From Campus Diaries to Hostel Daze – The best Indian college web series
Relive your college days with some iconic web series. Here are 9 best Indian college web series that will make you feel nostalgic.
May 08, 2024
A still from Aspirants Season 2
College days are one of the most cherished ones of our lives. From that feeling of being independent and carefree to experiencing our first crush and heartbreak and participating in exciting college fests – college days promise it all. While going back to college may not be always possible, watching some entertaining Indian college web series can have you feeling nostalgic. Here are top 9 best Indian college web series to stream today:
Best Indian college web series
Aspirants
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IMDb Rating |
9.2/10 |
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Year of release |
2021 |
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Number of seasons |
2 |
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Streaming platform |
Amazon Prime Video |
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Cast |
Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja, Namita Dubey |
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Writers |
Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish, Arunabh Kumar, Shreyansh Pandey, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Pankaj Mavchi |
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Director |
Apoorv Singh Karki |
A highly relatable college drama web series produced by The Viral Fever (TVF), Aspirants is the story of three friends—Naveen Kasturia as Abhilash, Shivankit Singh Parihar, aka Gurpreet 'Guri’ Singh, and Abhilash Thapliyal as Shwetketu 'SK' Jha. They are on a quest to crack the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam to become IAS officers. Set in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area, the plot alternates between the trio's past and present lives. It is about how they navigate the ebbs and flows of their routine lives, their personal and professional challenges, and their interpersonal relationships.
Kota Factory
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IMDb Rating |
9.0/10 |
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Year of release |
2019 |
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Number of seasons |
2 |
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Streaming platform |
Netflix |
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Cast |
Mayur More, Jitendra Kumar, Ranjan Raj, Alam Khan, Ahsaas Channa |
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Writers |
Saurabh Khanna, Abhishek Yadav, Puneet Batra, Sandeep Jain, and Manoj Kalwani |
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Director |
Raghav Subbu |
Another top-rated series by TVF, Kota Factory delves into the hard-hitting realities faced by IIT-JEE aspirants who move from their hometown to the popular exam preparation hub in Rajasthan's Kota every year. It is about a 16-year-old school student named Mayur More, aka Vaibhav Pandey's, who shifts from Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh to Kota to pursue his IIT dreams. Kota Factory shows the daily pressure and emotional turmoil Vaibhav and his friends face in an extremely competitive environment.
Campus Diaries
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IMDb Rating |
8.8/10 |
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Year of release |
2022 |
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Number of seasons |
1 |
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Streaming platform |
MX Player |
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Cast |
Harsh Beniwal, Ritvik Sahore, Srishti Rindani, Saloni Khanna, Abhinav Sharma, Saloni Gaur, Rajesh Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Ranjan Raj, Sameer Rehman |
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Writers |
Devanshi Shah, Talha Siddiqui, and Gaganjeet Singh |
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Directors |
Prem Mistry, Abhishek Yadav |
Campus Diaries explores the depths of love and friendship, going deeper than what meets the eye to tackle significant issues. This includes drug addiction, toxic relationships, unrequited love, ragging, and societal prejudices.
Hostel Daze
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IMDb Rating |
8.5/10 |
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Year of release |
2019 |
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Number of seasons |
4 |
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Streaming platform |
Amazon Prime Video |
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Cast |
Nikhil Vijay, Shubham Gaur, Adarsh Gourav, Utsav Sarkar, Luv Vispute, Ahsaas Channa |
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Writers |
Saurabh Khanna, Harish Peddinti, Suprith Kundar |
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Directors |
Raghav Subbu, Amir Musanna, Sangram Naiksatam, Abhinav Anand |
The story of Hostel Daze revolves around four first-year engineering students who share their "firsts" and become roommates. Through hostel corridors, the web series aims to convey the true meaning of friendship while also offering a healthy dose of humour and good times.
