NIRF Rankign 2024 has 16 categories to rank higher education institutions. Colleges is the largest category with 300 participating colleges. Check out the following article to know abou the Top 100 Colleges and other rank bands in NIRF Ranking 2024.
Top 5 Colleges under the NIRF Ranking 2024 are Hindu College (1st), Miranda College (2nd), St. Stephen’s College (3rd), Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (4th), Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College (5th).
NIRF Ranking has become a vital tool in evaluating and showcasing the top educational institutions in India. The NIRF Ranking 2024 provides a comprehensive list of colleges across various disciplines, helping students make informed decisions. This article delves into the top colleges categorized under four distinct rank bands, Top 100 Colleges under NIRF Ranking 2024, Rank 101 to 150, Rank 151 to 200, and Rank 201 to 300 in the NIRF Ranking 2024.
NIRF Ranking 2024 Top 100 Colleges
NIRF Ranking 2024 ranked 300 institutes for higher education under the Colleges category. The colleges were ranked based on five parameters- Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR) Research and Professional Practice (RP) Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) Graduation Outcomes (GO) Perception (PR). The top 100 colleges under the NIRF Ranking 2024 are given below:
| Rank | Name | State |
| 1 | Hindu College | Delhi |
| 2 | Miranda House | Delhi |
| 3 | St. Stephen’s College | Delhi |
| 3 | Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College | West Bengal |
| 5 | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | Delhi |
| 6 | St. Xavier`s College | West Bengal |
| 7 | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Loyola College | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 | Kirori Mal College | Delhi |
| 10 | Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi |
| 11 | PSG College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| 12 | Hans Raj College | Delhi |
| 13 | Presidency College | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 | Madras Christian College | Tamil Nadu |
| 15 | Thiagarajar College | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | Deshbandhu College | Delhi |
| 17 | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira | West Bengal |
| 18 | Acharya Narendra Dev College | Delhi |
| 19 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | Delhi |
| 20 | Rajagiri College of Social Sciences | Kerala |
| 21 | Sri Venkateswara College | Delhi |
| 22 | University College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 23 | Lady Irwin College | Delhi |
| 24 | Ramakrishna Mission Residential College | West Bengal |
| 25 | St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 26 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | Delhi |
| 27 | Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences | Delhi |
| 28 | V.O. Chidambaram College | Tamil Nadu |
| 29 | Maitreyi College | Delhi |
| 30 | Stella Maris College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| 31 | Gargi College | Delhi |
| 32 | Midnapore College | West Bengal |
| 33 | Bishop Heber College | Tamil Nadu |
| 34 | Dyal Singh College | Delhi |
| 35 | Pachhunga University College | Mizoram |
| 36 | St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai | Tamil Nadu |
| 37 | Sri Krishna Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| 38 | Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women | Delhi |
| 39 | Jesus & Mary College | Delhi |
| 39 | Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce | Delhi |
| 41 | Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 42 | Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist. | Tamil Nadu |
| 43 | Kamala Nehru College | Delhi |
| 44 | Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| 45 | Fergusson College (Autonomous) | Maharashtra |
| 46 | St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam | Kerala |
| 47 | Sacred Heart College (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| 48 | Sacred Heart College | Kerala |
| 49 | Shivaji College | Delhi |
| 49 | Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 51 | Govt Home Science College | Chandigarh |
| 52 | Kongunadu Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| 53 | Maharaja's College, Ernakulam | Kerala |
| 54 | The American College | Tamil Nadu |
| 55 | St. Joseph`s College of Commerce | Karnataka |
| 56 | Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| 57 | St. Thomas College, Thrissur | Kerala |
| 58 | St. Aloysius College | Karnataka |
| 59 | Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 60 | Kristu Jayanti College | Karnataka |
| 61 | St. Joseph`s College, Devagiri | Kerala |
| 62 | Bishop Moore College | Kerala |
| 63 | Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College | Tamil Nadu |
