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

About 4,300+ best Economics colleges are there in India. Of these, 1,400+ are government colleges, 1,000+ are private colleges and 800+ are semi-government colleges. Students can secure admission to the best BA Economics colleges in India after passing Class 12 boards or through entrance exam like CUET.

Top Economics colleges are Hansraj College, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Kirori Mal College, Hindu College, Loyola College, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, MCC, and many others.

According to NIRF ranking 2025, Hindu College ranked as the no. 1 Economics college in India followed by other colleges like Miranda House and Hansraj College.

 

Yes, you can surely pursue Economics in India without any entrance exam. Please refer to the table below for the best Economics colleges in India that accept students without any entrance exam:

College Name	Tuition Fee
Loyola College	INR 42,570
MCC	INR 56,160
Mithibai College of Arts	INR 37,630
St. Joseph’s University	INR 1.32 lakh - INR 2.81 lakh
Mount Carmel College	INR 1.96 lakh - INR 4.45 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Among lot of benefits for the same. Some are mentioned below; 

You can get a CSIR NET JRF fellowship/Ph.D. Fellowship of INR 31,000 per month for 2 years as JRF followed by an INR 35,000 per month fellowship for 3 additional years. 

Get opportunities to work in top Research Laboratories in positions like Junior Research Fellowship, Senior Research Fellowship, Project Associate, Research Associate, Project Fellow, and Senior Project Fellow are positions which you can apply for.

Numerous Public sectors companies like Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, and ONGC, hire CSIR NET and GATE qualified every year for various posts with an average salary from INR 40,000 to INR 80,000 per month.

 You can get an opportunities to join a top university as an Assistant Professor or guest lecturer.

5- CSIR NET qualification increases your CV Weightage/Helps in getting higher preferences in getting jobs. 

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The college has released the NIRF report 2025. As per the report, 710 UG 3-year students were placed during the 2024 drive. Furthermore, 750 PG 2-year students were placed from the 2024 batch. The median salary offered to UG 3-year and PG 2-year students during Kristu Jayanti University placements 2024 was INR 6.5 LPA nad INR 8.1 LPA, respectively.

Please refer to the table below for the top courses offered by best Economics colleges in India:

Courses Offered	No. of Colleges
BA	2,800+ colleges
MA	1,600+ colleges
BSc	280+ colleges
PhD	130+ colleges
MSc	60+ colleges

Hi, you can refer below for the best Distance Economics colleges in India along with their tuition fees:

College Name	Tuition Fee
IGNOU	INR 12,600 - INR 17,600
Institute of Distance and Open Learning University of Mumbai	INR 16,260 - INR 16,300
Institute of Distance Education University of Madras	INR 13,350 - INR 16,710
NSOU	INR 7,600 - INR 9,900
Andhra University	INR 10,400

Source: Official site and may vary.

No, it can be observed that studying Economics in India can be quite affordable as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee of less than INR 1 lakh. You can refer below for the low costing Economics colleges in India:

College Name	Tuition Fee
Hansraj College	INR 540
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai	INR 23,360
Miranda House, University of Delhi	INR 38,060 - INR 44,670
Kirori Mal College	INR 46,550
Hindu College	INR 80,610

Source: Official site and may vary.

According to Shiksha verified reviews, for the faculty St. Wilfreds P.G. College, Jaipur have rating of 3.75. It represents that Institute has good, qualified and experienced faculty members.

There are about 2,900+ BA Economics colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below along with their tuition fees:

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
Hansraj College	INR 540
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai	INR 23,360
Miranda House	INR 44,670
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	INR 61,470 - INR 74,970
Kirori Mal College	INR 46,550

Source: Official site and may vary.

Please refer to the table below for the best low costing Economics colleges in India that offer the highest placement to their students:

Low-cost Colleges	Tuition Fee	Placement Package
Hansraj College	INR 540	INR 7 LPA
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai	INR 23,360	INR 6.89 LPA
Miranda House	INR 38,060 - INR 44,670	INR 7 LPA
Kirori Mal College	INR 46,550	INR 5.4 LPA
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	INR 540	INR 4.62 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

There are many top government Economics colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below with tuition fees -

Public/Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Miranda House Admission	INR 15,210 - INR 19,090
Hansraj College DU Admission	INR 540
Lady Shri Ram College for Women Admission	INR 68,520 - INR 82,020
Kirori Mal College Admission	INR 47,450 - INR 49,300
Hindu College Admission	INR 86,010

Source: Official site and may vary.

