NIRF · 2025
#20
PrivateChennai, Tamil Nadu
Anna University, Chennai
- NIRF 2025
- #20
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 63.51
BE Computer Science and Engineering · BE Electronics and Communication Engineering
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Discipline · Computer Applications
MCA & BCA Colleges in India
Computer Applications tracked separately from B.Tech CSE — MCA and BCA programmes with official catalogues, not a re-badged engineering list.
9,090
Institutes tracked
Verified
Per-institute only
Official
Sources only
Computer Applications — key facts
Live data| Institutes with matching programmes | 9,090 |
|---|---|
| With NIRF Engineering rank (top slice)Numeric rank from nirfindia.org — Engineering category (see Key figure below) | 4 |
| Canonical courses in this vertical | 6 |
| Avg Graduation Outcomes (GO)Independent NIRF sub-score — not a placement package | 74.3 |
| Top type on this list | PRIVATE (19) |
Counts from Knwdle’s live directory (NIRF Engineering + programme canonical slugs). GO averages only include institutes with a stored Graduation Outcomes score.
Course branches
Canonical programmes in this discipline — each hub lists every institute that offers it. BCA is the most-tracked branch here.
Overview
Computer Applications on Knwdle means the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) programmes — a track distinct from the B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) branch, even though the subject matter overlaps. Institutes run MCA/BCA through a computer science or IT department, separately from their B.Tech admissions.
This is one of the thinner catalogues in our directory today — we only list an institute here once we can confirm, from a primary source, that it runs an MCA or BCA programme. The list will grow as we verify more official programme pages, not by padding it with unconfirmed entries.
Key figure
Share with a cited NIRF rank
0%
NIRF doesn't publish an MCA/BCA-specific ranking category. Any rank shown for an institute on this page is its overall Engineering-category rank, computed live from the institutes listed here.
Top Computer Applications colleges by NIRF
Up to 20 institutes with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank. Year-over-year movement appears only when prior-year ranks exist in our database.
| Rank | Institute | Type | State | GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 | NIT TrichyTiruchirappalli | NIT | Tamil Nadu | 78.7 |
| #11 | BITS PilaniPilani | PRIVATE | Rajasthan | 81.0 |
| #14 | SRM University ChennaiChennai | PRIVATE | Tamil Nadu | 65.4 |
| #16 | VIT VelloreVellore | PRIVATE | Tamil Nadu | 72.2 |
All institutes offering Computer Applications
9,090 institutes · page 2
PrivateMadurai, Tamil Nadu
Thiagarajar College, Madurai
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Location
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Thiagarajar College, Madurai was established in the year 1949 by His Excellency, the King of Bhavnagar, the then Governor of the Madras State. The College is…
NIRF · 2025
#21
NITKozhikode, Kerala
NIT Calicut
National Institute of Technology Calicut
- NIRF 2025
- #21
- Type
- NIT
- Score
- 63.05
Established in 2002, the National Institute of Technology Calicut is an Institute of National Importance. The campus of NIT Calicut has an area of nearly 300…
NIRF · 2025
#22
PrivateBhubaneswar, Odisha
SOA University
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar
- NIRF 2025
- #22
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 62.58
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA), Bhubaneswar is a deemed university established in the year 2007. SOA Bhubaneswar is accredited by the National Assessment and…
PrivateThoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
VO Chidambaram College, Tuticorin
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Location
- Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
In 1951 VO Chidambaram College was established. In 1981 undergraduate and postgraduate departments were integrated and Thiru M.N.V.Sastri headed the…
NIRF · 2025
#23
PrivateCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
- NIRF 2025
- #23
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 62.46
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore was established in 2003 as a private university and is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and approved…
PrivateVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹54,000–₹3.7L / yr
Andhra University Visakhapatnam was established in 1926. The aim of Andhra University is to offer the students with the required education in order to excel in…
NIRF · 2025
#24
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
JMI New Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- NIRF 2025
- #24
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 62.42
Established in 1920, Jamia Millia Islamia is a coeducational central government university. The Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) Yojana…
PrivateKolkata, West Bengal
RKMRC Kolkata
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Kolkata
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹66,900–₹1.6L / yr
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Kolkata was established in 1960 as a government-aided autonomous institution. RKMRC has a faculty strength of 60 and is…
PrivateTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Location
- Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
St Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli was established in 1944 by the Fathers of Society. The College functions under the ownership of the Society of St.…
PrivateThiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Kerala University
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹7,390–₹3.4L / yr
One of the first 16 institutions in India, the University of Kerala was founded in 1937 and was formerly known as the University of Travancore. The Maharajah…
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, New Delhi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹99,465 / yr
