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NIRF rankings, real fee structures, honest cutoffs, scholarships you may have missed. Verified by students currently studying there. 77 colleges curated from the official NIRF 2024 rankings — engineering, medical, management, law, universities and pharmacy. Every rank cites NIRF directly. No invented rankings, no paid placements.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
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Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1909
India's premier research institution. The only Indian university consistently inside the QS top 200. Undergraduate BS programme admission via JEE Advanced (top-500 typically).
NIRF Overall #2, University #1, Research #1 (2024)
National Law School of India University
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1986
India's first National Law University, top-ranked NLU for the entire history of the NIRF law category. Admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB via CLAT.
NIRF Law #1 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1973
The other anchor of the IIM-A/B/C trio. Particularly strong on the Bengaluru tech ecosystem — strong tech-product management placement track.
NIRF Management #2 (2024)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953
Coastal Karnataka deemed university with major engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy and hotel-management schools. Admission via MET / NEET / GMAT for respective programmes.
NIRF University #4 (2024)
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1925
India's premier institute for mental health and neuroscience. Specialist postgraduate programmes — admission via NIMHANS entrance.
NIRF Medical #4 (2024)
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953
Among India's oldest private medical colleges. Large student body, MBBS admission via NEET UG.
NIRF Medical #11 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Mangaluru · Karnataka · est. 1960
Coastal Karnataka's flagship engineering institute. Strong civil, marine and computer science programmes, beachfront campus.
NIRF Engineering #17 (2024)
Christ University
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1969
Bengaluru's largest private deemed university. Particularly strong in BBA, BCom, psychology and the liberal-arts programme; multiple campuses across India.
NIRF Management #64, University #35 (2024)
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1999
Bengaluru's tech-policy + technology institute. Mostly PG focused (MTech, MSc by Research, integrated MTech). Strong tie-ins with the Bengaluru tech ecosystem.
Shishya maintains a curated database of scholarships every Indian student can apply for — central government, state portals, private foundations, and international fellowships. All free to apply, with the official link on every entry.
Browse scholarships →Cutoff trends per college × exam × category × branch, fee structures linked to official college fee pages, placement statistics from official reports only, and AI counselling ("I scored X in JEE Main, what colleges should I consider?") that pulls from cutoff data + your category + state preference.
Phase 2 of the roadmap. Cross-link to the existing Entrance & Government Exams section for the prep side; the 77 colleges above are the first cut.