Like America and the UK, India is home to some of the oldest colleges in the world. In this article, we will look at the 50 oldest colleges in India. Many of the colleges on this list have since become universities. Let’s take a look at the 50 oldest colleges in India, and if you feel that we’ve missed any colleges, please send us an email with the reference link.
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College name |
Founded on |
Address |
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Saint Paul’s College, Goa |
1542 |
FWX9+P88, Velha Goa, Goa 403110 |
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Zakir Husain Delhi College |
1696 |
6RP+3RJ, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Turkman Gate, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 |
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College of Engineering, Guindy |
1794 |
12, Sardar Patel Rd, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025 |
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Fort William College |
1800 |
Maidan, Fort William, Hastings, Kolkata, West Bengal 700021 |
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CMS College Kottayam |
1817 |
HGWC+P7M, College Junction, C.M.S. College Road, Kottayam, Kerala 686001 |
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Presidency University (Presidency College) |
1817 |
86, 1, College St, Calcutta University, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073 |
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Serampore College |
1818 |
8, William Carey Sarani, Maniktala, Serampore, West Bengal 712201 |
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Deccan Herald |
1821 |
GVXF+Q8C, Deccan College Rd, Line Bazar, Yerawada, Pune, Maharashtra 411006 |
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Agra College |
1823 |
52P2+PW6, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Mantola, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001 |
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Scottish Church College (SCC) |
1830 |
1 & 3, Urquhart Square, Manicktala, Azad Hind Bag, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006 |
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Elphinstone College |
1856 |
156, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400023 |
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Medical College, Kolkata |
1835 |
88, College St, Calcutta Medical College, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073 |
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Madras Christian College |
1837 |
East Tambaram, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600059 |
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Presidency College Chennai |
1840 |
Presidency College, 100, Kamarajar Promenade, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005 |
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Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai |
1842 |
36FM+M73, Poonamallee High Rd, Shenoy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600030 |
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St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli |
1844 |
Annamalai Nagar, Woraiyur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002 |
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University Maharaja College Jaipur |
1844 |
Sawai Ram Singh Rd, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001 |
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College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra |
1854 |
Wellesley Rd, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411005 |
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
1847 |
Roorkee – Haridwar Highway, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667 |
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St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata |
1860 |
30, Park St, Mullick Bazar, Park Street area, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016 |
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Patna college |
1863 |
Ashok Rajpath , Patna-800 005 |
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University College, Thiruvananthapuram |
1866 |
Mahatma Gandhi Rd, University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034 |
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Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Odisha |
1868 |
College Square, near Railway Station, Cuttack, Odisha 753003, India |
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St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru |
1880 |
KSR Road, Kodialbail, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575003 |
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St Stephen’s College, Delhi |
1881 |
St Stephen’s College, Sudhir Bose Marg, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007 |
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The American College, Madurai |
1881 |
Tamil Department Rd, Alwarpuram, Tallakulam, Tamil Nadu 625002 |
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St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore |
1882 |
36, Langford Rd, Langford Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027 |
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Hislop College, Nagpur |
1883 |
Chitnavis Centre, Temple Rd, Dobhi Nagar, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001 |
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Vasantrao Naik Government Institute Of Arts And Social Sciences |
1885 |
Sitabuldi, Opp Vidhan Bhawan, Maharashtra 440001 |
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Fergusson College, Pune |
1885 |
F. C. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune – 411004 |
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Central College, Bangalore |
1886 |
Palace Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009 |
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St. Joseph’s College Darjeeling |
1888 |
North Point, Darjeeling – 734104 West Bengal, India |
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Maharajas College – UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE |
1889 |
JLB Road, Mysore – 570005 |
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Scott Christian College, Nagercoil |
1893 |
Weavers Colony, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu 629001 |
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Voorhees College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu |
1898 |
Co-operative Campus, Anna Salai, Kosapet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632001 |
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Hindu College, Delhi |
1899 |
Sudhir Bose Marg, Hindu College, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007 |
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Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
1905 |
Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, 190001 |
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Jadavpur University |
1906 |
188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Rd, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032 |
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Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Maharashtra |
1913 |
B Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020 |
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Amar Singh College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
1913 |
Gogji Bagh, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190008 |
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Women’s Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
1915 |
Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 |
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Ramjas College Delhi |
1917 |
Ramjas College, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007 |
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Mysore Medical College |
1924 |
Irwin Road, next to Railway Staion, Mysuru, Karnataka 570001 |
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Maharani’s College, Mysore, Karnataka |
1917 |
Mysore, 570005 |
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Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala |
1921 |
13 KUZHIKADAVU Aluva, Uc College, Karumalloor, Kerala 683102 |
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Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra |
1921 |
Minatai Thakre Rd, T.M.V. Colony, Mukund Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411037 |
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St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala |
1922 |
Changanassery, Kerala 686101 |
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St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu |
1923 |
21 North, High Ground Rd, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627002 |
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ILS Law College, Pune Maharashtra |
1924 |
Law College Rd, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411004 |
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Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
1925 |
Nelson Manickam Rd, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034 |
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Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur |
1962 |
Deoria Road, Singhariya, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273016 |
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