Indian universities for students coming in.

How a NAAC grade is read

NAAC scores the institution out of 4.00. The letter follows that score. It is not UGC recognition, and it says nothing about one course or a fee.

• A++3.51–4.00
• A+3.26–3.50
• A3.01–3.25
• B++2.76–3.00
• B+2.51–2.75
• B2.01–2.50
• C1.51–2.00
• D1.50 or below, not accredited

A grade usually lasts five years from the declaration date. VIT’s A++ was declared on 31 August 2021, so that five-year period runs to August 2026. Check naac.gov.in before you rely on it. Amity University, Noida and XLRI were not on the 14 August 2025 university list this desk read. Sharda’s CGPA of 3.27 sits in the A+ band on this scale.

How NIRF ranks an institution

India Rankings 2025, from the Ministry of Education method notes. Each parameter is scored out of 100, then multiplied by its weight. The weights are not the same for every list. A rank in Engineering is not a rank in Management or Overall. This page does not copy a rank for the six institutions above.

Teaching covers student strength, faculty ratio, faculty with a PhD, and how money is used. Research covers publications, citation quality, patents, and funded projects. Graduation covers exams, placement, higher study, and median salary. Outreach covers region, women students, and economically or socially disadvantaged students. Perception is a survey of academics and employers. If submitted data is found to be manipulated, NIRF can remove the institution from the list. The source notes are the 2025 Overall, Management, and Colleges framework PDFs on nirfindia.org.

• Amity University, Noida

  Noida, Uttar Pradesh

  • UGC private university
  • NAAC grade not on the 14 Aug 2025 list read here

  Fee. The university’s international page says the foreign-category fee matches its sponsored fee, and that international students are offered a 50% scholarship for the length of the course. It does not publish one USD total.

  Admission. Eligibility follows the prospectus. A bachelor’s applicant needs 12 years of school. If English was not a school subject, that page asks for TOEFL 60 iBT or IELTS 6.5. It listed 30 June 2026 as the foreign-form date.

  Flagship. B.Tech, MBA, BBA

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Manipal, Karnataka

  • Deemed university
  • NAAC A++
  • CGPA 3.65
  • Cycle 3
  • Declared 31 May 2022

  Fee. A current international fee in USD is not published on this desk. Use the offer from admissions.manipal.edu.

  Admission. Foreign and NRI seats are a share the university sets. This page does not fix that share or waive an entrance test.

  Flagship. Engineering, health sciences, MBA

• Symbiosis International University

  Pune, Maharashtra

  • Deemed university
  • NAAC A++
  • CGPA 3.56
  • Cycle 3
  • Declared 20 Dec 2022

  Fee. A current international fee in USD is not on this desk. SNAP and the institute’s own offer are the source.

  Admission. Several Symbiosis institutes use their own test. A foreign passport does not by itself waive it.

  Flagship. MBA, law, media, computer studies

• Vellore Institute of Technology

  Vellore, Tamil Nadu

  • Deemed university
  • NAAC A++
  • CGPA 3.66
  • Cycle 4
  • Declared 31 Aug 2021

  Fee. A current international fee in USD is not on this desk. VIT publishes its own international applicant route.

  Admission. Indian B.Tech seats commonly use VITEEE. International applicants should use the route on the university site, not assume a JEE waiver from this page.

  Flagship. B.Tech and related engineering degrees

• XLRI

  Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

  • PGDM institute
  • Not on the university NAAC list read here

  Fee. A current international fee in USD is not on this desk. XLRI publishes the PGDM fee in its own admission note.

  Admission. Entry is through XAT, or the route XLRI states for a given year. This is not a foreign-quota seat this desk can promise.

  Flagship. PGDM Business Management, PGDM Human Resource Management

• Sharda University

  Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

  • UGC private university
  • NAAC A+
  • CGPA 3.27
  • Cycle 2
  • Declared 17 Jan 2023

  Fee. A current international fee in USD is not on this desk. Ask the international office for the year’s offer.

  Admission. School-board marks and the university’s own process. Confirm any English-test rule on the offer, not here.

  Flagship. Engineering, MBA, allied health

Where the student is applying from

• A Nepali citizen is not normally asked for an Indian student visa. Carry the passport or the identity paper the university and the checkpoint name.
• A SAARC or Nepal fee, and any scholarship, is set by the university. This page does not promise the same fee as an Indian student.