Which is the top Pharmacy college in Kolkata as per NIRF 2024?
Jadavpur University leads the city list at rank #18.
NIRF 2024 · City ranking
3 Kolkata institutions appear in the NIRF 2024 Pharmacy list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Jadavpur University leads the Kolkata entries in 2024 at national rank 18 with a score of 64.14.
Kolkata colleges featured across NIRF Pharmacy editions
These institutions appeared in the available Kolkata lists from 2016 to 2024. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Pharmacy colleges in Kolkata
- Jadavpur University 2024 · National rank 18 · Listed this year
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata 2024 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
Top Private Pharmacy colleges in Kolkata
- Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology 2024 · National rank 74 · Listed this year
- NSHM Knowledge Campus 2020 · National rank 61 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Kolkata 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 Kolkata.
Kolkata Pharmacy ranking history
Explore Kolkata institutions in the published NIRF Pharmacy lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Kolkata. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Pharmacy edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Kolkata 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 2024
3 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2024 published Pharmacy list. Jadavpur University is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 18 with a score of 64.14.
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Major changes from 2023 to 2024
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 87 to 74, an improvement of 13 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2023
2| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 87 | ↑ 13 places |
| 24 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 32 | ↑ 8 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2024
0No newly listed Kolkata institutions in this comparison.
Kolkata institutions not present in 2024
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2023
3 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2023 published Pharmacy list. Jadavpur University is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 18 with a score of 61.27.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2023
3| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jadavpur University | 18 | 61.27 |
| 32 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | — | 54.94 |
| 87 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 84 | 40.59 |
Major changes from 2022 to 2023
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 84 to 87. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2022
1| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 84 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2023
1| 2023 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 54.94 | Newly present |
Kolkata institutions not present in 2023
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2022
2 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2022 published Pharmacy list. Jadavpur University is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 18 with a score of 58.27.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2022
2| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jadavpur University | — | 58.27 |
| 84 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 69 | 39.08 |
Major changes from 2021 to 2022
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 69 to 84. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2021
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 69 | ↓ 15 places |
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2022
1| 2022 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jadavpur University | 58.27 | Newly present |
Kolkata institutions not present in 2022
1| 2021 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | Not present in 2022 |
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2021
2 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2021 published Pharmacy list. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 33 with a score of 49.90.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2021
2| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 27 | 49.90 |
| 69 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 67 | 39.47 |
Major changes from 2020 to 2021
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 27 to 33. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2020
2| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 27 | ↓ 6 places |
| 69 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 67 | ↓ 2 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Kolkata institutions in this comparison.
Kolkata institutions not present in 2021
1| 2020 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | NSHM Knowledge Campus | Not present in 2021 |
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2020
3 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2020 published Pharmacy list. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 27 with a score of 51.49.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2020
3| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | — | 51.49 |
| 61 | NSHM Knowledge Campus | 68 | 39.65 |
| 67 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 64 | 37.90 |
Major changes from 2019 to 2020
NSHM Knowledge Campus recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 68 to 61, an improvement of 7 places. Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 64 to 67. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2019
2| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | NSHM Knowledge Campus | 68 | ↑ 7 places |
| 67 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 64 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2020
1| 2020 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 51.49 | Newly present |
Kolkata institutions not present in 2020
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2019
2 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2019 published Pharmacy list. Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology is the highest-ranked Kolkata entry at national rank 64 with a score of 37.79.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2019
2| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | — | 37.79 |
| 68 | NSHM Knowledge Campus | — | 37.12 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kolkata lists.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2018
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2019
2| 2019 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 37.79 | Newly present |
| 68 | NSHM Knowledge Campus | 37.12 | Newly present |
Kolkata institutions not present in 2019
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2018
0 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2018 published Pharmacy list.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2018
0No Kolkata institutions appear in this edition's published list.
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kolkata lists.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2017
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Kolkata institutions in this comparison.
Kolkata institutions not present in 2018
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2017
0 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2017 published Pharmacy list.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2017
0No Kolkata institutions appear in this edition's published list.
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kolkata lists.
Biggest Kolkata ranking changes from 2016
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kolkata institutions in 2017
0No newly listed Kolkata institutions in this comparison.
Kolkata institutions not present in 2017
0Every Kolkata entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kolkata NIRF Pharmacy rankings 2016
0 Kolkata institutions appear in the 2016 published Pharmacy list.
Kolkata institutions in NIRF Pharmacy 2016
0No Kolkata institutions appear in this edition's published list.
This is the earliest available Pharmacy edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Kolkata Pharmacy ranking list
West Bengal#InstituteScore
18 Jadavpur University 64.14 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 18
- 2023: rank 18
- 2024: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
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Held the #18 position across 3 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.
24 NIPER Kolkata 58.76 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
- 2020: rank 27
- 2021: rank 33
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 32
- 2024: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
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Improved by 3 places from #27 in 2020 to #24 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.
74 GNIPST Kolkata 43.66 13
NIRF Rank Trend (Pharmacy)
- 2020: rank 67
- 2021: rank 69
- 2022: rank 84
- 2023: rank 87
- 2024: rank 74
Lower rank is better.
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Moved down 7 places from #67 in 2020 to #74 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top pharmacy institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2024 ranking by published city and state.
Kolkata ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Kolkata?
3 colleges from Kolkata appear in the official 2024 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
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