Gauhati University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Gauhati University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #33 in NIRF 2025.
Gauhati University
Guwahati, Assam · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0052
At a glance
Gauhati University is a government institution in Guwahati, Assam. Its best current NIRF result is #33 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 69.5% and a ₹5.35L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,299 students.
2023-24
89 / 128
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#33 Score57.37
NIRF University journey
Rank #45 → #33 since 2021; score 47.35 → 57.37.
The rank line is Gauhati University's all-India position in NIRF University: #45 in 2021 to #33 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #33
- Score (out of 100)
- 57.37
- Last year rank
- #40
- Movement vs previous
- 7
- Best rank
- #33
- Ranking trend
- Improving
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#52 Score55.27
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 36.1% → 69.5%; latest median salary ₹5.35L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 89 placed — 69.5% of the batch
- 26 chose higher studies
- 13 reported another outcome
Half of the 89 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹5.35L
- Placement rate
- 69.5%
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 rose from 36.1% to 69.5%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.62L in 2017-18 to ₹5.35L 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 ₹193.15 Cr → ₹200.71 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: ₹193.15 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹200.71 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹6.73 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹15.71 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 55.2 → 73.4. Research (RPC) 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. Gauhati University improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (55.2 → 73.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 89.5, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 26.5.
Questions about Gauhati University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Gauhati University ranking questions
What is Gauhati University NIRF ranking 2025?
Gauhati University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #33 with a score of 57.37.
Which NIRF categories include Gauhati University in 2025?
Gauhati University appears in the NIRF 2025 University and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is Gauhati University private or government?
Gauhati University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Gauhati University located?
Gauhati University is listed in Guwahati, Assam.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Gauhati University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹5.35L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 89 of 128 graduates placed (69.5%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹9.51L.
What is Gauhati University's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #33 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 57.37.
How many students does Gauhati University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,299 students, including 1,069 from outside the state and 6 international students.
Is Gauhati University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 19.1 in 2021 to 26.5 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,320 PhD scholars.
How much does Gauhati University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹200.71 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹15.71 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹6.73 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.