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India Today Ranking 2012

• 1 St. Stephen's College, New Delhi St. Stephen's College, New Delhi was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi in conjunction with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. It is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affiliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally...

  Website: www.ststephens.edu

• 2 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai St. Xavier's College, Mumbai established in 1869,is an educational institution, which strives to form men and women who will build a more just and human world. It strives for an intellectual endeavor that focuses on critical and creative thinking, with the aim of social...

  Website: www.xaviers.edu

• 3 Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College, Chennai was established in 1925 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), with the primary objective of providing university education in a Christian atmosphere for deserving students, especially those belonging to the Catholic Community. The college aims at training young...

  Website: www.loyolacollege.edu

• 4 St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was established in 1860 by a Catholic Minority Religious body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862. With one hundred and fifty one years of service to the nation, St. Xavier's College has grown today into a leading...

  Website: www.sxccal.edu

• 5 Presidency University, Kolkata Presidency University, Kolkata was established in 1817 as Hindoo College by a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen which has a unique place in history. It was one of the first institutes of western-type higher education in Asia. This was taken over the British Government in...

  Website: www.presiuniv.ac.in

• 6 Christ University, Bangalore Christ University, Bangalore was established in 1969. It was formerly known as Christ College (Autonomous) which was affiliated to Bangalore University. The college became the most preferred educational institution in the city of Bangalore within the first three decades. By the...

  Website: www.christuniversity.in

• 7 Hans Raj College, New Delhi Hans Raj College, New Delhi is a constituent college of the University of Delhi and a premier institution of the DAV Managing Committee-the largest non-government educational organization of the country. After partition DAV Managing Committee decided to set up its institutions in...

  Website: www.hansrajcollege.com

• 8 Fergusson College, Pune Fergusson College, Pune was established in 1885 by Deccan Education Society (DES) and is now in its 127th year. The primary aim of the DES has always been to offer education at affordable cost and spread enlightenment by self-reliant efforts with a view to realizing the highest...

  Website: www.fergusson.edu

• 9 Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai established in 1837 as a School in the black town of Madras, the Institution was built and its character shaped by a host of Scottish missionaries such as Anderson and Miller, Hogg and Boyd. Many dedicated Indian teachers as well as generations...

  Website: www.mcc.edu.in

• 10 Presidency College, Chennai Presidency College, Chennai was established in 1840 as preparatory school in a rented building in Egmore known as Edinburgh Home. It was established by Thiru. Cooper and his staff which eventually grew into Presidency College. In 1857 marks the beginning of the third epoch in the...

  Website: www.presidencychennai.com

• 11 Stella Maris College, Chennai Stella Maris College, Chennai established in 1947, is a Catholic minority institution of higher education for women. Beginning in a small one-storey building in Santhome, Mylapore with 32 students, the college moved to its present campus in 1960. Today the college has an enrollment...

  Website: www.stellamariscollege.org

• 12 Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi established in 1948 by the vice-chancellor Sir Maurice Gwyer, is one of the premier Women's Institutions of Delhi University. The affiliation to the university union was accompanied by a widening of the interest taken in...

  Website: www.mirandahouse.ac.in

• 13 St. Joseph's College (SJC), Bangalore St. Joseph's College (SJC), Bangalore was established in 1882 by the Fathers of the French Foreign Mission. The need for instituting a college of this magnitude in Bangalore was felt by the catholic Missionaries and it was the vicar apostolic of the coramandel coast, the Rev. Dr....

  Website: www.sjc.ac.in

• 14 Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi was established in 1961. Fifty years ago, three stalwarts in the public domain, Smt Durgabai Deshmukh, Dr K.L.Rao and Dr C.Anna Rao, transformed their spirited vision and dream to reality in the shape of Sri Venkateswara College. Fired with...

  Website: www.svc.ac.in

• 15 K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai is ranked 25th amongst top best 50 colleges in All India level and 5th in Mumbai city wise in the stream of Commerce and in the stream of Arts 28th in All India level and 6th in Mumbai city-wise as survey carried out by the India...

  Website: www.somaiya.edu/VidyaVihar/kjsac

• 16 Hindu College, New Delhi Hindu College, New Delhi established in 1899 by Late Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale. The college is recognized as one of the premier academic institutions in the country. It stands tall in public esteem and also in the memories of its alumni, many of whom are now prominent figures in...

