Top Overall colleges in Punjab: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore Punjab Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2018 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Punjab Overall ranking list
Avg score 45.3250 Thapar Patiala 47.11 25
- 2017: rank 75
- 2018: rank 50
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 25 places from #75 in 2017 to #50 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
55 IISER Mohali 46.24 3
- 2017: rank 52
- 2018: rank 55
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #52 in 2017 to #55 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
60 Punjab Agricultural University 45.56 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 60
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #60 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
86 Guru Nanak Dev University 42.36 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 86
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #86 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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 Overall college in Punjab as per NIRF 2018?
Thapar Patiala is the top Punjab entry, ranked #50 with a score of 47.11.
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 2018 list?
4 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.