejay Saraswati College for Girls

Charkhi Dadri district · Haryana

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1974

Apex Institute of Pharmacy

Mirzapur district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2017

Apex Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research

Raigarh district · Chhattisgarh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2022

Apollo College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 128), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1997

Apoorva College of Education (B.Ed)

Peddapalli district · Telangana

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

Apoorva College of Education, Bhoopathipoor

Karimnagar district · Telangana

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2012

Arambag Girls College

Hooghly district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1995

Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College Amathur

Virudhunagar district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1981

Aravalli School of Nursing, Juna Takhatpur

Arvalli district · Gujarat

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2017

Arawali College Of Science And Arts, Kathumar

Alwar district · Rajasthan

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

Arawali Veterinary College (CV 08)

Sikar district · Rajasthan

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

Arcot Sri Mahalakshmi Women S College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 366), Vellore

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2010

Ariecent College, Raigarh

Raigarh district · Chhattisgarh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2010

Aries Polytechnic College

Chittoor district · Andhra Pradesh

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2010

Arignar Anna College, Aralvaimoli 629 301 Kanyakumari

Kanniyakumari district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1970

Arjan Dass College, Dharamkot

Moga district · Punjab

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1971

Arkaduyti College of Education

Birbhum district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2012

Armapur P.G. College, Armapur

Kanpur Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1978

Aronai College

Kokrajhar district · Assam

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

Artemisia Business School

Indore district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2021

Arts & Commerce College Dhansura