With the increase in the number of Private Universities in India, it might be overwhelming for any student to find a list of colleges and universities that he/she can choose from. We have curated the Top 30 Universities and Colleges in 2024 in India. There are three types of listings that one can find on the web.
- Rankings (like NIRF, Outlook, Times, etc)
- Classifieds (like Shiksha, Career360, etc)
- Curated Blogs (like this one)
Whether a student wants to choose science, commerce, management, or arts, one can check out this list. We could only cover some of the good institutes. So, there could still be better colleges that still need to be added to the list. So we encourage you to comment on the institutes that you think should be on the list.
How did we curate this list?
We’re a team of Career Counsellors and Mentors, helping thousands of students across the country for the last 5 years. In the journey, we use students’ feedback, rankings, and the potential of the institutes that we come across. So we decided to publish the list of Top 30 Universities and Colleges in 2024 to help students start their shortlisting process.
Listing and shortlisting of colleges and universities is a very important step in the process of college planning. You can also reach out to us for one-on-one consultation for college shortlisting and career planning.
How do you choose from the list of colleges below:
They are not in any order, so we encourage you to do your research by visiting their campuses, checking out their online presence, talking to alumni and existing students, and tracking their last 3 years’ NIRF rankings.
| S.No | University Name | Location | Website Link |
| 1 | Kristu Jayanti College | Bengaluru | https://kristujayanti.edu.in/home/index.php |
| 2 | Mt Carmel College | Bengaluru | https://mccblr.edu.in/ |
| 3 | Christ University | Bengaluru | https://christuniversity.in/ |
| 4 | Mahindra University | Hyderabad | https://www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/ |
| 5 | Symbiosis International University | Pune | https://www.siu.edu.in/ |
| 6 | NMIMS | Mumbai | https://www.nmims.edu/ |
| 7 | XIM University | Bhubaneswar | https://xim.edu.in/ |
| 8 | Jain University | Bengaluru | https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/ |
| 9 | LPU | Phagwara | https://www.lpu.in/ |
| 10 | Manipal Univerisity | Manipal | https://manipal.edu/mu.html |
| 11 | Amrita University | Coimbatore | https://www.amrita.edu/ |
| 12 | SRM University | Chennai | https://www.srmist.edu.in/ |
| 13 | Chandigarh University | Chandigarh | https://www.cuchd.in/ |
| 14 | VIT University | Vellore | https://vit.ac.in/ |
| 15 | KIIT University | Bhubaneswar | https://kiit.ac.in/ |
| 16 | UPES | Dehradun | https://www.upes.ac.in/ |
| 17 | Sastra University | Thanjavur | https://www.sastra.edu/ |
| 18 | Sathyabama University | Chennai | https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/ |
| 19 | KL University | Guntur | https://www.kluniversity.in/ |
| 20 | Shiv Nadar University | Noida | https://snu.edu.in/ |
| 21 | Amity University | Noida | https://www.amity.edu/ |
| 22 | Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | https://dpu.edu.in/ |
| 23 | GITAM University | Visakhapatnam | https://www.gitam.edu/ |
| 24 | Sharda University | Delhi NCR | https://www.sharda.ac.in/ |
| 25 | Ashoka University | Sonipat | https://www.ashoka.edu.in/ |
| 26 | O P Jindal Global University | Sonipat | https://jgu.edu.in/ |
| 27 | Ahmedabad University | Ahmedabad | https://ahduni.edu.in/ |
| 28 | Azim Premji University | Bengaluru | https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/ |
| 29 | Chitkara University | Chandigarh | https://www.chitkara.edu.in/ |
| 30 | Sri Sri University | Cuttack | https://srisriuniversity.edu.in/ |
These colleges and universities have multiple courses in sciences, management, and humanities, so do check them out. Sometimes, students do end up taking courses that they have never come across. Sometimes all that matters is the right information at the right time. Happy Learning!