Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2025: Top 100 Arts Institutes

Are you looking for the best arts institutes in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 100 arts institutes for 2025 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.

Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari

RANK 2025	NAME OF INSTITUTE	ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 300	INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT 150	INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 150	GOVERNANCE & ADMISSIONS 200	DIVERSITY & OUTREACH 200	TOTAL SCORE 1000
1	LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN NEW DELHI	296.79	145.60	137.06	139.56	195	914.07
2	MIRANDA HOUSE DELHI	296.77	145.36	136.35	138.82	194.78	912.08
3	HINDU COLLEGE DELHI	296.75	144.40	135.8	138.79	193.84	909.59
4	ST STEPHEN’S COLLEGE DELHI	296.50	143.82	134.89	138.45	193.20	906.86
5	MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CHENNAI	295.88	143.4	134.73	137.91	193.15	905.09
6	SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE DELHI UNIVERSITY	295.45	142.76	134.46	136.92	192.59	902.18
7	HANSRAJ COLLEGE DELHI	294.53	142.44	134.30	136.62	193	900.41
8	LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI	294.42	141.91	133.37	135.73	192.51	897.94
9	PRESIDENCY COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BANGALORE	294.19	141.18	132.65	134.95	192.3	895.27
10	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) BANGALORE	293.88	141.14	132.45	134.09	191.7	893.30
11	RAMJAS COLLEGE DELHI	293.23	140.34	131.7	133.56	191.26	890.05
12	SVKM’S MITHIBAI COLLEGE OF ARTS CHAUHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & AMRUTBEN JIVANLAL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS (AUTONOMOUS) MUMBAI	292.82	139.37	130.69	133.40	190.32	886.60
13	INDRAPRASTHA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN DELHI	292.3	138.59	129.75	133.01	190.0	883.72
14	STELLA MARIS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI	291.88	137.60	129.35	132.18	189.39	880.4
15	DAULAT RAM COLLEGE DELHI	291.49	136.94	128.57	131.3	189.33	877.66
16	WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CHENNAI	291.37	136.20	127.58	130.60	189.12	874.87
17	ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BANGALORE	290.62	135.5	126.79	129.80	188.7	871.45
18	ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CHENNAI	289.77	135.24	126.16	129.34	188.33	868.84
19	SRM AP : EASWARI SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AMARAVATI AP	289.77	134.36	125.81	128.64	188.07	866.65
20	GARGI COLLEGE NEW DELHI	289.63	133.49	125.45	127.95	187.32	863.84
21	SYMBIOSIS COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE PUNE	289.43	133.43	124.92	127.93	186.58	862.29
22	SOPHIA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN MUMBAI	288.85	133.00	124.5	127.34	186.06	859.73
23	DELHI COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE NEW DELHI	288.26	132.35	124.30	126.65	185.82	857.38
24	SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) THEVARA KOCHI	287.63	131.49	123.44	126.57	185.43	854.56
25	MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BANGALORE	287.06	130.86	122.66	126.4	185.4	852.4
26	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) AHMEDABAD	286.78	130.49	122.18	126.36	184.78	850.59
27	MAHARAJA AGRASEN COLLEGE DELHI	285.80	130.31	121.4	125.61	183.84	846.94
28	DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA COLLEGE NEW DELHI	284.89	129.89	120.41	125.33	183.52	844.04
29	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE RANCHI	284.65	129.16	119.46	124.65	182.73	840.65
30	GANPAT UNIVERSITY MEHSANA GUJARAT	284.46	128.59	118.71	124.50	182.72	838.98
