- Only institutes that submitted complete objective data on time were ranked. Institutes like SPA, Delhi, and CEPT, Ahmedabad (Architecture), which did not submit their data, were not considered
- Govt-aided private institutions have been marked as private
- Only institutions offering BArch, BA-LLB/LLB Hons, MSW and Bachelors in hospitality courses (Hotel Management and PG in Mass Comm) and that are approved/affiliated and with a minimum of three passed-out batches by 2014 have been ranked
- The arithmetic total of the figures may not match with the total figure due to rounding-off
- NP: Did not participate. NR: not ranked
