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Top Pharmacy Colleges in Karnataka@elseTop Pharmacy colleges in Karnataka: NIRF ranking 2025

8 Karnataka institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore leads the Karnataka entries in 2025 at national rank 7 with a score of 73.38.

Karnataka colleges featured across NIRF Pharmacy editions

These institutions appeared in the available Karnataka lists from 2016 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Pharmacy colleges in Karnataka

Top Private Pharmacy colleges in Karnataka

Ownership not confirmed

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

Karnataka Pharmacy ranking history

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

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

8 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2025 published Pharmacy list. JSS College of Pharmacy is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 73.38.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 68 to 56, an improvement of 12 places. N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 41 to 51. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2024

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2025 rank Institution 2024 rank Change
56 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 68 ↑ 12 places
91 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy 98 ↑ 7 places
82 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 86 ↑ 4 places
51 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 41 ↓ 10 places
50 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 42 ↓ 8 places
7 JSS College of Pharmacy 6 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2025

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No newly listed Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Karnataka institutions not present in 2025

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Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2024

8 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2024 published Pharmacy list. JSS College of Pharmacy is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 6 with a score of 72.89.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2024

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Major changes from 2023 to 2024

N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 46 to 41, an improvement of 5 places. Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 67 to 86. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2023

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2024 rank Institution 2023 rank Change
41 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 46 ↑ 5 places
6 JSS College of Pharmacy 7 ↑ 1 place
8 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 9 ↑ 1 place
86 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 67 ↓ 19 places
83 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy 78 ↓ 5 places
42 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 39 ↓ 3 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2024

1
2024 rank Institution Score Status
98 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy 40.10 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2024

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Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2023

7 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2023 published Pharmacy list. JSS College of Pharmacy is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 72.78.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2023

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Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 80 to 78, an improvement of 2 places. Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 57 to 67. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2022

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Change
78 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy 80 ↑ 2 places
7 JSS College of Pharmacy 8 ↑ 1 place
39 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 40 ↑ 1 place
67 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 57 ↓ 10 places
65 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 62 ↓ 3 places
46 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 45 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2023

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No newly listed Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Karnataka institutions not present in 2023

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2022 rank Institution Status
95 KLE College of Pharmacy Not present in 2023
98 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy Not present in 2023

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2022

9 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2022 published Pharmacy list. JSS College of Pharmacy is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 8 with a score of 71.21.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2022

9

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 60 to 57, an improvement of 3 places. M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 52 to 62. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2021

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Change
57 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 60 ↑ 3 places
8 JSS College of Pharmacy 9 ↑ 1 place
62 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 52 ↓ 10 places
80 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy 75 ↓ 5 places
9 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 8 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2022

2
2022 rank Institution Score Status
95 KLE College of Pharmacy 38.05 Newly present
98 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy 37.73 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2022

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Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2021

7 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2021 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 8 with a score of 67.65.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2021

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Major changes from 2020 to 2021

N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 49 to 45, an improvement of 4 places. KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 37 to 40. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2020

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Change
45 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 49 ↑ 4 places
9 JSS College of Pharmacy 10 ↑ 1 place
40 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 37 ↓ 3 places
8 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 7 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2021

2
2021 rank Institution Score Status
60 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 41.66 Newly present
75 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy 38.58 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2021

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Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2020

5 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2020 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 67.42.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2020

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Major changes from 2019 to 2020

N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 33 to 49. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2019

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2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Change
49 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 33 ↓ 16 places
37 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 22 ↓ 15 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2020

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2020 rank Institution Score Status
52 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 41.74 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2020

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2019 rank Institution Status
71 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy Not present in 2020
75 Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy Not present in 2020

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2019

6 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2019 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 67.20.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2019

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Major changes from 2018 to 2019

N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 25 to 33. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2018

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Change
33 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 25 ↓ 8 places
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2019

2
2019 rank Institution Score Status
71 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy 36.65 Newly present
75 Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy 36.25 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2019

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Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2018

4 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2018 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 66.31.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2018

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Major changes from 2017 to 2018

N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 27 to 25, an improvement of 2 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2017

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Change
25 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 27 ↑ 2 places
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2018

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2018 rank Institution Score Status
7 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 66.31 Newly present
22 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 47.82 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2018

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2017 rank Institution Status
7 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Not present in 2018
37 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Not present in 2018

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2017

4 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2017 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 7 with a score of 59.64.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2017

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Major changes from 2016 to 2017

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

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2016

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 3 newly listed and 11 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2017

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2017 rank Institution Score Status
7 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 59.64 Newly present
27 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences 40.63 Newly present
37 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 37.61 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2017

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Karnataka NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2016

12 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2016 published Pharmacy list. Manipal College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Manipal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 77.87.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2016

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

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Karnataka Pharmacy ranking list

Avg score 54.07
Showing 8 colleges Sort: NIRF rank
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7 JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore Mysore, Karnataka Private 73.38 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 9
  • 2022: rank 8
  • 2023: rank 7
  • 2024: rank 6
  • 2025: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #9 in 2021 to #7 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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8 MCOPS Manipal Udupi, Karnataka Private 73.25 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 8
  • 2022: rank 9
  • 2023: rank 9
  • 2024: rank 8
  • 2025: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #8 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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50 KLE College of Pharmacy Belgaum Belgaum, Karnataka Private 52.86 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 40
  • 2022: rank 40
  • 2023: rank 39
  • 2024: rank 42
  • 2025: rank 50

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #40 in 2021 to #50 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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51 N.G.S.M.Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Mangaluru, Karnataka Private 52.60 10
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 45
  • 2022: rank 45
  • 2023: rank 46
  • 2024: rank 41
  • 2025: rank 51

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #45 in 2021 to #51 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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56 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 50.20 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 52
  • 2022: rank 62
  • 2023: rank 65
  • 2024: rank 68
  • 2025: rank 56

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #52 in 2021 to #56 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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80 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy B G Nagar, Karnataka Govt 43.87 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 75
  • 2022: rank 80
  • 2023: rank 78
  • 2024: rank 83
  • 2025: rank 80

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #75 in 2021 to #80 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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82 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 43.74 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: rank 60
  • 2022: rank 57
  • 2023: rank 67
  • 2024: rank 86
  • 2025: rank 82

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 22 places from #60 in 2021 to #82 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.

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91 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 42.63 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 98
  • 2023: not ranked
  • 2024: rank 98
  • 2025: rank 91

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #98 in 2022 to #91 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy 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 Pharmacy college in Karnataka as per NIRF 2025?

JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #7 with a score of 73.38.

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 2025 list?

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

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

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