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (DDU), New Delhi was established in 1990 in memory of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, who was a renowned philosopher, thinker and social…
NIRF · 2025
#28
NITWarangal, Telangana
NIT Warangal
National Institute of Technology Warangal
- NIRF 2025
- #28
- Type
- NIT
- Score
- 61.05
B.Tech Civil Engineering · B.Tech Mechanical Engineering
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
SGTB Khalsa College
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, New Delhi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹95,355 / yr
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College New Delhi was established in the year 1951, and it is an autonomous college. The SGTB Khalsa has been accredited by the…
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
DCAC
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, New Delhi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹40,200 / yr
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) located in New Delhi, is a co-educational institution founded in 1987 under the Delhi Administration. Delhi College…
PrivateHyderabad, Telangana
Osmania University
Osmania University, Hyderabad
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹54,285–₹5.1L / yr
Osmania University was founded by Nawab Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad. The university was established in 1918. There are almost 500 colleges…
PrivateChandigarh, Chandigarh
Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹63,400–₹13.3L / yr
Chandigarh University is a state private university that was established in 2012 and is approved by the UGC (University Grants Commission), BCI (Bar Council of…
PrivateKochi, Kerala
CUSAT Kochi
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹23,800–₹3.0L / yr
MA Hindi Language and Literature · M.Sc Industrial Fisheries
PrivateJagadhri, Haryana
Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹42,610–₹87,625 / yr
Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri was established in 1971. Maharaja Agrasen College is a private coeducational institution. Maharaja Agrasen College offers 7…
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
SGGSCC DU
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹62,355–₹1.1L / yr
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Delhi was established in 1984 and is known as the second commerce college of the University of Delhi. SGGSCC is a…
PrivateNew Delhi, Delhi
Gargi College, Delhi
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹32,032–₹88,150 / yr
Gargi College founded in 1967 in Delhi, is a major women’s institution offering a diverse range of courses in fields such as the arts and humanities, business,…
PrivateGuwahati, Assam
Gauhati University
Gauhati University, Guwahati
- NIRF Engg
- —
- Type
- Private
- Fees · 2026
- ₹17,950–₹4.2L / yr
Gauhati University was established in 1948 as a public state institution. Gauhati University is comprised of many affiliated colleges, departments, and…
NIRF · 2025
#33
PrivateVirudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar
- NIRF 2025
- #33
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 59.03
B.Tech Automobile Engineering · B.Tech Biotechnology
NIRF · 2025
#34
PrivateAligarh, Uttar Pradesh
AMU Aligarh
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- NIRF 2025
- #34
- Type
- Private
- Score
- 59.01
BFA · BA Communicative English Hons
FAQ
- Is MCA the same as B.Tech CSE?
- No. MCA is a separate postgraduate degree, typically after any bachelor's degree with a maths or computing background, run by a computer applications or IT department — distinct from the four-year B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering.
- Does NIRF rank MCA/BCA programmes separately?
- No — NIRF doesn't currently publish a dedicated Computer Applications ranking category. Any NIRF rank shown for an institute on this page is its overall Engineering-category rank, not an MCA/BCA-specific score.
- Why does this page list fewer institutes than Engineering?
- We only add an institute to this list once we can confirm, from its own official site or an AICTE/UGC disclosure, that it runs an MCA or BCA programme. We don't assume every engineering college also offers computer applications.
- Where can I see the full programme catalogue for an institute?
- Open the institute's profile and check the Programmes tab — it lists every canonical course we've confirmed for that institute, MCA/BCA included where applicable.
How to use this page
- 1Scan the ranked list — NIRF Engineering rank is the default sort when available.
- 2Open a course link in the sidebar to see every institute offering that canonical programme.
- 3On a profile, use Admissions / Fees tabs only when we have primary-source content for that institute.
Frequently asked questions
Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.
- How many institutes appear for Computer Applications?
- 20 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 4 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
- Is “best” based on editorial opinion?
- No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
- What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?
- GO is an NIRF sub-score (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 4 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 74.3.
- How do course pages relate to this discipline?
- Each course in the sidebar links to a cross-institute programme hub built from JoSAA / official programme data — not a separate scraped directory.
What we publish — and what we don't
Included when sourced
- NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
- JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
- Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
- Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
- Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media
Deliberately excluded
- Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
- Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
- Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories
NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.