| 64 | Government Institute of Science, Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| 65 | Ramanujan College | Delhi |
| 66 | Mar Ivanios College | Kerala |
| 67 | Women`s Christian College | Tamil Nadu |
| 67 | Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| 69 | S.B. College, Changanassery | Kerala |
| 70 | Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College | Chandigarh |
| 71 | Queen Mary`s College | Tamil Nadu |
| 72 | Daulat Ram College | Delhi |
| 73 | Madras School of Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 74 | Mar Athanasius College | Kerala |
| 75 | Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| 76 | Alagappa Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| 77 | Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research | Pondicherry |
| 78 | A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| 79 | Ethiraj College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| 80 | Vimala College, Thrissur | Kerala |
| 81 | S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 82 | National College | Tamil Nadu |
| 82 | Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| 84 | Government Victoria College | Kerala |
| 85 | St. Joseph's College | Kerala |
| 86 | Maharaja Agrasen College | Delhi |
| 87 | M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce | Karnataka |
| 88 | Scottish Church College | West Bengal |
| 89 | Guru Nanak College | Tamil Nadu |
| 89 | St. Xavier`s College | Maharashtra |
| 91 | Bethune College | West Bengal |
| 92 | CMS College Kottayam | Kerala |
| 93 | Keshav Mahavidyalya | Delhi |
| 94 | Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| 95 | Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College | Tamil Nadu |
| 96 | Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| 97 | Delhi College of Arts and Commerce | Delhi |
| 98 | Sadakathullah Appa College | Tamil Nadu |
| 99 | Shri Shivaji Science College | Maharashtra |
| 100 | Scott Christian College | Tamil Nadu |
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Colleges in other Rank Bands in NIRF Ranking 2024
As a part of the NIRF Ranking 2024, the first 100 institutions are allotted a particular rank, all other participating institutions are ranked in different ‘rank bands’ and are arranged alphabetically. There are three additional rank bands: Rank 101 to 150, Rank 151 to 200 and Rank 200 to 300.
A detailed account of each rank band is given below:
NIRF Ranking 2024 Colleges Category Rank 101 to 150
The 50 colleges under the 101 to 150 rank band are mentioned below:
| Name | State |
| A. V. C. College | Tamil Nadu |
| Andhra Loyola College |
Andhra Pradesh
|
| Bharata Matha College, Thrikkakara | Kerala |
| Christ College (Autonomous) | Kerala |
| College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan 38 New Marine Lines Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| D.A.V.College | Chandigarh |
| Devamatha College, Kuravilangad | Kerala |
| DG Vaishnav College | Tamil Nadu |
| Farook College, Kozhikkode | Kerala |
| Fatima College | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Bikram College of Commerce, Patiala | Punjab |
| Government Brennen College | Kerala |
| Government College, Attingal | Kerala |
| Govt. Arts & Science College, Meenchanda | Kerala |
| Govt. College, Nattakom, Kottayam | Kerala |
| Hindusthan College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| Holy Cross College | Tamil Nadu |
| I.C. College of Community Science | Haryana |
| Indraprastha College for Women | Delhi |
| Kamaraj College | Tamil Nadu |
| Lady Doak College | Tamil Nadu |
| Madura College | Tamil Nadu |
| Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College | Pondicherry |
| Mehr Chand Mahajan D.A.V. College for Women | Chandigarh |
| N. G. M. College | Tamil Nadu |
| Nehru Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| Nizam College, Basheerbagh | Telangana |
| Patkai Christian College | Nagaland |
| Patna Women's College | Bihar |
| Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| PSMO College, Thirurangadi | Kerala |
| Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College - Autonomous | West Bengal |
| Rajah Serfoji Government College, Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| Rajdhani College | Delhi |
| Sarah Tucker College, Perumalpuram, Palayamkottai | Tamil Nadu |
| SDNB Vaishnav College | Tamil Nadu |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College | Delhi |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) | Delhi |
| Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | Delhi |
| Shri M. V. & Smt. N. V. Virani Science College | Gujarat |
| Shyam Lal College | Delhi |
| Sri Aurobindo College | Delhi |
| Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | Delhi |
