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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

Chandigarh University NIRF #34 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile
MAHE Manipal NIRF #19 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile

Category scoreboard

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

Engineering2025 #31 —
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #31 —
Score 60.46 —
TLR 73.3 —
RPC 57.9 —
GO 59.2 —
OI 74.3 —
PR 18.4 —

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
Chandigarh University #117 NEW #84 33 #61 23 #45 16 #38 7 #32 6 #31 1
MAHE Manipal · · · · · · ·
Overall2025 #32 #14
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #32 #14
Score 59.55 66.86
TLR 65.1 79.4
RPC 49.1 61.8
GO 78.1 78.5
OI 74.3 67.7
PR 22.5 20.3

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chandigarh University · · · · #77 NEW #48 29 #45 3 #32 13 #32 0
MAHE Manipal #30 NEW #18 12 #16 2 #14 2 #15 1 #17 2 #16 1 #14 2 #14 0
University2025 #19 #3
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #19 #3
Score 61.27 69.25
TLR 65.1 79.4
RPC 49.1 61.8
GO 78.1 78.5
OI 74.3 67.7
PR 39.7 44.2

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chandigarh University · · · · · #52 NEW #29 23 #27 2 #20 7 #19 1
MAHE Manipal #32 NEW #18 14 #11 7 #9 2 #8 1 #7 1 #7 0 #6 1 #4 2 #3 1
Management2025 #32 —
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #32 —
Score 59.40 —
TLR 73.8 —
RPC 44.0 —
GO 74.3 —
OI 78.1 —
PR 13.9 —

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
Chandigarh University #64 NEW #51 13 #45 6 #40 5 #36 4 #36 0 #32 4
MAHE Manipal · · · · · · ·
Pharmacy2025 #15 —
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #15 —
Score 68.34 —
TLR 72.9 —
RPC 69.1 —
GO 68.2 —
OI 72.9 —
PR 47.9 —

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
Chandigarh University #51 NEW #37 14 #34 3 #20 14 #15 5
MAHE Manipal · · · · ·
Architecture2025 #14 #27
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #14 #27
Score 59.70 54.68
TLR 68.3 63.7
RPC 47.2 21.0
GO 69.3 73.1
OI 75.8 66.4
PR 15.1 37.4

Year-wise rank

2018202020212022202320242025
Chandigarh University · · #16 NEW #19 3 #15 4 #13 2 #14 1
MAHE Manipal #10 NEW #12 2 #18 6 #15 3 #25 10 #28 3 #27 1
Research2025 #34 #19
NIRF 2025 Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #34 #19
Score 50.47 56.41
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 74.3 67.7
PR 16.4 16.0

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
Chandigarh University · · · · #34 NEW
MAHE Manipal #27 NEW #30 3 #25 5 #23 2 #19 4

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Leader — NIRF Research 2025

MAHE Manipal

MAHE Manipal leads at #19 with a score of 56.41. Chandigarh University is #34. Fastest climber: MAHE Manipal, up 8 places since 2021.

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
RPC Research & Professional Practice
GO Graduation Outcomes
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
74.25 74.3
67.71 67.7
PR Perception
16.36 16.4
15.95 16.0
Chandigarh University MAHE Manipal

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

MAHE Manipal leads at #19 with a score of 56.41. Chandigarh University is #34. Fastest climber: MAHE Manipal, up 8 places since 2021.

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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