  Website: www.hinducollege.org

• 17 Ramjas College, New Delhi Ramjas College, New Delhi was established in 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath. Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi. Beginning from the humble precincts of Darya Ganj in Old Delhi, the college today boasts of a spacious campus,...

  Website: www.ramjascollege.edu

• 18 Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore was established in 1948 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa sought to fill a lacuna in women's education. Mount Carmel has always been the forerunner of constructive changes in academics, helping generations of students improve their knowledge and...

  Website: mountcarmelcollegeblr.co.in

• 19 Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi was established in 1991as a constituent college of University of Delhi and is fully funded by Government of NCT, Delhi. The College is named after the great educationist and reformist of modern India, Acharya Narendra Deva. Over the years, the...

  Website: andcollege.du.ac.in

• 20 Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts & Science, Mumbai Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts & Science, Mumbai was established in 1937; it was the first college in Mumbai to be started by the Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali, Pune. This college is affiliated to University of Mumbai and conducts courses at undergraduate and graduate...

  Website: www.ruiacollege.edu

• 21 Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai established in 1948, was born out of the dream and vision of Shri. V.L. Ethiraj, an eminent lawyer and renowned philanthropist. It was established with a commitment to provide quality education to women with strong emphasis on values and tradition...

  Website: www.ethirajcollege.in

• 22 Osmania University College for Women (OUCW), Hyderabad Osmania University College for Women (OUCW), Hyderabad established in 1924, is a premier institution for women's education. For OUCW "Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man" as quoted by Swami Vivekananda. The University College for Women, which caters...

  Website: www.oucwkoti.ac.in

• 23 Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata was established in 1939 by Government of Bengal. It was named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till 1939. The college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus. The...

  Website: www.ladybrabourne.com

• 24 Gargi College, New Delhi Gargi College, New Delhi established in 1967 and is a leading south campus college of the University of Delhi. It is a college for women and offers education in Arts and Humanities, Commerce, Science and Education. Gargi College was named after an enlightened woman named Gargi,...

  Website: www.gargicollege.in

• 25 St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad established in 1955, is run by the Gujarat Province of the Society of Jesus through The Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College Society. After the establishment and success of St Xavier’s High School in Ahmedabad, and of St Xavier’s College in...

  Website: www.stxavierscollege.net

• 26 Elphinstone College, Mumbai Elphinstone College, Mumbai established in 1856, occupies a unique position in the annals of education in the country. It is one of the rarest institutions, born even before the University of Mumbai, to which it was later on affiliated. Recently the Elphinstone College has been...

  Website: www.elphinstonecollege.in

• 27 Jyoti Nivas College (JNC), Bangalore Jyoti Nivas College (JNC), Bangalore established in 1966, is a minority Christian College founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. JNC has remained steadfast to one central commitment, to provide a balanced comprehensive education in the liberal Arts, Science and Commerce,...

  Website: www.jyotinivas.org

• 28 KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai was established in 1984 by the Kelkar-Vaze family. It was the youngest college to get permanent affiliation from the university. The college was the first affiliated college in Maharashtra, accredited with a 5 star....

  Website: www.vazecollege.net

• 29 Wilson College, Mumbai Wilson College, Mumbai was established in 1832 as Ambrolie School in Girgaum, later seeing several changes of sites and names, eventually being called Wilson School. A collegiate section from which Wilson College was evolved is in 1836. The founder of these institutions was the Rev....

  Website: www.wilsoncollege.edu

• 30 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata Maulana Azad College, Kolkata was established in 1926, when Islamia College was founded by Lord Lytton, the then Governor of Bengal. The object of the college was to promote Islamic learning and general education among the Muslim subjects of British India. Immediately after...

  Website: www.maulanaazadcollege.in

• 31 Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad was established in 1976 by Rev. Fr. T. Balaiah, S.J. The Academy is managed and administered by the Jesuits of Andhra Jesuit Province, belonging to the Society of Jesus, an international Catholic Religious order. It is affiliated...

  Website: www.loyolaacademy.ac.in

• 32 Sacred Heart College, Kochi Sacred Heart College, Kochi was established in 1944 by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a catholic religious order for men, the college aims at the fashioning of an enlightened society founded on a relentless pursuit of excellence and a secular outlook combined with a firm...

  Website: www.shcollege.ac.in

• 33 Sophia College for Women, Mumbai Sophia College for Women, Mumbai was established in 1941, is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The governing body of the society for the higher education of women in India runs the college. The religious sisters of the sacred heart of Jesus and lay staff form the staff of the...

  Website: www.sophiacollegemumbai.com

• 34 Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow also known as IT Collegeis one of growth in service as well as scholarship. The College is the outcome of the dedication, struggles and initiatives of Isabella Thoburn, an American Missionary who was among the first missionaries sponsored by the...

  Website: www.itcollege.ac.in

• 35 Ramkrisha Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah Ramkrisha Mission Vidyamandira (RMV), Howrah was established in 1941. It’s a premier college in west Bengal. This is an institution of both English and Bengali medium. The Mission conducts extensive work in healthcare, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare,...

  Website: vidyamandira.ac.in

• 36 SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai was established in 1960 and was inaugurated by Shri Y. B. Chavan, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra to serve the ever-growing educational needs of students from North and Central Mumbai suburbs, and was the gift of the South...

  Website: www.siesascs.net

• 37 Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai was established in 1961 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) as a part of its own silver jubilee celebration. Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and...

  Website: mithibai.svkm.ac.in

• 38 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, New Delhi Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, New Delhi was established in August, 1990 in the memory of late Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a renowned philosopher, thinker and social worker. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College is one of the renowned institutions in Delhi. It is affiliated to the University of...

  Website: dducollege.du.ac.in

• 39 M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai was started in 1992. Affiliated to the University of Madras , it offers selective career - oriented under-graduate and post-graduate courses with premier faculty in a scholarly and research environment. The college offered itself for...

  Website: www.mop-vaishnav.ac.in

• 40 Scottish Church College, Kolkata Scottish Church College, Kolkata was established in 1830 as the General Assembly’s Institution and given its present name in 1929 is an institution born out of one such impetus. The aim of the college as that of its founder is primarily to impart liberal education pervaded by...

  Website: www.scottishchurch.ac.in

• 41 Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC), Bangalore Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC), Bangalore was established in 1990. Founded by Dr. R Chenraj Jain with an enrollment of 36 students, today we have about 5500 Pre University students, 500 Undergraduate students and 1000 Postgraduate students within 4 campuses. Jain College...

  Website: www.jaincollege.ac.in

• 42 Kishinchand Chellaram College Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai was established in 1954 under the aegis of the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, HSNC(B). It was the second institution that the Management set up in Bombay after it relocated itself in the city.Support for the establishment of the...

  Website: www.kccollege.org.in

• 43 MES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore MES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore was established in 1956 with student strength of nearly 68. Ever since then the college acquired great prominence not only in Karnataka but also in the country. The growth is both quantitative and qualitative. The college is now a...

  Website: http://www.mesinstitutions.org

• 44 BJS College of Arts,Science and Commerce, Pune BJS College of Arts,Science and Commerce, Pune was established in 1995 managed and run under Bharateeya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) to give admission preferably to the students from earth quake affected area. No doubt, at present the college has 850 students and 5000 sq. meter, four...

  Website: bjscollege.org

• 45 Guru Nanak College, Chennai Guru Nanak College, Chennai was established in the year 1971 as a Unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society to mark the 500th birthday of the great Shri Guru Nanak Devji, founder of the Sikh Religion. Guru Nanak College is the only college for getting certificate by ISO. The college...

  Website: http://gurunanakcollege.edu.in/

• 46 NMKRV College for Women, Bangalore NMKRV College for Women, Bangalore started as a junior college in 1971 is a pioneer in the field of women’s education in the state of Karnataka. Spread over a sprawling four acres, the college is situated at a vantage point in the cosmopolitan Jayanagar. With thirty plus years...

  Website: www.rsst-nmkrvcollege.net

• 47 Nowrosjee Wadia College (NWC) Nowrosjee Wadia College (NWC), Pune was established in 1932 managed under Modern Education Society. The College was initially affiliated to the University of Bombay and was then affiliated to the University of Pune in 1949, upon the establishment of the latter. The strength of the...
• 48 Queen Mary's College, Chennai Queen Mary's College, Chennai has always been accredited with many a first. The College was not only the first Government College for women but also the first Government College for Women to be granted autonomous status in 1987 and to be accredited with 4 stars by NAAC in 1999. The...