| Sri Krishna Adithya College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Sarada College for Women (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Francis College for Women | Telangana |
| St. Xavier's College | Gujarat |
| Union Christian College | Kerala |
| Vellalar College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Women's Christian College, Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu |
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NIRF Ranking 2024 Colleges Category Rank 151 to 200
The list of colleges under the 151 to 200 rank in the NIRF 2024 Ranking is given below:
| Name | State |
| Ahmednagar Jilha Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj`s New Arts Commerce & Science College | Maharashtra |
| Anna Adarsh College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Aryabhatta College | Delhi |
| Baselius College, Kottayam | Kerala |
| Bharathi Womens College | Tamil Nadu |
| Bhavans Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities and Commerce | Telangana |
| Bon Secours College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| C.Abdul Hakeem College | Tamil Nadu |
| Catholicate College | Kerala |
| Cauvery College for Women, Annamalai Nagar, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| Dempo Charities Trust Dhempe College of Arts & Science | Goa |
| Government College for Women, Kumbakonam | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College for Women, Parade Ground , Jammu |
Jammu and Kashmir
|
| Govt.College, Nedumangad | Kerala |
| Indira Gandhi College of Arts and Science | Pondicherry |
| Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Kalindi College | Delhi |
| Kumaraguru college of Liberal Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Loreto College | West Bengal |
| Maharaja Surajmal Institute | Delhi |
| Marian College, Kuttikanam P.O. Peermade | Kerala |
| Mata Sundri College for Women | Delhi |
| Mercy College | Kerala |
| MG College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| MOP Vaishnav College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Mount Carmel College (Autonomous) | Karnataka |
| Nehru Arts & Science College | Kerala |
| Nirmala College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha | Kerala |
| Nirmalagiri College | Kerala |
| Payyannur College, Payyannur,PO-Edat | Kerala |
| PGDAV College | Delhi |
| Ponda Education Society Shri Ravi S. Naik College of Arts and Science | Goa |
| Rathinam College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu |
| Satyawati College | Delhi |
| Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur | Kerala |
| Sree Narayana College, Kollam | Kerala |
| Sree Neelakanda Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi | Kerala |
| Sri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Ann`s College for Women | Telangana |
| St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha | Kerala |
| St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva | Kerala |
| Sullamussalam Science College, Areakkode | Kerala |
| Thanthai Periyar Government Arts and Science College (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| The New College | Tamil Nadu |
| Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
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NIRF Ranking 2024 Colleges Category Rank 200 to 300
As per the NIRF Ranking 2024 the colleges under the 200 to 300th rank band are given below:
| Name | State |
| A. V. V. M. Sri Pushpam College | Tamil Nadu |
| A.P Residential Degree College |
Andhra Pradesh
|
| Aditanar College of Arts & Science, Virapandianpattinam, Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District. | Tamil Nadu |
| All Saints' College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| Alphonsa College, Pala | Kerala |
| Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Villupuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Arignar Anna Govt.Arts College,Cheyyar | Tamil Nadu |
| Assumption College | Kerala |
| Auxilium College | Tamil Nadu |
| B. V. Raju College |
Andhra Pradesh
|
| Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women | Pondicherry |
| Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam | Kerala |
| Chikkanna Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| D.A.V.College Jalandhar | Punjab |
| Dharmapuram Gnanambigai Government Arts College for Women, Mayiladuthrai | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. D.Y.Patil Unitech Society Dr. D.Y.Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Gafoor Memorial MES Mampad College, Mampad | Kerala |
| Fatima Mata National College, Kollam | Kerala |
| G. A. C. for Men | Tamil Nadu |
| G.T.N. Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| Gobi Arts & Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College, Ariyalur | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College, Karur | Tamil Nadu |
