50+ Oldest Colleges in India

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.

College name

Founded on

Address

Saint Paul’s College, Goa

1542

FWX9+P88, Velha Goa, Goa 403110

Zakir Husain Delhi College

1696

6RP+3RJ, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Turkman Gate, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110002

College of Engineering, Guindy

1794

12, Sardar Patel Rd, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025

Fort William College

1800

Maidan, Fort William, Hastings, Kolkata, West Bengal 700021

CMS College Kottayam

1817

HGWC+P7M, College Junction, C.M.S. College Road, Kottayam, Kerala 686001

Presidency University (Presidency College)

1817

86, 1, College St, Calcutta University, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073

Serampore College

1818

8, William Carey Sarani, Maniktala, Serampore, West Bengal 712201

Deccan Herald

1821

GVXF+Q8C, Deccan College Rd, Line Bazar, Yerawada, Pune, Maharashtra 411006

Agra College

1823

52P2+PW6, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Mantola, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001

Scottish Church College (SCC)

1830

1 & 3, Urquhart Square, Manicktala, Azad Hind Bag, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006

Elphinstone College

1856

156, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400023

Medical College, Kolkata

1835

88, College St, Calcutta Medical College, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073

Madras Christian College

1837

East Tambaram, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600059

Presidency College Chennai

1840

Presidency College, 100, Kamarajar Promenade, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005

Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai

1842

36FM+M73, Poonamallee High Rd, Shenoy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600030

St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli

1844

Annamalai Nagar, Woraiyur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002

University Maharaja College Jaipur

1844

Sawai Ram Singh Rd, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001

College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra

1854

Wellesley Rd, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411005

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

1847

Roorkee – Haridwar Highway, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

1860

30, Park St, Mullick Bazar, Park Street area, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016

Patna college

1863

Ashok Rajpath , Patna-800 005

University College, Thiruvananthapuram

1866

Mahatma Gandhi Rd, University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034

Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Odisha

1868

College Square, near Railway Station, Cuttack, Odisha 753003, India

St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru

1880

KSR Road, Kodialbail, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575003

St Stephen’s College, Delhi

1881

St Stephen’s College, Sudhir Bose Marg, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007

The American College, Madurai

1881

Tamil Department Rd, Alwarpuram, Tallakulam, Tamil Nadu 625002

St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore

1882

36, Langford Rd, Langford Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027

Hislop College, Nagpur

1883

Chitnavis Centre, Temple Rd, Dobhi Nagar, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001

Vasantrao Naik Government Institute Of Arts And Social Sciences

1885

Sitabuldi, Opp Vidhan Bhawan, Maharashtra 440001

Fergusson College, Pune

1885

F. C. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune – 411004

Central College, Bangalore

1886

Palace Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009

St. Joseph’s College Darjeeling

1888

North Point, Darjeeling – 734104 West Bengal, India

Maharajas College – UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE

1889

JLB Road, Mysore – 570005

Scott Christian College, Nagercoil

1893

Weavers Colony, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu 629001

Voorhees College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

1898

Co-operative Campus, Anna Salai, Kosapet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632001

Hindu College, Delhi

1899

Sudhir Bose Marg, Hindu College, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007

Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

1905

Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, 190001

Jadavpur University

1906

188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Rd, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032

Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Maharashtra

1913

B Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020

Amar Singh College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

1913

Gogji Bagh, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190008

Women’s Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

1915

Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006

Ramjas College Delhi

1917

Ramjas College, University Enclave, Delhi, 110007

Mysore Medical College

1924

Irwin Road, next to Railway Staion, Mysuru, Karnataka 570001

Maharani’s College, Mysore, Karnataka

1917

Mysore, 570005

Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala

1921

13 KUZHIKADAVU Aluva, Uc College, Karumalloor, Kerala 683102

Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra

1921

Minatai Thakre Rd, T.M.V. Colony, Mukund Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411037

St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala

1922

Changanassery, Kerala 686101

St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu

1923

21 North, High Ground Rd, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627002

ILS Law College, Pune Maharashtra

1924

Law College Rd, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411004

Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

1925

Nelson Manickam Rd, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur

1962

Deoria Road, Singhariya, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273016

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