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Best Colleges in India

India is known for the best higher education in the world, India’s institutions have eminence in Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, Management, and Technology Studies and Research. These colleges have been established by public and private participation and closely monitored by the Ministry of Education and its affiliated bodies to cater to the needs of national and international students. 

The top colleges in India offer courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels steams of Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and Allied Sciences and Law.

Top 10 Colleges in India: Admission Process

Interested candidates applying to the courses should meet the eligibility criteria of the course and follow the complete admission process.  Admission to the Undergraduate courses at the top 10 colleges in India is based on the scores of g  CUET/NEET/JEE Advanced/JEE Main/AP EAMCET/MHCET. For admission to post-graduate courses at top colleges in India, candidates should appear in CAT/ GATENEET PG/ XAT/ CUET-PG. The eligible candidates should meet the cutoff for the courses applied and proceed further with the admission process. 

Top Colleges in India: Entrance Exam 2024

The details of the entrance examination accepted by top colleges in India are mentioned below: 

CUET: The CUET or Common University Entrance Test is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) once a year in online for admission to undergraduate courses at central universities.

JEE Advanced - JEE Advanced is a national level examination conducted by IIT Mumbai in 2024 both in English and Hindi language in online mode. 

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to  IIMs and other B schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.  

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

CLAT- CLAT or Common Law Admission Test is conducted by Consortium of NLUs in offline mode. 

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is an entrance exam conducted every year for admission to undergraduate courses in the field of Medical and Allied Sciences. 

Top Colleges in India -  NIRF Ranking 2024

Every year NIRF ranks educational institutes providing education in different domains based on different parameters. The top colleges with their NIRF ranking are mentioned in the table below: 

College Name

Category

NIRF Rank 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Overall 

1

IISc Bangalore - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Overall

2

Miranda House

College

2

Hindu College

College

1

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Engineering

2

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Management 

1

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Management 

2

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

Medical

1

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru 

Law

1

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Overall 

3

Top Government Colleges in India - Fee-Wise

The details of top government colleges in India with their fee range are mentioned in the table below:

College Name

Fee Range

IIT Madras 

Rs 1,320 to Rs 10.7 Lakhs

IISc Bangalore

Rs 28,400 to Rs 5.03 Lakhs

IIM Ahmedabad

Rs 56,000 to Rs 33 Lakhs

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Rs 658 to Rs 6.92 Lakhs

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

Rs 1,390 to Rs 6,260

Top Private Colleges in India - Fee-Wise

The top private colleges in India with their fee structure for different courses is mentioned in the table below:

College Name

Fee Range

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Rs 6,000 to Rs 1.13 Crore

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 

Rs 11,000 to Rs 1.02 Crore

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Rs 85,000 to Rs 15.5 Lakhs

Birla Institute Of Technology And Science, Pilani

Rs 2.45 Lakhs to Rs 36.19 Lakhs

XLRI Jamshedpur

Rs 45,000 to Rs 31.2 Lakhs

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in India

College Name

Top Courses

IIT Madras

B.Tech, M.Tech, M.S

IIT Delhi

B.E/B.Tech, M.E/M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA

AIIMS Delhi

MBBS, M.D, M.S, B.Sc (Hons.)

IISc Bangalore

B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech, MBA, M.Des

IIM Ahmedabad

MBA, PGD, PGP, Executive MBA

Top Colleges in India: Placement -Wise

The highest package offered at IIT Delhi was Rs Rs 41.13 Lakhs for the year 2023. The highest package offered at IISc Bangalore for the year 2023 was Rs Rs 86.0 Lakhs. The placement details of the top colleges in India for the year 2023 are mentioned in the table below:

College Name

Median Salary (UG)

Median Salary (PG)

IIT Madras Placements

Rs 16.63 Lakhs

Rs 15 Lakhs

Miranda House, New Delhi Placements

Rs 6.89 Lakhs

Rs 6.6 Lakhs

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Placements

Rs 7.24 Lakhs

Rs 4.83 Lakhs

IIM Bangalore Placements

Rs 33 Lakhs

BITS Pilani Placements

Rs 18.96 Lakhs

Rs 17 Lakhs

Some of the top colleges in India with their top recruiters are mentioned in the table below:

College Name

Top Recruiters

IIT Delhi Placements

Accenture, Amazon, Barclays, Dell, Bain&Company, IBM

IISc Bangalore Placements 

Amazon, CISCO, SAP, Dell, Samsung, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft

IIM Ahmedabad Placements

Bain &Co., Boston Consultancy Group, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, PWC 

XLRI Jamshedpur Placements

Amazon, Axis Bank, HCL, IBM, HSBC, Infosys

NLSIU Bangalore Placements

Deutsche Bank, Monitor Deloitte, Khaitan & Co, KPMG, Societe Generale, ICICI Bank

Top Colleges in India: Cutoff Wise

Top Colleges in India: College Predictor

Note: Candidates applying to the courses at the top 10 colleges in India should obtain a valid score in the entrance examination, meet the cutoff criteria and follow the specified admission procedure. 

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