Jharkhand, located in eastern India, has experienced significant growth in education and technology, driven by its abundant mineral resources. With a wide range of well-established top colleges in Jharkhand, students can access economically viable options with excellent infrastructure and renowned faculty.

The top 10 colleges in Jharkhand colleges offer diverse courses in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Sciences, Computer Applications & IT, languages, and more. These colleges are among top colleges in India and provide diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral programmes. Admission to the popular courses offered by the top 10 colleges in Jharkhand is based on the performance of the candidates in entrance examinations like JEE Advanced/JEE Main/ CAT/CMAT/XAT/NEET/NEET PG/CLAT and more.

Top colleges in Jharkhand: Popular Entrance Exam Accepted

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to IIMs, IITs, NITs, MNITs and other B schools and colleges in India.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national level exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

CLAT- Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level examination conducted by the Consortium of NLUs in offline mode.

JEE Mains- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in online mode.

XAT - XAT or Xavier Aptitude Test is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur once a year in online mode.

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

Top Colleges in Jharkhand: Admission Process

College Name	Admission process
IIT Dhanbad Admission	For B.Tech courses admission is based on JEE Advanced and PG courses is based on GATE/JAM/CAT
NIT Jamshedpur Admission	candidates must meet the eligibility criteria and have appeared for entrance tests such as GATE, university entrance exam, etc
XLRI Admission	XLRI Admission is based on the XAT exam score and conducted by XLRI
IIM Ranchi Admission	Admission is based on a CAT examination followed by a Written Ability Test(WAT) and a personal interview.
NUSRL Ranchi Admission	Candidates seeking admission to the courses are required to appear for the CLAT exam and the counselling session.

List of Top 10 Colleges/Universities in Jharkhand - NIRF Rank Wise

NIRF, under the Ministry of Education, provides comprehensive data and rankings of educational institutions on our country. The details of the NIRF ranking for top colleges in Jharkhand for 2023 is mentioned below:

List of Top 10 Colleges/Universities in Jharkhand: NIRF Ranking-2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
XLRI - Xavier School of Management	Management	9
IIT Dhanbad	Engineering	15
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	Management	17
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	Law	22
Birla Institute of Technology	Engineering	48
Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy	Pharmacy	57
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	Engineering	101-150
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi	Engineering	151-200

Top Colleges in Jharkhand: Fee-Wise

The top 10 Colleges in Jharkhand are owned and managed both by government and private bodies. The top government colleges in Jharkhand and top private government colleges in Jharkhand with their fee structures are mentioned in the table below:

Top Government Colleges in Jharkhand: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
IIT Dhanbad	Rs 99,100 to Rs 9,78,000
IIM Ranchi	Rs 15,000 to Rs 17,30,000
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	Rs 82,000 to Rs 6,07,000
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	Rs 10,000 to Rs 8,90,000
NIFFT Ranchi	Rs 59,950 to Rs 4,46,000

Top Private Colleges in Jharkhand: Fee Wise

College Name	Fees Range
XLRI Jamshedpur	Rs 45,000 to Rs 30,00,000
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi	Rs 2,11,000 to Rs 21,36,000
Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur	Rs 3,45,000 to Rs 66,96,000
Sarla Birla University, Ranchi	Rs 32,400 to Rs 6,51,000
Amity University Ranchi	Rs 72,000 to Rs 9,13,000
IIIT Ranchi	Rs 1,30,000 to Rs 4,02,000

Also read - Best Colleges In Ranchi

Top Colleges in Jharkhand: Course Wise

College Name	Course offered
IIT Dhanbad Courses	B.E/B.Tech, M.E/M.Tech, MBA
XLRI Jamshedpur Courses	PGDM, PGD, FPM
BIT Mesra	B.E / B.Tech , M.B.A, M.C.A
IIM Ranchi	M.B.A, P.G.P
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	B.A L.L.B Hons, LLM

Top Colleges/Universities in Jharkhand: Placements Wise

The top 10 colleges in Jharkhand provide numerous job opportunities to their final-year students through their well-managed placement cells. Pursuing education in colleges in Jharkhand opens up promising opportunities to the corporate world. The top colleges in Jharkhand conduct campus placement drives and assist students with summer internship opportunities in reputed organisations. The median salary for the undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the top 10 colleges in Jharkhand is mentioned below:

Placement Link	Median Package UG - (2023)	Median Package PG - (2023)
IIT Dhanbad Placements	Rs 15,00,000	Rs 12,61,000
XLRI Jamshedpur Placements	NA	Rs 30,24,000
BIT Mesra Placements	Rs 10,57,982	Rs 7,10,000
IIM Ranchi Placements	NA	Rs 16,50,000
NIFFT Ranchi Placements	Rs 8,80,000	Rs 4,60,000
NIT Jamshedpur Placements	Rs 11,40,000	Rs 9,42,000

Top Colleges in Jharkhand: Cutoff Wise

IIT Dhanbad Cut-off	IIM Ranchi Cutoff
XLRI Jamshedpur cutoff	NIT Jamshedpur Cut-off
NUSRL Ranchi Cutoff	XISS Ranchi Cutoff
NIFFT Ranchi Cutoff	IIIT Ranchi Cutoff
Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur Cut-off	BIT Mesra Cutoff

Top Colleges in Jharkhand: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	NEET College Predictor
XAT College Predictor	JEE Main College Predictor
JEE Advanced College Predictor	CMAT College Predictor

Note: The fee structure may vary, but some government colleges in Jharkhand like the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur and Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra, and Engineering colleges under Ranchi University are known for offering B.Tech programs at lower fees. The top 10 colleges in Jharkhand also provide financial assistance to students.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Which are the top colleges in Jharkhand for Engineering?

Ans: The top colleges in Jharkhand for Engineering as per NIRF ranking 2024 are:

IIT Dhanbad
Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi
BIT Sindri

Q. Which are the top colleges in Jharkhand for BCA?

Ans: The top colleges in Jharkhand for BCA are AISECT University, Hazaribagh, Amity University, Ranchi, BACET Jamshedpur, BIT Deoghar and many more.

Q. Which are the top medical colleges in Jharkhand?

Ans: The top colleges in Jharkhand offering courses in the branch of medicine are AISECT University, Hazaribagh, AIIMS Deoghar, Amrita College of Nursing, Ranchi and more.

Q. Which is the top university in Jharkhand?

Ans: The top universities in Jharkhand are the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi. The university has been ranked 82 as per NIRF ranking 2024.

Q. Which college has the highest placement in Jharkhand?

Ans: The top colleges in Jharkhand provide good placement opportunities to its final year students. The median package offered at XLRI Jamshedpur is Rs 30.24 LPA.

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