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Central University of Punjab Not ranked · Management 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
Thapar Patiala NIRF #46 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile

Category scoreboard

Every NIRF category in 2025 — expand for scores and history through this edition. Green marks the winner.

Engineering2025 — #29
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #29
Score — 60.97
TLR — 75.1
RPC — 50.9
GO — 73.3
OI — 65.7
PR — 19.5

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Central University of Punjab · · · · · · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #27 NEW #26 1 #20 6 #23 3 #29 6 #23 6 #28 5 #20 8 #29 9 #29 0
Overall2025 — #44
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #44
Score — 56.21
TLR — 68.4
RPC — 45.1
GO — 72.2
OI — 65.7
PR — 11.4

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Central University of Punjab · · · · · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #75 NEW #50 25 #45 5 #51 6 #45 6 #57 12 #40 17 #43 3 #44 1
University2025 #77 #26
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank #77 #26
Score 49.53 58.87
TLR 58.5 68.4
RPC 32.6 45.1
GO 60.7 72.2
OI 66.4 65.7
PR 34.1 38.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Central University of Punjab · · #95 NEW #87 8 #84 3 #81 3 #100 19 #83 17 #77 6
Thapar Patiala #46 NEW #33 13 #27 6 #31 4 #26 5 #31 5 #22 9 #29 7 #26 3
Management2025 — #46
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #46
Score — 54.40
TLR — 68.0
RPC — 40.6
GO — 69.8
OI — 70.6
PR — 8.1

Year-wise rank

202020212022202320242025
Central University of Punjab · · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #54 NEW #42 12 #53 11 #49 4 #44 5 #46 2
Pharmacy2025 #20 —
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank #20 —
Score 64.73 —
TLR 73.9 —
RPC 62.7 —
GO 61.4 —
OI 68.7 —
PR 46.2 —

Year-wise rank

2022202320242025
Central University of Punjab #26 NEW #19 7 #23 4 #20 3
Thapar Patiala · · · ·
Law2025 #40 —
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank #40 —
Score 52.70 —
TLR 65.7 —
RPC 48.7 —
GO 41.3 —
OI 69.9 —
PR 17.9 —

Year-wise rank

2025
Central University of Punjab #40 NEW
Thapar Patiala ·
Research2025 — #42
NIRF 2025 Central University of Punjab Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #42
Score — 47.59
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 65.7
PR — 9.5

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
Central University of Punjab · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #38 NEW #35 3 #34 1 #39 5 #42 3

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Leader — NIRF Management 2025

Thapar Patiala

Thapar Patiala leads at #46 with a score of 54.40. Fastest climber: Thapar Patiala, up 8 places since 2020.

Ranking trend — who’s climbing?

NIRF rank by year; lower is better.

NIRF parameter summary

Understand how each parameter contributes to the overall score.

TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources
67.95 68.0
RPC Research & Professional Practice
40.64 40.6
GO Graduation Outcomes
69.78 69.8
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
70.62 70.6
PR Perception
8.14 8.1
Central University of Punjab not ranked Thapar Patiala

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

Thapar Patiala leads at #46 with a score of 54.40. Fastest climber: Thapar Patiala, up 8 places since 2020.

Why focus on private universities?

Private universities are the primary comparison set here because students often shortlist them side by side. Government institutions remain available only as clearly marked benchmarks.

Does NIRF measure placements?

Partly. Graduation Outcomes includes placement, higher-studies and median-salary signals reported through the official NIRF framework.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India — 2025 edition selected; history is limited through this year.

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