SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF ranking 2026
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is an institution with unclassified ownership in the NIRFRank registry in Dharwad, Karnataka. Its NIRF institution ID is N-238.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Dental #25 with a score of 56.49. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Dental.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Dental #25 with a score of 56.49. Compared with 2024, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 25 | 56.49 | Improved by 6 places |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Dental #31 with a score of 52.67. Compared with 2023, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 31 | 52.67 | Declined by 9 places |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Dental #22 with a score of 55.29. Compared with 2022, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 22 | 55.29 | Declined by 2 places |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Dental #20 with a score of 56.47. Compared with 2021, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 20 | 56.47 | Declined by 11 places |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Dental #9 with a score of 63.69. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dental | 9 | 63.69 |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF Ranking Trends (2021–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | #9 · 2021 · 63.69 | #25 · 2025 · 56.49 | Declined by 16 places |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 632 students across the programme groups below, including 445 women, 154 students from outside the home state, 13 international students and 7 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 513 | 365 | 111 | 13 | 0 |
| PG [3 Year Program(s)] | 119 | 80 | 43 | 0 | 7 |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 2 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF Dental Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 71.36 | 80.36 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 33.94 | 9.52 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 93.30 | 85.06 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 63.16 | 61.27 |
| PR — Perception | 71.22 | 63.77 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital
Dharwad, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-N-N-238
At a glance
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is a unclassified institution in Dharwad, Karnataka. Its best current NIRF result is #25 in Dental (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 632 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Dental journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
DentalNIRF 2025 Rank#25 Score56.49
NIRF Dental journey
Rank #9 → #25 since 2021; score 63.69 → 56.49.
The rank line is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital's all-India position in NIRF Dental: #9 in 2021 to #25 in 2025. Lower is better.
Dental 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #25
- Score (out of 100)
- 56.49
- Last year rank
- #31
- Movement vs previous
- 6
- Best rank
- #9
- Ranking trend
- Improving
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 ₹13.7 Cr → ₹19.62 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: ₹13.7 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹19.62 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.91 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹1.29 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 71.4 → 80.4. 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. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (71.4 → 80.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 85.1, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 9.5.
Questions about SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital ranking questions
What is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital NIRF ranking 2025?
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Dental rank #25 with a score of 56.49.
Which NIRF categories include SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital in 2025?
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital appears in the NIRF 2025 Dental ranking categories on this profile.
Is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital private or government?
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is marked as a NIRF-ranked institution with unclassified ownership in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital located?
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is listed in Dharwad, Karnataka.
Students also ask
What is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital's best NIRF category?
Dental is its best current result at #25 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 56.49.
How many students does SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 632 students, including 154 from outside the state and 13 international students.
Is SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 33.9 in 2021 to 9.5 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 10 PhD scholars.
How much does SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹19.62 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹1.29 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.91 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.