Recognised Colleges in India: Official Lists & Approving Bodies

Approved institution lists from AICTE, PCI and the Indian Nursing Council, placed on the AISHE district map. No rankings, no fee estimates, no placement claims - only what the approving body publishes, and the date it was checked.

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Teacher training11,641 institutions · approved by NCTE

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By state

Uttar Pradesh 3,892
Madhya Pradesh 965
Rajasthan 824
West Bengal 802
Tamil Nadu 713
Maharashtra 651
Karnataka 565
Gujarat 523
Andhra Pradesh 428
Haryana 382
Bihar 363
Telangana 239
Punjab 225
Kerala 223
Jharkhand 144
Chhattisgarh 123
Assam 122
Uttarakhand 109
Delhi 82
Odisha 74
Himachal Pradesh 55
Jammu And Kashmir 27
Manipur 24
Puducherry 16
Arunachal Pradesh 14
Meghalaya 11
Nagaland 9
Chandigarh 8
Tripura 8
Goa 7
Sikkim 6
Mizoram 4
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 1
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 1
Lakshadweep 1

Management7,063 institutions · approved by AICTE

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By state

Karnataka 923
Maharashtra 791
Uttar Pradesh 570
Tamil Nadu 560
Madhya Pradesh 547
Andhra Pradesh 536
Telangana 489
Bihar 487
Kerala 451
Gujarat 248
Odisha 245
Haryana 239
Punjab 234
Rajasthan 190
West Bengal 154
Chhattisgarh 81
Delhi 69
Uttarakhand 63
Jharkhand 41
Himachal Pradesh 36
Assam 28
Puducherry 20
Jammu And Kashmir 14
Goa 13
Chandigarh 11
Tripura 5
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 4
Nagaland 4
Meghalaya 3
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 2
Arunachal Pradesh 2
Sikkim 2
Manipur 1

Computer Applications (BCA / MCA)6,070 institutions · approved by AICTE

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By state

Karnataka 1,040
Maharashtra 600
Bihar 533
Andhra Pradesh 449
Uttar Pradesh 445
Kerala 374
Tamil Nadu 356
Madhya Pradesh 320
Punjab 320
Gujarat 300
Haryana 233
Rajasthan 233
Odisha 185
Telangana 169
West Bengal 132
Chhattisgarh 115
Himachal Pradesh 45
Uttarakhand 43
Jharkhand 39
Delhi 35
Assam 32
Puducherry 18
Chandigarh 11
Jammu And Kashmir 11
Goa 9
Meghalaya 5
Mizoram 5
Tripura 3
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 2
Nagaland 2
Sikkim 2
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 1
Arunachal Pradesh 1
Ladakh 1
Manipur 1

Pharmacy4,781 institutions · approved by PCI

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By state

Uttar Pradesh 1,495
Maharashtra 636
Karnataka 348
Rajasthan 321
Madhya Pradesh 261
Haryana 196
West Bengal 185
Punjab 147
Telangana 144
Andhra Pradesh 143
Tamil Nadu 137
Jharkhand 133
Bihar 92
Gujarat 92
Chhattisgarh 87
Uttarakhand 87
Odisha 76
Kerala 65
Assam 37
Himachal Pradesh 30
Jammu And Kashmir 15
Delhi 10
Sikkim 9
Manipur 6
Puducherry 5
Tripura 5
Arunachal Pradesh 4
Meghalaya 4
Mizoram 4
Chandigarh 3
Goa 3
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 1

Nursing4,610 institutions · approved by INC

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By state

Polytechnic3,628 institutions · approved by AICTE

All Polytechnic colleges in India →

By state

Uttar Pradesh 445
Maharashtra 435
Tamil Nadu 400
Karnataka 323
Andhra Pradesh 271
Odisha 187
West Bengal 163
Madhya Pradesh 154
Bihar 147
Rajasthan 144
Gujarat 134
Telangana 129
Haryana 112
Kerala 110
Uttarakhand 96
Punjab 95
Jharkhand 71
Chhattisgarh 61
Assam 32
Jammu And Kashmir 28
Himachal Pradesh 27
Nagaland 9
Tripura 9
Arunachal Pradesh 7
Puducherry 7
Delhi 5
Goa 5
Chandigarh 4
Meghalaya 4
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 3
Manipur 3
Mizoram 3
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 2
Sikkim 2
Lakshadweep 1

Engineering3,109 institutions · approved by AICTE

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By state

Tamil Nadu 492
Maharashtra 421
Andhra Pradesh 251
Uttar Pradesh 239
Karnataka 231
Telangana 215
Madhya Pradesh 181
Kerala 166
Odisha 114
Gujarat 112
Haryana 107
Rajasthan 98
West Bengal 98
Punjab 73
Bihar 69
Chhattisgarh 39
Jharkhand 31
Uttarakhand 31
Delhi 28
Assam 25
Himachal Pradesh 17
Jammu And Kashmir 17
Puducherry 15
Chandigarh 7
Goa 6
Tripura 6
Arunachal Pradesh 4
Manipur 3
Meghalaya 3
Mizoram 3
Sikkim 3
Nagaland 2
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 1
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 1

Law2,761 institutions · approved by BCI

All Law colleges in India →

By state

Medical890 institutions · approved by NMC

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By state

Hotel management124 institutions · approved by AICTE

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By state

Design96 institutions · approved by AICTE

All Design colleges in India →

By state

Applied arts84 institutions · approved by AICTE

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By state

Architecture31 institutions · approved by AICTE

All Architecture colleges in India →

By state

Where this comes from

AICTE academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026.
AISHE AISHE annual survey. Checked 29 August 2026.
BCI approved colleges list. Checked 20 September 2026.
INC 2025-26 and 2026-27. Checked 30 August 2026.
NCTE recognised institutions list. Checked 18 September 2026.
NMC academic year 2026-27. Checked 12 September 2026.
PCI Checked 30 August 2026.

Recognised Colleges in India: Official Lists & Approving Bodies

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