College Romance
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IMDb Rating |
8.3/10 |
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Year of release |
2018 |
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Number of seasons |
4 |
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Streaming platform |
Sony LIV |
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Cast |
Apoorva Arora, Gagan Arora, Keshav Sadhna, Shreya Mehta, Nupur Nagpal, Manjot Singh, Eklavey Kashyap, Jhanvi Rawat, Ankur Pathak, Sanket Shanware |
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Writers |
Kunal Aneja, Abhishek Srivastava, Akash Ahuja, Sidhant Mago, Manan Madaan, Pankaj Mavchi, Ashutosh Chaturvedi |
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Directors |
Simarpreet Singh, Apoorv Singh Karki, Parijat Joshi |
Yet another gripping Indian college web series from the TVF stable, College Romance is about three best friends, Karan, Naira, and Trippy, who attend college together. The series chronicles their search for love, humour, and enduring memories.
Laakhon Mein Ek
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IMDb Rating |
8.2/10 |
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Year of release |
2017 |
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Number of seasons |
2 |
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Streaming platform |
Amazon Prime Video |
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Cast |
Ritvik Sahore, Shiv Subramanyam, Alam Khan, Jay Thakkar, Ajita Kulkarni, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Mayank Parakh |
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Writers |
Biswa Kalyan Rath, Vaspar Dandiwala, Debjita Dhar |
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Directors |
Abhishek Sengupta |
The first season of the series centres around Aakash, a 15-year-old boy who wants to record mimicry films and upload them to the internet. His father, however, sends him to an IIT coaching institute, where he is a complete misfit.
Crushed
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IMDb Rating |
8.1/10 |
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Year of release |
2022 |
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Number of seasons |
4 |
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Streaming platform |
Amazon miniTV |
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Cast |
Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Aadhya Anand, Arjun Deswal, Naman Jain, Urvi Singh, Anupriya Caroli, Sachin Singh |
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Writers |
Avinash Singh, Vijay Verma, Nishaad Javeri, Tatsat Pandey, Abhinav Vaidya Sankalp Raj Tripathi |
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Directors |
Heena Dsouza, Mandar Kurundkar |
Samvidhan Sharma (Rudhraksh Jaiswal) and Aadhya Mathur (Aadhya Anand) always lived in the shadow of their well-liked closest friends Prateek (Naman Jain) and Jasmine (Urvi Singh) until a surprisingly effortless friendship started when the two of them eventually discovered each other. Watch two misfits face growing pains, shifting dynamics, and fears.
Girls Hostel
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IMDb Rating |
7.8/10 |
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Year of release |
2018 |
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Number of seasons |
3 |
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Streaming platform |
Sony LIV |
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Cast |
Parul Gulati, Ahsaas Channa, Simran Natekar, Trupti Khamkar, Khushbu Baid, Shreya Mehta, Srishti Shrivastava, Durin Das, Jayati Bhatia |
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Writer |
Shreyasi Sharma |
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Directors |
Hanish D Kalia |
Girls Hostel focuses on the lives of girls in a medical institute hostel. It is about the difficulties they encounter in gaining access to necessities and promoting inclusivity. It is about roommates, the relationships between seniors and juniors, assigning blame, and sticking by one another through tough times while living in a dorm.
Mismatched
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IMDb Rating |
5.9/10 |
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Year of release |
2020 |
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Number of seasons |
2 |
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Streaming platform |
Netflix |
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Cast |
Prajakta Koli, Rohit Saraf, Muskkaan Jaferi, Kritika Bharadwaj, Ruturaj Shinde, Rannvijay Singh, Taaruk Raina, Vidya Malvade |
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Writer |
Gazal Dhaliwal |
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Directors |
Akarsh Khurana, Nipun Dharmadhikari |
Netflix's coming-of-age romance drama series stars Prajakta Koli, Rohit Saraf, Rannvijay Singha, and Vidya Malvade in key roles. It is about Rishi, a traditionalist romantic who falls in love with Dimple, a gamer, and their relationship on campus, which is full of ups and downs.
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