Chandigarh University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Chandigarh University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Architecture #14 in NIRF 2025.
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab · NIRF ID IR-A-U-0747
At a glance
Chandigarh University is a private institution in Mohali, Punjab. Its best current NIRF result is #14 in Architecture (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 78.9% and a ₹7.5L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 34,261 students.
2023-24
2,669 / 3,382
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Architecture journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#14 Score59.70
NIRF Architecture journey
Rank #16 → #14 since 2021; score 54.41 → 59.70.
The rank line is Chandigarh University's all-India position in NIRF Architecture: #16 in 2021 to #14 in 2025. Lower is better.
Architecture 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #14
- Score (out of 100)
- 59.70
- Last year rank
- #13
- Movement vs previous
- 1
- Best rank
- #13
- Ranking trend
- Declining
PharmacyNIRF 2025 Rank#15 Score68.34
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#19 Score61.27
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#31 Score60.46
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#32 Score59.55
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#32 Score59.40
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#34 Score50.47
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 80.6% → 78.9%; latest median salary ₹7.5L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 2,669 placed — 78.9% of the batch
- 713 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 2,669 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹7.5L
- Placement rate
- 78.9%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 80.6% to 78.9%. The reported median salary moved from ₹5.15L in 2017-18 to ₹7.5L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹132.54 Cr → ₹272.51 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹132.54 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹272.51 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹5.95 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹27.38 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 6.5 → 47.2. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Chandigarh University improved most in Research (RPC) (6.5 → 47.2). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 75.8, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 15.1.
Questions about Chandigarh University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Chandigarh University ranking questions
What is Chandigarh University NIRF ranking 2025?
Chandigarh University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Architecture rank #14 with a score of 59.70.
Which NIRF categories include Chandigarh University in 2025?
Chandigarh University appears in the NIRF 2025 Architecture, Pharmacy, University, Engineering, Overall, Management and Research ranking categories on this profile.
Is Chandigarh University private or government?
Chandigarh University is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Chandigarh University located?
Chandigarh University is listed in Mohali, Punjab.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Chandigarh University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹7.5L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 2,669 of 3,382 graduates placed (78.9%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6.5L.
What is Chandigarh University's best NIRF category?
Architecture is its best current result at #14 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 59.70.
How many students does Chandigarh University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 34,261 students, including 27,371 from outside the state and 3,512 international students.
Is Chandigarh University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 6.5 in 2021 to 47.2 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,285 PhD scholars.
How much does Chandigarh University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹272.51 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹27.38 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹5.95 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.