Which is the top Agriculture college in Punjab as per NIRF 2024?
Punjab Agricultural University is the top Punjab entry, ranked #3 with a score of 69.63.
3 Punjab institutions appear in the NIRF 2024 Agriculture list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Punjab Agricultural University leads the Punjab entries in 2024 at national rank 3 with a score of 69.63.
Punjab colleges featured across NIRF Agriculture editions
These institutions appeared in the available Punjab lists from 2023 to 2024. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Agriculture colleges in Punjab
- Punjab Agricultural University 2024 · National rank 3 · Listed this year
- Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University 2024 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
Top Private Agriculture colleges in Punjab
- Lovely Professional University 2024 · National rank 22 · Listed this year
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Punjab offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Agriculture ranks, not positions within Punjab.
Punjab Agriculture ranking history
Explore Punjab institutions in the published NIRF Agriculture lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Punjab. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Agriculture edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Punjab list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2024
3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2024 published Agriculture list. Punjab Agricultural University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 3 with a score of 69.63.
View full Punjab 2024 ranking with scores and college profiles
Major changes from 2023 to 2024
Lovely Professional University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 27 to 22, an improvement of 5 places. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 21 to 24. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Punjab ranking changes from 2023
2| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Lovely Professional University | 27 | ↑ 5 places |
| 24 | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | 21 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Punjab institutions in 2024
0No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.
Punjab institutions not present in 2024
0Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.
Punjab NIRF Agriculture rankings 2023
3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2023 published Agriculture list. Punjab Agricultural University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 3 with a score of 65.98.
Punjab institutions in NIRF Agriculture 2023
3| 2023 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Punjab Agricultural University | — | 65.98 |
| 21 | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | — | 47.79 |
| 27 | Lovely Professional University | — | 46.60 |
This is the earliest available Agriculture edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Punjab Agriculture ranking list
Avg score 57.05
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3 Punjab Agricultural University 69.63 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Agriculture)
- 2023: rank 3
- 2024: rank 3
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Held the #3 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top agriculture institutions.
22 LPU 51.01 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Agriculture)
- 2023: rank 27
- 2024: rank 22
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Improved by 5 places from #27 in 2023 to #22 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top agriculture institutions.
24 GADVASU Ludhiana 50.52 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Agriculture)
- 2023: rank 21
- 2024: rank 24
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Moved down 3 places from #21 in 2023 to #24 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top agriculture institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Punjab ranking questions
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Punjab colleges are in the NIRF 2024 list?
3 ranked colleges are shown across 2 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF Agriculture rank across the latest available editions.