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Top 25 Colleges and universities based in India

Name: Colleges and universities based in India
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 765 companies tracked

This directory contains 765 colleges and universities based in India, with 37,631 contact records and 2,881 email addresses. Updated for September 2026, it identifies Chennai as the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

Colleges and universities are postsecondary institutions that provide academic programs, instruction, research, and credentials such as degrees or certificates. This list covers colleges and universities that provide postsecondary education through academic, professional, technical, or research programs. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest colleges and universities based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 765 colleges and universities based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to colleges and universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jawaharlal Nehru University is the foremost university in India, and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research established by an act of Parliament in 1966.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	772 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is a higher education company based out of Delhi, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3	Suresh Gyan Vihar University	Indirect evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	670 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India (established in 2008 by Government of Rajasthan, vide Suresh Gyan Vihar University Act 16 of 2008), is duly recognized by the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4	Vellore Institute Of Technology VIT	Indirect evidence	Vellore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	641 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1984, Vellore Institute of Technology (Also known as VIT Vellore or VIT University) is a private research university located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Acharya	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	628 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Acharya Institutes is Bangalore's Largest Composite Academic Facility with students from over 75 countries in 100 odd academic programmes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	CT University	Indirect evidence	Ludhiana, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	610 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CT University \| Ludhiana NH-5, Ferozpur Road, Ludhiana Career Begins Here Learn • Innovate • Lead” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology	Indirect evidence	Gandipet, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	506 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Autonomous education and research institution based off of Gandipet, Hyderabad” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	Sandip University	Partial evidence	Nashik, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	504 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sandip University is one of the premier UGC university located in Trimbak (Nasik, India) & Madhubani (Sijoul, Bihar) consisting of 11+ colleges and a numerous research institutes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University	Indirect evidence	Barabanki, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	491 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SHRI RAMSWAROOP MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY is a higher education company based out of Vill-Hadauri, Post-Tindola, Lucknow-Deva Road, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10	Pt. B.D. Sharma Pgims	Indirect evidence	Rohtak, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	5,001-10,000	477 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	Amity University Kolkata	Indirect evidence	Kadampukur Village, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	475 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Amity University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act, XXIV of 2014) has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal in 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	Karnavati University KU	Indirect evidence	Uvarsad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	441 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A State Private University Official Account of #KarnavatiUniversity Gandhinagar (Gujarat)” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Khalsa College Amritsar	Partial evidence	Amritsar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	409 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Khalsa College ( Punjabi : ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ khālsā kālaj ) is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Madras Christian College	Partial evidence	Chennai Tamil Nadu, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	399 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Madras Christian College is a higher education institution based in Tamil Nadu, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara	Indirect evidence	Vadodara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	398 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara is a higher education company based out of At and Post- piparia Tal-Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	Galgotias University	Indirect evidence	Budh Nagar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	372 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Krea University	Indirect evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	361 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Krea University is a leading higher education institution, offering 4 year BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), 3 year BA and BSc, 5 year Integrated MBA, 2 year MBA, PhD and Executive Education…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	Kakatiya University	Indirect evidence	Warangal, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	330 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kakatiya University is a Computer Software company located in Vidyaranyapuri, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	Mahatma Gandhi Medical College And Research Institute	Partial evidence	Puducherry, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	317 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE is a higher education company based out of Cuddalore main road, Puducherry Pillayarkuppam Pin 607 402, Puducherry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	Apeejay Education	Indirect evidence	Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	310 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Apeejay Education has built a rich heritage of over five decades in the field of quality education through a family of has built a rich heritage of over five decades in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	Central University Of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur	Indirect evidence	Thiruvarur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	256 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur is a higher education company based out of Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Kangalancherry, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Assam DON Bosco University, Guwahati	Indirect evidence	Guwahati, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	241 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati is a higher education research institution located at Airport Road, Azara, Guwahati, Assam, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Pune University	Partial evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	211 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly University of Pune and University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	North-Eastern Hill University	Indirect evidence	Shillong, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	5,001-10,000	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25	Madurai Kamaraj University	Indirect evidence	Madurai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	10001+	196 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “To seek Truth is Knowledge” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: colleges and universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names colleges and universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of colleges and universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name colleges and universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Colleges and universities based in India at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

7.7%Verified-email coverage

49.2Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

2.6%Largest-city concentration · Chennai

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

173

11-50

187

51-200

187

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 765 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among colleges and universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “colleges and universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names colleges and universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among colleges and universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,881 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

How many colleges and universities are based in India?

The directory contains 765 colleges and universities based in India.

How many contacts are available for colleges and universities?

The list includes 37,631 contacts and 2,881 email addresses for colleges and universities.

Which city has the most colleges and universities?

Chennai is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.