Colleges in Ahmedabad: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses

There are about 600+ colleges in Ahmedabad in various top streams like BMS, IT Software, Design, Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, etc. Admission will be based on merit or on entrance exam basis like GUJCET, GATE, JEE Main, etc. Top Ahmedabad colleges include IIM Ahmedabad, NIRMA University, Gujarat University, MICA, and many others. 

As per NIRF ranking 2025 under “Universitites” category, Gujarat University ranked as the only top ranked college in Ahmedabad.

Top streams offered by the best colleges in Ahmedabad are BMS, IT Software, Humanities and Social Sciences, etc. Candidates can check the table below for the top stream wise courses offered by Ahmedabad colleges -

Top Streams	Top Courses	Top Colleges
Business and Management Studies	MBA/PGDM: 90+ colleges BBA: 70+ colleges Executive MBA/PGDM: 10+ colleges	170+
IT and Software	BCA: 40+ colleges MCA: 40 colleges BSc: 20 colleges	160+ colleges
Humanities and Social Sciences	BA: 50+ colleges MA: 20+ colleges	90+ colleges
Medicine and Health Sciences	BPharma: 15+ colleges BPT: 15+ colleges DPharma: 10+ colleges	80+ colleges
Science	BSc: 50+ colleges MSc: 40+ colleges	70+ colleges

Source: Official site and may vary.

As per NIRF ranking 2025, Gujarat University ranked at 74th position under “Universities” category as the top Ahmedabad college. Students can secure admission to this college as per merit or entrance based like GUJCET, CAT, GATE, etc.

IIM Ahmedabad admissions is based on entrance. Therefore, candidates must qualify the eligibility criteria and secure valid scores in CAT entrance exams. Moreoever, candidates ae required to apply for admission through the official website of IIMA. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this Institute. Candidates are shortlisted for these programmes based on course-specific entrance exams, followed by shortlisting processes which generally comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round.

To conclude, seeking admission to IIM Ahmedabad is challenging but not difficult. 

Institute of Technology, Nirma University provides scholarships to the deserving students. Below mentioned are the Institute of Technology, Nirma University scholarships:

Category – I (Based on merit only)

Category	Scholarships
Top 5 Students	1,00,000 each
Next 20	90,000 each
Next 25	50,000 each

Category – II (Merit cum Means)

Two different merit lists are prepared and the number of scholarships are distributed proportionately to each category. The merit list is as under:

• The list of the students admitted on the basis of the merit of JEE only, which is 35%
• Another merit list is prepared on the basis of merit of the students admitted through ACPC

Candidates can check the table below for the top private colleges in Ahmedabad with tuition fees and accepted entrance exams –

Private Ahmedabad Colleges	Tuition Fee	Accepted Entrance Exams
Institute of Technology, Nirma University Admission	INR 2.8 Lacs – INR 10.78 lakh	GUJCET, GATE, JEE Main, etc.
Institute Admission	INR 80,000 – INR 28 lakh	MICAT, XAT, CAT, etc.
Institute Xavier's College, Ahmedabad Admission	INR 3,600 – INR 2.4 lakh	Merit based
Institute of Management, Nirma University Admission	INR 2.03 Lacs – INR 23.3 lakh	GATE, JEE Main, IPMAT, etc.
Institute of Law, Nirma University Admission	INR 1.6 Lacs – INR 17.5 lakh	CLAT

Source: Official site and may vary.

Candidates can check the top government colleges in Ahmedabad with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exams –

Government Ahmedabad Colleges	Tuition Fee	Accepted Entrance Exams
IIM Ahmedabad Admission	INR 1.32 Lacs – INR 35 lakh	CAT, GATE, etc.
Gujarat University Admission	INR 2,250 – INR 7.2 lakh	GUJCET, CMAT, NMAT, etc.
B. J. Medical College Admission	INR 90,000 – INR 1.2 lakh	NEET PG, NEET SS, etc.
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Admission	INR 6,000 – INR 15,000	GUJCET, JEE Main, GATE, etc.
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Admission	INR 12.22 Lacs – INR 16.84 lakh	NID DAT

Source: Official site and may vary.

For admission to the top Ahmedabad colleges, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria at UG and PG level –

• UG: Candidates must pass Class 12 boards with a minimum of 45-50% aggregate marks in recognised university.
• PG: Candidates must have UG degree with a minimum passing percentage.

St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad admission based on merit. Aspiring candidates must qualify the eligibility criteria set by the college for the desired course. Students can apply directly through the official page. 

Yes, Institute of Management at Nirma University is NAAC accredited as it shares its 'A' NAAC grade with its constituting university. The university has an excellent CGPA of 3.33 on a 4-point scale and excels in the categories of:

• Curricular Aspects
• Infrastructure & Learning Resources
• Student Support & Progression

The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute has courses such as M.Sc. to offer. These courses are in the stream of Medicine & Health Sciences. The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute has specializations such as M.Sc. specializations in Oncology.

CEPT University is an excellent choice for students who wish to pursue Architecture and Planning with the university being one of the top planning schools. The university is especially known for its Urban Planning and Design courses being one of only 4 Centres of Excellence.

The university features studio-led learning focused on real cities and live planning challenges alongside a curriculum that blends housing, transport, infrastructure & urban policy with a strong focus on data, design, governance & sustainability.

The CEPT University alumni can be found working in city planning, governance & consulting globally.

Nirma University Cutoff 2024 was released for BArch and BTech courses. The cutoff was released throughout a few rounds for different categories under the All India and Home State category candidates. The cutoff for BArch was closed at 22002 for the General All India category candidates. For the General Home State category candidates, the cutoff was closed at 12057 for BArch. For BTech courses, the lowest required among the General Home State category candidates was 302.

The Institute of Law, Nirma University Ahmedabad offers Law as its prime subject, with 4 courses in total. the 4 courses ILNU Ahmedabad offers are BA LLB, BCom LLB, LLM and Doctoral Programmes. ILNU Ahmedabad offers BA LLB with 180 sanctioned seats, while BCom LLB offers 60 seats and LLM offers 30 seats. The eligiblity criteria for admission to any of the courses is merit qualification with a minimum aggregate of 45% in Class 12 along with a CLAT score. A course such as LLM requires a qualification in graduation with 50% along with the CLAT score. 

Anant National University offers good placement opportunities to its students. The salary offers received by students vary greatly on their personal aptitude and hardwork. The average salary received by BDes graduates in the year 2023 was INR 4.5 Lakh. The highest package received for the same programme is INR 8.5 lakh.

Admissions at Institute of Commerce, Nirma University depends on merit or previous qualifying exam for its UG BCom (Hons) course as such students should align themselves with the schedules of the Class 12 examinations to known when admissions are likely to open as admissions generally start after Class 12 results are declared.

The seats availability for offered courses at H A College of Commerce HACC goes up to 600.

Faculty of Computer Applications and Information Technology offers Degree and Diploma courses including 3 UG and 2 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Faculty of Computer Applications and Information Technology has specializations such as B.Sc. specializations in Computer Science, M.Sc. specializations in Computer Science.

Indrashil University has a placement cell that conducts a placement drive every year. The top recruiters of Indrashil University are ONGC, Adani Walmart, Accenture, Infosys, Google, Amazon, Capgemini, IBM, Flipkart, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Morgan Stanley, Cognizant, and others.

Umiya Arts and Commerce College for Girls provides programmes including M.Com, B.A, B.Com in streams such as Accounting & Commerce, Humanities & Social Sciences, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in English, Auditing & Control.