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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 37,086 Standalone 12,692

Affiliated College35,999 Nursing (Diploma) Institute3,841 Technical/Polytechnic3,798 Teacher Training Institute2,665 Paramedical Institute1,571 Recognized Center716

Autonomous College

336

PGDM Institute315

Pharmacy Institution274

Ayurvedic Nursing (Diploma) Institution141

PG Center / Off-Campus Center35

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India34

Standalone Institution Under Ministry33

Hotel Management and Catering Institute20

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++ 89 A+ 383 A 680 B++ 615 B+ 548 B 674 C 253 D 18

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh11,118 Maharashtra6,307 Karnataka5,318 Rajasthan4,143 Tamil Nadu3,058 Andhra Pradesh2,770 Madhya Pradesh2,503 Gujarat2,331 Telangana2,123 Odisha1,469 West Bengal1,442 Kerala1,328 Haryana1,124 Punjab1,035 Bihar1,007 Jharkhand554 Chhattisgarh527 Uttarakhand403 Jammu and Kashmir242 Himachal Pradesh228 Assam219 Delhi169 Mizoram68 Manipur64 Puducherry53 Meghalaya46 Nagaland29 Arunachal Pradesh25 Goa25 Tripura23 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu12 Chandigarh7 Sikkim5 Ladakh3

49,778 colleges foundPrivate Un-Aided ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

ABODH Institution

Bankura district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2012