Which is the top College college in Delhi as per NIRF 2019?
Miranda House is the top Delhi entry, ranked #1 with a score of 73.72.
29 Delhi institutions appear in the NIRF 2019 College list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Miranda House leads the Delhi entries in 2019 at national rank 1 with a score of 73.72.
Delhi colleges featured across NIRF College editions
These institutions appeared in the available Delhi lists from 2017 to 2019. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government College colleges in Delhi
- Miranda House 2019 · National rank 1 · Listed this year
- Hindu College 2019 · National rank 2 · Listed this year
- Shri Ram College of Commerce 2019 · National rank 7 · Listed this year
- Hans Raj College 2019 · National rank 9 · Listed this year
- Gargi College 2019 · National rank 12 · Listed this year
- Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College 2019 · National rank 14 · Listed this year
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College 2019 · National rank 16 · Listed this year
- Kirori Mal College 2019 · National rank 18 · Listed this year
- Sri Venkateswara College 2019 · National rank 19 · Listed this year
- Dyal Singh College 2019 · National rank 20 · Listed this year
- Lady Irwin College 2019 · National rank 21 · Listed this year
- Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College 2019 · National rank 28 · Listed this year
- Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women 2019 · National rank 31 · Listed this year
- Daulat Ram College 2019 · National rank 37 · Listed this year
- Maitreyi College 2019 · National rank 38 · Listed this year
- Shyam Lal College 2019 · National rank 41 · Listed this year
- Kamala Nehru College 2019 · National rank 43 · Listed this year
- Indraprastha College for Women 2019 · National rank 46 · Listed this year
- Maharaja Agrasen College 2019 · National rank 47 · Listed this year
- Shivaji College 2019 · National rank 54 · Listed this year
- Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies 2019 · National rank 70 · Listed this year
- Keshav Mahavidyalya 2019 · National rank 75 · Listed this year
- Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce 2019 · National rank 87 · Listed this year
- Kalindi College 2019 · National rank 89 · Listed this year
- Ramanujan College 2019 · National rank 100 · Listed this year
- College of Vocational Studies 2018 · National rank 73 · Historical entry
- Lakshmi Bai College 2018 · National rank 80 · Historical entry
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) 2018 · National rank 99 · Historical entry
- Dyal Singh College 2017 · National rank 8 · Historical entry
- Ramanujan College 2017 · National rank 33 · Historical entry
- Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College 2017 · National rank 46 · Historical entry
Top Private College colleges in Delhi
- St. Stephens's College 2019 · National rank 4 · Listed this year
- Lady Shri Ram College For Women 2019 · National rank 5 · Listed this year
- Acharya Narendra Dev College 2019 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
- Jesus & Mary College 2019 · National rank 25 · Listed this year
- Acharya Narendra Dev College 2017 · National rank 20 · Historical entry
Ownership not confirmed
- Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College 2017 · National rank 5 · Historical entry
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes) 2017 · National rank 34 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Delhi offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national College ranks, not positions within Delhi.
Delhi College ranking history
Explore Delhi institutions in the published NIRF College lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Delhi. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available College edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Delhi 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 2019
29 Delhi institutions appear in the 2019 published College list. Miranda House is the highest-ranked Delhi entry at national rank 1 with a score of 73.72.
View full Delhi 2019 ranking with scores and college profiles
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
Maitreyi College recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 86 to 38, an improvement of 48 places. Ramanujan College recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 26 to 100. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Delhi ranking changes from 2018
6| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Maitreyi College | 86 | ↑ 48 places |
| 25 | Jesus & Mary College | 50 | ↑ 25 places |
| 75 | Keshav Mahavidyalya | 100 | ↑ 25 places |
| 100 | Ramanujan College | 26 | ↓ 74 places |
| 47 | Maharaja Agrasen College | 32 | ↓ 15 places |
| 21 | Lady Irwin College | 12 | ↓ 9 places |
Changes to the published list — 5 newly listed and 3 no longer listed
Newly present Delhi institutions in 2019
5| 2019 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Daulat Ram College | 55.29 | Newly present |
| 43 | Kamala Nehru College | 54.00 | Newly present |
| 70 | Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | 51.33 | Newly present |
| 87 | Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce | 50.10 | Newly present |
| 89 | Kalindi College | 49.92 | Newly present |
Delhi institutions not present in 2019
3| 2018 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | College of Vocational Studies | Not present in 2019 |
| 80 | Lakshmi Bai College | Not present in 2019 |
| 99 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) | Not present in 2019 |
Delhi NIRF College rankings 2018
27 Delhi institutions appear in the 2018 published College list. Miranda House is the highest-ranked Delhi entry at national rank 1 with a score of 71.00.
