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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 319 Standalone 213

Affiliated College251 PG Center / Off-Campus Center44 Recognized Center23 Autonomous College1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided37,086 State Government6,374

Private Aided (Government Aided)

5,868

University1,080

Local Body668

Central Government319

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 3 A+ 3 A 6 B++ 7 B+ 5 B 8 C 6

Current Lapsed

State

Madhya Pradesh29 Maharashtra25 Uttar Pradesh23 Karnataka20 Delhi19 Tamil Nadu18 Kerala18 West Bengal18 Assam17 Telangana15 Rajasthan13 Odisha11 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu9 Gujarat8 Punjab6 Manipur6 Jammu and Kashmir6 Goa6 Himachal Pradesh5 Haryana5 Meghalaya4 Chhattisgarh4 Puducherry4 Uttarakhand4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands4 Arunachal Pradesh3 Bihar3 Tripura3 Chandigarh2 Mizoram2 Lakshadweep2 Jharkhand2 Andhra Pradesh2 Sikkim1 Ladakh1 Nagaland1

319 colleges foundUnder a university ✕Central Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Late Shri Kushabhau Thakre Smriti Government College, MAKSI

Shajapur district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1983

Lucknow Campus

Lucknow district · Uttar Pradesh

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2002

MANUU Lucknow Campus

Lucknow district · Uttar Pradesh

PG Center / Off-Campus Center · Central Government · est. 2009

MSME Technology Centre Bhopal

Bhopal district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2020

MSME Technology Centre Durg

Durg district · Chhattisgarh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2018

Madhusudan Institute of Cooperative Management (MICM), Bhubaneswar

Khordha district · Odisha

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1955

Mahender Singh Degree College Budhawashahid, Buggawala, Haridwar, (U.k)

Haridwar district · Uttarakhand

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2017

Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow

Indore district · Madhya Pradesh

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1946

Military Institute of Technology

Pune district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2015

Model Degree College, Gadchiroli

Gadchiroli district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2011

Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

Central district · Delhi

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1998

Mother Usha Memorial Oriental Central Sanskrit Institution and AGAM Tantra Research Centre

Uttar Dinajpur district · West Bengal

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2023

N.I.S., Patiala

Patiala district · Punjab

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1961

NAMO College of Allied Health Sciences

Dadra and Nagar Haveli district · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2022

NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute

Dadra and Nagar Haveli district · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2018

NIELIT Aurangabad

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1986

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

Gangtok district · Sikkim

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2019

Natesan Institute of Co-Operative Management

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1954

National Centre for Diseases Control

Central district · Delhi

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1909

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research

South Goa district · Goa

Recognized Center · Central Government

National Fire Service College

Nagpur district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 1956

National Forensic Sciences Academy Pune