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MA colleges in Varanasi

Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh

Disha Stars lists 8 institutions listed for MA in Varanasi: 1 verified Disha profile and 7 listings from official registers. Of these, 1 is government, 6 private and 1 deemed. The register listings are 7 colleges. None is ranked in NIRF 2025. Register data as of 6 October 2026, mostly from AISHE, UGC 2(f) and UGC.

Institutions: 8
Verified profiles: 1
Government: 1
NIRF 2025 ranked: 0

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This list is almost the same as Arts, science and commerce colleges in Varanasi, because the registers state the subject area, not each degree. That page is the main list.

Top 8 on this list

Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.
Institution	Place	Management	NIRF 2025	Registers
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Verified profile	Varanasi	Deemed	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC listed
Abhay College of Commerce and Education Munderi, Chaubepur Khurd	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Ambika Prasad Degree College, Baburi	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Government Degree College Jakkhini, Varanasi	Varanasi	Government	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Shri Kamla Prasad Singh Degree College, Gangkala	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Rastrabir Nihala Rati College of Commerce and Management Ghosila Varanasi	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed
SRS Mahila Degree College Vrindavan Mahgaon Rajatalab Varanasi	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Varanasi Girls Degree College, Varanasi	Varanasi	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed

Which are the government MA colleges in Varanasi?

1 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it.

Government Degree College Jakkhini, Varanasi, Varanasi

Which MA colleges in Varanasi are ranked in NIRF 2025?

None of them appears in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF). NIRF ranks only the leading institutions in each category, so most institutions are not on it.

All MA colleges in Varanasi

Showing 1 to 8 of 8

1.
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
VaranasiDeemedVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed
2.
Abhay College of Commerce and Education Munderi, Chaubepur Khurd
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
3.
Ambika Prasad Degree College, Baburi
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
4.
Government Degree College Jakkhini, Varanasi
VaranasiGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
5.
Shri Kamla Prasad Singh Degree College, Gangkala
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
6.
Rastrabir Nihala Rati College of Commerce and Management Ghosila Varanasi
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
7.
SRS Mahila Degree College Vrindavan Mahgaon Rajatalab Varanasi
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
8.
Varanasi Girls Degree College, Varanasi
VaranasiPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed

How this list is built

An institution is listed here when its registered name states arts, science, commerce or degree college (the registers do not list general degree courses). The registers do not list every course, so confirm the exact course with the institution.
A listing in the AISHE directory of the Ministry of Education is not a recognition. Each row names the regulator lists it appears in, so check the approval for your course with that regulator.
Government or private is the management a register states. Where no register states it, the row says so.
Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.

Read the methodology or report a correction.

Sources and last updated

Listed in the AISHE directory of higher education institutions, Ministry of Education (a listing is not a recognition) (8 on this list)
College recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f), or 2(f) and 12B (4 on this list)
University recognised by the University Grants Commission (1 on this list)

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