When you have to select University.

That time of the year when after 12th one has  to select Degree Course/University/ College and don’t know where to go and whom to ask . My humble advice to parents and Children  - please spend some time doing some ground work on which course you would like to pursue (preferably by the end of 11^th std) , which all universities/colleges offer the course and the entry criterion. Please do not fall into trap of Agents – Its not about spending money , its about knowing which Universities are Recognised, new courses offered. After spending 3-4 years in a college, the Degree has to be valid and the quality of education and students coming out should be good.

Check out - https://www.ugc.ac.in/

List of unrecognized universities -https://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Fake-Universities.aspx 

I get to interact with teenagers quite often. Though I don’t consciously take the topic of school and studies, it inevitably comes in when they say that they have tuitions or coaching classes after school and during weekends , and they hardly get time for anything else. And the next question comes so what do you plan to do after 12^th? The usual answer Engineering or Medicine – as that’s what most of the parents (still) want their children to become. So, have you thought of any other course or colleges you might want to study/get into? Is my question to them – and answer is (most of the time) they don’t know about good colleges or good courses offered in Universities across the region or country.

Some links which I came across and found very informative

https://admission.aglasem.com/ 

Not all universities but they have good list at least for North Indian Belt. - AMU -Aligarh Muslin University, BHU – Banaras Hindu University, DU – Delhi University , JNU – Jawahar Lal Nehru University  

They also have a good list of Universities offering Distance Learning Courses.

https://admission.aglasem.com/distance-education/

And 

https://collegedunia.com/

Some of the universities which can be considered for UG courses 

• Bangalore University - http://bangaloreuniversity.ac.in/  
• Christ University - https://www.christuniversity.in/
• IISc - https://www.iisc.ac.in/ - (Bangalore)
• IISER - https://www.iiseradmission.in/ (Behrampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Trivandrum, Tirupati)
• Madras university  - http://www.unom.ac.in/#
• Mumbai University – http://mu.ac.in/portal/faculties/
• Jadavpur University - http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/  (Kolkata)
• Jamia Milia University - http://jmi.ac.in/studyatjamia/courseslist/regular (New Delhi) 

Its always better to go through individual college websites for clear Admission Deadlines, requirements and course details.

Some colleges affiliated to Bangalore University

*PS – There are many colleges affiliated to the university, below lists just few of them which I happen to know.

·         St. Joseph’s College of Arts &  Science - http://www.sjc.ac.in/ - Co-ed - Autonomous .

·         St. Joseph’s College of Commerce - http://www.sjcc.edu.in/  Co-ed - Autonomous

·         Jyoti Nivas college  - http://www.jyotinivas.org/  - Women Only - Autonomous

·         Mount Carmel College - http://www.mountcarmelcollegeblr.co.in/ - Women’s only - Autonomous

·         Baldwin Methodist College - http://www.baldwinmethodistcollege.com/ - Co-ed 

·         Kristu Jayanti College - http://kristujayanti.edu.in/home/ Co-ed - Autonomous

·         College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath - http://collegeoffineartskcpbengaluru.com/ - Co-ed

·         NMKRV college for Women - http://nmkrvcollege.net/

·         M.E.S College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Malleshwaram - 

http://www.mesinstitutions.org.in/mesdegree/ Co-ed

Some colleges affiliated to Madras University -These are my personal choices/preferences

*PS – There are many colleges affiliated to the university, below lists just few of them which I happen to know.

·         Madras Christain College - http://mcc.edu.in/home.php

·         Stella Maris College (Women’s) - http://www.stellamariscollege.org/

·         Loyola College - http://www.loyolacollege.edu/

·         Ethiraj College for Women - http://www.ethirajcollege.edu.in/

There are many prestigious colleges under Delhi University and MumbaiUniversity. You can check out the respective university/college links.

PS: There are quite a few New Generation Universities like
http://www.flame.edu.in/ ,
http://www.amity.edu/
http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/SitePages/index.aspx
I have not got much chance to know about  these places.