Arts Colleges in India
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Overview
India has 85 Arts colleges with verified data on Think Grads: 24 government and 31 private, spread over 60 districts. Together they run 356 programmes with about 2,457 seats a year.
24 of them hold a current NIRF rank; Miranda House leads the NIRF list at #2. Every college below links to its own page with fees, cutoffs, placements and approvals, and each fact names the official document it came from.
Start with the ones ranked by NIRF or carrying a Think Grads Rating, then narrow by district, fees and the entrance exam you are writing. Colleges with no published fees are listed after those with fees, never hidden.
| Colleges | 85 |
|---|---|
| Government | 24 |
| Private | 31 |
| NIRF ranked | 24 |
| Programs | 356 |
| Seats | 2,457 |
| College | Think Grads Rating | NIRF | Programs | Seats | Total cost | Median package | Approvals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda House
North Delhi, Delhi |
— | #2 | 11 | 609 | — | — | — |
| Hansraj College
North Delhi, Delhi |
4.5/5 | #3 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| St. Stephen's College
North Delhi, Delhi |
— | #5 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
South West Delhi, Delhi |
— | #7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
South Delhi, Delhi |
— | #11 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Madras Christian College (Autonomous)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Government |
3.1/5 | #16 | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, Delhi
South Delhi, Delhi · Government |
4.0/5 | #17 | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
West Delhi, Delhi |
4.3/5 | #32 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Gargi College
South Delhi, Delhi |
— | #33 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dyal Singh College
South East Delhi, Delhi |
— | #36 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Sri Krishna Arts And Science College
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · Private |
2.7/5 | #50 | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Private |
3.4/5 | #65 | 8 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Gujarat University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat · Government |
4.2/5 | #74 | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
| BML Munjal University
Gurugram, Haryana · Private |
3.8/5 | #77 | 6 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Vimala College
Thrissur, Kerala |
— | #78 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Central University of Tamil Nadu
Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu · Government |
— | #83 | 7 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Kuvempu University
Shimoga, Karnataka · Government |
2.2/5 | #86 | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Maharaja Agrasen College
East Delhi, Delhi |
— | #86 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Sri Venkateswara University
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh · Government |
4.0/5 | #87 | 6 | — | — | — | Verified |
| The Northcap University
Gurugram, Haryana · Private |
2.7/5 | #96 | 5 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · Government |
4.3/5 | #99 | 5 | — | — | — | Verified |
| PES University, Bengaluru
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka · Private |
4.3/5 | #100 | 2 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Gayatri Vidya Parishad College For Degree And Pg Courses
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh · Private |
3.4/5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Hislop College
Nagpur, Maharashtra · Government |
3.3/5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Naipunnya Institute Of Management And Information Technology
Thrissur, Kerala · Private |
4.3/5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | Verified |
| National Law University, Delhi
South West Delhi, Delhi · Government |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | Verified |
| O.P. Jindal University
Raigarh, Chhattisgarh · Private |
4.2/5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Sikkim Manipal University
East Sikkim, Sikkim · Private |
3.8/5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | Verified |
| The Assam Royal Global University
Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam · Private |
2.7/5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | Verified |
| Usha Martin University
Ranchi, Jharkhand · Private |
3.7/5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | Verified |
Frequently asked questions
How many Arts colleges are there in India?
Think Grads lists 85 Arts colleges in India with verified data: 24 government and 31 private. The count changes as official lists are updated, and the page shows the date its data was last verified.
Which is the top Arts college in India?
By NIRF rank, Miranda House leads the Arts colleges in India at #2. The next NIRF-ranked colleges are Miranda House, Hansraj College, St. Stephen's College. Rankings are one signal; compare fees, cutoffs and placements on each college page before choosing.
How do I check whether a Arts college in India is genuine?
Open the college page and its "Genuine check": it lists the statutory approvals (AICTE, UGC, NAAC and others) found in official records, with the document each one came from. A college on the UGC fake-university list is flagged there.