TOP 10 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES OF INDIA (Source: India Today: May 17, 2004)
*Acronyms used: Rep: Reputation, Curr: Curriculum, Acad: Quality of Academic Input, Care: Student Care, Proc: Admission Procedure, Infra: Infrastructure, Job: Job Prospects, PR: Perceptual Rank, FR: Factual Rank
ARTS
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | Loyola College, Chennai | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | 10 | 2 | |
| 3 | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | St. Stephen's College, Delhi | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Presidency College, Kolkata | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Presidency College, Chennai | 8 | 1 | |
| 8 | Hindu College, Delhi | - | - | |
| 9 | Miranda House, Delhi | 9 | - | |
| 10 | Madras Christian College, Chennai | 6 | 3 | |
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City Wise Ranking |
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| Delhi | Bangalore | Chennai | Kolkatta | Mumbai | |
| 1 | St. Stephen's | Christ | Loyola | St. Xavier's | St. Xavier's |
| 2 | Lady Shri Ram | Mount Carmel | Presidency | Presidency | Elphinstone |
| 3 | Hindu | St. Joseph's | MCC | Loreto | Sophia's |
| 4 | Miranda House | Maharani arts | Stella Maris | Jadavpur | Wilson |
| 5 | SRCC | Jyoti Nivas | Queen Mary's | City | K.J. Somaiya |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| Loyola College, Chennai | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| St. Stephen's College, Delhi | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Presidency College, Kolkata | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Presidency College, Chennai | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Hindu College, Delhi | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Miranda House, Delhi | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| Madras Christian College, Chennai | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
SCIENCE
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | Presidency College, Chennai | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | - | 4 | |
| 3 | Loyola College, Chennai | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hindu College, Delhi | - | - | |
| 5 | St. Stephen's College, Delhi | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | Presidency College, Kolkata | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Madras Christian College, Chennai | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Mount Carmel College, Bangalore | - | - | |
| 10 | Hans Raj College, Delhi | 10 | - | |
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City Wise Ranking |
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| Delhi | Bangalore | Chennai | Kolkatta | Mumbai | |
| 1 | Hindu | Mount Carmel | Presidency | St. Xavier's | St. Xavier's |
| 2 | St. Stephen's | St. Joseph's | Loyola | Presidency | Elphinstone |
| 3 | Hans Raj | Christ | MCC | City | K.J. Somaiya |
| 4 | Khalsa | National, Basavangudi | Queen Mary's | Lasy Brabourne | Bhavan's |
| 5 | Miranda House | Jyoti Nivas | Stella Maris | St. Paul's | Vivekanand |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| Presidency College, Chennai | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Loyola College, Chennai | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Hindu College, Delhi | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| St. Stephen's College, Delhi | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Presidency College, Kolkata | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Madras Christian College, Chennai | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Mount Carmel College, Bangalore | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | 7 |
| Hans Raj College, Delhi | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | 3 |
COMMERCE
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Presidency College, Chennai | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Loyola College, Chennai | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | Hindu College, Delhi | - | - | |
| 8 | Osmania University, Hyderabad | - | 6 | |
| 9 | K.J. Somaiya College, Mumbai | - | - | |
| 10 | Madras Christian College, Chennai | 8 | 7 | |
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City Wise Ranking |
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| Delhi | Bangalore | Chennai | Kolkatta | Mumbai | |
| 1 | SRCC | Christ | Presidency | St. Xavier's | St. xavier's |
| 2 | Lady Shri Ram | Mount Carmel | Loyola | City College of Commerce | K.J. Somaiya |
| 3 | Hindu | St. Joseph's | MCC | Goenka | R.A. Poddar |
| 4 | Indraprastha | M.A. Ramaiah | Stella Maris | Shri Shikshayatan | Hinduja |
| 5 | Jesus & Mary | Oxford Degree | Ethiraj | Sivnath Sastri | Bhavan's |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Presidency College, Chennai | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Loyola College, Chennai | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| St. Xavier's College, Mumbai | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Hindu College, Delhi | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Osmania University, Hyderabad | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| K.J. Somaiya College, Mumbai | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Madras Christian College, Chennai | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
MEDICINE
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Bangalore Medical College, Delhi | 10 | - | |
| 3 | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Madras medical College, Chennai | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | Christian Medical College, Vellore | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | St. John's Medical College, Bangalore | - | - | |
| 8 | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad | - | 7 | |
| 9 | JIPMER, Pondicherry | 4 | 3 | |
| 10 | Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi | 5 | 6 | |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Bangalore Medical College, Delhi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Madras medical College, Chennai | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Christian Medical College, Vellore | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Armed Forces Medical College, Pune | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| St. John's Medical College, Bangalore | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| JIPMER, Pondicherry | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | - | 9 | 6 |
| Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | - | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
ENGINEERING
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | IIT, Kanpur | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | IIT, Delhi | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | IIT, Mumbai | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | IIT, Chennai | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | IIT, Guwahati | 7 | - | |
| 6 | IIT, Roorkee | - | 7 | |
| 7 | IIT, Kharagpur | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | BITS, Pilani | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | Anna University, Chennai | 10 | - | |
| 10 | Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi | - | - | |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| IIT, Kanpur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| IIT, Delhi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| IIT, Mumbai | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| IIT, Chennai | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| IIT, Guwahati | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| IIT, Roorkee | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| IIT, Kharagpur | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| BITS, Pilani | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Anna University, Chennai | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 6 |
LAW
| 2004 |
College |
2003 | 2002 | |
| 1 | National Law School of India University, Bangalore | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | University College of Law, Bangalore University, Bangalore | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | ILS Law College, Pune | 9 | 2 | |
| 4 | NALSAR, Hyderabad | - | - | |
| 5 | Symbiosis Society's Law College, Pune | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Government College of Law, Mumbai University, Mumbai | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore | 7 | - | |
| 8 | Mahatma Gnadhi Law College, Hyderabad | - | - | |
| 9 | Faculty of Law, Delhi University, Delhi | 8 | - | |
| 10 | Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | 6 | 6 | |
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College Name |
Rep | Curr | Acad | Care | Proc | Infra | Job | PR | FR |
| National Law School of India University, Bangalore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| University College of Law, Bangalore University, Bangalore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| ILS Law College, Pune | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| NALSAR, Hyderabad | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Symbiosis Society's Law College, Pune | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Government College of Law, Mumbai University, Mumbai | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | 7 | 4 |
| Mahatma Gnadhi Law College, Hyderabad | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Faculty of Law, Delhi University, Delhi | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |