India Today Released ‘Best Colleges of India 2024’ Rankings; Check Stream Wise Rankings Here

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This year, India Today has evaluated over 2,000 colleges and has ranked them into 14 stream-wise categories.

India Today Released ‘Best Colleges of India 2024’ Rankings

New Delhi: India Today has released the MDRA 2024 Best Colleges Surveys in the form of ‘Best Colleges of India 2024’ Rankings. The rankings have been released as a definitive guide to higher education in the country.

This year, India Today has evaluated over 2,000 colleges and has ranked them into 14 stream-wise categories. We have listed the various categories below:

Engineering (B.Tech)
Medical (MBBS)
Dental (BDS)
Law (LLB/ BA LLB)
Architecture (B. Arch)
Hotel Management (BHM/ BHMCT)
Fashion Design (B. Fashion Design)
Mass Communication /Journalism (PG in Mass Comm./ Journalism)
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

Colleges had till March 15, 2024 to participate in the ranking process by filling out the participation form.

Top Colleges in Engineering Category in India 2024

IIT Delhi has been ranked the top college in engineering category. While 9 colleges have retained their position from 2023, IIT Patna has raised 2 ranks higher from 13 to 10th rank this year.

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
IIT Delhi	1	1
IIT Bombay	2	2
IIT Kanpur	3	3
IIT Kharagpur	4	4
IIT Roorkee	5	5
IIT Guwahati	6	6
BITS Pilani	7	7
Netaji Subhas University of Technology	8	8
Delhi Technological University	9	9
IIT Patna	10	13

Top Colleges in Medical Category in India 2024

In the medical category, AIIMS Delhi has retained its first position from previous year. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and King George's Medical University have interchanged their positions from 2023 obtaining 7th and 8th rank in 2024.

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
AIIMS Delhi	1	1
JIPMER	2	2
Christian Medical College and Hospital	3	3
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune	4	4
Maulana Azad Medical College	5	5
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University	6	6
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College	7	8
King George's Medical University	8	7
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi	9	9
University College of Medical Sciences	10	10

Top Colleges in Dental Category in India 2024

In the top dental colleges category, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences has topped the ranking. Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur has been upgraded by a rank to 10th this year.

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences	1	1
Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University	2	2
Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, BHU	3	3
Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences	4	4
Manipal College of Dental Sciences	5	5
Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai	6	6
Nair Hospital Dental College	7	7
Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University	8	8
Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur	9	10
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore	10	9

Top Colleges in Law Category in India 2024

In the Law Category, NLSIU has been ranked 1. Gujarat National Law University, Hidayatullah National Law University have been upgraded by one rank. Lloyd Law College has shown exceptional performance by getting upgraded from 14th position to 10th position.

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
National Law School of India University	1	1
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	2	2
Gujarat National Law University	3	4
National Law Institute University Bhopal	4	3
Hidayatullah National Law University	5	6
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	6	5
National Law University Odisha	7	8
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	8	7
The National University of Advanced Legal Studies	9	11
Lloyd Law College	10	14

Top Colleges in Fashion Design Category in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi	1	1
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai	2	2
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bengaluru	3	3
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad	4	5
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai	5	4
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar	6	6
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata	7	8
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Patna	8	7
Pearl Academy, New Delhi	9	9
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Jodhpur	10	10

Top Colleges in Bachelor of Arts in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Hindu College	1	1
St Stephen's College	2	2
Miranda House	3	3
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	4	4
Kirori Mal College	5	6
Hansraj College	6	5
Madras Christian College	7	7
Loyola College (Autonomous)	8	8
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	9	9
Sri Venkateswara College	10	12

Top Colleges in Bachelor of Science in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Hindu College	1	1
Miranda House	2	2
Hansraj College	3	3
St Stephen's College	4	4
Madras Christian College	5	5
Kirori Mal College	6	6
Stella Maris College	7	8
Loyola College (Autonomous)	8	7
Daulat Ram College	9	9
Sri Venkateswara College	10	10

Top Colleges in Bachelor of Commerce in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)	1	1
Hindu College	2	2
Hansraj College	3	3
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	4	4
Kirori Mal College	5	6
Loyola College (Autonomous)	6	5
SVKM's Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics	7	9
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (ARSD)	8	11
Ramjas College	9	10
Madras Christian College (Autonomous)	10	7

Top Colleges in Architecture Category in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Roorkee)	1	1
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi	2	2
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada	3	3
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal	4	6
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia	5	5

Top Colleges in Hotel Management Category in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, Pusa	1	1
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration	2	2
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai	3	3
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Bangalore	4	4
Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hyderabad	5	5

Top Colleges in Mass Communication /Journalism Category in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)	1	1
Department of Media and Communication Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University	2	3
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication	3	4
Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad	4	5
Xavier Institute of Communications	5	7

Top Colleges in Master of Social Work Category in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)	1	1
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)	2	2
Department of Social Work, Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi	3	3
Madras School of Social Work	4	4
College of Social Work (Autonomous), Nirmala Niketan	5	5

Top Colleges in Bachelor of Business Administration in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	1	1
SVKM's NMIMS Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce	2	2
Department of Management Studies, Christ University (deemed)	3	3
Mount Carmel College (Autonomous)	4	4
Amity School of Business Noida	5	5

Top Colleges in Bachelor of Computer Application in India 2024

Name of College	2024 Rank	2023 Rank
Department of Computer Science, Christ (Deemed to be University)	1	1
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research	2	3
St Joseph's College (Autonomous)	3	2
Kristu Jayanti College	4	4
Maharaja Surajmal Institute	5	6