Best Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India with richest reservoirs and biological diversity in the world. Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh offer courses in the streams of Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and allied sciences, Education, and Pharmacy. Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh offers courses in online, distance, full time and part-time mode.

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The top colleges of Himachal Pradesh provide a plethora of facilities like hostels, gym, laboratories, library, cafeteria, auditorium, sports facilities, and more. The institutions of Himachal Pradesh are run by both government and private holdings.

Entrance Exams Accepted by Top Colleges/Universities in Himachal Pradesh

Admission to the top colleges in Himachal Pradesh is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, HPCET, GATE, NEET, CLAT, JEE Advanced, CAT and more. Aspiring candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for admissions in the top colleges of Himachal Pradesh. Read below for more information:

HPCET - Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test is a prerequisite for admission in BTech/BPharm/BHMCT & BSc/MTech/MPharm/MSc/MBA/BBA/MCA/BCA courses offered by participating institutes of the state.

JEE Mains - Computer-based standardised test for admission to technical undergraduate programmes in engineering, planning and architecture across colleges in India.

JEE Advanced - A national-level entrance exam offered online in both English and Hindi is being conducted by IIT Madras in 2024 for admission into various courses like Engineering, Science and Architecture in the IITs.

CAT - The annual test conducted online for admission into IIMs and other B-schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted for admissions into postgraduate technical courses. Organising Institute for GATE 2024 is Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is an entrance exam conducted every year for admission to undergraduate courses in the field of Medical and Allied Sciences.

CLAT- The Consortium of NLUs administers the offline Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) annually for admission to law colleges across India.

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Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh - NIRF 2024

Top colleges in India are ranked on various parameters based on the information given by the college sources, which are related to cutoff, campus life, faculty, infrastructure, placements and research. The rankings for the top colleges in Himachal Pradesh for the year 2024 are mentioned below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi	Engineering	31
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan	University	70
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur	Architecture	32
Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur	Management	57

Top Government Colleges in Himachal Pradesh: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Rs 75,500 - Rs 9,00,000
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur	Rs 78,200 - Rs 8,57,000
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmaur	Rs 13,65,000
Government Hydro Engineering College, Bilaspur	Rs 2,19,000

Top Private Colleges in Himachal Pradesh: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
Shoolini University Solan - Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Rs 87,160 - Rs 12,20,000
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (JUIT Solan)	Rs 2,02,000 - Rs 13,12,000

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

College Name	Course offered
IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, M.S, M.B.A, Ph.D
Shoolini University Solan - Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Pharma, M.Pharma, M.Sc
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur	B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Arch, M.Arch, M.Sc, M.B.A
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (JUIT Solan)	B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, Ph.D
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmaur	M.B.A, Ph.D
Government Hydro Engineering College, Bilaspur	B.Tech
Jupiter College of Education, Una	B.Ed
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bilaspur	M.B.B.S
Awasthi College of Education, Kangra	B.Ed
Government Degree College, Indora	B.Sc, B.Com

Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh: Placements Wise

Top colleges in Himachal Pradesh have training and placement cells which provide internship and placement opportunities to its students. Major recruiters from top colleges of Himachal Pradesh are Nestle, PepsiCo, Accenture, Adobe, Cognizant, Google, Microsoft, Flipkart, Reliance Jio, JP Morgan Chase, Infosys, Vedanta, IBM, Bloomberg and many more. The placement links of some of the top college of Himachal Pradesh, along with their top recruiters and median salary as per NIRF 2024 are mentioned below :

College Name	Median Salary	Top Recruiters
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi Placements	Rs 22,00,000 - Rs 8,00,000	YSprinklr, Amazon, TI, Adobe, Walmart, Flipkart, Robert Bosch, Uber, Goldman Sachs, Indeed, Tatamotors
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Placements	Rs 8,25,000 - Rs 15,90,000	Vedanta, Oracle, Samsung, Wipro, Godrej, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, Jugnoo, Bloomberg
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan Placements	Rs 3,75,000 - Rs 4,00,000	HP, Glenmark, Accenture, BYJUS, Cipla, Havells, Genpact, Pepsico, Decathlon
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan Placements	Rs 6,50,000 - Rs 6,00,000	HCL, IndiaMart, Wipro, Ultratech, Cognizant, Ericsson, ZS Associates
Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur Placements	Rs 12,61,000	ICICI, EY, Zomato, HCL, HSBC, GAAR, BenQ, Deloitte, SBI Caps, Cognizant, Decathlon

Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh: Cutoff Wise

Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh: College Predictor

NEET College Predictor	JEE Advanced College Predictor
CLAT College Predictor	JEE Main & Advanced College Predictor

Note: The top colleges in Himachal Pradesh provide scholarships and financial support to its students based on their financial need and academic performance.