  Website: www.queenmaryscollege.com

• 49 Womens Christian College (WCC), Chennai Womens Christian College (WCC), Chennai was established in 1915 as a joint venture of 12 missionary societies from England and USA. In 1916 it was declared a first grade college and was shifted to its present campus in Nungambakkam located in the heart of Chennai city. It fulfills...

  Website: www.wcc.edu.in

• 50 Maharaja's College, Ernakulam Maharaja's College, Ernakulam is one of the best and biggest centres of learning and higher education in the state of Kerala. This multidisciplinary centre of higher learning had its humble beginnings as a single room English school started by Royal Kingdom of Cochin in 1845 'to...

  Website: www.maharajascollege.in

* Last Updated:   10/10/2012

India Today Ranking 2011

• 1 St. Stephen's College, New Delhi St. Stephen's College, New Delhi was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi in conjunction with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. It is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affiliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally...

  Website: www.ststephens.edu

• 2 Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College, Chennai was established in 1925 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), with the primary objective of providing university education in a Christian atmosphere for deserving students, especially those belonging to the Catholic Community. The college aims at training...

  Website: www.loyolacollege.edu

• 3 St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was established in 1860 by a Catholic Minority Religious body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862. With one hundred and fifty one years of service to the nation, St. Xavier's College has grown today into a leading...

  Website: www.sxccal.edu

• 4 Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi established in 1948 by the vice-chancellor Sir Maurice Gwyer, is one of the premier Women's Institutions of Delhi University. The affiliation to the university union was accompanied by a widening of the interest taken in...

  Website: www.mirandahouse.ac.in

• 5 Fergusson College, Pune Fergusson College, Pune was established in 1885 by Deccan Education Society (DES) and is now in its 127th year. The primary aim of the DES has always been to offer education at affordable cost and spread enlightenment by self-reliant efforts with a view to realizing the highest...

  Website: www.fergusson.edu

• 6 Christ University, Bangalore Christ University, Bangalore was established in 1969. It was formerly known as Christ College (Autonomous) which was affiliated to Bangalore University. The college became the most preferred educational institution in the city of Bangalore within the first three decades. By the...

  Website: www.christuniversity.in

• 7 Hindu College, New Delhi Hindu College, New Delhi established in 1899 by Late Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale. The college is recognized as one of the premier academic institutions in the country. It stands tall in public esteem and also in the memories of its alumni, many of whom are now prominent figures...

  Website: www.hinducollege.org

• 8 Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore was established in 1948 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa sought to fill a lacuna in women's education. Mount Carmel has always been the forerunner of constructive changes in academics, helping generations of students improve their knowledge...

  Website: mountcarmelcollegeblr.co.in

• 9 St. Joseph's College (SJC), Bangalore St. Joseph's College (SJC), Bangalore was established in 1882 by the Fathers of the French Foreign Mission. The need for instituting a college of this magnitude in Bangalore was felt by the catholic Missionaries and it was the vicar apostolic of the coramandel coast, the Rev. Dr....

  Website: www.sjc.ac.in

• 10 Hans Raj College, New Delhi Hans Raj College, New Delhi is a constituent college of the University of Delhi and a premier institution of the DAV Managing Committee-the largest non-government educational organization of the country. After partition DAV Managing Committee decided to set up its institutions in...

  Website: www.hansrajcollege.com

• 11 Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai established in 1837 as a School in the black town of Madras, the Institution was built and its character shaped by a host of Scottish missionaries such as Anderson and Miller, Hogg and Boyd. Many dedicated Indian teachers as well as...

  Website: www.mcc.edu.in

• 12 Stella Maris College, Chennai Stella Maris College, Chennai established in 1947, is a Catholic minority institution of higher education for women. Beginning in a small one-storey building in Santhome, Mylapore with 32 students, the college moved to its present campus in 1960. Today the college has an...

  Website: www.stellamariscollege.org

• 13 Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi was established in 1961. Fifty years ago, three stalwarts in the public domain, Smt Durgabai Deshmukh, Dr K.L.Rao and Dr C.Anna Rao, transformed their spirited vision and dream to reality in the shape of Sri Venkateswara College. Fired...