31	KISHINCHAND CHELLARAM COLLEGE MUMBAI	284.27	127.72	118.21	124.38	182.48	837.06
32	B.K. BIRLA COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE & COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS) KALYAN MAHARASHTRA	283.83	127.08	117.46	123.68	182.03	834.08
33	MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM	283.16	126.79	117.43	122.8	181.40	831.6
34	S.P. MANDALI’S RAMNARAIN RUIA AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE MUMBAI	282.29	126.67	117.15	122.06	180.78	828.95
35	LAKSHMIBAI COLLEGE NEW DELHI	281.73	126.47	116.54	121.19	180.13	826.06
36	PATNA WOMEN’S COLLEGE PATNA	281.1	126.0	115.62	120.19	179.44	822.30
37	SARLA ANIL MODI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS MUMBAI	280.34	125.62	115.12	119.34	179.18	819.60
38	SHIVAJI COLLEGE NEW DELHI	280.33	125.53	114.5	118.94	178.50	817.80
39	KRUPANIDHI DEGREE COLLEGE BANGALORE	279.9	124.7	113.73	118.03	177.76	814.15
40	ISABELLA THOBURN COLLEGE LUCKNOW	279.53	124.36	113.72	117.40	177.09	812.10
41	THE OXFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS BANGALORE	278.65	124.28	113.63	116.81	176.38	809.75
42	ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HYDERABAD	278.28	124.04	113.29	115.87	175.40	806.88
43	GOSWAMI GANESH DUTTA SD COLLEGE CHANDIGARH	277.80	123.05	112.65	115.26	174.9	803.7
44	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCESSIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY MAJITAR SIKKIM	276.87	122.14	111.82	114.86	173.97	799.7
45	ST MIRA’S COLLEGE FOR GIRLS PUNE	276.4	121.31	111.1	114.62	173.84	797.25
46	DEV SAMAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN FEROZEPUR	275.63	120.59	110.63	114.39	173.78	795.02
47	DAV COLLEGE CHANDIGARH	275.42	120.35	110.15	113.84	173.44	793.20
48	S.K. SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE AND COMMERCE MUMBAI	274.44	119.61	109.73	113.35	172.72	789.85
49	ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	274.07	119.48	109.47	112.83	172.10	787.95
50	FACULTY OF ARTS ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH	274.04	119.25	108.56	111.8	172.08	785.77
51	SDM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MANGALURU	273.33	118.96	108.35	111.83	171.55	784.02
52	ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MANGALURU	273.32	118.2	108.17	110.98	170.67	781.38
53	ST ANN’S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HYDERABAD	273.04	117.66	108.00	110.31	170.60	780
54	LOYOLA ACADEMY PG & DEGREE COLLEGE SECUNDERABAD	272.81	117.42	107.49	109.52	170.57	777.81
55	KASTURBA GANDHI DEGREE & PG COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SECUNDERABAD	272.14	117.10	106.59	109	170.03	774.59
56	MAITREYI COLLEGE NEW DELHI	271.74	116.5	106.54	107.90	169.88	772.59
57	SARDAR PATEL MAHAVIDYALAYA CHANDRAPUR MAHARASHTRA	271.1	116.49	106.48	106.96	169.41	770.39
58	SRM ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE	270.67	116.16	105.51	106.64	169.31	768.3
59	BHARATI COLLEGE NEW DELHI	270.12	115.55	104.51	105.93	168.70	764.81
60	VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE MADHYAMGRAM KOLKATA	269.32	114.92	103.64	105.53	168.08	761.49
61	VIMALA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) THRISSUR	269.15	114.43	103.57	105.22	167.45	759.82
62	PRAMUKH SWAMI SCIENCE & H.D. PATEL ARTS COLLEGE KADI GUJARAT	269.05	113.70	102.73	105.18	167.29	757.95
63	ST WILFRED’S PG COLLEGE JAIPUR	268.14	113.13	102.58	104.42	166.33	754.6
64	ST JOSEPH’S DEGREE & PG COLLEGE HYDERABAD	268.03	112.42	102.34	103.89	165.65	752.33
65	SRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) UJIRE KARNATAKA	267.12	111.97	101.81	103.16	164.98	749.04
66	RAMAIAH COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE & COMMERCE BANGALORE	266.24	111.16	101.47	102.58	164.78	746.23
