Rating based on Points out of Ten

Colleges
& Rank

Academic Input

Reputation

Curriculum

Infrastructure

Student Care

Admission Procedure

Job Placements

Rank in '99

Rank in '98

1.  St.Xavier's College Mumbai

2

2

2

7

7

6

1

3

5

2. Loyola College Chennai

4

3

1

4

3

2

2

5

7

3. Presidency College Chennai

7

1

3

6

9

4

7

10

7

4. Presidency College Calcutta

1

9

6

2

1

1

8

2

2

5. St. Stephen's Delhi

5

5

4

1

2

9

6

1

1

6. Lady Shri Ram College Delhi

8

4

5

3

5

10

4

6

-

7. MCC Chennai

3

10

7

5

8

3

10

7

-

8. Miranda House Delhi

6

6

10

8

10

5

5

-

-

9. St.Xavier's Calcutta

9

7

8

10

4

8

9

4

3

10.Elphinstone College Mumbai

10

8

9

9

6

7

3

-

-

Source:
The India Today

 Though Presidency College, Calcutta, tops on three parameters, St Xavier's, Mumbai, has performed consistently on all the attributes and thus secured the first rank among all the arts colleges. Presidency, Calcutta is placed fourth on an overall basis because of relatively low "reputation" and "job placements".