University Of Delhi NIRF ranking 2025
Explore University of Delhi NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #5 in NIRF 2025.
University of Delhi
Delhi, Delhi · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0120
At a glance
University of Delhi is a government institution in Delhi, Delhi. Its best current NIRF result is #5 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 88.0% and a ₹8L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 20,609 students.
2023-24
44 / 50
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#5 Score67.38
NIRF University journey
Rank #6 → #5 since 2016; score 83.19 → 67.38.
The rank line is University of Delhi's all-India position in NIRF University: #6 in 2016 to #5 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #5
- Score (out of 100)
- 67.38
- Last year rank
- #6
- Movement vs previous
- 1
- Best rank
- #5
- Ranking trend
- Improving
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#12 Score62.65
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#15 Score66.19
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 81.3% → 88.0%; latest median salary ₹8L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 44 placed — 88.0% of the batch
- 6 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 44 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹8L
- Placement rate
- 88.0%
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 81.3% to 88.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹6L in 2017-18 to ₹8L 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 ₹520.75 Cr → ₹731.06 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: ₹520.75 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹731.06 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹44.64 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹32.21 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 98.1 → 96.9. 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. University of Delhi improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (98.1 → 96.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 96.9, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 52.4.
Questions about University Of Delhi
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
University Of Delhi ranking questions
What is University of Delhi NIRF ranking 2025?
University of Delhi's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #5 with a score of 67.38.
Which NIRF categories include University of Delhi in 2025?
University of Delhi appears in the NIRF 2025 University, Research and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is University of Delhi private or government?
University of Delhi is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is University of Delhi located?
University of Delhi is listed in Delhi, Delhi.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of University of Delhi graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹8L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 44 of 50 graduates placed (88.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹16.7L.
What is University of Delhi's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #5 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 67.38.
How many students does University of Delhi have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 20,609 students, including 15,704 from outside the state and 274 international students.
Is University of Delhi improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 88.9 in 2016 to 58.5 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 3,595 PhD scholars.
How much does University of Delhi spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹731.06 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹32.21 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹44.64 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.