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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

NIT Jalandhar NIRF #55 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
Thapar Patiala NIRF #29 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile

Category scoreboard

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

Engineering2025 #55 #29
NIRF 2025 NIT Jalandhar Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank #55 #29
Score 53.38 60.97
TLR 71.3 75.1
RPC 40.5 50.9
GO 61.9 73.3
OI 62.8 65.7
PR 11.9 19.5

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Jalandhar · · #74 NEW #113 39 #52 61 #49 3 #52 3 #46 6 #58 12 #55 3
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 NIT Jalandhar 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
NIT Jalandhar · · · · #78 NEW #85 7 #72 13 · ·
Thapar Patiala #75 NEW #50 25 #45 5 #51 6 #45 6 #57 12 #40 17 #43 3 #44 1
University2025 — #26
NIRF 2025 NIT Jalandhar Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #26
Score — 58.87
TLR — 68.4
RPC — 45.1
GO — 72.2
OI — 65.7
PR — 38.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Jalandhar · · · · · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #46 NEW #33 13 #27 6 #31 4 #26 5 #31 5 #22 9 #29 7 #26 3
Management2025 — #46
NIRF 2025 NIT Jalandhar 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
NIT Jalandhar · · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #54 NEW #42 12 #53 11 #49 4 #44 5 #46 2
Research2025 — #42
NIRF 2025 NIT Jalandhar Thapar Patiala
NIRF Rank — #42
Score — 47.59
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 65.7
PR — 9.5

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
NIT Jalandhar · · · · ·
Thapar Patiala #38 NEW #35 3 #34 1 #39 5 #42 3

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Leader — NIRF Engineering 2025

Thapar Patiala

Thapar Patiala leads at #29 with a score of 60.97. NIT Jalandhar is #55. Fastest climber: NIT Jalandhar, up 19 places since 2018.

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
71.26 71.3
75.12 75.1
RPC Research & Professional Practice
40.49 40.5
50.86 50.9
GO Graduation Outcomes
61.88 61.9
73.27 73.3
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
62.76 62.8
65.68 65.7
PR Perception
11.86 11.9
19.53 19.5
NIT Jalandhar Thapar Patiala

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

Thapar Patiala leads at #29 with a score of 60.97. NIT Jalandhar is #55. Fastest climber: NIT Jalandhar, up 19 places since 2018.

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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