What are the top streams offered by best colleges in India?

Hi, you can refer below for the top streams offered by best colleges in India: Parameters Statistics Top Streams · Humanities & Social Sciences: 19,700+ · Science: 16,400+ · Accounting & Commerce: 14,000+ · Teaching & Education: 13,300+ · Business & Management Studies: 11,700+ · IT & Software: 10,000+ · Engineering: 9,000+ · Medicine & Health Sciences: 7,000+ · Nursing: 5,000+ · Mass Communication & Media: 2,000+ No. of Colleges 61,770+ colleges Top Entrance Exams JEE Main, CUET, NEET, CLAT, etc.

What is NAAC? How do NAAC and NIRF differ?

Hi you can refer to the table below summarizing the differences between NAAC and NIRF: Feature NAAC NIRF Full Form National Assessment and Accreditation Council National Institutional Ranking Framework Purpose Assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Ranks universities and colleges across various categories Focus Institutional quality, teaching, learning environment, research infrastructure Overall performance compared to peers Outcome Accreditation status (A+, A, etc.) Ranking position (1st, 2nd, etc.) Benefit to Students Indicates a baseline quality standard of the institution Helps compare colleges based on specific needs and priorities Voluntary vs Mandatory Not mandatory Voluntary participation Frequency Accreditation renewed periodically (typically every 5-10 years) Rankings released annually Example Output A university might be accredited by NAAC with a grade of A+ A college might be ranked 3rd in the NIRF Engineering category

Which college is ranked number one in India?

The table below shows the top colleges in India along with their NIRF ranking 2025: Top Colleges NIRF 2023 NIRF 2024 NIRF 2025 Hindu College Ranking 2 1 1 Miranda House Ranking 1 2 2 Hansraj College Ranking 12 12 3 Kirori Mal College Ranking 9 9 4 St. Stephen's College Ranking 14 4 5 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College Ranking 8 3 6 ARSD College Ranking 6 5 7 St. Xavier's College Ranking 5 6 8 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Ranking 4 7 9 PSG College of Arts and Science Ranking 20 11 10 Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

What are the top-ranked engineering colleges in India?

Hi, you can refer below for the top engineering colleges in India: College Name Exams Accepted IIT Madras JEE Main, JEE Advanced IIT Delhi JEE Main, JEE Advanced IIT Bombay JEE Main, JEE Advanced IIT Kanpur JEE Main, JEE Advanced IIT Kharagpur JEE Main, JEE Advanced

What are the top MBBS colleges in India according to NIRF 2025?

As per NIRF ranking 2025, AIIMS Delhi emerged to be on the No. 1 position followed by Christian Medical College and JIPMER Puducherry. Listed below are the top Medical colleges in India along with their NIRF rankings: Top Colleges NIRF 2023 NIRF 2024 NIRF 2025 AIIMS Delhi Ranking 1 1 1 PGIMER Chandigarh Ranking 2 2 2 CMC Vellore Ranking 3 3 3 JIPMER Puducherry Ranking 5 5 4 SGPGIMS) Lucknow Ranking 7 6 5 Banaras Hindu University Ranking 8 7 6 NIMHANS Bangalore Ranking 4 4 7 King George's Medical University Lucknow Ranking 12 19 8 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (Amrita University) Coimbatore Ranking 6 8 9 KMC Manipal Ranking 9 9 10 Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

What are the top ranked Business Management colleges in India?

Hi, please refer below for the top Business Management colleges in India: College Name Exams Accepted NIRF Ranking IIM Ahmedabad CAT, GATE, UGC NET, GMAT, etc. 1 IIM Bangalore CAT, GATE, UGC NET, etc. 2 IIM Kozhikode CAT, EMAT 3 IIM Calcutta CAT, UGC NET 4 IIT Delhi CAT 5

Which is the No. 1 Law college in India?

