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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

Panjab University NIRF #92 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
IIT Madras NIRF #13 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile

Category scoreboard

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

Engineering2025 #93 #1
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #93 #1
Score 46.90 88.72
TLR 47.6 95.7
RPC 44.5 90.7
GO 56.8 82.3
OI 63.5 63.3
PR 15.8 100.0

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Panjab University · · #59 NEW #54 5 #72 18 #89 17 #92 3 · · #93 1
IIT Madras #1 NEW #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Overall2025 #57 #1
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #57 #1
Score 54.65 87.31
TLR 56.8 90.6
RPC 41.6 88.0
GO 80.4 87.0
OI 65.3 63.3
PR 25.5 100.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Panjab University #54 NEW #33 21 #34 1 #44 10 #38 6 #41 3 #44 3 #60 16 #57 3
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #1 1 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
University2025 #35 —
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #35 —
Score 56.88 —
TLR 56.8 —
RPC 41.6 —
GO 80.4 —
OI 65.3 —
PR 47.8 —

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Panjab University #33 NEW #20 13 #21 1 #26 5 #23 3 #25 2 #25 0 #38 13 #35 3
IIT Madras · · · · · · · · ·
Management2025 #92 #13
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #92 #13
Score 46.31 66.50
TLR 53.2 79.0
RPC 28.2 52.5
GO 69.6 76.5
OI 64.8 65.5
PR 15.0 52.1

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
Panjab University #42 NEW #48 6 #42 6 · #67 25 #82 15 #92 10 #92 0
IIT Madras · #15 NEW #14 1 #13 1 #10 3 #15 5 #16 1 #13 3
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NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
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Year-wise rank

2018
Panjab University #17 NEW
IIT Madras ·
Pharmacy2025 #3 —
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #3 —
Score 76.39 —
TLR 78.7 —
RPC 75.4 —
GO 75.3 —
OI 75.3 —
PR 75.8 —

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
Panjab University #3 NEW #2 1 #2 0 #2 0 #3 1 #8 5 #7 1 #3 4
IIT Madras · · · · · · · ·
Law2025 — —
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
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Year-wise rank

202020212022
Panjab University #15 NEW #27 12 #30 3
IIT Madras · · ·
Dental2025 — —
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
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Year-wise rank

202020232024
Panjab University #28 NEW #34 6 #27 7
IIT Madras · · ·
Research2025 #37 #2
NIRF 2025 Panjab University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #37 #2
Score 49.47 82.99
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GO — —
OI 65.3 63.3
PR 21.4 89.7

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
Panjab University #28 NEW #29 1 #33 4 #35 2 #37 2
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0

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Leader — NIRF Management 2025

IIT Madras

IIT Madras leads at #13 with a score of 66.50. Panjab University is #92. Fastest climber: IIT Madras, up 2 places since 2019.

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
53.2 53.2
78.97 79.0
RPC Research & Professional Practice
28.24 28.2
52.5 52.5
GO Graduation Outcomes
69.57 69.6
76.52 76.5
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
64.82 64.8
65.48 65.5
PR Perception
14.95 15.0
52.14 52.1
Panjab University IIT Madras

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Madras leads at #13 with a score of 66.50. Panjab University is #92. Fastest climber: IIT Madras, up 2 places since 2019.

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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