Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2024: Top 114 Arts Institutes

Are you looking for the best arts institutes in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 114 arts institutes for 2024 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.

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Updated on: 6 July 2024 9:45 am

Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari

RANK 2024	TOP 114 INSTITUTES	ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE	INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT	INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES	GOVERNANCE & ADMISSIONS	DIVERSITY & OUTREACH	TOTAL SCORE
		300	150	150	200	200	1000
1	LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, NEW DELHI	295.07	143.55	127.26	129.26	200	895.14
2	MIRANDA HOUSE, DELHI	278.09	148.77	123.85	128.05	185.95	864.71
3	HINDU COLLEGE, DELHI	276.45	142.68	120.2	100.05	192.67	832.04
4	ST STEPHEN’S COLLEGE, DELHI	238.51	137.11	132.96	115.35	188.11	812.04
5	MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CHENNAI	265.17	129.6	133.83	105.51	172.87	806.98
6	SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY	253.91	108.52	132.88	126.31	128.03	749.66
7	HANSRAJ COLLEGE, DELHI	231.48	118.78	142.79	128.34	125	746.38
8	LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI	254.71	77.27	109.65	116.32	126.49	684.45
9	GARGI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	219.83	79.92	110.34	127.19	132.8	670.08
10	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), BANGALORE	219.83	78.36	120.89	121.38	113.6	654.06
11	RAMJAS COLLEGE, DELHI	209.78	72.79	114.8	110.74	117.53	625.64
12	SVKM’S MITHIBAI COLLEGE OF ARTS, CHAUHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & AMRUTBEN JIVANLAL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS (AUTONOMOUS), MUMBAI	196.22	85.94	95.19	107.64	140.61	625.59
13	INDRAPRASTHA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, DELHI	241.8	81.82	113.76	121.72	57.6	616.69
14	STELLA MARIS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI	193.49	96.89	113.53	112.48	86.79	603.2
15	DAULAT RAM COLLEGE, DELHI	216.66	49.34	119.85	130.8	81.22	597.88
16	WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CHENNAI	229.69	60.45	99.61	117.74	86.84	594.33
17	ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), BANGALORE	220.63	55.6	116.36	119.56	77.9	590.06
18	ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI	253.54	50.67	81.99	115.04	82.15	583.39
19	KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE, BANGALORE	233.38	42.37	102.38	130.44	74.51	583.08
20	PRESIDENCY COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), BANGALORE	174.08	102.89	100.42	114.25	91.27	582.91
21	SYMBIOSIS COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE, PUNE	237.11	51.22	102.93	119.97	64.92	576.14
22	SOPHIA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, MUMBAI	211.92	74.64	98.1	100.73	89.35	574.75
23	DELHI COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE, NEW DELHI	168.04	96.08	115.14	82.09	112.11	573.47
24	SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), THEVARA, KOCHI	237.69	64.28	96.21	109.36	61.91	569.45
25	MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), BANGALORE	187.22	53.07	123.61	111.8	92.7	568.4
26	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), AHMEDABAD	200.68	90.83	91.55	122.73	60.71	566.49
27	MAHARAJA AGRASEN COLLEGE, DELHI	210.33	84.81	112.8	96.34	58.88	563.17
28	DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	189.31	90.48	115.11	95.44	66.99	557.33
29	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE, RANCHI	219.37	57.41	103.79	127.52	48.67	556.75
30	GANPAT UNIVERSITY, MEHSANA, GUJARAT	207.58	39.09	105.38	154.45	43.59	550.09
31	KISHINCHAND CHELLARAM COLLEGE, MUMBAI	191.92	48.77	114.49	109.38	81.83	546.38
32	B.K. BIRLA COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS), KALYAN, MAHARASHTRA	223.69	46.27	107.86	135.26	28.59	541.67
33	MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM	205.83	35.01	86.15	101.6	109.01	537.6
34	S.P. MANDALI’S RAMNARAIN RUIA AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, MUMBAI	215.16	35.85	88.32	125.54	70.67	535.54
35	LAKSHMIBAI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	213.18	59.53	87.71	105.43	64.99	530.83