  Website: www.svc.ac.in

• 14 Ramjas College, New Delhi Ramjas College, New Delhi was established in 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath. Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi. Beginning from the humble precincts of Darya Ganj in Old Delhi, the college today boasts of a spacious campus,...

  Website: www.ramjascollege.edu

• 15 St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad established in 1955, is run by the Gujarat Province of the Society of Jesus through The Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College Society. After the establishment and success of St Xavier’s High School in Ahmedabad, and of St Xavier’s College in...

  Website: www.stxavierscollege.net

• 16 Presidency College, Chennai Presidency College, Chennai was established in 1840 as preparatory school in a rented building in Egmore known as Edinburgh Home. It was established by Thiru. Cooper and his staff which eventually grew into Presidency College. In 1857 marks the beginning of the third epoch in the...

  Website: www.presidencychennai.com

• 17 Sophia College for Women, Mumbai Sophia College for Women, Mumbai was established in 1941, is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The governing body of the society for the higher education of women in India runs the college. The religious sisters of the sacred heart of Jesus and lay staff form the staff of...

  Website: www.sophiacollegemumbai.com

• 18 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai St. Xavier's College, Mumbai established in 1869,is an educational institution, which strives to form men and women who will build a more just and human world. It strives for an intellectual endeavor that focuses on critical and creative thinking, with the aim of social...

  Website: www.xaviers.edu

• 19 Elphinstone College, Mumbai Elphinstone College, Mumbai established in 1856, occupies a unique position in the annals of education in the country. It is one of the rarest institutions, born even before the University of Mumbai, to which it was later on affiliated. Recently the Elphinstone College has been...

  Website: www.elphinstonecollege.in

• 20 Osmania University College for Women (OUCW), Hyderabad Osmania University College for Women (OUCW), Hyderabad established in 1924, is a premier institution for women's education. For OUCW "Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man" as quoted by Swami Vivekananda. The University College for Women, which...

  Website: www.oucwkoti.ac.in

• 21 Nizam College, Hyderabad Nizam College, Hyderabad was established in 1887 by the amalgamation of Hyderabad School and the Madarsa-i-Aliya. Nizam College is one of the oldest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in South India. It was affiliated to the University of Madras for 60 years after...

  Website: www.nizamcollege.ac.in

• 22 D G RUPAREL COLLEGE OF ART SCIENCE AND COMMERCE D G Ruparel College of Art, Science and Commerce, Mumbai was established by the Modern Education Society in 1952, the Doongarsee Gangjee Ruparel College is synonymous with excellance in the field of higher education. In 2003, Ruparel College was awarded the prestigious...

  Website: www.ruparel.edu

• 23 K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai is ranked 25th amongst top best 50 colleges in All India level and 5th in Mumbai city wise in the stream of Commerce and in the stream of Arts 28th in All India level and 6th in Mumbai city-wise as survey carried out by the India...

  Website: www.somaiya.edu/VidyaVihar/kjsac

• 24 Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts & Science, Mumbai Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts & Science, Mumbai was established in 1937; it was the first college in Mumbai to be started by the Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali, Pune. This college is affiliated to University of Mumbai and conducts courses at undergraduate and graduate...

  Website: www.ruiacollege.edu

• 25 St. Anns College for Women, Hyderabad St. Anns College for Women, Hyderabad was established in 1983 by Sisters of Society of St. Ann, as an institution oriented towards the cause of need-based education, aiming at optimum growth. Their vision and single-minded dedication saw the college evolve from a humble beginning...

  Website: www.stannscollegehyd.com

• 26 Gargi College, New Delhi Gargi College, New Delhi established in 1967 and is a leading south campus college of the University of Delhi. It is a college for women and offers education in Arts and Humanities, Commerce, Science and Education. Gargi College was named after an enlightened woman named Gargi,...

  Website: www.gargicollege.in

• 27 Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai was established in 1961 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) as a part of its own silver jubilee celebration. Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and...

  Website: mithibai.svkm.ac.in

• 28 Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC), Bangalore was established in 1990 with just 47 students, six teachers and two office staff. The college is a self-financing institution and affiliated to the Bangalore University. the college is a part of the Jain Group of Institutions....

  Website: www.jaincollege.ac.in

• 29 Scottish Church College, Kolkata Scottish Church College, Kolkata was established in 1830 as the General Assembly’s Institution and given its present name in 1929 is an institution born out of one such impetus. The aim of the college as that of its founder is primarily to impart liberal education pervaded...

