24 Government BA colleges in Bangalore 2026
There are 24 government BA colleges in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Annual fees run from ₹51,667 to ₹1.18 L (median ₹71,667), based on published figures from 5 of the 24 colleges.
10 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 5 of 24 colleges.
BA in Bangalore at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 24
- Annual fees
- ₹51,667 – ₹1.18 L
- Median annual fee
- ₹71,667
- Course fees based on
- 5 of 24 colleges
- NIRF-ranked
- 10 of 24
- Average student rating
- 4.0 / 5 from 23 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹81.25 L
Which BA college in Bangalore is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
BA fees in Bangalore
The 5 colleges here that publish a fee for this course. An empty cell means the college has not published that figure.
| College | Annual fee | Total fee | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ University Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹1.18 L | ₹4.73 L | — |
| St Joseph's University Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹51,667 | ₹1.55 L | — |
| Mount Carmel College Autonomous Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹99,533 | ₹2.99 L | — |
| Kristu Jayanti University Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹71,667 | ₹2.15 L | — |
| GITAM Bachelor of Arts [BA] | ₹65,000 | ₹1.95 L | — |
All government BA colleges in Bangalore
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
-
1
St. Joseph's College of Commerce - [SJCC]
Bangalore Government NIRF #98 Est. 1972- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹30 L
-
2
-
3
St Joseph's University
Bangalore Government NIRF #3 Est. 1882- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹51,667/yr
-
4
Mount Carmel College Autonomous
Bangalore Government Est. 1948- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Fees from
- ₹99,533/yr
- Highest package
- ₹24.8 L
-
5
Kristu Jayanti University
Bangalore Government NIRF #34 Est. 1999- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹71,667/yr
-
6
Jain University
Bangalore Government NIRF #84 Est. 1990- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹81.25 L
-
7
Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce - [RCASC]
Bangalore Government NIRF #67 Est. 1994- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹15 L
-
8
International Institute of Hotel Management - [IIHM]
Bangalore Government NIRF #78 Est. 1994- Highest package
- ₹8 L
-
9
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women
Bangalore Government Est. 1972- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹8 L
-
10
PES University - [PESU]
Bangalore Government NIRF #100 Est. 1972- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹65 L
-
11
Bangalore University - [BU]
Bangalore Government NIRF #26 Est. 1964- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹15 L
-
12
-
13
-
14
Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous
Bangalore Government Est. 1966- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
-
15
St. Claret College, Autonomous
Bangalore Government Est. 2005- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹12 L
-
16
Seshadripuram First Grade College - [SFGC]
Bangalore Government Est. 1992- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹7.36 L
-
17
CMR University (City Campus - HRBR Layout)
Bangalore Government Est. 2013- Student rating
- 3.7/5
- Highest package
- ₹18 L
-
18
GITAM
Bangalore Government Est. 2012- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹65,000/yr
- Highest package
- ₹15 L
-
19
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences - [MSRUAS]
Bangalore Government NIRF #22 Est. 2013- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹52 L
-
20
REVA University
Bangalore Government NIRF #201 Est. 2012- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Highest package
- ₹45.5 L
-
21
-
22
Dayananda Sagar University - [DSU]
Bangalore Government Est. 2014- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹35 L
-
23
Ramaiah Institute of Business Studies - [RIBS]
Bangalore Government Est. 2007- Student rating
- 4.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹6 L
-
24
Entrance exams for BA in Bangalore
The exams most often accepted by colleges on this page.
How to choose between them
- Check the affiliating university and approvals before the fee. A degree's value follows the body that awards it.
- Treat a published fee as the tuition floor. Hostel, exam and one-time charges are usually quoted separately.
- Ask what the placement figure counts. A "highest package" is one student; a median is the useful number, and few colleges publish it.
- Confirm the entrance exam and its dates directly with the college — cycles shift, and a missed form is a lost year.
- Visit if you can. Labs, library and travel time decide three years of your life more than a rank does.
Frequently asked questions
About BA colleges in Bangalore.
There are 24 government BA colleges listed in Bangalore.
Published annual fees range from ₹51,667 to ₹1.18 L, with a median of ₹71,667. That is based on the 5 colleges out of 24 that publish a fee; each college's own figure is in the table on this page.
St. Joseph's College of Commerce - [SJCC] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.1 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test, Common Admission Test, Common Management Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, KCET, Joint Entrance Exam Main.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹81.25 L, from 19 colleges that publish placement figures.