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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Kristu Jayanti University, a recently granted deemed to be university is an excellent choice for students who are not only looking for courses but accreditations and certifications alongside them flagship BCom and MBA paving the path for:

ACCA, CMA, CPA,  and SAP certifications in the different BCom specialisations

While MBA International Finance allows students exemptions in 9 out of 13 papers for ACCA Qualification (UK) greatly easing the long and arduous process. 

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

As per the MIT-WPU, Pune course admission process, the university conducts MIT-WPU, Pune CET for admission to the UG and PG courses particularly. Apart from this, MIT-WPU, Pune admission is also done based on valid scores of national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main, MHT CET, PERA CET, CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT and NEET-UG, among others for admission to BTech, MBA and BPharm courses. The common selection criteria for MIT-WPU, Pune admission comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round that evaluates the capabilities of the applicants. Candidates must secure a minmum aggregate in Class 12 and graduation for admission to UG and PG level courses. 

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

Yes, FLAME University Pune campus is safe for girls and boys. The college campus is located in center of Maharashtra. It has a good connection with roads and public transports. CCTV cameras are installed in the campus to keep a check on students safety. 

IIT Kanpur offers admission primarily on the basis of the scores obtained in the national level entrance exams including JEE Main, JEE Advanced, CAT, IIT JAM, UGC NET, JEST, CEED, GATE, etc. To get admission to IIT Kanpur, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility. Candidates can apply to the desired course online on the institute's website.

The lovely professional University admission office releases the cutoff list of the performance of the candidate in the relevant exam. Here are many exams and their related cutoff information:

CAT 2024 = last week of December the result is out 

XAT 2025 = The exam will be held on January 5, 2024

You can visit the Shiksha website to get more details.

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology BTech admission is subject to entrance exam. Candidates should have minimum of 60% marks (45% for SC/ST) in aggregate in Class 12 or its equivalent examination. Aspirants with gap year (if any) between their Class 12 will be required to submit Gap Period Affidavit  (available at university website). 

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

DOMS IIT Roorkee offers tuition fee waiver to students pursuing a course from the institute. Below is the criteria to avail the fee waiver:

Full Tuition Fee Waiver– It is offered to the most economically backward students having a family income of less than INR 1 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year.

2/3 Tuition Fee Waiver– It is available to economically backward students having a family income in the range of INR 1 LPA to INR 5 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year

Based on 2026-2027 academic session admission to undergraduate courses at Presidency University Kolkata is conducted via PUBDET entrance exam managed by WBJEEB. To check the dates of the application process students need to check the website of the university.