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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara vs Shri Shankaracharya Professional University

A side-by-side look at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara in Nalanda, Bihar and Shri Shankaracharya Professional University in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, both offering BA and MA. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara logoNava Nalanda MahaviharaNalanda, BiharDeemedShri Shankaracharya Professional University logoShri Shankaracharya Professional UniversityBhilai, ChhattisgarhPrivate

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailNava Nalanda MahaviharaShri Shankaracharya Professional University
TypeDeemedPrivate
LocationNalanda, BiharBhilai, Chhattisgarh
Course fee range₹1.8k – ₹37.5k₹1L – ₹4.4L
Highest package₹6 LPA₹12 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed614
StreamsArtsArts, Commerce, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0073U-1142
In the official registersUGC, AISHEUGC, AISHE
Official websitennm.ac.in sspu.ac.in

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 Nava Nalanda Mahavihara: from ₹1,750, against ₹1 lakh at Shri Shankaracharya Professional University.
  • Shri Shankaracharya Professional University lists the higher top package: ₹12 LPA, against ₹6 LPA at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is in Nalanda, Bihar and Shri Shankaracharya Professional University is in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, about 600 km apart.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is a deemed-to-be university and Shri Shankaracharya Professional University is a private institution.
  • Nava Nalanda Mahavihara lists 6 programmes and Shri Shankaracharya Professional University lists 14; 2 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara lists 6 programmes in all and Shri Shankaracharya Professional University lists 14; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (2)

  • BA
  • MA

Only at Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (2)

  • Diploma / Polytechnic
  • Ph.D

Only at Shri Shankaracharya Professional University (12)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MBA / PGDM
  • BBA
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • B.Com
  • B.Sc
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Ed
  • M.Tech
  • M.Sc
  • M.Pharm

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