Jadavpur University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Jadavpur University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #9 in NIRF 2025.
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0575
At a glance
Jadavpur University is a government institution in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its best current NIRF result is #9 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 91.0% and a ₹10.5L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,663 students.
2023-24
790 / 868
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#9 Score65.42
NIRF University journey
Rank #5 → #9 since 2017; score 57.32 → 65.42.
The rank line is Jadavpur University's all-India position in NIRF University: #5 in 2017 to #9 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #9
- Score (out of 100)
- 65.42
- Last year rank
- #9
- Movement vs previous
- 0
- Best rank
- #4
- Ranking trend
- Stable
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#16 Score59.30
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#18 Score64.54
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#18 Score64.34
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#23 Score55.53
PharmacyNIRF 2025 Rank#24 Score62.18
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 90.1% → 91.0%; latest median salary ₹10.5L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 790 placed — 91.0% of the batch
- 75 chose higher studies
- 3 reported another outcome
Half of the 790 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹10.5L
- Placement rate
- 91.0%
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 90.1% to 91.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹5.3L in 2017-18 to ₹10.5L 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 ₹64.89 Cr → ₹118.64 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
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: ₹64.89 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹118.64 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹1.94 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹6.65 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Perception (PR) improved most: 28.8 → 54.9. 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. Jadavpur University improved most in Perception (PR) (28.8 → 54.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 87.8, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 52.2.
Questions about Jadavpur University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Jadavpur University ranking questions
What is Jadavpur University NIRF ranking 2025?
Jadavpur University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #9 with a score of 65.42.
Which NIRF categories include Jadavpur University in 2025?
Jadavpur University appears in the NIRF 2025 University, Architecture, Engineering, Overall, Research and Pharmacy ranking categories on this profile.
Is Jadavpur University private or government?
Jadavpur University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Jadavpur University located?
Jadavpur University is listed in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Jadavpur University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹10.5L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 790 of 868 graduates placed (91.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹9.25L.
What is Jadavpur University's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #9 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 65.42.
How many students does Jadavpur University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,663 students, including 944 from outside the state and 8 international students.
Is Jadavpur University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 54.1 in 2017 to 52.2 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,072 PhD scholars.
How much does Jadavpur University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹118.64 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹6.65 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹1.94 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.