How do you access colleges-api data?

colleges-api is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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colleges-api

colleges-api — AISHE-derived college directory

Name: colleges-api — AISHE-derived college directory
Creator: PriyanKishoreMS

colleges-api is used to access structured data on Indian colleges for education tooling.

Open downloadGitHub repoHistorical archiveLarge

education

Host / institution

GitHub · PriyanKishoreMS

Geography

India

Time coverage

~43,000 colleges (AISHE-derived)

Update frequency

Updated 2023; marked unmaintained

What this is best for

College directory downloads for education products

Main limitations

Hosted RDS discontinued; unmaintained — archival download

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is colleges-api used for?: College directory downloads for education products
How do you access colleges-api data?: colleges-api is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does colleges-api cover?: Geography: India. Time coverage: ~43,000 colleges (AISHE-derived).
What are the main limitations of colleges-api?: Hosted RDS discontinued; unmaintained — archival download

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

User guideRepository READMEgithub.com/PriyanKishoreMS/colleges-api

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Live-fetched github.com (2026-07-09): GitHub - PriyanKishoreMS/colleges-api: This API gives you access to a database containing 43,000 col. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

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Name / code	Description	Group
College name / ID	College directory identifiers	IDs
Location	State, district, and address fields	Geography
Management / type	Institution management and type	Structure
API endpoints	Query endpoints for directory search	Access
CSV / SQL dump	Bulk download artifacts	Formats

Formats

CSV · SQL dump · API (RDS discontinued)

Technical tags

apicsvsqlgithub

Example uses

College lookup tools

Open access portal Repository

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.