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

The Return on Investment or the ROI, of studying MA Economics at colleges in India can be compared and evaluated using the data provided below:

College Name	Average Fees	Average Package
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MA	INR 3.5 Lakh	INR 26.5 LPA
Punyashlok Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, MA	INR 55,000	INR 16 LPA
Delhi School of Economics MA	INR 480	INR 16 LPA
Punyashlok of Distance and Open Learning MA	INR 17,230	INR 15 LPA
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University MA	INR 10,000	INR 14.86 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

Some of the most popular government and best MA Economics colleges in India are mentioned in the table below, along with their average course fees:

College Name	Average Fees
Kishinchand Chellaram College Admission	INR 33,500
PSG College of Arts and Science Admission	INR 24,000
S.S. Jain Subodh PG College Admission	INR 18,900
Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam Admission	INR 29,600
Delhi School of Economics Admission	INR 480

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

Some of the most popular St. MA Economics colleges in India are mentioned in the table below, along with their average course fees:

College Name	Average Fees
Loyola College Admission	INR 26,520
Mithibai College Admission	INR 1.25 Lakh
St. Joseph’s University Admission	INR 1.76 Lakh
Mount Carmel College Admission	INR 1.57 Lakh
Kristu Jayanti College Admission	INR 1.35 Lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website 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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Many top leading companies provide good packages to students at Fergusson College. The placement highlights recorded in recent years are presented in the data tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Total Students	1233 (UG 3-year) 620 (PG 2-year) 26 (PG 3-year)	1251 (UG 3-year) 572 (PG 2-year) 26 (PG 3-year)	1301 (UG 3-year) 620 (PG 2-year) 25 (PG 3-year)
Students Placed	94 (UG 3-year) 202 (PG 2-year) 17 (PG 3-year)	83 (UG 3-year) 238 (PG 2-year) 15 (PG 3-year)	123 (UG 3-year) 200 (PG 2-year) 18 (PG 3-year)
Median Package	INR 3.90 LPA (UG 3-year) INR 4.50 LPA (PG 2-year) INR 4.80 LPA (PG 3-year)	INR 3.80 LPA (UG 3-year) INR 4.20 LPA (PG 2-year) INR 4.60 LPA (PG 3-year)	INR 3.80 LPA (UG 3-year) INR 4.20 LPA (PG 2-year) INR 4.60 LPA (PG 3-year)

 

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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Sir Parashurambhau College has been rated 4.4 on Infrastructure parameter. Institute has a well supported campus with facilities such as Gym, Hostel, Labs, Library, Sports Complex. Sir Parashurambhau College has also been rated 4.4 for Campuslife.

According to Shiksha verified reviews, for the faculty S.P. Mandali's Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College have rating of 4.16. It represents that Institute has good, qualified and experienced faculty members.

Mithibai College is a private college that is affiliated with Mumbai University.  Below given are the reasons to choose Mithibai College:

• Good Ranking: The college is ranked 11 by the India Today 2025 under the BA category, and 14 under BCom category.
• Placement Opportunities: The college gives placements in companies like Deloitte, KPMG, JP Morgan, EY, Tresvista, ICICI Bank. 
• Scholarship Options: The college give scholarships like Girls Free studentship, Primary Teachers Free studentship etc. for getting the fee reimbursed.

Yes, Sophia College has an amazing placements  that provides job and internship opportunities for students of all years. The college has an active Placement Cell that works closely with the industry to provide internships and job placements to deserving candidates. However, the highest package offered by Sophia College for Women was INR 50 LPA. The top recruiting companies that offer placements at Sophia College for Women include MarketRx India Pvt. Ltd., Teach for India, Aranca, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, JP Morgan, Taj, Fidelity, etc.

KJSAC was established in 1959. K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce is affiliated with the University of Mumbai.  KJ Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce is accredited with A Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). About 6,500 students of both the Senior and Junior Colleges and about 150 PG and Research students take part in the academic and other activities of the college each and every year.

Candidates should have 55% (General category) aggregate marks in their Bachelors and 50% (for all reserved categories).Admissions to all the UG and PG courses are done on the basis of merit as per the HSNC University, Mumbai guidelines. Cutoff for the UG courses at KC College ranges from 90 to 100 percent, depending on the category and courses. Ph.D. admissions are based on the entrance test which is further followed by a personal interview conducted by the college.