  Website: www.scottishchurch.ac.in

• 30 Bhavan's College Bhavan’s College, Mumbai is created by Kulapati Munshiji and is situated in the heart of Mumbai which is one of the Bhavan’s first institutions of higher education. The foundation stone of the college was laid by former president of independent India Dr. Sarvepalli...

  Website: www.bhavans.ac.in/

• 31 M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai was started in 1992. Affiliated to the University of Madras , it offers selective career - oriented under-graduate and post-graduate courses with premier faculty in a scholarly and research environment. The college offered itself for...

  Website: www.mop-vaishnav.ac.in

• 32 Jyoti Nivas College (JNC), Bangalore Jyoti Nivas College (JNC), Bangalore established in 1966, is a minority Christian College founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. JNC has remained steadfast to one central commitment, to provide a balanced comprehensive education in the liberal Arts, Science and Commerce,...

  Website: www.jyotinivas.org

• 33 V.G.Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce is managed by Kelkar Education Trust.The College, started unaided in 1984, by the Kelkar-Vaze Family . Affiliated to the University of Mumbai, it has been reaccredited by NAAC with A grade. This college is awarded College with...

  Website: http://www.vazecollege.net/

• 34 MES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore MES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore was established in 1956 with student strength of nearly 68. Ever since then the college acquired great prominence not only in Karnataka but also in the country. The growth is both quantitative and qualitative. The college is...

  Website: http://www.mesinstitutions.org

• 35 Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai established in 1948, was born out of the dream and vision of Shri. V.L. Ethiraj, an eminent lawyer and renowned philanthropist. It was established with a commitment to provide quality education to women with strong emphasis on values and...

  Website: www.ethirajcollege.in

• 36 Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata was established in 1939 by Government of Bengal. It was named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till 1939. The college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus....

  Website: www.ladybrabourne.com

• 37 MES Abasaheb Garware College MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune was established in 1945 managed under Maharashtra Education Society, is one of the premier institutions of higher education in and around Pune, imparting the education from undergraduate to research level. The College started in a small building...

  Website: mesgarwarecollege.org

• 38 Womens Christian College (WCC), Chennai Womens Christian College (WCC), Chennai was established in 1915 as a joint venture of 12 missionary societies from England and USA. In 1916 it was declared a first grade college and was shifted to its present campus in Nungambakkam located in the heart of Chennai city. It...

  Website: www.wcc.edu.in

• 39 Queen Mary's College, Chennai Queen Mary's College, Chennai has always been accredited with many a first. The College was not only the first Government College for women but also the first Government College for Women to be granted autonomous status in 1987 and to be accredited with 4 stars by NAAC in 1999....

  Website: www.queenmaryscollege.com

• 40 Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad was established in 1976 by Rev. Fr. T. Balaiah, S.J. The Academy is managed and administered by the Jesuits of Andhra Jesuit Province, belonging to the Society of Jesus, an international Catholic Religious order. It is...

  Website: www.loyolaacademy.ac.in

• 41 Cotton College Cotton College is the premier institution of higher education of the NE region of India. It was declared open on 27th day of May 1901 by SIR HENRY JOHN STEDMAN COTTON, the then Chief Commissioner of the erstwhile province of Assam. The college was named after Sir Henry, as the...

  Website: www.cottoncollege.org

• 42 Guru Nanak College, Chennai Guru Nanak College, Chennai was established in the year 1971 as a Unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society to mark the 500th birthday of the great Shri Guru Nanak Devji, founder of the Sikh Religion. Guru Nanak College is the only college for getting certificate by ISO. The...

  Website: http://gurunanakcollege.edu.in/

• 43 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math was established in 1941 by the Ramakrishna Mission with an objective to give a shape to Swamiji`s comprehensive idea. The very name 'Vidyamandira' was given by Swami Vivekananda back in 1898 who had envisioned such an institution...

  Website: vidyamandira.ac.in

• 44 Vivekananda College Vivekananda College, Chennai was established in 1965 by the Vivekananda Educational Society, Agasteeswarm as a living memorial to Swami Vivekananda to commemorate the Birth Centenary of the great sage of the east. Nestling amidst sylvan sorroundings, the campus lies in close...

