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Prototype. University list and classification from AISHE (aishe.gov.in), rankings from NIRF 2025 (nirfindia.org), accreditation from NAAC's list of institutions holding valid accreditation as on 14 August 2025 (naac.gov.in). Fees, placements, cutoffs and ratings are indicative seed data and should be verified before launch. Sponsored placements are always labelled and never affect rankings or the ShikshaSphere Score.

Autonomous Colleges in India · ShikshaSphere

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Colleges
in India

Every institution on AISHE's register — what it is, who runs it, which university it answers to, and its NAAC grade where it has one.

68,747Institutions36States & UTs51,520Affiliation known7,973NAAC assessed

What this list covers. All 68,747 institutions on AISHE's register — 51,831 colleges that sit under a university and 16,916 standalone institutions (polytechnics, nursing, teacher training, paramedical and the rest). Of these, 7,973 have been assessed by NAAC — so a college with no grade shown is one NAAC has not assessed, not one we are missing a grade for.

Kind of institution

Under a university 579

Affiliated College49,671 Technical/Polytechnic5,350 Nursing (Diploma) Institute4,834 Teacher Training Institute3,923 Paramedical Institute1,750 Recognized Center1,068 Autonomous College579 PGDM Institute354

Pharmacy Institution

279

PG Center / Off-Campus Center246

Standalone Institution Under Ministry154

Ayurvedic Nursing (Diploma) Institution142

Hotel Management and Catering Institute95

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India35

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided336 Private Aided (Government Aided)195 State Government44 University2 Local Body1 Central Government1

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 77 A+ 159 A 138 B++ 50 B+ 16 B 12

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu224 Maharashtra198 Telangana105 Punjab12 Karnataka12 Andhra Pradesh11 Uttar Pradesh5 Bihar3 Chhattisgarh3 Assam1 Gujarat1 Kerala1 Rajasthan1 West Bengal1 Jammu and Kashmir1

579 colleges foundAutonomous College ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

The American College (Autonomous)

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1881

CGPA 3.47 · Valid till 11 Apr 2027

The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women (Autonomous)

A+

Sivakasi · Virudhunagar district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1968

CGPA 3.31 · Valid till 27 Dec 2026

Theivanai AMMAL College for Women

A+

Villupuram · Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1989

CGPA 3.29 · Valid till 26 Feb 2030

Thiagarajar School of Management

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1962

CGPA 3.39 · Valid till 6 Feb 2028

Tulsiramji Gaikwad-Patil College of Engineering and Technology

A+

Nagpur · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2007

Lapsed 22 Feb 2026

V.S.B. College of Engineering Technical Campus

A+

Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2012

Valid till 6 Feb 2028

VIGNAN Institute of Technology and Science

A+

Deshmukhi · YADADRI BHUVANAGIRI district · Telangana

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1998

Valid till 6 Jun 2027

Vaagdevi Engineering College

A+

Warangal · Telangana

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2008

Valid till 9 Jan 2028

Velalar College of Engineering and Technology

A+

Erode · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2001

CGPA 3.33 · Valid till 18 Jul 2027

Vellalar College for Women

A+

Erode · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1970

CGPA 3.27 · Valid till 23 May 2027

Vidya JYOTHI Institute of Technology

A+

Hyderabad · Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1998

Valid till 11 Jul 2027

Vidya Pratishthan's Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering and Technology

A+

Baramati · Pune district · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2000

CGPA 3.26 · Valid till 20 Mar 2028

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology

A+

Mumbai · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1999

Lapsed 3 Mar 2024

Virudhunagar Hindu NADARS' Senthikumara Nadar College

A+

Virudhunagar · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1947

CGPA 3.33 · Valid till 19 Dec 2029

Vivekanand College, Kolhapur (Empowered Autonomous)

A+

Kolhapur · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1964

CGPA 3.29 · Valid till 24 Oct 2029

Vivekanand Education Society's College of Pharmacy

A+

Mumbai · Mumbai Suburban district · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2007

Valid till 30 May 2027

Vivekananda College

A+

West · Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1971

CGPA 3.33 · Valid till 1 Nov 2028

Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women(Autonomous)

A+

Trichengode · Namakkal district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1995

CGPA 3.31 · Valid till 10 Apr 2028

Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur

A+

Solapur · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1983

Lapsed 29 Nov 2023

Women's Christian College

A+

Chennai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1915

CGPA 3.49 · Valid till 25 Sept 2030

A.D.M.College for Women (Autonomous)

Nagapattinam · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1975

CGPA 3.09 · Valid till 20 Aug 2028

A.Veeriya Vandayar Memorial Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous)

Thanjavur · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1956

CGPA 3.05 · Valid till 4 Apr 2027

ARUL Anandar College (Autonomous)

Karumathur · Madurai district · Tamil Nadu