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Top 25 Independent colleges and universities based in India

Name: Independent colleges and universities based in India
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 257 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 257 independent colleges and universities headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 19,931 professional contacts across them, including 1,173 with verified work emails. New Delhi is the largest hub.

This list covers independent colleges and 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

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19,931Contacts tracked

1,173Verified emails

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The 25 largest independent colleges and universities based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 257 independent colleges and 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 independent 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 20, 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 20, 2026
2	Suresh Gyan Vihar University	Indirect evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
3	University Of Mysore	Indirect evidence	Mysore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	644 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Mysore was established on 27th July, 1916 during the benevolent reign of the Maharaja of Mysore, His Highness Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar (1884-1940).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology	Indirect evidence	Gandipet, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	506 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Autonomous education and research institution based off of Gandipet, Hyderabad” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	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
6	Amity University Kolkata	Indirect evidence	Kadampukur Village, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
7	Madras Christian College	Partial evidence	Chennai Tamil Nadu, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
8	Galgotias University	Indirect evidence	Budh Nagar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	372 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Subharti University	Partial evidence	Meerut, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	336 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ranked among the top 10% of Universities in India, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University is NAAC "A" Accredited and has received numerous National and International Awards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Manipur University	Indirect evidence	Imphal Manipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	259 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Manipur University is a higher education company based out of Manipur, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Central University Of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur	Indirect evidence	Thiruvarur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
12	Assam DON Bosco University, Guwahati	Indirect evidence	Guwahati, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
13	University Of Hyderabad UOH	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	202 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1974, this mostly residential campus has more than students and 400 faculty, from several disciplines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	North-Eastern Hill University	Indirect evidence	Shillong, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Partial evidence	Sivakasi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
16	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
17	Prist University - India	Indirect evidence	Tiruchirappalli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
18	Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata	Indirect evidence	Kolkata, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata is a higher education company based out of 56A, B.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Magadh University	Indirect evidence	Bodh Gaya, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	138 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Magadh University was established on 1st March, 1962.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha - 686 661	Partial evidence	Muvattupuzha, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	132 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha is a first grade college which has completed 67 years of glorious service to the cause of higher education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Manipal Academy Of Higher Education -Mahe, Manipal	Indirect evidence	Udupi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
22	Gates Institute Of Technology, Gooty	Indirect evidence	Gooty, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
23	Salesian College	Partial evidence	Siliguri - 734001, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SALESIAN COLLEGE, DARJEELING is a higher education Institution” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Auxilium College Autonomous Gandhi Nagar,katpadi-632 006	Partial evidence	Vellore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Auxilium College (Autonomous)Gandhi Nagar,Katpadi-632 006 is a higher education company based out of Gandhi Nagar Katpadi Vellore - 632006, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	St.Xavier's College, Palayamkottai - 627 002	Partial evidence	Tirunelveli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “St.Xavier's College, Palayamkottai - 627 002 is a higher education company based out of Tamil Nadu, India.” 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: independent 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 independent colleges and universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent 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 independent 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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Independent colleges and universities based in India at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

5.9%Verified-email coverage

77.6Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

3.9%Largest-city concentration · New Delhi

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

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 257 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 independent 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 “independent 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 independent 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 independent 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, 1,173 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 independent colleges and 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 independent colleges and universities are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 257 independent colleges and 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?

Jawaharlal Nehru University, headquartered in New Delhi, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent colleges and universities?

New Delhi leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by Kolkata (7) and Lucknow (7).

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 1,173 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 257 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.