NIRF 2021

Punjab Technical University NIRF ranking 2021

Explore Punjab Technical University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Engineering #120 in NIRF 2021.

Punjab Technical University

Kapurthala, Punjab · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0382

Government Best in 2021: Engineering #120 1 categories in 2021 702 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2021 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Punjab Technical University is a government institution in Kapurthala, Punjab. Its best current NIRF result is #120 in Engineering (2021). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 46.3% and a ₹3.69L median annual salary for the 2019-20 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 702 students.

₹3.69LUG median salary
2019-20
46.3% UG placed
44 / 95
#120Engineering rank
NIRF 2021
554PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Engineering journey & 2021 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate — → 46.3%; latest median salary ₹3.69L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 95 graduates
46.3%
  • 44 placed — 46.3% of the batch
  • 0 chose higher studies
  • 51 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2019-20 ₹3.69L

Half of the 44 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹3.69L
Placement rate
46.3%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

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 change cannot be calculated from the published values. The reported median salary moved from ₹0L in 2015-16 to ₹3.69L in 2019-20.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2017-18 5 / 16 31.3% ₹2.4L
2018-19 2 / 5 40.0% ₹2.8L
2019-20 7 / 23 30.4% ₹3L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2021 submission.

Total students702All reported programmes
From outside the state52.1%366 students
International0Students from outside India
Women16.4%115 students
Full fee reimbursement50Funded by the institution
Largest programme group679UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars5540 full-time · 554 part-time
PhDs awarded 2019-208722 in 2017-18 → 87 in 2019-20
Sponsored projects4Peak reported year 2018-19
RPC pillar score32.3Was 24.9 in 2019

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹32.94 Cr → ₹82.04 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹82.04 Cr₹32.94 Cr in 2016-17 → +149%
Academic maintenance₹7.22 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹1.02 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹0.12 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2016-17–2019-20

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

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: ₹32.94 Cr in 2016-17 to ₹82.04 Cr in 2019-20. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.12 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹1.02 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 5.5 → 16.0. 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. Punjab Technical University improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (5.5 → 16.0). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 63.6, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 5.6.

Questions about Punjab Technical University

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Punjab Technical University ranking questions

What is Punjab Technical University NIRF ranking 2021?

Punjab Technical University's best listed NIRF 2021 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #120 with a score of 37.15.

Which NIRF categories include Punjab Technical University in 2021?

Punjab Technical University appears in the NIRF 2021 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.

Is Punjab Technical University private or government?

Punjab Technical University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Punjab Technical University located?

Punjab Technical University is listed in Kapurthala, Punjab.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Punjab Technical University graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹3.69L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2019-20, with 44 of 95 graduates placed (46.3%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹3L.

What is Punjab Technical University's best NIRF category?

Engineering is its best current result at #120 in NIRF 2021, with a score of 37.15.

How many students does Punjab Technical University have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 702 students, including 366 from outside the state and 0 international students.

Is Punjab Technical University improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 24.9 in 2019 to 32.3 in 2021. The latest disclosure also reports 554 PhD scholars.

How much does Punjab Technical University spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹82.04 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹1.02 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.12 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 2021 edition.