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

Variables5

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

Open official dictionary

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

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Welcome to AISHE-J
Sylvia Huntley-Moore · All Ireland Journal of Higher Education · 2026
Analyzes colleges-api data in the context of: "Welcome to AISHE-J".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Stepping up to Leadership in Higher Education
Lorraine Stefani · All Ireland Journal of Higher Education · 2015
Analyzes colleges-api data in the context of: "Stepping up to Leadership in Higher Education".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Originality and Education
David Baume · All Ireland Journal of Higher Education · 2013
Analyzes colleges-api data in the context of: "Originality and Education".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal Repository

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.