36	PATNA WOMEN’S COLLEGE, PATNA	206.1	71.1	108.48	108.97	35.86	530.51
37	SARLA ANIL MODI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, MUMBAI	200.86	75.77	105.09	110.66	37.13	529.51
38	SHIVAJI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	224.82	52.61	100.6	120.49	28.23	526.75
39	THE OXFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS, BANGALORE	220.5	68.9	96.89	112.29	23.51	522.09
40	ISABELLA THOBURN COLLEGE, LUCKNOW	222.86	76.83	83.01	116.14	18.69	517.53
41	DAV COLLEGE, CHANDIGARH	191.88	69.79	109.69	117.83	26.64	515.84
42	ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, HYDERABAD	188.29	66.94	96.66	126.57	28.29	506.75
43	GOSWAMI GANESH DUTTA SD COLLEGE, CHANDIGARH	205.42	50.69	97.75	106.44	46.2	506.5
44	ST MIRA’S COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, PUNE	187.93	61.96	100.11	112.59	36.61	499.2
45	SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY,DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, MAJITAR	190.1	34.23	103.6	105.92	62.94	496.79
46	DEV SAMAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, FEROZEPUR	173.93	54.66	103.01	102.59	60.01	494.21
47	KRUPANIDHI DEGREE COLLEGE, BANGALORE	205.99	42.61	96.14	121.48	24.97	491.19
48	S.K. SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE, MUMBAI	185.68	60.89	97.27	100.69	40.62	485.14
49	ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	179.23	49.08	109.42	101.86	42.95	482.55
50	FACULTY OF ARTS, ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH	199.13	13.05	90.19	106.6	71.79	480.75
51	SDM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MANGALURU	200.07	22.42	99.25	113.01	41.43	476.17
52	ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MANGALURU	203.96	41.3	86.14	126.04	16.19	473.62
53	ST ANN’S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, HYDERABAD	211.72	73.82	85.26	83.36	18.83	473
54	LOYOLA ACADEMY PG & DEGREE COLLEGE, SECUNDERABAD	184.76	29.89	95.79	105.78	54.94	471.15
55	KASTURBA GANDHI DEGREE & PG COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SECUNDERABAD	212.21	28.97	85.08	126	16.92	469.18
56	MAITREYI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	213.96	16.9	83.85	128.39	22.27	465.37
57	SARDAR PATEL MAHAVIDYALAYA, CHANDRAPUR, MAHARASHTRA	205.1	33.44	89.78	119.13	17.07	464.52
58	SRM ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE	175.25	51.28	100.05	134.59	2.23	463.4
59	BHARATI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI	217.65	49.98	67.05	110.61	17.45	462.74
60	VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE, MADHYAMGRAM, KOLKATA	215.49	42.38	63.21	115.46	25.05	461.59
61	VIMALA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), THRISSUR	180.44	33.48	94.57	114.39	38.55	461.44
62	PRAMUKH SWAMI SCIENCE & H.D. PATEL ARTS COLL., KADI, GUJARAT	195.89	15.93	81.35	157.01	8.28	458.46
63	ST WILFRED’S PG COLLEGE, JAIPUR	207.39	53.54	82.89	96.95	15.33	456.1
64	ST JOSEPH’S DEGREE & PG COLLEGE, HYDERABAD	194.47	22.07	89.67	113.71	35.42	455.33
65	SRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), UJIRE, KARNATAKA	172.34	26.18	98.49	120.09	38.13	455.21
66	RAMAIAH COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE, BANGALORE	174.55	47.96	97.02	114.96	18.86	453.35
67	DR N.G.P. ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), COIMBATORE	185.87	23.75	82.18	122.92	37.44	452.16
68	ST. WILFRED’S COLLEGE OF ARTS COMMERCE & SCIENCE, MUMBAI	200.89	15.11	103.52	114.46	16.68	450.65
69	THE BHOPAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, BHOPAL	197.18	17.32	67.69	102	61.74	445.92
70	MES COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE, VASCO DA GAMA, GOA	195.94	22.79	94.42	101.11	30.22	444.48
71	KANYA MAHA VIDYALAYA, JALANDHAR	181.29	21.38	91.07	108.58	41.17	443.48
72	DAV COLLEGE, ABOHAR, PUNJAB	170.25	44.61	100.85	82.75	43.57	442.04
73	BHARATA MATA COLLEGE, KOCHI	176.46	33.22	87.16	116.33	28.84	442.01
74	STANI MEMORIAL PG COLLEGE, JAIPUR	199.47	17.31	86.92	92.29	38.75	434.73
75	BETHUNE COLLEGE, KOLKATA	165.32	17.59	80.68	116.58	53.92	434.09
76	DAV COLLEGE, HOSHIARPUR, PUNJAB	168.4	20.04	107.22	105.62	30.58	431.85
77	HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, CHENNAI	171.69	6.28	101.24	128.53	19.79	427.53
