List of Colleges in India

Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital was founded in 2007. It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University and recognised by the DCI.

Its vision is to emerge as a leading institute that promotes knowledge about oral healthcare and advanced dentistry in an environment that motivates students to grow, learn, and acquire qualities to serve the nation. Its mission is to serve the society by motivating talent, developing confidence, nurturing creativity, encouraging positive thinking, and enhancing competency in the students.

Shri Shakti College of Hotel Management was founded in 1993. It is affiliated to Osmania University. Its certificate courses are approved by the State Board of Technical Education & Training.

Its mission is to challenge the intellectual capabilities of students and prepare them professionally for their career.

Viva College of Hotel Management and Tourism was founded in 2001. It is affiliated with the University of Mumbai.

Its vision is to develop a professional atmosphere within the hospitality management sector and impart a sense of competition in the future aspirants. Its mission is to encourage students to acquire knowledge and experience that will assist them in understanding the requirements of the business.

T John Institute of Technology was established in 2006. It is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and is approved by AICTE.

Vision: To use innovative techniques and advanced technology for offering quality education that can meet global standards in order to transform students into future leaders.

Mission: To foster an intellectual and creative environment that helps in developing the overall personality of the individuals and to inculcate social and professional values and beliefs in the students.

Santosh College of Teacher's Training and Education was established in the year 2008. It is affiliated with Ranchi University. It is also recognised by NCTE and is accredited by NAAC.

Vision: To empower needy and underprivileged people especially the one belonging to SC, ST, PH and OBC categories. It also focuses on the overall development of would-be teachers.

Mission: To develop highly efficient and skilled teachers who are committed towards the society especially the tribal and rural women.

Alliance School of Liberal Arts and Humanities was established in the year 2022. It is a constituent unit of Alliance University. It is a renowned institution that is known for offering quality education.

Holy Cross College of Education is an autonomous college that was established in the year 2008. It is affiliated with Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai. It is also recognised by NCTE.

Vision: To make people aware about the merciful love of the Father and the power of Paschal Mystery through offering quality education.

Mission: To develop academically strong and technically skilled teachers who are creative and competent and are capable of overcoming future challenges in the field of education.

In 1986 National Law School of India University was set up in Bangalore to provide students with legal education so that they can contribute to transforming the Indian legal system. This University is approved by UGC and accredited by BCI.

Its vision is to consistently put efforts to push for conceptual modification in the stream of legal education. For this purpose, it develops a curriculum that consists of the highest educational standards and provides students with a socially significant learning experience.

Srinivas University Bangalore Campus is approved by AICTE and UGC and recognised by AIU, ACCA, and NCTE.

Vision: To prepare competent and ethical leaders who can make the world a righteous and just place for the upcoming generations.

Mission: It aims to provide holistic education and practical learning experience to the students and develop their leadership skills and intellect.

Approved by the University Grants Commission and recognised by the Government of Karnataka, Rai Technology University was established in 2013 with the aim of maintaining, coordinating, and determining education needs and requirements.

The vision and mission of RTU is to evolve as a leading centre of education that provides professional and top-quality education to both national and international students. The institute focuses on providing students with learning which can last a lifetime so that they can contribute to the development of the nation and achieve their academic and career goals.

The University offers BBA, BCA, and MCA programs in courses like Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Rural Management, International Business, System Analysis, and Network Systems.

Co-founded by Dr. P. Dayananda Pai and Dr. Kiran Pai, Vidyashilp University was established in the year 2021 under the flagship of the Vidyashilp Education Group. It is approved by the UGC, and accredited by the AIU.

VU aims at providing the students with a conducive atmosphere that promotes collective learning, encourages broad-mindedness, and emphasises service. The values imparted to the students are academic freedom; integrity; empathy, empowerment, & social change; diversity, equity, & inclusion; excellence; and intellectual discovery.

Various courses are offered by the institute under the 4 schools/departments at the institute, namely:

• School of Business Studies: BMS (Hons.)/ with Research, and PG Diploma in Start-up Management.
• School of Computational and Data Sciences: B. Tech (Hons.) in Data Sciences and B. Sc. (Hons.) in Decision Sciences.
• School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies: B. Des. in Communication Design, BA (Hons.), and BA (Hons.) with Research
• School of Legal Studies and Governance: BMS LL.B (Hons.) and BA LL.B (Hons.)

Along with these, the Institute offers Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Material Science, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology & Anthropology.

The University has many national and international collaborations for several purposes such as Joint Projects, Student Exchange Programs, Study Abroad Tours, Research Collaboration, and many more. The institute focuses on Experiential Learning and claims to provide students with a flawless education by preparing them with a people-centric approach, challenge-based learning, interdisciplinary, and domain expertise.

Atria Group founded Atria University in 2018 to address the academic challenges and to prepare the students for their tomorrow. The institute offers a curriculum to the students based on the guidelines of UGC.

This private university offers programs like Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Science.

