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Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University vs ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education

A side-by-side look at Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University in Pune, Maharashtra and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education in Hyderabad, Telangana, both offering B.Tech / B.E., MBA / PGDM and BBA and 1 more courses. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailAjeenkya D.Y. Patil UniversityICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
TypePrivateDeemed
LocationPune, MaharashtraHyderabad, Telangana
Course fee range₹5L – ₹16L₹1.5L – ₹16L
Highest package₹27 LPA₹29 LPA
NIRF 2025Not ranked#46, Management
Programmes listed117
StreamsArts, ScienceArts, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0885U-0012
In the official registersUGC, NIRF, AISHEUGC, AICTE, NIRF, AISHE
Official websiteadypu.edu.in ifheindia.org

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education: from ₹1.5 lakh, against ₹5 lakh at Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University.
  • ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education lists the higher top package: ₹29 LPA, against ₹27 LPA at Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University.
  • ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is ranked 46 in the NIRF 2025 Management category; Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University is not in the NIRF 2025 lists.
  • Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University is in Pune, Maharashtra and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is in Hyderabad, Telangana, about 480 km apart.
  • Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University is a private institution and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is a deemed-to-be university.
  • Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University lists 11 programmes and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education lists 7; 4 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University lists 11 programmes in all and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education lists 7; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (4)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MBA / PGDM
  • BBA
  • BA

Only at Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University (5)

  • BCA
  • MCA
  • B.Sc
  • B.Des
  • M.Tech

Only at ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (3)

  • B.Com
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • Ph.D

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