| RANK | INSTITUTION NAME | STATE | FACULTY & STUDENTS 150 | STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS 250 | INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 200 | ALUMNI SUCCESS 250 | INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES 150 | TOTAL SCORE 1000 |
| 1 | THE TAMIL NADU DR. J JAYALALITHAA MUSIC AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 228.67 | 184.55 | 185.3 | 122.83 | 136.28 | 857.63 |
| 2 | FACULTY OF PERFORMING ARTS BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY (BHU) Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 200.61 | 190.86 | 183.64 | 141.83 | 130.73 | 847.67 |
| 3 | KM MUSIC CONSERVATORY Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 241.93 | 184.66 | 182.43 | 133.91 | 103.07 | 846 |
| 4 | INDIRA KALA SANGEET VISHWAVIDYALAYA Khairagarh | Chhattisgarh | 240.12 | 181.65 | 163.93 | 114.51 | 130.03 | 830.24 |
| 5 | FACULTY OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF DELHI Delhi | Delhi | 232.25 | 172.88 | 187.41 | 104.81 | 132.15 | 829.5 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF VOCAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY Kolkata | West Bengal | 234.36 | 192.74 | 185.35 | 105.94 | 110.61 | 829 |
| 7 | KARNATAKA STATE DR. GANGUBHAI HANGAL MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS UNIVERSITY Mysuru | Karnataka | 220.19 | 166.65 | 188.13 | 138.88 | 109.24 | 823.09 |
| 8 | SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI New Delhi | Delhi | 226.87 | 192.1 | 173.81 | 105.08 | 119.49 | 817.35 |
| 9 | SWATHI THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 229.41 | 151.51 | 189.43 | 136.51 | 104.17 | 811.03 |
| 10 | SWARNABHOOMI ACADEMY OF MUSIC Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 214.22 | 188.47 | 164.01 | 134.84 | 104.52 | 806.06 |
| 11 | SHANKAR MAHADEVAN ACADEMY Mumbai | Maharashtra | 206.31 | 177.91 | 188.88 | 110.02 | 121.32 | 804.44 |
| 12 | TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT MUSIC COLLEGE Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 209.59 | 160.46 | 193.82 | 113.64 | 126.74 | 804.25 |
| 13 | THE TRUE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Mumbai | Maharashtra | 241.77 | 157.35 | 149.9 | 112.41 | 142.25 | 803.68 |
| 14 | SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL Mumbai | Maharashtra | 207.68 | 150.11 | 186.17 | 129.82 | 127.23 | 801.01 |
| 15 | CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Kolkata | West Bengal | 207.72 | 180.96 | 162.79 | 118.68 | 130.18 | 800.33 |
| 16 | RAJA MANSINGH TOMAR MUSIC & ARTS UNIVERSITY Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 212.38 | 183.65 | 188.49 | 110.4 | 104.72 | 799.64 |
| 17 | EASTERN FARE MUSIC FOUNDATION Bangalore | Karnataka | 226.16 | 154.75 | 180.55 | 132.81 | 102.03 | 796.3 |
| 18 | DELHI SCHOOL OF MUSIC New Delhi | Delhi | 202.13 | 179.23 | 160.85 | 133.44 | 114.26 | 789.91 |
| 19 | BANGALORE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Bangalore | Karnataka | 205.25 | 161.43 | 173.92 | 119.05 | 123.48 | 783.13 |
| 20 | GLOBAL MUSIC INSTITUTE Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 222.42 | 165.45 | 158.2 | 110.82 | 126.14 | 783.03 |
| 21 | MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Bangalore | Karnataka | 209.68 | 172.23 | 159.47 | 126.85 | 104.79 | 773.02 |
| 22 | NATHANIEL SCHOOL OF MUSIC Bangalore | Karnataka | 214.46 | 164.42 | 158.46 | 103.83 | 130.95 | 772.12 |
| 23 | SURESH WADKAR'S AJIVASAN MUSIC ACADEMY Mumbai | Maharashtra | 199.85 | 162.13 | 175.04 | 101.53 | 126.98 | 765.53 |
| 24 | TANSEN SANGEET MAHAVIDYALAYA Delhi | Delhi | 219.94 | 153.18 | 154.76 | 107.89 | 127.97 | 763.74 |
| 25 | FURTADOS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Mumbai | Maharashtra | 209.41 | 155.86 | 172.9 | 101.5 | 111.24 | 750.91 |