PES University is situated in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a private university which was established in 1972. One of India's top institutions of higher learning for both teaching and research is PES Bangalore. The university is approved by the UGC and was ranked among the top 50 private state universities by Outlook-ICARE in the year 2020. PESU is considered as India's most trusted educational institute by the TRA in the 7th position in India, and is ranked amongst the top 25 M.Tech colleges in India by Career India.

The university offers numerous different courses at different levels for the students to opt for. They offer courses at levels like pre-university, polytechnic diploma courses, post-graduate, doctoral, as well as undergraduate courses to the students at the university. These are offered in streams like psychology, pharmacy, commerce, research, and a few more. Other courses are offered in computer applications, cyber security, management, engineering, nursing, law, and performing arts. And the university also offers courses on the creative side like design and architecture.

The university offers MBA programs in association with the University of Pennsylvania. The university takes its responsibility seriously because they understand that the students are the future of the society. The faculties at the institute are considered to be the university's foundation. The faculties play a significant role in shaping the career of their students and helping them shine in the world with their knowledge. At PESU they make sure that no matter which career path is chosen by the students, the university will serve them well and help them attain their goals.

Nandha College of Pharmacy was established in 1992 under the aegis of Sri Nandha Educational Trust. It is a flagship unit of the Nandha Educational Institutions. The College is affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai and is accredited by NBA. It is approved by AICTE and recognised by PCI. The College has been ranked at 65^th position by NIRF in 2024.

Vision: The vision of the College is to prepare proficient pharmacists who are socially responsible and are competent to work in varied working conditions.

Mission: The mission of the College is to provide multidisciplinary education and training in the pharmaceutical disciplines and to facilitate industrial exposure to the students in order to refine their knowledge and research abilities.

K.K. College of Pharmacy Chennai was established in 1992. The college is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. University. It is recognised by PCI and is approved by AICTE.

Vision: Its vision is to be a leading college that offers professional and specialized programs. Its motive is to transform the students with moral values like leadership and professionalism in order to fulfill pharmaceutical needs of the society.

Mission: The College aims to offer quality education and maintain a standard teaching-learning environment for the students to make them able to contribute for the betterment of society.

K.S.R. Institute of Dental Science and Research was started in 2004. The institute is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. It is recognised by DCI and the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Vision: To offer educational courses and develop research skills in the students. The motive of the institute is to create socially responsible professionals and deliver high-quality clinical services to the patients.

Mission: To facilitate the community with excellent oral healthcare services. Its aim is to discover, share, and initiate knowledge.

Regency College of Culinary Arts and Hotel Management Hyderabad was established in 1994. It is affiliated to Osmania University.

UPES School of Law was established in 2003 in affiliation with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. It is NAAC accredited, approved by UGC, and recognised by BCI. The Institute has been ranked at 28^th position by NIRF in 2024.

RV University is a private university located in Bangalore, Karnataka, and was established back in 2019. The university is recognized by the AICTE as well as UGC. The university has established partnerships and collaborations with renowned names for the benefit of its students. The university has established partnerships with premier nationally and internationally recognized universities to develop education experience via groundbreaking outreach programs. They have collaborated with Coursera, CDAC, Edinburgh Napier University, GEMS Education, GIBF, IFB, Institute of Risk Management, Justice Initiative, MU Sigma, Nature Dots, O.P. Jindal Global University, Siena, Talent Edge, Teesside University, CIM, The Design Venue, Titan Company, The Highland Institute, University of Latvia, University of Essex, Ziroh Labs, and many more to be listed.

The university has different departments like the School of Law, Economics, Design & Innovation, as well as Business. Other departments available at the university are the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Computer Science & Engineering. These departments are offering various courses like BLA/ BA/ B.Sc. / B.Des/ BBA/ B.Com/ B.Tech/ BA LLB/ LLM/ BBA LLB/ M.Des. / MA/ Ph.D. courses.

One of the main objectives of the university is to become a leading worldwide liberal higher education institution that is tech-driven and focused on educating tomorrow's leaders. The university provides enough chances for students to participate in an investigation while being supervised by professionals. There are excellent as well as highly competent professors with strong content designed in collaboration with leading academic and business authorities. Additionally, they have access to the most up-to-date resources as well as equipment to find and disseminate creative solutions to challenging issues. The university aims to develop a lively and multicultural environment with students and employees coming from all nations and continents.

St. Joseph’s University was established in the year 1882 and was earlier known as St. Joseph’s College. This university was formed to provide world-class and research-based education to the students. This university is UGC approved and accredited by NAAC with “A” grade.

The vision and mission of SJU is to deliver improved academic education and training to enhance the quality of life and to produce individuals with professional values and ethics. The university focuses on guiding and showing the right career path to the students with immense hard work and honesty.

This university offers UG and PG courses to the students that are run under various schools, namely:

• School of Social Work
• School of Humanities
• School of Physical Science
• School of Business
• School of Chemical Sciences
• School of Life Science
• St. Joseph’s Institute of Information Technology
• St. Joseph’s Institute of Communication and Media Studies
• School of Language and Literature

Yenepoya University was established in 2023 to provide quality education in the domain of computer science, arts, information technology, design and humanities, allied healthcare, commerce and management, and finance. It promotes experiential learning through education enhancement programs and innovative learning strategies. This campus is an off-campus unit of Yenepoya Deemed to be University.

