Karnataka
Karnataka

Top Overall colleges in Karnataka: NIRF ranking 2020

Explore Karnataka Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2020 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.

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6Ranked in state
#2Indian Institute of Science
#14MAHE Manipal
55.94Avg score

Karnataka Overall ranking list

Avg score 55.94
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2 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 84.18 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 1
  • 2019: rank 2
  • 2020: rank 2

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #1 in 2018 to #2 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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14 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 59.96 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 30
  • 2018: rank 18
  • 2019: rank 16
  • 2020: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 16 places from #30 in 2017 to #14 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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33 NITK Surathkal Surathkal, Karnataka Govt 51.86 20
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 65
  • 2018: rank 57
  • 2019: rank 53
  • 2020: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 32 places from #65 in 2017 to #33 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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47 Mysore University Mysuru, Karnataka Govt 49.75 33
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 57
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 80
  • 2020: rank 47

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #57 in 2017 to #47 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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54 JSS AHER Mysuru, Karnataka Private 48.09 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 59
  • 2019: rank 55
  • 2020: rank 54

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #59 in 2018 to #54 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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100 Bangalore University Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 41.80 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 100

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #100 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall 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.

Karnataka ranking questions

Which is the top Overall college in Karnataka as per NIRF 2020?

Indian Institute of Science is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #2 with a score of 84.18.

Does this include private colleges?

Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.

How many Karnataka colleges are in the NIRF 2020 list?

6 ranked colleges are shown across 4 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

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