  Website: www.vivekanandacollege.net

• 45 Bhavans New Science College The New Science College was established in the year 1956 by Nutan Vidya Samithi at Narayanguda under the Chairmanship of Dr. G.S. Melkote and the Principal Shri C. Sudershan. The Bhavan took over the management of the College in April 1982. It is affiliated to the Osmania...

  Website: http://www.bhavans.info/college/college3.asp

• 46 The Oxford College of Science The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore was established in 1994 with twelve students and five teachers. Within fifteen years the college has registered a phenomenal growth. The institution owes this astounding progress to our dedicated Management and a committed teaching staff....

  Website: theoxford.edu

• 47 Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow also known as IT Collegeis one of growth in service as well as scholarship. The College is the outcome of the dedication, struggles and initiatives of Isabella Thoburn, an American Missionary who was among the first missionaries sponsored by the...

  Website: www.itcollege.ac.in

• 48 Sarojini Naidu Junior Degree and PG Colleges for Women The Sarojini Naidu Womens college has been established in 1994-95. The college has PG, degree and junior colleges functioning with very efficient and experienced faculty members manned by a purposeful management. The college is successfully completing every year a tremendous note...

  Website: www.sarojininaiducolleges.com/

• 49 Jai Hind College Jai Hind College, Mumbai was established in 1948 by a small band of dedicated teachers of the D.J Sind College Karachi.Jai hind has gone on to become one of the premier educational institutions of Mumbai.The endeavor is to move beyond the conventional academic programmes in...

  Website: www.jaihindcollege.com

• 50 Nowrosjee Wadia College (NWC) Nowrosjee Wadia College (NWC), Pune was established in 1932 managed under Modern Education Society. The College was initially affiliated to the University of Bombay and was then affiliated to the University of Pune in 1949, upon the establishment of the latter. The strength of...

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• 1 St. Stephen's College, New Delhi St. Stephen's College, New Delhi was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi in conjunction with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. It is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affiliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally...

  Website: www.ststephens.edu

• 2 Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College, Chennai was established in 1925 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), with the primary objective of providing university education in a Christian atmosphere for deserving students, especially those belonging to the Catholic Community. The college aims at training...

  Website: www.loyolacollege.edu

• 3 Presidency University, Kolkata Presidency University, Kolkata was established in 1817 as Hindoo College by a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen which has a unique place in history. It was one of the first institutes of western-type higher education in Asia. This was taken over the British Government...

  Website: www.presiuniv.ac.in

• 4 St. Xavier's College, Mumbai St. Xavier's College, Mumbai established in 1869,is an educational institution, which strives to form men and women who will build a more just and human world. It strives for an intellectual endeavor that focuses on critical and creative thinking, with the aim of social...

  Website: www.xaviers.edu

• 5 St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was established in 1860 by a Catholic Minority Religious body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862. With one hundred and fifty one years of service to the nation, St. Xavier's College has grown today into a leading...

  Website: www.sxccal.edu

• 6 Fergusson College, Pune Fergusson College, Pune was established in 1885 by Deccan Education Society (DES) and is now in its 127th year. The primary aim of the DES has always been to offer education at affordable cost and spread enlightenment by self-reliant efforts with a view to realizing the highest...

  Website: www.fergusson.edu

• 7 Christ University, Bangalore Christ University, Bangalore was established in 1969. It was formerly known as Christ College (Autonomous) which was affiliated to Bangalore University. The college became the most preferred educational institution in the city of Bangalore within the first three decades. By the...

  Website: www.christuniversity.in

• 8 Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi Miranda House University College for Women, New Delhi established in 1948 by the vice-chancellor Sir Maurice Gwyer, is one of the premier Women's Institutions of Delhi University. The affiliation to the university union was accompanied by a widening of the interest taken in...

  Website: www.mirandahouse.ac.in

• 9 Hans Raj College, New Delhi Hans Raj College, New Delhi is a constituent college of the University of Delhi and a premier institution of the DAV Managing Committee-the largest non-government educational organization of the country. After partition DAV Managing Committee decided to set up its institutions in...

  Website: www.hansrajcollege.com

• 10 St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad established in 1955, is run by the Gujarat Province of the Society of Jesus through The Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College Society. After the establishment and success of St Xavier’s High School in Ahmedabad, and of St Xavier’s College in...

