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Top 25 Four-year private colleges based in India

Name: Four-year private colleges based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 393 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 393 four-year private colleges headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 16,028 professional contacts across them, including 1,378 with verified work emails. Chennai is the largest hub.

This list covers four-year private colleges 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest four-year private colleges based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 393 four-year private colleges based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to four-year private colleges: 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	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
2	Vivekananda Global University	Partial evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	625 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vivekananda Global University is one of the leading Private University of North India, accredited with NAAC A+ grade.Students at VGU are provided with ample amount of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	ITM University, Gwalior	Partial evidence	Gwalior, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	562 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ITM University is a multidisciplinary private university based in Gwalior, India with subjects spanning the sciences, engineering, management, fine arts, social sciences, arts…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University	Indirect evidence	Barabanki, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
5	Karnavati University KU	Partial evidence	Uvarsad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	441 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A State Private University Official Account of #KarnavatiUniversity Gandhinagar (Gujarat)” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Khalsa College Amritsar	Partial evidence	Amritsar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
7	Madras Christian College	Partial evidence	Chennai Tamil Nadu, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
8	Krea University	Partial evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	361 contacts →
	Partial 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 19, 2026
9	Babu Banarasi DAS BBD University	Partial evidence	Lucknow, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	228 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Babu Banarasi Das University (also known as BBD University) is a private university having its Main Campus in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India established by Akhilesh Das in 2010 and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	North-Eastern Hill University	Indirect evidence	Shillong, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Alva's College, Moodabidri, Karnataka	Partial evidence	Moodbidri, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	178 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alva's College, Sundari Ananada Alva Campus, Moodabidri - 574227 is a higher education company based out of Alva's College Moodbidri, Vidyagiri, Moodbidri-574227, Moodbidri…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Partial evidence	Sivakasi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Partial 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 19, 2026
13	Universitas Abdurrab Univrab	Indirect evidence	Tampan, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Universitas Abdurrab is a religious institutions company based out of JI.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Prist University - India	Indirect evidence	Tiruchirappalli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PRIST University - India is a company based out of Tiruchirapalli Campus Paganur Village, Dindigul Main Road, Near Chatrapatti, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Alvas Education Foundation	Indirect evidence	Karkal, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	143 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alvas Education Foundation is a educational institute based out of Moodbidri, Dakshina kannada District, Karnataka, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	St. Stephen's College, Delhi	Indirect evidence	Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Sona College Of Arts And Science	Partial evidence	Salem, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sona College of Arts and Science - A new gem in the crown of Sona Group of Institutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Symbiosis School For Liberal Arts	Partial evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	128 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts is the only 4 year Liberal Arts University in India focusing on holistic development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Manipal Academy Of Higher Education -Mahe, Manipal	Indirect evidence	Udupi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	124 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Department of Commerce at Manipal Academy of Higher Education was established in 2007.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Kumaraguru College Of Liberal Arts And Science	Partial evidence	IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	120 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science (KCLAS) was launched in 2018 is a premier college in South India that liberates the students to exercise his or her potential to the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	DPG Degree College	Strong evidence	Gurugram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Strong evidence “DPG Degree College is a leading institution for higher education imparting a comprehensive professional learning established in the year 2015.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Sanjay Rungta Group Of Institutions	Indirect evidence	Kohka-kurud, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It started as a ripple.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Gates Institute Of Technology, Gooty	Indirect evidence	Gooty, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GATES Institute of Technology, Gooty is a higher education company based out of NH-44, GOOTYANANTAPURAM (V), PEDDAVADUGURU MANDAL, GOOTY, Andhra Pradesh, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	SIR Parashurambhau College - India	Partial evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sir Parashurambhau College - India is a higher education company based out of Sir Parashurambhau College, Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth, Pune, Maharashtra, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Srimad Andavan Arts & Science College, Thiruvanaikoil, Tiruchirappalli - 620 005	Indirect evidence	Tiruchirappalli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: four-year private colleges. 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 four-year private colleges.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of four-year private colleges, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name four-year private colleges. 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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Four-year private colleges based in India at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

8.6%Verified-email coverage

40.8Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

2.8%Largest-city concentration · Chennai

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

102

51-200

109

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 393 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 four-year private colleges, 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 “four-year private colleges”. 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 four-year private colleges), 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 four-year private colleges, 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, 1,378 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 19, 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 four-year private colleges, 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 four-year private colleges are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 393 four-year private colleges 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?

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, headquartered in New Delhi, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most four-year private colleges?

Chennai leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Lucknow (10) and Ahmedabad (6).

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 1,378 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 393 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 19, 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.