MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand 2026: Fees, Admissions, Placements, Rankings, Cutoff

Uttarakhand, the northern part of India has more engineering colleges in the country. The top engineering colleges in Uttarakhand offer MCA education in multiple streams. There are a total of 37 top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand, out of which 30 are private and 7 are public.

• The list of best mca colleges in Uttarakhand includes Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions, Dehradun, etc.
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar is ranked as the best MCA college in Uttarakhand by many ranking agencies.
• The popular Entrance exam for MCA in Uttarakhand is UKSEE. The mode of the exam is offline.

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Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Rankings

Various ranking agencies release the list of top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand based on different parameters every year. These rankings are based on parameters like Perception of the University, Teacher-Student Ratio, Placement Reports, Faculty Quality, and many more. Many ranking agencies release separate ranking lists for Private MCA colleges and Government MCA colleges.

Ranking agencies like NIRF, TimesEngineering, Chronicle, SuccessCDs, The Week, and Outlook also release rankings in different categories including state-wise and city-wise. These include rankings like Top MCA Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand, etc. Given below are some of these ranking lists released for Uttarakhand colleges.

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Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand with NIRF Ranking

NIRF is the initialism for National Institutional Ranking Framework. It is the national ranking agency for colleges and universities in India and is run by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Listed below are the top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand according to the NIRF survey.

• NIRF has ranked Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar as the best MCA college in the city of Uttarakhand.
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology grabbed the 38th All India Rank among all the top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand, as per the NIRF survey.
• GBPUAT has topped Uttarakhand by not participating in the ranking.

NIRF bases its rankings on 5 different parameters. The following chart shows the comparison of the weightage allotted to these parameters.

Source: NIRF Official Website

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Business Today Ranking 

Business Today is an Indian fortnightly business magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1992. This business magazine is well known for its illustrative education surveys every year to rank the top colleges in India. These rankings are based on:

• Learning Experience
• Living Experience
• Placement Performance
• The selection process, Governance, and Establishment
• Future Orientation

The below table provides the list of Top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand.

• Business Today has ranked the School of Management, Roorkee Institute of Technology as the best Institute in MCA college in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. 
• The institute has been ranked 167th all over India. Earlier the department was ranked 156th.
• Roorkee Institute of Technology has been ranked 5th as the “Most Promising Engineering College in India”.

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: ROI (Return on Investment)

ROI is one of the most important aspects of selecting any college. It gives you a rough idea of how much return (in the form of a placement package) you can expect from your investment (in the form of tuition fees). It is the ratio of the Average Placement Package and average annual fees of the college.

{ROI = (Average Placement Package/Average Annual Fees) *100}

• Roorkee Institute of Technology is the best college for MCA in Uttarakhand according to ROI analysis. Not only its fees are negligible, but it also provides the best placement package for MCA.
• Graphic Era University, Dehradun is a good private university to read MCA, according to ROI analysis. Its fees are higher than the other colleges, and the placement package is also high, but it is one of the very few private MCA colleges that have declared their placement stats.

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Fee Structure

The fee structure is one of the major criteria one looks for, to find an affordable college to study. The city of Uttarakhand has many affordable government colleges, which provide top-quality education along with some really good placement opportunities. Not only the government but there are also some very good private universities too. The below table provides the fee structure for some of the top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand.

Source: Official Website

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Admission Process

There are a total of 37 MCA colleges in Uttarakhand out of which 30 are private MCA colleges and 7 are public. These colleges give admissions mainly based on the top MCA entrance exam UK-SEE organized by the state government and GBPUAT PG. The graph below represents the pictorial representation of Public and Private colleges in Uttarakhand.

Source: Official Survey

Mentioned below are some of the top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand and their details.

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar is the best MCA college in Uttarakhand and is ranked 60th among all the top colleges in India. The institute has also been ranked as the best college in Uttarakhand for the learning experience.

• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) was established in 1960 and it is one of the first agriculture colleges started after Independence by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The institute offers various degree courses in Arts, Science, and Commerce including MCA.
• GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology admission 2023, for MCA, is done based on a separate entrance exam conducted by the university.

Graphic Era University, Dehradun

Graphic Era University, Dehradun formerly known as Graphic Era Institute of Technology, is a deemed university located in Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

• Admission to the MCA program is done as per the marks obtained in UK-SEE Qualifying Exam.
• The candidates seeking admission to the MCA program at Graphic Era University, need to have a graduation degree in any stream with Maths at (10+2) level or the Graduation level and are considered eligible to get admission in the MCA program.

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Entrance Exam Wise

The top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand require an entrance exam for admission into their programs. Some of the accepted entrance exams are UKSEE, GBPUAT PG, etc. Each exam has its criteria and marking system. Given below are details of some of the entrance exams.

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Through UKSEE Score

The Uttarakhand State Entrance Exam (UKSEE) is a state-level examination managed by the Uttarakhand Technical University and conducted for admission to the MCA program in reputed government colleges and universities. Some of the top MCA colleges in Uttarakhand accepting UK-SEE scores are given below:

• College of Engineering, Roorkee
• Uttarakhand Technical University
• Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions

Top MCA Colleges in Uttarakhand: Placement

Given below are the average placement packages of two institutes, popular for providing the best MCA program in Uttarakhand:

Source: Official Website

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