There are mainly two streams where you can opt for an Economics subject in Classes 11 and 12, i.e., Humanities and Commerce. If you're a Commerce student (with maths), you can pursue your career in Finance, accounting, business, etc. Being an Arts student, you can study policy, international relations, socio-economics, etc.

Both streams are the best and offer diverse career options; you just need to choose what suits you best.

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Economics Course Admission

Parul University is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. As per the NIRF 2025 ranking, the university has ranked 41 in the Pharmacy category. It has been ranked 50 by the India Today 2025 in the BCA category.

The CUET Syllabus 2026 for Arts students determines your analytical skills, logical reasoning, understanding of humanities, aptitude, and knowledge in the Arts and Humanities stream. Some core subjects in the stream include History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Geography, and Psychology. 

You can check out the link below for a detailed breakdown of the subject-wise syllabus for the CUET 2026.

- CUET Syllabus 2026 for Arts/Humanities Students

The highest salary of an Economist may differ on the basis of the company. However, the senior level Economists are known to get high salaries based on their experience.

Sectors employing Economists	Average Salary of Senior Economists (in INR)
Banking	22.8 LPA
Financial Services	21.4 LPA
IT Services & Consulting	16.0 LPA
Management Consulting	15.4 LPA
Analytics & KPO	12.8 LPA

RBI Grade B Officer can get promoted to various other job profiles. The promotion is based on the officer's work performance, seniority and internal exams. These job titles as per hierarchical structure of RBI are as follows:

• Assistant Manager
• Manager
• Assistant General Manager
• Deputy General Manager
• General Manager
• Chief General Manager
• Executive Director
• Deputy Governor

IIT Kanpur offers admission to all its courses on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. IIT Kanpur accepts national-level entrance exams. The institute accepts JEE Main, JEE Advanced, CAT, IIT JAM, UGC NET, JEST, CEED, GATE, etc. scores for admission to its courses.

LPU does not offer direct admission. However, admission to few courses is merit-based.  Aspirants scoring a 65% aggregate have a good chance of getting admission in LPU. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the university to apply online. To apply for LPU, aspirants need to register for LPUNEST for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. LPU admission to most of the courses is based on LPUNEST score. However, national-level entrance exam scores are also accepted for admission to BA LLB (Hons), MBA, BTech, etc. Candidates must complete Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG courses. The selection rounds are followed by counselling and document verification.

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology rankings 2025 will be updated here once out. Over the past few years, Jaypee Noida University has been ranked under multiple streams, namely Computer Application, Engineering, and others. A few of the important Jaypee Noida University rankings are mentioned below:

Ranking Body	Ranks
India Today 2024 under the Engineering (Private) category	25
Times 2024 under the Engineering category	37
NIRF 2024 under the Engineering category	117
Outlook 2023 under the Engineering (Private) category	25
India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Private) category	27
The Week 2023 under the University (Technical) category	32
India Today 2023 under the Engineering category	56
NIRF 2023 under the Engineering category	101-150

Admissions to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis international (Deemed university) (SIU) are strictly on merit basis based on the criteria and processess by the university and assessment of individual perfomance in Symbiosis national aptitude test [SNAP] for post graduate studies and symbiosis.

The admissions at Symbiosis school of economics are entrance based. Students seeking admission to the batchelr of Science inh economics programme needs to participate in the Symbiosis entrance test (SET), followed by a written ability test (WAT) and a personal interaction (PI). These assessments plays a crucial role in determining admission to SSE

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Located in Greater Noida, this reputed university was established in 2011 by an act of the state legislature of UP under the Shiv Nadar University Act. SNU Noida was founded by the Shiv Nadar Foundation and is approved by UGC (University Grants Commission) and accredited with an A Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). The placements offered by the university are good. Also, for students finding the fee as very high, there are scholarships available for them.