Does this include private Architecture colleges in Punjab?

Yes. When a ranked institution is part of the curated NIRFRank registry, the page marks whether it is private or government.

Top Architecture Colleges in Punjab@elseTop Architecture colleges in Punjab: NIRF ranking 2025

Q: Which is the top Architecture college in Punjab as per NIRF 2025?

Chandigarh University is the top Punjab entry in this NIRF 2025 Architecture list at rank 14.

3 Punjab institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Architecture list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Chandigarh University leads the Punjab entries in 2025 at national rank 14 with a score of 59.70.

Punjab colleges featured across NIRF Architecture editions

These institutions appeared in the available Punjab lists from 2018 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Private Architecture colleges in Punjab

Chandigarh University 2025 · National rank 14 · Listed this year
Lovely Professional University 2025 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
Chitkara University 2025 · National rank 38 · 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 Architecture ranks, not positions within Punjab.

Punjab Architecture ranking history

Explore Punjab institutions in the published NIRF Architecture 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 Architecture 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 2025

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2025 published Architecture list. Chandigarh University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 14 with a score of 59.70.

View full Punjab 2025 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Chitkara University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 35 to 38. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2025 rank	Institution	2024 rank	Change
38	Chitkara University	35	↓ 3 places
14	Chandigarh University	13	↓ 1 place

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2024

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2024 published Architecture list. Chandigarh University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 13 with a score of 61.47.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
13	Chandigarh University	15	61.47
24	Lovely Professional University	16	55.86
35	Chitkara University	30	50.96

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Chandigarh University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 15 to 13, an improvement of 2 places. Lovely Professional University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 16 to 24. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change
13	Chandigarh University	15	↑ 2 places
24	Lovely Professional University	16	↓ 8 places
35	Chitkara University	30	↓ 5 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2023

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2023 published Architecture list. Chandigarh University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 15 with a score of 58.59.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Score
15	Chandigarh University	19	58.59
16	Lovely Professional University	12	58.25
30	Chitkara University	22	51.06

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Chandigarh University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 19 to 15, an improvement of 4 places. Chitkara University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 22 to 30. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
15	Chandigarh University	19	↑ 4 places
30	Chitkara University	22	↓ 8 places
16	Lovely Professional University	12	↓ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2022

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2022 published Architecture list. Lovely Professional University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 12 with a score of 57.80.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
12	Lovely Professional University	12	57.80
19	Chandigarh University	16	54.49
22	Chitkara University	21	51.50

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Chandigarh University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 16 to 19. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
19	Chandigarh University	16	↓ 3 places
22	Chitkara University	21	↓ 1 place

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2021

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2021 published Architecture list. Lovely Professional University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 12 with a score of 56.12.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
12	Lovely Professional University	—	56.12
16	Chandigarh University	—	54.41
21	Chitkara University	—	51.81

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Punjab lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 3 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
12	Lovely Professional University	56.12	Newly present
16	Chandigarh University	54.41	Newly present
21	Chitkara University	51.81	Newly present

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2020

0 Punjab institutions appear in the 2020 published Architecture list.

No Punjab institutions appear in this edition's published list.

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Punjab lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2019

0 Punjab institutions appear in the 2019 published Architecture list.

No Punjab institutions appear in this edition's published list.

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Punjab lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Architecture rankings 2018

0 Punjab institutions appear in the 2018 published Architecture list.

No Punjab institutions appear in this edition's published list.

This is the earliest available Architecture edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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14 Chandigarh University Mohali, Punjab Private 59.70 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #16 in 2021 to #14 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.

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24 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 56.11 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 12 places from #12 in 2021 to #24 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.

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38 Chitkara University Rajpura, Punjab Private 48.16 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 17 places from #21 in 2021 to #38 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

Punjab ranking questions

Which is the top Architecture college in Punjab as per NIRF 2025?

Chandigarh University is the top Punjab entry, ranked #14 with a score of 59.70.

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 2025 list?

3 ranked colleges are shown across 3 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

Open any row to see that college's NIRF Architecture rank across the latest available editions.