67	DR N.G.P. ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) COIMBATORE	265.54	110.60	100.54	101.65	164.51	742.84
68	ST. WILFRED’S COLLEGE OF ARTS COMMERCE & SCIENCE MUMBAI	265.11	109.63	100.30	100.80	163.98	739.82
69	THE BHOPAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES BHOPAL	264.72	109.30	99.92	100	163.30	737.29
70	MES COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE VASCO DA GAMA 'GOA	263.94	109.01	99.78	99.52	162.82	735.07
71	KANYA MAHA VIDYALAYA JALANDHAR	263.16	108.85	99.23	98.59	162.06	731.89
72	DAV COLLEGE ABOHAR PUNJAB	262.78	108.34	99.12	97.76	161.81	729.81
73	BHARATA MATA COLLEGE KOCHI	261.90	107.57	98.65	97.18	161.24	726.54
74	STANI MEMORIAL PG COLLEGE JAIPUR	261.64	107.45	98.48	96.31	160.96	724.84
75	BETHUNE COLLEGE KOLKATA	261.24	106.48	97.85	95.97	160.95	722.49
76	DAV COLLEGE HOSHIARPUR PUNJAB	260.6	106.05	97.49	95.21	160.73	720.09
77	HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE CHENNAI	260.27	105.67	97.39	94.73	160.41	718.47
78	DR S.N.S. RAJALAKSHMI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE COIMBATORE	259.51	105.26	96.94	93.83	159.72	715.26
79	T. JOHN COLLEGE BANGALORE	258.83	104.38	96.77	93	159.31	712.39
80	GOPICHAND ARYA MAHILA COLLEGE ABOHAR PUNJAB	258.61	103.51	96.67	93.1	159.01	710.85
81	GOVT COLL. (AUTONOMOUS) ANANTAPUR ANDHRA PRADESH	258.14	102.96	95.91	92.76	158.46	708.23
82	SRI RAMAKRISHNA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE COIMBATORE	257.15	102.87	95.88	92.5	158.00	706.40
83	ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ERNAKULAM	256.9	102.17	95.15	91.68	157.08	702.95
84	SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) TIRUPATTUR TN	255.97	101.33	94.68	91.00	156.14	699.12
85	SHRIMATHI DEVKUNVAR NANALAL BHATT VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CHENNAI	255.05	100.83	94.68	90.75	155.29	696.60
86	CHEVALIER T. THOMAS ELIZABETH COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CHENNAI	254.76	100.79	94.66	89.76	154.96	694.93
87	DEMPO CHARITIES TRUST’S DHEMPE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE PANAJI	253.98	100.46	94.51	89.55	154.03	692.53
88	ROSARY COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ARTS SALCETE GOA	253.94	99.64	94.0	88.55	153.04	689.2
89	ANNA ADARSH COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CHENNAI	253.86	98.68	93.96	88.16	152.75	687.41
90	V.O. CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE THOOTHUKUDI TAMIL NADU	253.5	97.74	93.56	87.75	152.36	684.87
91	ST. CLARET COLLEGE BANGALORE	252.59	97.02	93.11	86.94	152.26	681.92
92	GURU NANAK COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI	252.43	97.0	92.94	86.46	152.22	681.02
93	AVADH GIRLS PG COLLEGE LUCKNOW	251.43	96.25	92.02	85.71	151.49	676.90
94	RATHINAM COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (AUTONOMOUS) COIMBATORE	251.1	95.7	91.87	84.81	151.33	674.77
95	KONGU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) ERODE TN	250.45	95.65	91.43	84.17	151.04	672.74
96	FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS DR VISHWANATH KARAD MIT-WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY PUNE	249.57	95.10	91.21	83.51	150.5	669.84
97	SRINATH UNIVERSITY JAMSHEDPUR	249.57	94.41	91.02	83.24	149.54	667.78
98	FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES VIVEKANANDA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR	249.56	94.38	90.93	83.12	149.27	667.26
99	SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE COIMBATORE	249.14	93.60	90.07	82.20	149.01	664.02
100	GOBI ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) ERODE	248.31	92.77	89.47	81.77	148.16	660.48

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