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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

Standalone Institution Under Ministry73 Teacher Training Institute44 Technical/Polytechnic37 Hotel Management and Catering Institute25 Nursing (Diploma) Institute16 PGDM Institute

Paramedical Institute5

Institution under Rehabilitation Council of India1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided12,692 State Government2,555 Private Aided (Government Aided)1,026 Local Body218 Central Government213 University2

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh18 Delhi16 West Bengal15 Rajasthan13 Karnataka13 Madhya Pradesh11 Haryana9 Maharashtra9 Telangana9 Odisha9 Gujarat9 Kerala8 Jammu and Kashmir7 Jharkhand7 Andhra Pradesh5 Bihar5 Tamil Nadu4 Punjab4 Uttarakhand4 Goa4 Himachal Pradesh4 Assam4 Meghalaya4 Ladakh3 Chandigarh3 Manipur3 Tripura3 Nagaland2 Mizoram2 Chhattisgarh2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1 Puducherry1

213 colleges foundStandalone ✕Central Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Marine Engineering Training Institute, Cochin Shipyard Limited

Ernakulam district · Kerala

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1993

N I T Computer Institute, Centre Code No. 220031

Imphal East district · Manipur

Technical/Polytechnic · Central Government · est. 2000

NTPC School of Business

Gautam Buddha Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

PGDM Institute · Central Government · est. 2014

National Council for Cement and Building Materials

Faridabad district · Haryana

Technical/Polytechnic · Central Government · est. 1962

National Defence College, New Delhi

New Delhi district · Delhi

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1960

National Institute for RUBBER Training

Kottayam district · Kerala

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2021

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad

Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

PGDM Institute · Central Government · est. 1987

National Institute of Fashion Technology

Budgam district · Jammu and Kashmir

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2013

National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation

Sehore district · Madhya Pradesh

Teacher Training Institute · Central Government · est. 2019

National Institute of Occupational Health

Ahmedabad district · Gujarat

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1966

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar district · Gujarat

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2007

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata

Kolkata district · West Bengal

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2007

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli

Lucknow district · Uttar Pradesh

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

Ranga Reddy district · Telangana

PGDM Institute · Central Government

National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi

South district · Delhi

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government

National Power Training Institute, Alappuzha

Alappuzha district · Kerala

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2020

National School of DRAMA (Theatre-in-Education Wing)

West Tripura district · Tripura

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2012

National Sugar Institute, Kanpur

Kanpur Nagar district · Uttar Pradesh

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 1936

New Electra King of Nursing and Paramedical Science

Fatehpur district · Uttar Pradesh

Paramedical Institute · Central Government · est. 2020

North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy

East Khasi Hills district · Meghalaya

Standalone Institution Under Ministry · Central Government · est. 2012

Nurses Training Institute Sundergarh

Sundaragada district · Odisha

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · Central Government · est. 1963

Pailan Aviation Institute Kolkata