Pondicherry University NIRF ranking 2022
Explore Pondicherry University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #68 in NIRF 2022.
Pondicherry University
Puducherry, Pondicherry · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0369
At a glance
Pondicherry University is a government institution in Puducherry, Pondicherry. Its best current NIRF result is #68 in University (2022). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 7,059 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2022
full + part-time
NIRF University journey & 2022 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
UniversityNIRF 2022 Rank#68 Score44.95
NIRF University journey
Rank #59 → #68 since 2018; score 42.36 → 44.95.
The rank line is Pondicherry University's all-India position in NIRF University: #59 in 2018 to #68 in 2022. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 10 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
University 2022 summary
- Current rank
- #68
- Score (out of 100)
- 44.95
- Last year rank
- #58
- Movement vs previous
- 10
- Best rank
- #48
- 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 2022 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹76.16 Cr → ₹120.46 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
Year by year, 2016-17–2020-21
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: ₹76.16 Cr in 2016-17 to ₹120.46 Cr in 2020-21. Latest reported library spending is ₹1.93 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹2.72 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Perception (PR) improved most: 14.8 → 28.5. 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. Pondicherry University improved most in Perception (PR) (14.8 → 28.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 73.2, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 28.5.
Questions about Pondicherry University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Pondicherry University ranking questions
What is Pondicherry University NIRF ranking 2022?
Pondicherry University's best listed NIRF 2022 result on NIRFRank is University rank #68 with a score of 44.95.
Which NIRF categories include Pondicherry University in 2022?
Pondicherry University appears in the NIRF 2022 University ranking categories on this profile.
Is Pondicherry University private or government?
Pondicherry University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Pondicherry University located?
Pondicherry University is listed in Puducherry, Pondicherry.
Students also ask
What is Pondicherry University's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #68 in NIRF 2022, with a score of 44.95.
How many students does Pondicherry University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 7,059 students, including 4,942 from outside the state and 48 international students.
Is Pondicherry University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 26.5 in 2018 to 28.8 in 2022. The latest disclosure also reports 1,350 PhD scholars.
How much does Pondicherry University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹120.46 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹2.72 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹1.93 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 2022 edition.