| Government Arts College, Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College of Arts & Crafts | West Bengal |
| Govt Post-graduate College for Girls, Sector-11 | Chandigarh |
| Govt. Arts College Thiruvannamalai | Tamil Nadu |
| Govt. College | Kerala |
| Govt. College Kasaragod. Vidya Nagar P.O, Kasargod | Kerala |
| Govt. College of Arts Science & Commerce Sanquelim | Goa |
| Govt. College, Chittur | Kerala |
| Govt.Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| Hajee Karutha Rowther Howdia College | Tamil Nadu |
| Institute for Excellence in Higher Education(IEHE), Bhopal(Autonomous) |
Madhya Pradesh
|
| Institute of Science & Technology for Advanced Studies & Research (ISTAR) | Gujarat |
| Jagannath International Management School, VasantKunj | Delhi |
| Janki Devi Memorial College | Delhi |
| K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| K.G. College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| Karnatak Science College, Dharwad | Karnataka |
| Khalsa College | Punjab |
| Kongu Arts & Science College | Tamil Nadu |
| Kumbhalkar Social Work College | Maharashtra |
| Loyala Academy | Telangana |
| M. E. S College, Marampally, North Vazhakulam, Aluva | Kerala |
| M. G. Science Institute | Gujarat |
| Mahatma Gandhi College,Iritti,PO-Keezhur | Kerala |
| Malankara Catholic College | Tamil Nadu |
| Mar Athanasios College For Advanced Studies Tiruvalla | Kerala |
| Meenakshi College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| MES Ponnani College, Ponnani | Kerala |
| Morning Star Home Science College | Kerala |
| Nehru Memorial College | Tamil Nadu |
| Newman College | Kerala |
| Nowgong College | Assam |
| Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) | Goa |
| Periyar Arts College | Tamil Nadu |
| Pookoya Thangal Memorial Govt. College, Perinthalmanna | Kerala |
| Presidency College | Karnataka |
| Quaid E Millath Govt College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Rani Anna Government College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu |
| RBVRR College for Women | Telangana |
| S.N. College Alathur | Kerala |
| S.S.V. College, Valayanchirangara P.O., Perumbavoor | Kerala |
| Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College | Tamil Nadu |
| Sengamala Thayaar Educational Trust Women's College, Mannargudi | Tamil Nadu |
| Shikshan Prasarak Mandalis Sir Parshurambhau College Arts, Science & Commerce, Pune | Maharashtra |
| Shikshan Prasark Mandals Ramnarain Ruia College Matunga Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women | Delhi |
| Sir Syed College | Kerala |
| Sir Theagaraya College | Tamil Nadu |
| Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam | Kerala |
| Sree Narayana College, Thottada | Kerala |
| Sree Sankara College, Kalady | Kerala |
| Sree Sevugan Annamalai College, Devakottai | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College, Ujire, Belthangady | Karnataka |
| Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College | Delhi |
| Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Vasavi College | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri. Shivaji Science College, Congressnagar | Maharashtra |
| Srimad Andavan Arts & Science College (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Anthony's College | Meghalaya |
| St. Dominic's College, Parathod P.O., Kanjirappally | Kerala |
| St. Joseph College of Arts & Science College (Autonomous) | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Mary`s College | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Peter's College | Kerala |
| St. Pius Xth College | Kerala |
| St. Thomas College, Arunapuram | Kerala |
| St. Xaviers College of Arts Science & Commerce Mapusa | Goa |
| St. Josephs College, Moolamattom, Arakulam | Kerala |
| T. M Jacob Memorial Govt. College Manimalakunnu | Kerala |
| V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women | Tamil Nadu |
| Vidya Prabodhini College of Commerce, Education, Computer and Management, Vidyanagar | Goa |
| Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara | Maharashtra |
| Zakir Husain Delhi College | Delhi |
The NIRF Ranking 2024 for the Colleges category reflects the position of the 300 colleges that continue to set benchmarks in academic excellence, research, and innovation. The ranks obtained by the colleges showcase that they have consistently performed well, solidifying their positions at the forefront of Indian education. The inclusion of three rank bands: 101 to 150, 151 to 200, and 201 to 300 offers a comprehensive overview of emerging colleges striving for excellence. These rankings facilitate informed decision-making amongst students and encourage institutions to elevate their standards, fostering a competitive and quality-driven educational environment across the country.
