ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education [IFHE Hyderabad] established in 2008 is a Deemed to be University, currently having 39th position in NIRF Ranking 2024 and 801-850 score out of 0 in QS Asia 2025. IFHE Hyderabad is approved by UGC, COA, BCI, AICTE, AIU and ACU, and is accredited by AACSB and NAAC-A++. Admission in ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is offered in Engineering, Management and Humanities at UG/ PG/ Diploma/ Doctorate/ Certificate level with scholarship benefits to deserving students.
IFHE Hyderabad was established in the year 2008 and is recognized as Deemed to be University Educational Institute. The college has its affiliation with UGC and other prominent organisations like CoA, AACSB, NAAC A+, BCI, and AICTE. The college offers UG/ PG/ Doctorate/ M. Phil and certificate courses.
The mission of the college is to impart the best education with an updated curriculum that trains students for rewarding careers and bright futures. It provides a culture of research, management, law, and technology which helps in increasing their intellectual level and inculcates decision-making power in them. The college has faculty in three main streams: faculty of science and technology, faculty of management, and faculty of law.
IFHE has different criteria to get admission for UG, PG, Doctorate, M.Phil, and Certificate courses.
For UG courses the procedure is:
BBA, BCA, and BA (Economics) - These courses are for 3 years and a candidate must have cleared 12th with an aggregate of 50%. Also, the candidate should have completed their education at an English medium school.
B.Tech – The program is a four year degree with eight semesters, the program provides a comprehensive and critical understanding of the field of engineering. To get admission in this course the candidate must have cleared 12th with an aggregate of 60% with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English as the major subjects.
BBA LLB (Hons.) - Any candidate who wants to get admission in this stream should have cleared 12th with an aggregate of 50% and cleared CLAT with a good percentage will be given weightage.
There are various other undergraduate courses such as B.Arch, BA-LLB (Hons.), B.Sc (Data Analytics/ Computer Science), B.Sc (Mathematics) B.Sc (Physics), and BCA programs all these courses need an aggregate of 50 or 60% in 12th.
For PG courses:
MBA, Executive MBA, MBA (Weekend Program), MA (Economics), LLM, all these courses are of 2 years duration and need 50% aggregate in graduation.
Doctoral Programs – Ph.D. in Management, Ph.D. in Economics, Ph.D. in Science and Technology, Ph.D. in Law all require an aggregate of 55 to 60% in the post-graduation courses.
The institute provides certificate courses in analytics, data sciences, and general management, and to get admission in these courses the candidate should be a graduate in any discipline and have an experience of at least a year.
There are certificate courses available in Law programs which are Cyber Laws, Law of financial services, and immigration Laws, and any candidate who has cleared 12th in any discipline or with equivalent recognized by the respective boards.
IFHE Hyderabad provides scholarships to students based on their scores in their previous courses or degree and based on a merit list.
| Institute Name | ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad |
| Estd. Year | 2008 |
| Approved/Recognised by | UGC, COA, BCI, AICTE, AIU, ACU |
| Type | Deemed to be University |
| Accreditation | AACSB, NAAC-A++ |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Diploma/ Doctorate/ Certificate |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) L. S. Ganesh |
| Address | Donthanapally, Shankarapalli Rd, Hyderabad - 501203, Telangana, India |
| Contact Number | 040-23479725, 23479732 |
| Official Website | https://www.ifheindia.org/ |
| Rank By | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|
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39 out of 125 | 2024 (Management) |
| 40 out of 125 | 2023 (Management) | |
| 151-200 out of 200 | 2022 (Universities) | |
| 151-200 out of 200 | 2021 (Universities) | |
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15 out of 40 | 2024 (Deemed To Be Universities) |
| 36 out of 50 | 2020 (Deemed To Be Universities) | |
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801-850 | 2025 (Asia) |
| 701-750 | 2024 (Asia) | |
| 601-650 out of 760 | 2023 (Asia) | |
| 651+ out of 687 | 2022 (Asia) | |
| 601+ out of 650 | 2021 (Asia) | |
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Band-Promising | 2021 (Private Technical University & Deemed to be University) |
IFHE Hyderabad has a good and fine training and placement cell on the campus which organizes various interviews and training programs for the students to make them aware of the working culture. There are more than 149 leading recruiters who have participated in the campus placement of the IFHE Business School. Students from the tech department get a committed placement office all around the year.
The students from the law department who have completed their 5 years integrated course of BBA LLB (Hons)/ BA LLB (Hons) are provided with career opportunities in the corporate sector, legal practice, international business contracts, banking and insurance, information and technology, and ADR practice. The top companies which have recruited students from IFHE are Infosys, Wipro, TCS, IBM, HDFC Bank, and many others.
IFHE Hyderabad campus is spread around 91 acres of land with a residential campus with 2000 single-seated rooms for boys and girls with 100+ seated rooms. The classrooms are well equipped with smart boards, projectors, and audio-visual tools to enhance the teaching experience and help the students to learn in a better way.
