BBA in numbers
- Colleges offering BBA
- 4,498
- Approved seats2026-27
- 4,88,502
- States and UTs
- 32
- Government colleges
- 452
Seats are the approved intake for academic year 2026-27, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: All India Council for Technical Education, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 3 to 4 years
- Entrance exams
- CUET UG, IPMAT Indore
- Field of study
- Management
Entrance exams for BBA
National Testing Agency
Official site- IPMAT IndoreInstitute exam
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Official site
Which exam applies depends on the college and the quota. A state exam is used only by colleges in its state, and an institute exam only by that institute. A counsellor can check this for your case.
BBA seats and colleges by state
32 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Popular BBA specialisations
Top 12 of 16 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| BMS | 104 | 11,834 |
| BBA | 68 | 7,779 |
| BBA (Aviation Management) | 12 | 1,124 |
| BBA (Business Analytics) | 11 | 660 |
| BCA | 1 | 180 |
| BBA (Tourism and Hospitality Management) | 3 | 160 |
| BBA (E-Commerce) | 2 | 120 |
| BBA (Retail Management) | 2 | 120 |
| BBA Honors | 1 | 120 |
| BBA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) | 1 | 60 |
| BBA (Healthcare Management) | 1 | 60 |
| BBA (Hotel Management) | 1 | 60 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for BBA
Colleges offering BBA in the NIRF 2025 Management ranking, by rank. Showing 10 of 16. Only institutions with a recorded BBA offering in our data are listed, so some ranked institutions may be missing.
- #24
1,740
BBA seats
- #46
960
BBA seats
- #46Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)
Patiala, Punjab
120 BBA seats
120
BBA seats
- #52
780
BBA seats
- #56
360
BBA seats
- #57
360
BBA seats
- #63
30
BBA seats
- #66
120
BBA seats
- #70Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh
300 BBA seats
300
BBA seats
- #71
500
BBA seats
Government and private BBA colleges
How the 4,498 colleges offering BBA are run, as recorded by the regulator.
- Government10% of colleges452
- Private77% of colleges3,449
- Others13% of colleges597
Others: Government aided (429), Deemed university (114), State university (48) and Central (6).