Periyar University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Periyar University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #94 in NIRF 2025.
Periyar University
Salem, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0470
At a glance
Periyar University is a government institution in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #94 in University (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,077 students.
Latest batch
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#94 Score47.98
NIRF University journey
Rank #73 → #94 since 2021; score 41.38 → 47.98.
The rank line is Periyar University's all-India position in NIRF University: #73 in 2021 to #94 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #94
- Score (out of 100)
- 47.98
- Last year rank
- #56
- Movement vs previous
- 38
- Best rank
- #56
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
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 ₹24.97 Cr → ₹45.03 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: ₹24.97 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹45.03 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.74 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹1.07 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Perception (PR) improved most: 19.5 → 35.5. 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. Periyar University improved most in Perception (PR) (19.5 → 35.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 65.5, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 27.7.
Questions about Periyar University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Periyar University ranking questions
What is Periyar University NIRF ranking 2025?
Periyar University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #94 with a score of 47.98.
Which NIRF categories include Periyar University in 2025?
Periyar University appears in the NIRF 2025 University ranking categories on this profile.
Is Periyar University private or government?
Periyar University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Periyar University located?
Periyar University is listed in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is Periyar University's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #94 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 47.98.
How many students does Periyar University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,077 students, including 28 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is Periyar University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 22.4 in 2021 to 27.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 532 PhD scholars.
How much does Periyar University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹45.03 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹1.07 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.74 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.