Best Colleges in Karnataka 2026

1608 colleges across 22 cities — compare NIRF ranks, NAAC grades, fees and placements to find your perfect match.

Bangalore (770)Mysore (106)Mangalore (100)Belgaum (48)Gulbarga (42)Tumkur (38)Dharwad (37)Hassan (34)Udupi (31)Hubli (28)Mandya (26)Raichur (23)

1608Total Colleges

225Government

1238Private

0Deemed

145Other

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Best Colleges in Karnataka 2026

Top NIRF-Ranked Colleges in Karnataka

All Colleges in Karnataka

Adarsha Shikshana Samiti College of Commerce -[ASSCC]

Amitha B.Ed. Teachers Training College

B.V. Bhoomareddi College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Bangalore Institute of Management Studies Campus - powered by Sunstone

Basava Academy of Engineering

CREO Valley School of Film and Television

Clini Launch Research Institute

Ecole Intuit Lab

GSSS Simha Subbamahalakshmi First Grade College

Gomatesh Polytechnic

Government First Grade College Shankaranarayana

Government Polytechnic

Government VISL S J Polytechnic - [VISSJ]

IKON Pharmacy College

IMPACT School of Architecture - [ISA]

Indian Institute of Nursing

Indian Institute of Science - [IISc]

Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health - [IGICH]

Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty College - [MSRSC]

Presidency College of Nursing

Raghavendra School & College Of Nursing

Ravindranath Tagore Nursing School

SCS First Grade College

Seshadripuram Degree College - [SDC]

Shastriji Residential College of Education for Women

Sri Mahaveera College

St. Martha's College of Nursing

St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research Collaborating with NIAT

Vidya Sanskaar Degree College

Yenepoya (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore - Powered by Emversity

Amrutha College

Arena Creative Campus

Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management - [CAIIHM]

IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management

Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiya Law College

BGS College of Education - [BGSCE]

Bangalore Animation College

EAST WEST SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Faran College of Nursing

Field Marshal KM Cariappa College - [FMKMCC]

Government Law College

IIFA Lancaster Institute of Design

K.L.E.S College Bachelor of Computer Application

Maratha Mandal Polytechnic

Mysore Correspondence College - [MCC] Malleshwram

Nirmala College of Nursing

Noble College of Pharmacy

Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology - [VIAT] Muddenahalli

AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya

Abbas Khan College for Women

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Best Colleges in Karnataka 2026

Top NIRF-Ranked Colleges in Karnataka

All Colleges in Karnataka

Adarsha Shikshana Samiti College of Commerce -[ASSCC]

Amitha B.Ed. Teachers Training College

B.V. Bhoomareddi College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Bangalore Institute of Management Studies Campus - powered by Sunstone

Basava Academy of Engineering

CREO Valley School of Film and Television

Clini Launch Research Institute

Ecole Intuit Lab

GSSS Simha Subbamahalakshmi First Grade College

Gomatesh Polytechnic

Government First Grade College Shankaranarayana

Government Polytechnic

Government VISL S J Polytechnic - [VISSJ]

IKON Pharmacy College

IMPACT School of Architecture - [ISA]

Indian Institute of Nursing

Indian Institute of Science - [IISc]

Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health - [IGICH]

Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty College - [MSRSC]

Presidency College of Nursing

Raghavendra School & College Of Nursing