  Website: www.stxavierscollege.net

• 11 Presidency College, Chennai Presidency College, Chennai was established in 1840 as preparatory school in a rented building in Egmore known as Edinburgh Home. It was established by Thiru. Cooper and his staff which eventually grew into Presidency College. In 1857 marks the beginning of the third epoch in the...

  Website: www.presidencychennai.com

• 12 St.Joseph's College The St. Joseph's College, Bangalore is one of the oldest colleges in the State of Karnataka with a history of more than 125 years behind it. The college imparts graduate, post-graduate and research education while searching, renewing and expanding itself, attempting to be...

  Website: www.sjc.ac.in

• 13 Hindu College, New Delhi Hindu College, New Delhi established in 1899 by Late Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale. The college is recognized as one of the premier academic institutions in the country. It stands tall in public esteem and also in the memories of its alumni, many of whom are now prominent figures...

  Website: www.hinducollege.org

• 14 Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai established in 1837 as a School in the black town of Madras, the Institution was built and its character shaped by a host of Scottish missionaries such as Anderson and Miller, Hogg and Boyd. Many dedicated Indian teachers as well as...

  Website: www.mcc.edu.in

• 15 Stella Maris College, Chennai Stella Maris College, Chennai established in 1947, is a Catholic minority institution of higher education for women. Beginning in a small one-storey building in Santhome, Mylapore with 32 students, the college moved to its present campus in 1960. Today the college has an...

  Website: www.stellamariscollege.org

• 16 Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore was established in 1948 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa sought to fill a lacuna in women's education. Mount Carmel has always been the forerunner of constructive changes in academics, helping generations of students improve their knowledge...

  Website: mountcarmelcollegeblr.co.in

• 17 Ramjas College, New Delhi Ramjas College, New Delhi was established in 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath. Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi. Beginning from the humble precincts of Darya Ganj in Old Delhi, the college today boasts of a spacious campus,...

  Website: www.ramjascollege.edu

• 18 Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi Sri Venkateswara College (SVC), New Delhi was established in 1961. Fifty years ago, three stalwarts in the public domain, Smt Durgabai Deshmukh, Dr K.L.Rao and Dr C.Anna Rao, transformed their spirited vision and dream to reality in the shape of Sri Venkateswara College. Fired...

  Website: www.svc.ac.in

• 19 Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata was established in 1939 by Government of Bengal. It was named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till 1939. The college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus....

  Website: www.ladybrabourne.com

• 20 Elphinstone College, Mumbai Elphinstone College, Mumbai established in 1856, occupies a unique position in the annals of education in the country. It is one of the rarest institutions, born even before the University of Mumbai, to which it was later on affiliated. Recently the Elphinstone College has been...

  Website: www.elphinstonecollege.in

• 21 Sacred Heart College, Kochi Sacred Heart College, Kochi was established in 1944 by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a catholic religious order for men, the college aims at the fashioning of an enlightened society founded on a relentless pursuit of excellence and a secular outlook combined with a...

  Website: www.shcollege.ac.in

• 22 Nizam College, Hyderabad Nizam College, Hyderabad was established in 1887 by the amalgamation of Hyderabad School and the Madarsa-i-Aliya. Nizam College is one of the oldest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in South India. It was affiliated to the University of Madras for 60 years after...

  Website: www.nizamcollege.ac.in

• 23 Gargi College, New Delhi Gargi College, New Delhi established in 1967 and is a leading south campus college of the University of Delhi. It is a college for women and offers education in Arts and Humanities, Commerce, Science and Education. Gargi College was named after an enlightened woman named Gargi,...

  Website: www.gargicollege.in

• 24 Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad Loyola Academy Degree & P. G. College, Hyderabad was established in 1976 by Rev. Fr. T. Balaiah, S.J. The Academy is managed and administered by the Jesuits of Andhra Jesuit Province, belonging to the Society of Jesus, an international Catholic Religious order. It is...

  Website: www.loyolaacademy.ac.in

• 25 Sophia College for Women, Mumbai Sophia College for Women, Mumbai was established in 1941, is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The governing body of the society for the higher education of women in India runs the college. The religious sisters of the sacred heart of Jesus and lay staff form the staff of...

  Website: www.sophiacollegemumbai.com