NLSIU Bangalore is the top ranking Law college in India according to NIRF 2025 under the Law category. Candidates can see the table below for the top Law colleges in India with NIRF ranking over the past three years - Top Law Colleges in India NIRF 2023 NIRF 2024 NIRF 2025 NLSIU Bangalore Ranking 1 1 1 NLU Delhi Ranking 2 2 2 Nalsar University of Law Ranking 3 3 3 NUJS Ranking 4 4 4 GNLU Gandhinagar Ranking 7 8 5 IIT Kharagpur Ranking 9 7 6 Symbiosis Law School Ranking 6 5 7 JMI Ranking 5 6 8 AMU Ranking 14 12 9 SOA University Ranking 8 9 10Source: Official site and may vary.

Which are the top Architecture colleges in India?

Hi, please refer below for the top Architecture colleges in India with accepting entrance exams: College Name Exams Accepted IIT Roorkee NATA, AAT, GATE IIT Kharagpur NATA, AAT, GATE NIT Calicut NATA, GATE, DASA UG, CCMT IIEST Shibpur NATA, GATE, CCMT SPA Delhi JEE Main, GATE, CEED, etc.

Best Colleges in India: Ranking 2026, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Placements

64229 Best Colleges in India: Ranking 2026, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Placements

India has 63,000+ best colleges that offer streams like Humanities, Science, Accounting & Commerce, Teaching & Education, Business & Management Studies, Engineering, etc. Top colleges are DTU, BITS Pilani, IIT Bombay, VIT Vellore, MIT WPU, College of Engineering Pune, SRM IST Kattankulathur, IIT Delhi, LPU, etc.

Table of Contents

Key Highlights of Colleges in India
Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025
Courses in India: Stream Wise 2025
Stream wise Colleges in India
- 4.1 Engineering Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams
- 4.2 Business Management Colleges in India
- 4.3 Medical Colleges in India
- 4.4 Law Colleges in India
- 4.5 Architecture Colleges in India
Location-Wise Top Colleges in India
Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025
- 6.1 Humanities Social Sciences Colleges in India: Ex

Table of Contents

Key Highlights of Colleges in India
Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025
Courses in India: Stream Wise 2025
Stream wise Colleges in India
- 4.1 Engineering Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams
- 4.2 Business Management Colleges in India
- 4.3 Medical Colleges in India
- 4.4 Law Colleges in India
- 4.5 Architecture Colleges in India
Location-Wise Top Colleges in India
Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025
- 6.1 Humanities Social Sciences Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025
- 6.2 Science Colleges in India with test Schedule
- 6.3 Accounting Commerce Colleges in India with test Schedule
- 6.4 Teaching Colleges in India with Test Schedule
- 6.5 BMS Colleges in India with Test Schedule
- 6.6 Software Colleges in Indiawith Test Schedule
- 6.7 Engineering Colleges in India with Test Schedule
- 6.8 Medicine & Health Sciences Colleges in India with Test Schedule
- 6.9 Law Colleges in India with Test Schedule
- 6.10 Design Colleges in India with Test Schedule
Cut off of Top Colleges in India
Comparison of Top Colleges in India

Key Highlights of Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below -

Parameters	Statistics
Top Colleges in India	63,000+
Top Streams	Humanities & Social Sciences: 19,000+ Science: 16,000+ Accounting & Commerce: 14,000+ Teaching & Education: 13,000+ Business & Management Studies: 11,000+ IT & Software: 10,000+ Engineering: 9,000+ Medicine & Health Sciences: 7,000+ Nursing: 5,000+ Mass Communication & Media: 2,000+
No. of Colleges	62,000+ colleges
Top Entrance Exams	JEE Main, CUET, NEET, CLAT, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025

Candidates can see the table below -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
Hindu College Ranking	2	1	1
Miranda House Ranking	1	2	2
Hansraj College Ranking	12	12	3
Kirori Mal College Ranking	9	9	4
St. Stephen's College Ranking	14	4	5
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College Ranking	8	3	6
ARSD College Ranking	6	5	7
St. Xavier's College Ranking	5	6	8
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Ranking	4	7	9
PSG College of Arts and Science Ranking	20	11	10

Source: Official site and may vary.

