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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.

Colleges in Maharashtra · 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 131 Standalone 130

Affiliated College124 Technical/Polytechnic47 Nursing (Diploma) Institute43 Teacher Training Institute38 Autonomous College6 Ayurvedic Nursing (Diploma) Institution1

Standalone Institution Under Ministry1

Recognized Center1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided6,307 Private Aided (Government Aided)1,406 State Government261 Local Body160 University72 Central Government34

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A+ 4 A 5 B++ 13 B+ 7 B 7 C 2

Current Lapsed

State

Rajasthan978 Karnataka780 Madhya Pradesh748 Uttar Pradesh715 Assam479 West Bengal476 Chhattisgarh443 Odisha411 Tamil Nadu410 Kerala402 Telangana373 Andhra Pradesh329 Gujarat320 Bihar296 Haryana271 Maharashtra261 Uttarakhand230 Jammu and Kashmir215 Himachal Pradesh195 Punjab145 Manipur58 Jharkhand57 Tripura54 Mizoram44 Arunachal Pradesh40 Nagaland38 Puducherry30 Delhi29 Meghalaya26 Sikkim22 Goa21 Chandigarh15 Ladakh6 Andaman and Nicobar Islands5 Lakshadweep4 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu3

District

Mumbai23 Nagpur20 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar17 Pune14 Amravati12 Nanded11 Kolhapur10 Jalgaon9 Beed8 Latur8 Yavatmal8 Gadchiroli7 Ratnagiri7 Jalna7 Nashik7 Solapur6 Hingoli6 Chandrapur6 Dharashiv6 Satara6 Dhule5 Bhandara5 Wardha5 Akola5 Parbhani5 Thane5 Buldhana5 Sangli5 Sindhudurg4 Nandurbar4 Raigad4 Gondia3 Ahilyanagar3 Washim3 Mumbai Suburban2

261 colleges foundMaharashtra ✕State Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Government College of Education Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1965

Government College of Education, Ambajogai

Beed district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1965

Government College of Education, Nanded

Nanded district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1968

Government College of Education, Parbhani

Parbhani district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1968

Government College of Engineering Kolhapur

Kolhapur district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2023

Government College of Engineering Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2021

Government College of Engineering Yavatmal

Yavatmal district · Maharashtra

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2018

Government College of Engineering, Karad

Satara district · Maharashtra

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1960