The top 10 government colleges of India is a tough topic list to compile. It is because there are enough top-notch government colleges in India across streams. While we were compiling this list, we made sure to check the NIRF rankings, placement structure, education quality, and also the academic productivity of these colleges. Let us see the top 10 government colleges of India.

1. AIIMS, New Delhi

With a NIRF ranking of 11, this is one of the top 10 government colleges of India. Getting admission to this college is extremely tough. Amongst the thousands of participants, only 70 get admission here. They have courses like Bachelor of Optometry, Bachelor of Medicine, and Bachelor of Surgery MD/MS( Master of Surgery), M.D.S and MD in Hospital Administration.

2. Christian Medical College, Vellore

This autonomous institution got established in 1900. This college is one of the best medical colleges in the country. CMC is also one of those colleges having a record of many firsts like the first bone marrow transplant done in 1986, the first open-heart surgery done in 1961, and few others. Their NIRF ranking is third for the last four years.

3. Bihar Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

In the 2020 NIRF ranking, BHU got its place in the 11th position. BHU is one of the top engineering colleges in India. There are several courses offered in BHU apart from engineering like journalism, population studies, arts, commerce, and lots more. The placements in BHU across streams is fine as well with top recruiting companies on their list.

4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras

The best IIT of India, IIT Madras, is also on our list of top 10 government colleges of India. This college got founded in collaboration with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the oldest IITs of India that got established in 1959 making it one of the oldest IITs. With a NIRF ranking of 1, the structure of their placement is the best too.

5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

The next IIT in our list of top 10 government colleges of India is IIT Delhi. Their NIRF ranking is 3 in the engineering category. Their engineering branches are in electrical, civil, mechanical, chemical, textile, power, and lots more. Deloitte, Dell, Yahoo, Cisco, Microsoft, Amazon are some of the top recruiting companies from this college. They also offer a dual degree of B.Tech + M.Tech.

6. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli

Out of all the NITs in India, NIT Trichy is the top one. It is also one of the oldest NITs in India that got established in 1964. They have ten undergraduate and 22 postgraduate courses in B.Tech, M.Tech, M.S, and PhD fields. Their NIRF ranking is 9th. HCL, Godrej, Microsoft, Exide, Yahoo, Ford, Google, Facebook are some of the top recruiting companies visiting this campus.

7. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi

One of the best colleges of Commerce in India is SRCC. It is another one of the top 10 government colleges of India. Their NIRF ranking is 12th in the country. With providing the best academic performances over the year, they also have amazing placements for even the commerces graduates.

8. Hindu College, Delhi

Hindu college has a NIRF ranking of 3rd. It proves the fact that this is one of the best commerce colleges in India. The college got established in 1899. It is one of the oldest colleges in the country. They offer various courses in B.COM, B.A., B.SC, M.COM., M.A, M.SC. The cutoff of the Hindu college is very high every year that is above 97 in all subjects.

9. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College is another top college of commerce in the country. This college got established in 1960. They have undergraduate and postgraduate courses in B.A., B.COM, B.J., BBA, B.S.W., M.A., M.COM, M.S.W, M.B.A., and lots more.

10. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Last on our list of top 10 government colleges of India is Aligarh Muslim University. Their NIRF ranking is 17th. The college got established in 1920. Since then the college has managed to have a decent position in the country. They have various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. They have a rating of 7.3 on 10 in the placement category.

Based on ranking, placement, and academics we have listed the top 10 government colleges of India. These colleges are across niches including engineering, medical, commerce, and arts. We wish you all the best if you are trying to get admission to any of these colleges. Your future is going to be everything exciting and prosperous.

Pooja Singh

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