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NIRF 2018 College ranking by state

Browse state-wise NIRF 2018 College college rankings. Each state page is filtered from the official category ranking table.

Full College ranking About NIRF 2018
9States represented
99+Ranked institutions
99+Total colleges in list
NIRF 2018College
Best state overall Delhi

Leading in quality and number of top engineering institutions.

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Top 100 colleges 37

From Tamil Nadu

Top 50 colleges 18

From Delhi

Top 10 colleges 5

From Delhi

Top performing states

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By number of colleges inside the NIRF 2018 College top 100.

  1. 1
    Tamil Nadu
    37
  2. 2
    Delhi
    27
  3. 3
    Kerala
    17
  4. 4
    West Bengal
    5
  5. 5
    Maharashtra
    4

Distribution of colleges in states

  • South59 colleges
  • North29 colleges
  • West6 colleges
  • East5 colleges

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West Bengal 5 ranked

Best: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

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Andhra Pradesh 2 ranked

Best: Silver Jubilee Degree College

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Gujarat 2 ranked

Best: P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences

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Karnataka 3 ranked

Best: St. Joseph's College of Commerce

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Chandigarh 2 ranked

Best: Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls

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Ranking trend

Colleges inside the College top 100, by state, over the last five editions.

Top 5 states

State-wise ranking questions

How are these state pages created?

Each page filters the official NIRF 2018 College ranking by the published state field.

Can I compare colleges after choosing a state?

Yes. Open a college profile, or use the comparison tool from the ranking links to compare ranks, scores and pillar data side by side.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. State pages use the state published in the official ranking row.