Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (VIPS) in Bengaluru is Karnataka's oldest pharmacy college, established in 1955. Affiliated to RGUHS and approved by PCI, it offers 100 B.Pharm seats. Originally a government initiative, VIPS has trained several generations of Karnataka's pharmacists and remains one of the most historically significant pharmacy institutions in South India.
National College Bengaluru, founded in 1917 during the independence movement in Basavanagudi, is one of Karnataka's oldest Arts colleges. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA and BCom programmes. Annual fee: ₹8,000–₹18,000. Strong Kannada literary tradition.
Seshadripuram College Bengaluru, established in 1959, is a central Bengaluru private aided college offering BCom, BA and BSc. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BCom with integrated CA coaching pathway. Annual fee: ₹15,000–₹28,000. 10 min walk from Majestic.
Surana College Bengaluru, established in 1957 in Basavanagudi, is a private aided commerce college offering BCom and BA. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. Annual fee: ₹12,000–₹20,000. South End Road location — 800m from Lalbagh metro. No hostel.
Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College Bengaluru, founded in 1925 by the Church of South India, is one of Bengaluru's oldest women's colleges. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA, BSc, BCA for women only. St Mark's Road — 600m from MG Road metro. Girls' hostel available.
Jyoti Nivas College Bengaluru, founded in 1963 by the Sisters of St Anne in Koramangala, is a leading women's autonomous college. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA, BCom, BSc, BCA. Annual fee: ₹20,000–₹40,000. Girls' hostel on campus. Autonomous syllabus.
Vijaya College Bengaluru, established in 1962 in Jayanagar, is a private aided degree college offering BA, BCom and BSc. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. Annual fee: ₹12,000–₹22,000. 42nd Cross Jayanagar — 1.2 km from Jayanagar metro. Day-scholar institution.
Government Arts College Bengaluru, established in 1956 on Dr B R Ambedkar Veedhi, is Karnataka's primary government Arts college in the capital city. NAAC B+, Bengaluru City University. BA and MA. Annual fee under ₹2,000. Walking distance from Vidhana Soudha and Bengaluru City railway station.
Mount Carmel College Bengaluru, founded in 1948 by the Carmelite Missionaries, is one of south India's top women's autonomous colleges. NAAC A+, Bengaluru City University. BA Journalism, BSc Biotechnology, BCom, BCA. Annual fee: ₹35,000–₹60,000. Palace Road, 1.2 km from MG Road metro.
Government Central College Bengaluru, established in 1858, is one of India's oldest colleges and the oldest in Bengaluru. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA, BSc, MA, MSc. Annual fee under ₹3,000. The campus includes the 1856-established Bengaluru Botanical Garden.
MS Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce Bengaluru, established in 1962 by the MSR Education Trust, is a leading private college on New BEL Road, Gokula. NAAC A, Bengaluru North University. BA, BCom, BSc, BCA. Annual fee: ₹20,000–₹40,000. Boys' and girls' hostels.
Baldwin Methodist College Bengaluru, established in 1880 by the Methodist Church of India, is one of the oldest co-educational colleges in Bengaluru. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA, BCom, BSc, BCA. Annual fee: ₹14,000–₹24,000. Fraser Town — 1 km from Bengaluru Cantonment railway station.
Kristu Jayanti College Bengaluru, established in 1999 by the CMF Fathers, is one of north Bengaluru's top NAAC A+ colleges. Bengaluru North University. BA, BCom, BSc, BBA, BCA. Annual fee: ₹40,000–₹70,000. Boys' and girls' hostels. 8 km from Manyata Tech Park.
RV College of Arts, Science and Commerce Bengaluru, established in 1955 by the Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Education Trust, is a co-educational private aided college in Jayanagar. NAAC A, Bengaluru City University. BA, BCom, BSc. Annual fee: ₹14,000–₹24,000. 1.5 km from Jayanagar metro.
St Joseph's College Bengaluru, founded in 1882 by the Paris Foreign Missions Society, is one of India's oldest science colleges. NAAC A+, autonomous under Bengaluru City University. BA, BSc, BCA, MA, MSc. Annual fee: ₹30,000–₹55,000. Boys' hostel on campus. Residency Road, 900m from MG Road metro.
Narayana College of Nursing in Bengaluru offers B.Sc Nursing affiliated to RGUHS with clinical training at Narayana Health City — one of India's largest multi-speciality hospital campuses with 2,000+ beds covering cardiac, oncology, neurosciences, and paediatric departments.
St. John's College of Nursing in Bengaluru is a NAAC A-accredited Catholic minority nursing college affiliated to RGUHS, offering B.Sc and M.Sc Nursing with clinical training at St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences Hospital — a 600+ bed Koramangala tertiary care centre with documented UK and Gulf nursing placement outcomes.
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (UASB) at GKVK campus is one of India's premier agricultural universities, established in 1945, offering B.Sc Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, and postgraduate programmes with ICAR approval and NAAC A+ accreditation.
Government College of Education, Bengaluru is one of Karnataka's oldest and largest government teacher education colleges, established in 1955, offering NAAC A-accredited B.Ed and M.Ed at Bengaluru City University with government fees and priority eligibility in KPSC teacher recruitment.
Seshadripuram College of Education in Bengaluru offers NCTE-approved B.Ed affiliated to Bengaluru City University with NAAC B++ accreditation, specialising in English-medium private school teaching preparation in Bengaluru's CBSE and ICSE school ecosystem.