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Top Dental Colleges in Dharwad@elseTop Dental colleges in Dharwad: NIRF ranking 2025

Q: How many ranked colleges are shown for Dharwad?

1 colleges from Dharwad appear in this NIRF 2025 list.

1 Dharwad institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Dental list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital leads the Dharwad entries in 2025 at national rank 25 with a score of 56.49.

Dharwad colleges featured across NIRF Dental editions

These institutions appeared in the available Dharwad lists from 2020 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

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SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital 2025 · National rank 25 · Listed this year
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Dharwad 2020 · National rank 26 · Historical entry

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Dharwad offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Dental ranks, not positions within Dharwad.

Dharwad Dental ranking history

Explore Dharwad institutions in the published NIRF Dental lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Dharwad. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Dental edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Dharwad 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

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2025 published Dental list. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 25 with a score of 56.49.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 31 to 25, an improvement of 6 places. 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
25	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	31	↑ 6 places

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

No newly listed Dharwad institutions in this comparison.

Every Dharwad entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Dharwad NIRF Dental rankings 2024

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2024 published Dental list. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 31 with a score of 52.67.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
31	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	22	52.67

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 22 to 31. 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
31	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	22	↓ 9 places

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

No newly listed Dharwad institutions in this comparison.

Every Dharwad entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Dharwad NIRF Dental rankings 2023

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2023 published Dental list. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 22 with a score of 55.29.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Score
22	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	20	55.29

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 20 to 22. 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
22	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	20	↓ 2 places

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

No newly listed Dharwad institutions in this comparison.

Every Dharwad entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Dharwad NIRF Dental rankings 2022

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2022 published Dental list. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 20 with a score of 56.47.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
20	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	9	56.47

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 9 to 20. 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
20	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	9	↓ 11 places

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

No newly listed Dharwad institutions in this comparison.

Every Dharwad entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Dharwad NIRF Dental rankings 2021

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2021 published Dental list. SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 9 with a score of 63.69.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
9	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	—	63.69

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
9	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	63.69	Newly present

2020 rank	Institution	Status
26	Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Dharwad	Not present in 2021

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Dharwad NIRF Dental rankings 2020

1 Dharwad institution appear in the 2020 published Dental list. Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Dharwad is the highest-ranked Dharwad entry at national rank 26 with a score of 54.30.

2020 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Score
26	Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Dharwad	—	54.30

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

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25 SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital Dharwad, Karnataka 56.49 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Dental)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 16 places from #9 in 2021 to #25 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.

Dharwad ranking questions

Which is the top Dental college in Dharwad as per NIRF 2025?

SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital leads the city list at rank #25.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Dharwad?

1 colleges from Dharwad appear in the official 2025 list.

Can I compare these colleges?

Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.

How is the city filter created?

The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.