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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.

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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 44

Affiliated College6,275 Technical/Polytechnic1,189 Teacher Training Institute711 Nursing (Diploma) Institute478 Paramedical Institute89 Hotel Management and Catering Institute47 Autonomous College44

Recognized Center

Standalone Institution Under Ministry37

PG Center / Off-Campus Center14

PGDM Institute2

Ayurvedic Nursing (Diploma) Institution1

Pharmacy Institution1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided336 Private Aided (Government Aided)195 State Government44 University2 Local Body1 Central Government1

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 2 A+ 7 A 8 B++ 13 B+ 3 B 3

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu16 Telangana11 Maharashtra6 Chhattisgarh3 Uttar Pradesh2 Karnataka2 Jammu and Kashmir1 Bihar1 Assam1 Andhra Pradesh1

44 colleges foundAutonomous College ✕State Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

KM. Mayawati Government Girls Post Graduate College

B++

Nagar · Gautam Buddha Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1997

CGPA 2.91 · Lapsed 10 Mar 2025

Muthurangam Government Arts College(Autonomous)

B++

Vellore · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1965

CGPA 2.89 · Valid till 20 Mar 2028

QUAID-E-Millath Government College for Women (Autonomous)

B++

Chennai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1974

CGPA 2.95 · Lapsed 28 Feb 2026

Saraswathi Narayanan College

B++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1966

CGPA 2.95 · Valid till 15 Jan 2030

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous)

B++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1965

CGPA 2.85 · Valid till 10 Apr 2028

Thanthai Periyar Government Arts and Science College

B++

Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1965

Valid till 8 Aug 2029

GIRRAJ Govt College (Autonomous) Nizamabad, Telangana

B+

Nizamabad · Telangana

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1956

CGPA 2.56 · Valid till 12 Feb 2030

Government Degree College

B+

Part · Hyderabad district · Telangana

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1973

CGPA 2.65 · Valid till 13 Jun 2027

RAJEEV Gandhi Government Post Graduate College Ambikapur Chhattisgarh

B+

Ambikapur · Surguja district · Chhattisgarh

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1960

CGPA 2.52 · Valid till 29 Jan 2030

Government College of Engineering, Bargur

Bargur · Krishnagiri district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1994

Valid till 25 Apr 2027

Government Institute of Forensic Science

Nagpur · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 2011

Valid till 5 Dec 2026

H. H. the RAJAH's College (Autonomous)

Pudukkottai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1857

CGPA 2.49 · Valid till 1 May 2029

Government College of Engineering, Karad

Satara district · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1960

Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and ORGAN Transplant

Bengaluru Urban district · Karnataka

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 2017

JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

Hyderabad district · Telangana

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1965

L.N.Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change

Patna district · Bihar

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1975

Maharanis Science College For Women JLB Road Mysore

Mysuru district · Karnataka

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1917

Mahatma VIDUR Autonomous State Medical College, Bijnor

Bijnor district · Uttar Pradesh

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 2023

University College of Engineering Osmania University Hyderabad

Hyderabad district · Telangana

Autonomous College · State Government

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Matunga Mumbai

Mumbai district · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1887

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Rankings, accreditation, approvals and recognition come from official sources — look for the verified mark on each. Fees, placement figures and ratings are indicative where an institution publishes none.

Collegesin India

KM. Mayawati Government Girls Post Graduate College

Muthurangam Government Arts College(Autonomous)

QUAID-E-Millath Government College for Women (Autonomous)

Saraswathi Narayanan College

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous)

Thanthai Periyar Government Arts and Science College

GIRRAJ Govt College (Autonomous) Nizamabad, Telangana

Government Degree College

RAJEEV Gandhi Government Post Graduate College Ambikapur Chhattisgarh

Government College of Engineering, Bargur

Government Institute of Forensic Science

H. H. the RAJAH's College (Autonomous)

Government College of Engineering, Karad

Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and ORGAN Transplant

JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

L.N.Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change

Maharanis Science College For Women JLB Road Mysore

Mahatma VIDUR Autonomous State Medical College, Bijnor

University College of Engineering Osmania University Hyderabad

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Matunga Mumbai

Colleges
in India