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Top 25 For-profit universities based in India

Name: For-profit universities based in India
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 342 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 342 for-profit universities headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 24,624 professional contacts across them, including 1,905 with verified work emails. Noida is the largest hub.

This list covers for-profit universities headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

342Companies

24,624Contacts tracked

1,905Verified emails

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The 25 largest for-profit universities based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 342 for-profit universities based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to for-profit 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	Upgrad	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	4,577 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “upGrad - started in 2015, is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Great Learning	Partial evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,129 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Great Learning is a leading global ed-tech company for professional training and higher education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Chitkara University	Indirect evidence	Chandigarh, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,499 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Unext Learning	Partial evidence	Bengaluru East, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	1,047 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At UNext, our mission is simple yet profound: to make higher education affordable and accessible for all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
6	Texila American University Consortium	Indirect evidence	Coimabtore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	506 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Texila American University Consortium (TAU-C), located in India, is the Holding Company for Educational Ventures, including Texila American University Guyana, Texila American…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University	Indirect evidence	Barabanki, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
8	Nmims Cdoe	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	367 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are NMIMS CDOE - India's Premiere Institution for career led education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Amity University Online	Indirect evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	269 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Amity University Online is devoted to creating a transformative learning environment, a digital classroom with true mobility and access to education from anywhere, inheriting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Mguniversity	Indirect evidence	Khanapara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	222 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mahatma Gandhi University (M.G.U) is established through Meghalaya State legislative Act, 2010 (Meghalaya Act No.6 of 2011), published in the Gazette of Meghalaya vide No.LL…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Central University Of Himachal Pradesh	Indirect evidence	Dharamshala, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	184 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Central University of Himachal Pradesh is a higher education company based out of Dharamshala Road, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Imts Institute	Partial evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	163 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IMTS Institute is a leading education and career development organization dedicated to empowering students and working professionals with industry-relevant skills and globally…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Indirect evidence	Sivakasi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE is a higher education company based out of SRIVILLIPUTTUR ROAD, SIVAKASI, Tamil Nadu, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Universitas Abdurrab Univrab	Indirect evidence	Tampan, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Universitas Abdurrab is a religious institutions company based out of JI.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Edukyu	Partial evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At EduKyu, our expertise is in meeting higher educational and career development training needs of students and working professionals, which is emboldened with our rock-solid…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Universitas Prima Indonesia	Indirect evidence	Kesawan, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Universitas Prima Indonesia is an education management company based out of Jalan Sekip Simpang Sikambing, Kesawan, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Bhartiya Skill Development University	Indirect evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BSDU has been incorporated as a State Private University vide GOR Act No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Icfai University	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Offers Online MBA & Distance Education Courses MBA, BBA offered at Hyderabad & Bangalore, Executive MBA” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Sanjay Rungta Group Of Institutions	Indirect evidence	Kohka-kurud, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It started as a ripple.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	upgrad.com	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “upGrad is an online higher education platform which provides rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	MIT School Of Distance Education	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MIT School of Distance Education (MITSDE) is a part of MAEER's, Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) which has more than 36 institutions educating over students annually.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Salesian College	Indirect evidence	Siliguri - 734001, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SALESIAN COLLEGE, DARJEELING is a higher education Institution” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Ibis Group Of Institutions	Indirect evidence	Thrissur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	73 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to India's First IACET Accredited educational Provider - Ibis Academy of Higher Education The only institution in Kerala, and one among just 14 in India to receive the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Aisect University	Indirect evidence	Raisen, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AISECT UNIVERSITY is a higher education company based out of Village - Mendua Post - Bhojpur, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	SRM University, Sonepat	Indirect evidence	Sonepat, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SRM UNIVERSITY, SONEPAT is a higher education company based out of Plot No -39, Rajiv Gandhi Education City,Post Office-PS Rai Plot No -39, Rajiv Gandhi Education City,Post…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: for-profit 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 for-profit universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of for-profit universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name for-profit 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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For-profit universities based in India at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

7.7%Verified-email coverage

72.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

6.4%Largest-city concentration · Noida

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

115

51-200

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 342 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 for-profit 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 “for-profit 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 for-profit 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 for-profit 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, 1,905 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 20, 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

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its 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 the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names for-profit universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many for-profit universities are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 342 for-profit universities headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Upgrad, headquartered in Mumbai, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most for-profit universities?

Noida leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Mumbai (14) and Bangalore (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,905 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 342 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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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.