78	DR S.N.S. RAJALAKSHMI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, COIMBATORE	202.93	53.87	67.28	96.57	4.93	425.58
79	T. JOHN COLLEGE, BANGALORE	171.63	35.39	82.41	113	22.38	424.81
80	GOPICHAND ARYA MAHILA COLLEGE, ABOHAR, PUNJAB	184.41	9.68	90.81	118.8	20.42	424.12
81	GOVT COLL. (AUTONOMOUS), ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH	188.28	8.63	101.23	101.48	24.31	423.93
82	SRI RAMAKRISHNA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, COIMBATORE	163.91	9.26	100.87	136.3	13.35	423.68
83	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, ERNAKULAM	172.6	23.91	101.71	95.87	28.55	422.64
84	SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUPATTUR, TN	183.64	34.23	91.06	105.55	6.42	420.89
85	SHRIMATHI DEVKUNVAR NANALAL BHATT VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI	174.94	25.29	81.09	130.43	7.71	419.45
86	CHEVALIER T. THOMAS ELIZABETH COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI	182.65	7.81	97.51	115.33	14.08	417.38
87	DEMPO CHARITIES TRUST’S DHEMPE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, PANAJI	188.88	18.19	83.56	111.23	14.58	416.45
88	ROSARY COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ARTS, SALCETE, GOA	185.85	27.09	68.9	119.81	13.85	415.5
89	ANNA ADARSH COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI	171.39	32.78	81.12	111.64	18.54	415.47
90	V.O. CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE, THOOTHUKUDI, TAMIL NADU	208.8	38.05	66.93	96.02	5.15	414.95
91	ST. CLARET COLLEGE, BANGALORE	153.67	40.09	97.07	96.48	27.28	414.59
92	GURU NANAK COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI	146.38	34.2	94.56	114.09	22.44	411.67
93	AVADH GIRLS PG COLLEGE, LUCKNOW	159.38	36.84	79.64	97.56	37.82	411.24
94	RATHINAM COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (AUTONOMOUS), COIMBATORE	172.1	5.8	104.16	118.95	9.06	410.06
95	KONGU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), ERODE, TN	174.21	21.56	84.62	105.48	24.16	410.03
96	FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS, DR VISHWANATH KARAD MIT-WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY, PUNE	169.77	15.33	91.94	126.23	6.3	409.57
97	VIDYA PRASARAK MANDAL’S K.G. JOSHI COLLEGE OF ARTS & N.G. BEDEKAR COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, THANE	158.59	45.81	94.72	99.13	8.73	406.99
98	SONOPANT DANDEKAR SHIKSHAN MANDALI’S SD ARTS, V.S. APTE COMMERCE, M.H. MEHTA SCIENCE COLLEGE, PALGHAR, MAHARASHTRA	182.75	16.99	91.15	109.84	4.93	405.65
99	SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE, COIMBATORE	186.55	24.49	85.97	99.09	7.95	404.05
100	GOBI ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), ERODE	184.87	9.59	73.94	117.37	16.21	401.98
101	DNYANPRASSARAK MANDAL’S COLLEGE & RESEARCH CENTRE, MAPUSA, GOA	181.08	35.14	56.16	126.01	2.6	400.99
102	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE, MAPUSA, GOA	162.3	30.21	92.99	86.9	26.7	399.11
103	ST PIOUS X DEGREE & PG COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, HYDERABAD	183.09	11.74	84.92	103.77	13.59	397.11
104	SHREE MEGHMANI PARIVAR AND SHREE BHAILALBHAIA. PATEL (DETROJWALA) UMIYA ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, AHMEDABAD	127.15	26.37	112.01	95.22	35.57	396.32
105	INDIAN ACADEMY DEGREE COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS, BANGALORE	186.33	7.96	88.6	108.36	4.07	395.32
106	ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM	143.88	23.48	101.98	108.76	17.17	395.26
107	ALVA’S COLLEGE, MOODUBIDIRE, KARNATAKA	156.74	29.66	82.21	105.06	19.87	393.53
108	ICFAI UNIVERSITY NAGALAND, DIMAPUR	168.64	20.25	91.56	101.83	4.45	386.73
109	POST GRADUATE GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, CHANDIGARH	155.29	41.61	72.77	109.26	7.11	386.03
110	SONAPUR COLLEGE, SONAPUR, ASSAM	204.48	53.36	17.14	97.07	10.42	382.47
111	PATRICIAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, CHENNAI	140.32	38.99	97.17	92.81	13.15	382.43
112	DAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, FEROZEPUR	160.97	35.44	73.57	102.07	8.11	380.16
113	MARIS STELLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS ), VIJAYAWADA	143.69	51.66	73.96	95.72	10.88	375.89
114	SRI KANYAKA PARAMESWARI ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI	158.61	33.42	73.72	95.18	13.21	374.14