Courses in India: Stream Wise 2025

Candidates can see the table below -

Top Stream	Top Courses	No. of Colleges
Humanities & Social Sciences	BA: 18,000+ colleges MA: 5,900+ colleges MSW: 800+ colleges	19,000+ colleges
Science	BSc: 14,000+ colleges MSc: 5,000+ colleges PhD: 700+ colleges	16,000+ colleges
Accounting & Commerce	BCom: 13,700+ colleges MCom: 4,000+ colleges BCom Hons: 100+ colleges	14,000+ colleges
Teaching & Education	B.Ed: 8,000+ colleges D.Ed: 2,000+ colleges M.Ed: 1,000+ colleges	13,000+ colleges
Business Management Studies	MBA / PGDM: 6,000+ colleges BBA: 5000+ colleges BBM / BMS: 500+ colleges	11,000+ colleges
IT & Software	BCA: 5,000+ colleges MCA: 2,000+ colleges BSc: 1,000+ colleges	10,000+ colleges
Engineering	B.E. / BTech: 4,000+ colleges M.E. / MTech: 2,000+ colleges	4,000+ colleges
Medicine & Health Sciences	D Pharma: 2,000+ colleges B Pharma: 2,000+ colleges M Pharma: 1,000+ colleges	7,000+ colleges
Nursing	BSc: 2,000+ colleges GNM: 2,000+ colleges ANM: 1,300+ colleges	5,000+ colleges
Mass Communication & Media	BA: 700+ colleges MA: 400+ colleges BSc: 200+ colleges	2,000+ colleges

Source: Official site and may vary.

Stream wise Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below -

Engineering Colleges in India: Ranking, Admissions, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Exams

Candidates can see the table below -

College Name	Exams Accepted
IIT Madras	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
IIT Delhi	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
IIT Bombay	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
IIT Kanpur	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
IIT Kharagpur	JEE Main, JEE Advanced

Source: Official site and may vary.

Business Management Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below -

College Name	Exams Accepted
IIM Ahmedabad	CAT, GATE, UGC NET, GMAT, etc.
IIM Bangalore	CAT, GATE, UGC NET, etc.
IIM Kozhikode	CAT, EMAT
IIM Calcutta	CAT, UGC NET
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai	CAT

Source: Official site and may vary.

Medical Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below -

College Name	Exams Accepted
AIIMS Delhi	NEET, NEET PG, AIIMS Paramedical, INI CET, etc.
PGIMER	INI CET, NEET MDS, etc.
Christian Medical College Vellore	NEET, NEET PG, NEET SS, etc.
NIMHANS	INI CET and Merit-Based
JIPMER Puducherry	NEET, INI CET, JIPMER PG, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Law Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below -

College Name	Exams Accepted
National Law School of India University	CLAT, KSEEB, PAT
National Law University Delhi	AILET and Merit-Based
Nalsar University of Law	TSLAWCET, CLAT, TS PGLCET
NLU Kolkata	CLAT, UGC NET
SLS Pune	Merit-Based

Source: Official site and may vary.

Architecture Colleges in India

Candidates can see the best Architecture colleges below:

College Name	Exams Accepted
IIT Roorkee	NATA, AAT, GATE
IIT Kharagpur	NATA, AAT, GATE
NIT Calicut	NATA, GATE, DASA UG, CCMT
IIEST Shibpur	NATA, GATE, CCMT
SPA Delhi	JEE Main, GATE, CEED, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Location-Wise Top Colleges in India

Candidates can see the best colleges location wise below:

Location	No. of Colleges
Delhi NCR	3,000+ colleges
Maharashtra	8,000+ colleges
Uttar Pradesh	8,000+ colleges
Karnataka	6,000+ colleges
Tamil Nadu	4,000+ colleges

Candidates can see the table below -

Location	College Name
Delhi NCR	IIT Delhi
	AIIMS Delhi
	JNU
Maharashtra	IIT Bombay
	Homi Bhabha National Institute
	IISER Pune
Uttar Pradesh	IIT Kanpur
	BHU
	AMU
Karnataka	Indian Institute of Science
	Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal
	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
Tamil Nadu	IIT Madras
	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
	Vellore Institute of Technology