Shivaji University NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Shivaji University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends.
Shivaji University
Kolhapur, Maharashtra · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0325
At a glance
Shivaji University is a government institution in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 79.5% and a ₹3.3L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 4,946 students.
2023-24
190 / 239
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF State Public University journey & 2025 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 39.2% → 79.5%; latest median salary ₹3.3L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 190 placed — 79.5% of the batch
- 12 chose higher studies
- 37 reported another outcome
Half of the 190 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹3.3L
- Placement rate
- 79.5%
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 39.2% to 79.5%. The reported median salary moved from ₹4L in 2021-22 to ₹3.3L 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 ₹82.02 Cr → ₹107.14 Cr.
Year by year, 2021-22–2023-24
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: ₹82.02 Cr in 2021-22 to ₹107.14 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹3.73 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹6.41 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 59.6 → 59.6. 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. Shivaji University improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (59.6 → 59.6). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 69.7, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 36.9.
Questions about Shivaji University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Shivaji University ranking questions
Is Shivaji University private or government?
Shivaji University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Shivaji University located?
Shivaji University is listed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Shivaji University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹3.3L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 190 of 239 graduates placed (79.5%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹2.45L.
How many students does Shivaji University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 4,946 students, including 88 from outside the state and 1 international students.
Is Shivaji University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 36.9 in 2025 to 36.9 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,317 PhD scholars.
How much does Shivaji University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹107.14 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹6.41 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹3.73 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.