Chitkara University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Chitkara University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Pharmacy #16 in NIRF 2025.
Chitkara University
Rajpura, Punjab · NIRF ID IR-P-U-0373
At a glance
Chitkara University is a private institution in Rajpura, Punjab. Its best current NIRF result is #16 in Pharmacy (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 29.9% and a ₹6.75L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 8,385 students.
2023-24
598 / 1,999
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Pharmacy journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
PharmacyNIRF 2025 Rank#16 Score66.85
NIRF Pharmacy journey
Rank #50 → #16 since 2018; score 38.54 → 66.85.
The rank line is Chitkara University's all-India position in NIRF Pharmacy: #50 in 2018 to #16 in 2025. Lower is better.
Pharmacy 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #16
- Score (out of 100)
- 66.85
- Last year rank
- #19
- Movement vs previous
- 3
- Best rank
- #16
- Ranking trend
- Improving
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#38 Score48.16
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#78 Score48.30
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#78 Score49.32
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#89 Score47.34
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 55.2% → 29.9%; latest median salary ₹6.75L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 598 placed — 29.9% of the batch
- 402 chose higher studies
- 999 reported another outcome
Half of the 598 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹6.75L
- Placement rate
- 29.9%
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 55.2% to 29.9%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.34L in 2017-18 to ₹6.75L 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 ₹25.41 Cr → ₹103.43 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: ₹25.41 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹103.43 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹11.66 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹2.03 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 14.0 → 73.7. 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. Chitkara University improved most in Research (RPC) (14.0 → 73.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 77.3, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 28.5.
Questions about Chitkara University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Chitkara University ranking questions
What is Chitkara University NIRF ranking 2025?
Chitkara University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Pharmacy rank #16 with a score of 66.85.
Which NIRF categories include Chitkara University in 2025?
Chitkara University appears in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy, Architecture, Management, University and Engineering ranking categories on this profile.
Is Chitkara University private or government?
Chitkara University is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Chitkara University located?
Chitkara University is listed in Rajpura, Punjab.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Chitkara University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹6.75L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 598 of 1,999 graduates placed (29.9%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹7.5L.
What is Chitkara University's best NIRF category?
Pharmacy is its best current result at #16 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 66.85.
How many students does Chitkara University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 8,385 students, including 6,358 from outside the state and 15 international students.
Is Chitkara University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 14.0 in 2018 to 73.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 303 PhD scholars.
How much does Chitkara University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹103.43 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹2.03 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹11.66 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.