Delhi institutions in NIRF College 2018
27| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miranda House | 1 | 71.00 |
| 2 | St. Stephens's College | — | 70.77 |
| 4 | Hindu College | — | 67.46 |
| 7 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 3 | 63.98 |
| 8 | Lady Shri Ram College For Women | 7 | 63.53 |
| 12 | Lady Irwin College | — | 60.04 |
| 13 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | 9 | 59.76 |
| 14 | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | — | 59.55 |
| 15 | Gargi College | — | 59.46 |
| 20 | Kirori Mal College | — | 57.32 |
| 21 | Hans Raj College | — | 57.19 |
| 23 | Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | — | 56.96 |
| 24 | Sri Venkateswara College | — | 56.62 |
| 25 | Dyal Singh College | — | 56.43 |
| 26 | Ramanujan College | — | 56.13 |
| 27 | Acharya Narendra Dev College | — | 55.99 |
| 32 | Maharaja Agrasen College | — | 53.35 |
| 50 | Jesus & Mary College | — | 50.48 |
| 52 | Indraprastha College for Women | — | 49.91 |
| 53 | Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women | — | 49.85 |
| 59 | Shivaji College | — | 49.15 |
| 61 | Shyam Lal College | — | 48.98 |
| 73 | College of Vocational Studies | — | 47.82 |
| 80 | Lakshmi Bai College | — | 47.33 |
| 86 | Maitreyi College | — | 46.73 |
| 99 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) | — | 45.80 |
| 100 | Keshav Mahavidyalya | 15 | 45.78 |
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
Keshav Mahavidyalya recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 15 to 100. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Delhi ranking changes from 2017
3| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Keshav Mahavidyalya | 15 | ↓ 85 places |
| 7 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 3 | ↓ 4 places |
| 13 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | 9 | ↓ 4 places |
Changes to the published list — 22 newly listed and 6 no longer listed
Newly present Delhi institutions in 2018
22| 2018 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Stephens's College | 70.77 | Newly present |
| 4 | Hindu College | 67.46 | Newly present |
| 12 | Lady Irwin College | 60.04 | Newly present |
| 14 | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | 59.55 | Newly present |
| 15 | Gargi College | 59.46 | Newly present |
| 20 | Kirori Mal College | 57.32 | Newly present |
| 21 | Hans Raj College | 57.19 | Newly present |
| 23 | Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | 56.96 | Newly present |
| 24 | Sri Venkateswara College | 56.62 | Newly present |
| 25 | Dyal Singh College | 56.43 | Newly present |
| 26 | Ramanujan College | 56.13 | Newly present |
| 27 | Acharya Narendra Dev College | 55.99 | Newly present |
| 32 | Maharaja Agrasen College | 53.35 | Newly present |
| 50 | Jesus & Mary College | 50.48 | Newly present |
| 52 | Indraprastha College for Women | 49.91 | Newly present |
| 53 | Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women | 49.85 | Newly present |
| 59 | Shivaji College | 49.15 | Newly present |
| 61 | Shyam Lal College | 48.98 | Newly present |
| 73 | College of Vocational Studies | 47.82 | Newly present |
| 80 | Lakshmi Bai College | 47.33 | Newly present |
| 86 | Maitreyi College | 46.73 | Newly present |
| 99 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) | 45.80 | Newly present |
Delhi institutions not present in 2018
6| 2017 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College | Not present in 2018 |
| 8 | Dyal Singh College | Not present in 2018 |
| 20 | Acharya Narendra Dev College | Not present in 2018 |
| 33 | Ramanujan College | Not present in 2018 |
| 34 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes) | Not present in 2018 |
| 46 | Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College | Not present in 2018 |
Delhi NIRF College rankings 2017
11 Delhi institutions appear in the 2017 published College list. Miranda House is the highest-ranked Delhi entry at national rank 1 with a score of 69.39.
Delhi institutions in NIRF College 2017
11| 2017 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miranda House | — | 69.39 |
| 3 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | — | 67.18 |
| 5 | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College | — | 60.68 |
| 7 | Lady Shri Ram College For Women | — | 58.28 |
| 8 | Dyal Singh College | — | 58.22 |
| 9 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | — | 58.06 |
| 15 | Keshav Mahavidyalya | — | 53.21 |
| 20 | Acharya Narendra Dev College | — | 51.06 |
| 33 | Ramanujan College | — | 45.92 |
| 34 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes) | — | 45.76 |
| 46 | Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College | — | 43.86 |
This is the earliest available College edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Delhi College ranking list
Avg score 58.77
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1 Miranda House 73.72 0
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- 2017: rank 1
- 2018: rank 1
- 2019: rank 1
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Held the #1 position across 3 published years.