The Bangalore campus of Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management popularly known as GITAM University was founded in the year 2012 and is dedicated to impart high-quality training and education in different academic streams. It is “DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY” that is approved by UGC and AICTE. It also has the approval of MHRD and has NAAC accreditation of A++.

It envisions of becoming a globally recognised educational institute that imparts high quality education to students. GITAM Bangalore aims to impart comprehensive and futuristic education of global standards with a sense of social significance and discipline.

The Bangalore campus runs the following schools:

• GITAM School of Business
• GITAM School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• GITAM School of Science
• GITAM School of Technology

Amity University, Bangalore started its academic curriculum in the year 2018. The University is approved by UGC as a ‘Private University’ and has been accredited by NAAC. It is one of the eleven universities of the ‘Amity Education Group’ spread all across India.

Vision: The University is running its courses with a vision to become a centre of excellence with creativity and innovation and to play a part in the progress of humanity.

Mission: It is working with a mission to create an environment that supports students’ learning and nurture academic innovations, talent, and creativity.

The University is running several courses at UG and PG level. The programs list of the university includes BBA, BCA, B.Tech, B.Com, BA, B.Sc, MBA, M.Tech, MCA, and more.

Sapthagiri NPS University was established in the year 2001 as Sapthagiri College of Engineering, Bangalore. It is approved by the UGC as a Private University in 2023. It provides abundant UG and PG Degree courses. The University is NAAC accredited, and also approved by AICTE.

Vision: To provide the best educational experience to the students in the fields of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Business Studies, Medicine, and Management Studies.

Mission: To adapt an innovative pedagogy to provide a student-focused learning culture and instill in the students the virtues of leadership, interpersonal skills, critical and analytical thinking along with moral values to meet the global standards.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University was established in 2017 by the Government of Karnataka as a unitary university. It is also known as BASE University and strives to become a leading institute for economic education and research. It nurtures students to become future economists by imparting quality knowledge, aims to become the finest training institute in Economics, and emphasises on holistic development of students. BASE University is a State University approved by UGC.

Vision and Mission: To establish state of art school of learning economics and social sciences wherein students are trained to understand facts, weight evidence, and distinguish issues. It is committed to graduate individuals with knowledge of economics who will work towards betterment of country and create an inclusive society by participating in various government, private, public, or academic institutes.

Chanakya University was established in 2022 and aims at the holistic development of the students. It emphasises on creating knowledge, transformative leaders, creativity, team spirit, and integrity. The University provides comprehensive liberal education which develops social, aesthetic, intellectual, emotional, moral, and spiritual sides of an individual. The vision is to develop individuals with the ability of inspiring leaders, building digital infrastructure, facilitating research, and creating innovative educational systems for holistic development. It is a private University which is approved by UGC.

Chanakya University provides Graduation and Post Graduation under different schools which are mentioned below:

• School of Commerce and Management
• School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• School of Law, Governance, and Public Policy
• School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Formerly known as Government Science College, Nrupathunga University came into existence in 2020 to prepare students for dynamic nature of life, to impart leadership quality in them, and to provide quality education. The university is accredited by NAAC with ‘A+’ grade and approved by AICTE, and recognised by NCTE.

This state university offers multiple degrees in UG, PG, and other Research programs. Apart from this, the university runs a number of schools under its name and these are:

• School of Life Sciences
• School of Language
• School of Applied Life Sciences
• School of Chemical Sciences
• School of Physical Sciences
• School of Chemical Sciences
• School of Electronics and Computer Science

JLU School of Law Bhopal was started in the year 2014. The Institute is affiliated to Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal. It is approved by UGC. The college is recognised by BCI. 

Since its inception in 2022, Vikrant University has been promoting high-quality education for students in a very vibrant environment. UGC and AICTE are the legal authorities that have approved the University. The Affiliation of the University is done by BCI.

The University’s motive is to develop an education system that can contribute directly to transforming the outlook of students and making them talented professionals acquired with relevant capabilities. The vision of the University is to produce compassionate and courageous students who can face challenges with a professional and positive attitude.      

The University offers Certificate, Diploma, Graduation, Post Graduation, Integrated, and Ph.D. programs under different schools namely:

• School of Agriculture Science
• School of Arts and Design 
• School of Computer Applications
• School of Engineering and Technology
• School of Humanities and Culture
• School of Legal Studies
• School of Library Science
• School of Management and Commerce
• School of Natural and Applied Sciences
• School of Yoga and Naturopathy

In 2022, the status of the University was given by the UGC to Vidhyadeep University situated in Surat. It is also AICTE-approved. The authorities that accredited this University are INC and NCTE.

The vision statement of the University states that it desires to impart technical education and inculcate high standards of obedience in students under the guidance of experienced faculties. It also aims to establish a global standard that can make its students ethically and technologically strong. Its mission is to enlighten individuals with the right information and knowledge so that they can contribute to the development of the nation.