Best Economics Colleges in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University in Meerut is considered decent, accredited private university particularly recognised for its medical, dental & law programs making it worth considering if you are looking for balanced campus life with good infrastructure. However, it may not meet "hype" of top tier national institutes as engineering & other technical branches are considered average. 

Neki Ram Sharma Government College has a Faculty review rating of 4.2 by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

Maharaja's College, University of Mysore offers Degree courses including 25 UG and 4 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Maharaja's College, University of Mysore has specializations such as M.Sc. specializations in Criminology, M.A. specializations in International Relations.

Adamas University is a private university and has been accredited by the NAAC with an A grade. It has ranked 45 in the 'Mass Communication' category by India Today 2025. The university has a green campus with an area of 120 acres, with modern objects and advanced infrastructure. 

 

MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences is a private institute.  It is recognised by the UGC and comprised of a total of 13 institutions, 13 faculties, 3 constituent colleges and 2 schools of study. MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences Bangalore is also approved by the AICTE, NMC, BCI, DCI and PCI.The University has been accredited by the NAAC with Grade-A+ and NBA recognising its excellence in academics.

Bharathiar University Coimbatore offers admission to MBA course based on TANCET MBA through various affiliated colleges. Tabulated below is Bharathiar University Coimbatore cutoff for MBA course offered through top 5 colleges for General All India category:

College	TANCET cutoff 2023
Kongu Arts And Science College	7060
RVS Institute of Management Studies and Research	6999
Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	6856
San International College	6543
Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science	6410

 

The accepted entrance examinations at the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University is CUET,  CUET,  ICAR, and others. Securing good marks in entrance exams can help students in getting admissions to the university. 

SGT University has well-experienced and recognised faculty members. SGT University faculty has won various awards and have many research papers published in their name. SGT University faculty motivates students to complete their education with good grades. 

The cost of studying at UPRTOU Allahabad varies by course and program. It also depends on individual lifestyle, accomodation, extra expenses, or hostel fees. Generally, the cost is comparitively cheaper as it is a government university. However, candidates are advised to visit the official website to know more about the fees. The tuition fee for some of the popular courses are given below:

Course	Total Tuition Fee
MA	INR 3.7 K - 32 K
BEd	INR 32 K
BA	INR 6 K - 32 K
MSc	INR 5.2 K - 18.4 K
BCA	INR 32 K
MBA	INR 3.7 K - 32 K

 

Sage University Indore has been ranked by many organisations such as India Today. The India Today rankings have been listed here:

1. Ranked 61 by India Today 2025 under the Law category
2. Ranked 130 by India Today 2025 under the Science category
3. Ranked 160 by India Today 2025 under BCA category.

ajasthan University has collaborated with various companies and universities. For these collaborations, UNIRAJ has signed MoUs with various industries and organisations. The table below reflects some of the notable Rajasthan University Jaipur collaborations:

UNIRAJ Collaborations
Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.	Plants Med Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.
Enkay Groups	Lotus Dairy
Confederation of Indian Industry-BioAsia/Bio-FABA	Seminal Applied Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Rajasthan Angel Investor Network

 

SRM Institute of Science and Technology admissions are conducted on the basis of entrance tests. The admission for the flagship programs are held on the basis of SRMJEEE UG exam. Further, SRM MBA admissions are conducted on the basis of SRMJEEM test. The SRMJEEE PG test is conducted for the various SRMIST PG courses. The university also accepts scoring from nationally-held tests like CAT, TANCET, MAT, etc. for admissions.

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics has been rated 4 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

GNDU offers admission as per notification issued by Punjab Government. The University offers admission to its UG and PG courses on the basis of both merit and entrance-based. Admission to most of the courses is based on candidates performance in the Hence, the university does not offer direct admission. Aspirants can further reach out to the university admission office to get more details related to direct admission.

According to Pondicherry University NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of Pondicherry University placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
UG 3-year median package	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 3.1 LPA	INR 3.65 LPA
UG 3-year total students	285	353	345
UG 3-year students placed	225	255	263
PG 2-year median package	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA
PG 2-year total students	2145	2825	2829
PG 2-year students placed	1464	1592	1962
PG Integrated 5-year median package	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA	INR 7.2 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year total students	160	184	192
PG Integrated 5-year students placed	75	78	85

TA Pai Management Institute application fee is INR 600. The application fee is not refundable. Candidates may have to incur, the processing fee applicable as per rules of banks and other payment gateways.

For admission to the UG courses at RBU, no entrance exams are required since admissions are merit-based. While for admission to the PG courses, the RBU Entrance Test is required. It is a Multiple Choice exam. 

DIT is not a Tier 1 university. It is generally considered a Tier 2 private university. Tier 1 universities are IITs, IIITs, and others. The university is ranked at 83rd position under the Pharmacy category by the NIRF 2025. DIT university has also been ranked at the 21st position by the Week for the year 2025 for B.Arch. 

Gautam Buddha University shortlists candidates for most of the courses based on GBU-ET. It is a university entrance exam conducted for admission to MBA, BTech, PhD, etc. National or state-level entrance exams such as GATE, CLAT, JEE Main, etc. are also accepted for a few courses. For courses such as BA, MA, MSc, MTech, etc., the admissions are based on merit in the last qualifying exam.

Jain Bangalore is an excellent choice for students who are interested in a number of domains as the deemed to be university extends a wide range of UGC-recognised courses through its many schools and departments.

These institutes under Jain Bangalore are approved by the respective approving body such as the Bar Council of India for Law, Nursing Council of India for Allied Health Sciences & Nursing courses.

Further the university is mainly known for BTech and MBA with it having excellent placements due to its strong industry connections and student training.

Uttaranchal University offers a range of scholarships to the students. The scholarship will be applied to the net tuition fee. The eligible students are required to submit the affidavit duly signed by their parents accepting all the conditions of the scholarships. The different types of scholarships have been discussed below:

• Uttaranchal University Management Scholarship
• Merit Scholarship
• Uttarakhand State Domicile Scholarship
• Hills States Domicile Scholarship
• Sushila Devi Scholarship for Girls
• Scholarship to the Wards of Defence Personnel
• Scholarship to the Alumni
• Scholarship to the Sibling

Central College of Haryana offers more than 83 UG, PG, and PhD programs in different disciplines. CUH comprises 8 schools and 34 departments, headed by well-experienced staff individuals. BTech is the lead program of Central College of Haryana. Affirmations to BTech program are done through JEE Primary examination. The BTech program being the lead program indicates the university’s strong focus on technology and engineering disciplines

The basic eligibility for all the UG, PG, and doctoral programmes at RNTU Bhopal is merit in the last qualifying examination. However, the selection of candidates for all the courses is basis the scores obtained by the candidates in the AISECT Joint Entrance Exam (AJEE), a university-level entrance exam. The candidates must pass Class 12 for admission to UG courses with 45% aggregate and a graduation degree with 50 % aggregate for admission to PG.

Admission criteria to Vishwakarma University is merit based and is different for all UG and PG programmes. To get into UG programmes, the eligibility criteria is the minimum aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent, along with entrance exams for a few courses. However, the eligibility criteria to get into PG programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may differ from course to course), along with entrance exams.

Admissions to NEHU Shillong is offered on the basis of merit and valid scores of accepted entrance exams. Candidates must secure a minimum aggregate in Class 12 for admission to UG level courses. Whereas, for PG level courses, candidates must secure valid scores in accepted entrance exams such as JEE Main, CUET UG/PG, CAT/MAT/AIMA and other national-level examinations suitable for the chosen course.