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2 Hindu College 70.57 2
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 4
- 2019: rank 2
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Improved by 2 places from #4 in 2018 to #2 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
4 St. Stephen's College 67.55 2
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- 2018: rank 2
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Moved down 2 places from #2 in 2018 to #4 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
5 Lady Shri Ram College For Women 66.71 3
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- 2017: rank 7
- 2018: rank 8
- 2019: rank 5
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Improved by 2 places from #7 in 2017 to #5 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
7 Shri Ram College of Commerce 64.94 0
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- 2017: rank 3
- 2018: rank 7
- 2019: rank 7
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Moved down 4 places from #3 in 2017 to #7 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
9 Hans Raj College 64.65 12
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 21
- 2019: rank 9
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Improved by 12 places from #21 in 2018 to #9 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
12 Gargi College 64.11 3
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 15
- 2019: rank 12
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Improved by 3 places from #15 in 2018 to #12 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
14 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College 63.55 0
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 14
- 2019: rank 14
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Held the #14 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
16 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College 62.66 3
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- 2017: rank 9
- 2018: rank 13
- 2019: rank 16
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Moved down 7 places from #9 in 2017 to #16 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
18 Kirori Mal College 61.67 2
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 20
- 2019: rank 18
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Improved by 2 places from #20 in 2018 to #18 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
19 Sri Venkateswara College 61.28 5
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 24
- 2019: rank 19
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Improved by 5 places from #24 in 2018 to #19 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
20 Dyal Singh College 60.77 5
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 25
- 2019: rank 20
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Improved by 5 places from #25 in 2018 to #20 in 2019.
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21 Lady Irwin College 60.53 9
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 12
- 2019: rank 21
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Moved down 9 places from #12 in 2018 to #21 in 2019.
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24 Acharya Narendra Dev College New Delhi 58.42 3
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 27
- 2019: rank 24
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Improved by 3 places from #27 in 2018 to #24 in 2019.
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25 Jesus & Mary College 58.37 25
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 50
- 2019: rank 25
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Improved by 25 places from #50 in 2018 to #25 in 2019.
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28 Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College 57.94 5
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 23
- 2019: rank 28
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Moved down 5 places from #23 in 2018 to #28 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
31 SRCASW Delhi 57.57 22
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 53
- 2019: rank 31
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Improved by 22 places from #53 in 2018 to #31 in 2019.
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37 Daulat Ram College 55.29 NEW
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- 2019: rank 37
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Ranked #37 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
38 Maitreyi College 54.85 48
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 86
- 2019: rank 38
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Improved by 48 places from #86 in 2018 to #38 in 2019.
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41 Shyam Lal College 54.52 20
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 61
- 2019: rank 41
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Improved by 20 places from #61 in 2018 to #41 in 2019.
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43 Kamala Nehru College 54.00 NEW
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 43
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Ranked #43 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
46 Indraprastha College for Women 53.19 6
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 52
- 2019: rank 46
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Improved by 6 places from #52 in 2018 to #46 in 2019.
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47 Maharaja Agrasen College 53.03 15
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 32
- 2019: rank 47
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Moved down 15 places from #32 in 2018 to #47 in 2019.
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54 Shivaji College 52.70 5
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 59
- 2019: rank 54
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Improved by 5 places from #59 in 2018 to #54 in 2019.
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70 Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies 51.33 NEW
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- 2019: rank 70
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Ranked #70 in both 2019 and 2019.
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75 Keshav Mahavidyalya 51.24 25
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- 2017: rank 15
- 2018: rank 100
- 2019: rank 75
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Moved down 60 places from #15 in 2017 to #75 in 2019.
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87 Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce 50.10 NEW
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- 2017: not ranked
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- 2019: rank 87
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Ranked #87 in both 2019 and 2019.
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89 Kalindi College 49.92 NEW
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- 2019: rank 89
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Ranked #89 in both 2019 and 2019.
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100 Ramanujan College New Delhi 49.03 74
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- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 26
- 2019: rank 100
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Moved down 74 places from #26 in 2018 to #100 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Delhi 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 Delhi colleges are in the NIRF 2019 list?
29 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 College rank across the latest available editions.