Colleges in Maharashtra

Maharashtra is well known as the education hub of India as the literacy rate is high and has some of the best institutes which makes it a notable education centre. The colleges in Maharashtra provide education in Law, Arts, Fine Arts, Pharmacy, Medical, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Architecture, Physical Education, etc. at undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, diploma and certification levels.

Popular colleges include Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), Mumbai; Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (ICT Mumbai); S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai; National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE Mumbai); Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM Pune); Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB Pune); Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences (SSSS Pune); KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai; Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI Mumbai); Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai; Bombay Stock Exchange Institute, Mumbai, etc.

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Other than from merit based admission, many colleges in Maharashtra also accept scores of national and state level entrance exams. These include CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAH CET, MHT CET, SNAP, NMAT, NMIMS - NPAT, BMAT, BUMAT, ACET, SET, WLCI Aptitude Test, MAH MCA CET, PERA CET, JEE Main, GATE, Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, NID Entrance Exam, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Maharashtra

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Streams offered by Colleges in Maharashtra

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Humanities and Social Sciences: 

• The maximum number of colleges (154) in Maharashtra have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Maharashtra are BA (1419), MA (481) and Certificate (103).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Maharashtra are English (228), Hindi (139) and Public Administration (22).

• The maximum number of colleges in Maharashtra offer degree (1524) courses.

Business and Management Studies: 

• The maximum number of colleges (366) in Maharashtra have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Maharashtra are MBA/PGDM (768), BBA (464) and Certificate (232).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Maharashtra are Finance (386), Sales and Marketing (386) and Human Resources (349).

• The maximum number of colleges in Maharashtra offer degree (1181) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: 

• The maximum number of colleges (266) in Maharashtra have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Maharashtra are BCom (1219), MCom (427) and Certificate (73).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Maharashtra are Finance (37), Financial Planning and Analysis (18) and Sales and Marketing (16).

• The maximum number of colleges in Maharashtra offer degree (1259) courses.

Teaching and Education:

• The maximum number of colleges (60) in Maharashtra have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Maharashtra are DEd (589), B.Ed (538) and MEd (87).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Maharashtra are Early Childhood Care and Education (5), English (2) and Food Technology (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Maharashtra offer degree (667) courses.

IT and Software:

• The maximum number of colleges (328) in Maharashtra have a course fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The most popular courses offered by colleges in Maharashtra are BCA (425), Certificate (390) and BSc (254).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Maharashtra are Java (86), .Net (68) and C/C++ (59).

• The maximum number of colleges in Maharashtra offer degree (835) courses.