B.K. Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce offers admission to all its courses on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. B.K. Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce accepts national-level entrance exams. The college accepts MAH CET, CUET, CUET PG, NEET PG, etc. scores for admission to its courses.

Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics, NMIMS, Mumbai has been rated 4.8 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

According to Shiksha verified reviews, for the faculty St. Mira's College For Girls have rating of 4.55. It represents that Institute has good, qualified and experienced faculty members.

St. Xavier provides on campus placement and internship for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Around 80-90 companies came for campus placement in various job profile. The average pakage offered is around INR4-5 LPA with the highest package of INR 18 LPA in B.Sc and the highest pakage of INR 4 LPA in B.Com.

Eliphistone has record of offering placement to 60% students. Major companies visiting campus were Wipro, TCS, DHL, etc.

Yes Amity University in Mumbai offers direct admission. Students who have earned marks of more than 80% in class XII from CBSE, ISC, or State Board are eligible for direct admission. Student must complete Amity application and send in application money in order to apply for direct admission.

Nagindas Khandwala College has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
B.Sc.	Candidates must have passed 10+2 from any recognised board are eligible to apply.
BBM/BMS	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
BBA	Candidates who have passed 10+2 from recognised board are eligible to apply.
B.M.M.	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
B.A.	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
B.Com	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
M.A.	Candidates must have Bachelor's degree from recognised institute are eligible to apply.
M.Sc.	Candidates must have passed Bachelor's degree with Science from recognised institute are eligible to apply.
MBA/PGDM	Candidates must have passed Bachelor's degree from recognised institute are eligible to apply.
MHMTT	Candidates must have passed Bachelor's degree from any recognised institute are eligible to apply.
M.Com	Candidates completed degree of Bachelor of Commerce (three years/Six Semester integrated course) or the degree B.Com. (Old Course) or the other Semester based Programmes i.e. Bachelor of Commerce (Banking & Insurance) or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) or Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Markets) or Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.) from any recognised institute/university are eligible to apply.

Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur has been rated 4.1 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

Shri Siddhivinayak Mahila Mahavidyalaya offers various courses like M.Com, M.A, B.Sc, BBA, B.A, B.Com in Accounting & Commerce, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Business & Management Studies stream. Shri Siddhivinayak Mahila Mahavidyalaya has specializations such as English, Chemistry, Computer Science, Microbiology, Zoology, Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Statistics.

Yes, students can easily consider Amity University Online for admissions especially for courses like MBA and BCA. Below given are the reasons to consider Amity University Online:

• Accreditation: Amity Online is India's only university to be accredited by the Western Associations of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and offers courses recognised by the World Education Services (WES) Canada & USA.
• Easy admission: The admissions are completely based on merit and no entrance test is needed.
• Scholarships: Amity Online offers various need-based, merit and even early-bird scholarships to students.

For the female-only (including Supernumerary) category, the Round 1 closing rank of the IIT Bombay cutoff 2026 ranged from 395 to 14289 for BTech admission. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the branch-wise cutoff 2026 for the female-only category. 

Branch	Round 1 Cutoff 2026
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	395
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	1600
Electrical Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))	2693
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	3189
BS in Mathematics (4 Years, Bachelor of Science)	3727
Engineering Physics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	4090
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	4903
Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	6336
Aerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	6885
Energy Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	6945
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	8335
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	8730
Environmental Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	9532
Applied Geophysics (4 Years, Bachelor of Science)	14289

 

Aspirants must pass Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate to apply for UG courses. Candidates need to complete graduation with at least 50% or 55% aggregate for most of the PG programmes. The minimum aggregate required for MBA is 60% in Graduation, Class 10 and Class 12.

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. 

BDes highest and average stipend this year was INR 1.38 lakh and INR 36,115. For MBA Core, highest and aveage stipend in 2024 was INR 4 lakh and INR 1.84 lakh. For MBA HR, it was INR 3 lakh and INR 1.31 Lakh.

The University has released the summer internships statistics for MBA Tech batch 2024-26. Tabulated below are the key highlights of NMIMS summer internships:

Particulars	Statistics (2026 batch)
Highest stipend	INR 1.2 lakh per month (MBA Tech)
Average stipend	INR 32,069 per month (MBA Tech)