Top University Colleges in India 2021

India has been witnessing a rapid expansion in terms of higher education offered by university colleges both public and private. Earlier, students were limited to mostly government-run or government-funded colleges, but today, several high-quality private universities are making their presence felt in the coveted list of top universities in India. The public universities are supported either by Central or state governments, whereas private universities are generally supported by various bodies, corporate groups and societies.

There has been a growing demand for quality education and training in India, not just traditional but also emerging fields and disciplines. Liberal arts and dual-degree programmes are evolving as popular course options for students in modern times. Private universities offer dual advantage of world-class educational infrastructure along with industry exposure through partnerships that only a few cash-rich government colleges can accomplish.

India is home to some of the top-rated University colleges such as Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi; Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi; Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore; Jadavpur University, Kolkata; University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad; Calcutta University, Kolkata; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal; UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune; Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Delhi), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), etc.

Apart from merit-based admission, many top-ranked University colleges in India also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams, including CUCET, IIT JAM, AJEE, AUCET, BEEE, BHU UET, BITSAT, Calcutta University Entrance Exam, etc. for University admissions.

Below table showcases the popular streams and types of courses offered by University colleges in India:

College Name	Popular Streams	Types of Courses
Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi	Engineering	UG, PG and PhD
DU, Delhi	Arts, Commerce, Business Administration	UG, PG and PhD
JNU, Delhi	Business Administration, Engineering, Science	UG, PG and PhD
Anand Agricultural University, Anand	Agriculture	UG, PG and PhD
Calcutta University, Kolkata	Arts, Commerce, Science	UG, PG, PhD, Diploma and Certificate

Although there are plenty of University colleges in India, there a few top ones that have been listed by NIRF. Following is a list of top 10 University colleges in India ranked by NIRF:

Name of the College	NIRF'20 Ranking
IISc Bangalore	1
JNU, Delhi	2
BHU, Varanasi	3
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore	4
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	5
UoH, Hyderabad	6
Calcutta University, Kolkata	7
MAHE, Manipal	8
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	9
JMI, Delhi	10

 Following is the list of top 10 University colleges in India ranked by India Today:

College	India Today'20 Ranking
IISc Bangalore	1
JNU, Delhi	2
BHU, Varanasi	3
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore	4
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	5
UoH, Hyderabad	6
Calcutta University, Kolkata	7
MAHE, Manipal	8
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	9
JMI, Delhi	10

 Here is the list of some of the top public and private University colleges in India along with average course fee:

Private Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs lakh)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore	-
MAHE, Manipal	2.6
BITS Pilani	16.73
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, VIT University	1.2
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar	6.7

 

Public Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs)
IISc Bangalore	-
JNU, Delhi	609
BHU, Varanasi	6,250
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	-
UoH, Hyderabad	-

Refer to the infographics below to get a detailed overview of the top 10 cities/states of University colleges in India:

Placement Trends

One of the most crucial parameters that has been used to define top universities in India is the graduation outcome. This is further broken down into placements or entrepreneurship opportunities, median salary, number of PhD students and number of students admitted to top universities.

Tabulated below is the University Placement trends for UG courses during 2016-17:

College Name	No. of Students Placed	Median Salary (in Rs LPA)
IISc Bangalore	6	1
JNU, Delhi	22	6
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore	113	3
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	146	5
Calcutta University, Kolkata	133	8
MAHE, Manipal	235	4
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	18	5
JMI, Delhi	1,090	4
University of Delhi, Delhi	62	4

 Tabulated below is the University Placement trends for PG courses during 2016-17:

College Name	No. of Students Placed	Median Salary (in Rs LPA)
IISc Bangalore	193	17
JNU, Delhi	95	8
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore	501	6
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	168	4
UoH, Hyderabad	202	4
Calcutta University, Kolkata	4,526	8
MAHE, Manipal	556	4
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	923	5
JMI, Delhi	496	4
University of Delhi, Delhi	819	11

Graduates from below-listed 14 top University colleges in India get a median salary of Rs 2-8 LPA:

• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

• SOA University, Bhubaneswar

• Delhi University (DU), Delhi

• Anna University, Chennai

• JMI, Delhi

• Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai)

• UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore

• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh

• Jadavpur University, Kolkata

• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

• UoH, Hyderabad

• MAHE, Manipal

• JNU, Delhi

Graduates from below-listed 2 top University colleges in India fetch a median salary of more than Rs 8-14 LPA:

• Calcutta University, Kolkata

• BITS Pilani

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the median salary for university colleges in India:

Top Recruiters for University Graduates

University graduates from any domain are in high demand. All organisations, big or small, private or government, hire University degree holders in various capacities. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit University graduates along with their placement ratings:

Colleges	Placement Ratings (Based on Reviews)	Top Recruiters
IISc Bangalore	4.7	ABB, Aditya Birla Group, Adobe, Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Crompton Greaves, GE Capital Services, Genpact, GM Motors, Godrej, Google, Honeywell, IBM, Local Oye, Mahindra Group, Microsoft, Motorola, MRF, Samsung, Sandisk, Siemens, SONY, TCS, Unisys India, Videocon
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	4.4	Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Airtel, PWC, Samsung, Maruti Suzuki, L&T Infotech, Mentor graphics, Hexagon, Wipro Turbo, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services
UoH, Hyderabad	4.4	Accenture, Spire Consulting India, Delloitte, HSBC, TCS
JNU, Delhi	4.3	Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, NIIT, Newgen, Wipro, HCL, Sopra
BHU, Varanasi	4.2	XL Dynamics Pvt. Ltd., IBM Global Process, ICICI Bank. E2I Group, Ansal API, ALC India Pvt. Ltd., Wipro BPO, PCIL, Future Group (Big Bazar), PRADAN, Concentrix, FINO, Sri Ram Swaroop, Coal India Limited, iCRM, IDBI

How affordable is studying in University colleges in India?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be estimated that studying at University colleges in India is moderately-priced. Nearly 38% of the colleges in India have annual fees that ranges from Rs 1-3 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, VIT University

• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

• MAHE, Manipal

Around 37% colleges have fee structure of less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• JNU, Delhi

• BHU, Varanasi

• Calcutta University, Kolkata

Around 25% colleges have fee structure of more than Rs 5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• SOA University, Bhubaneswar

• BITS Pilani

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the break-up of University colleges in India based on fee: