Karnataka
Karnataka

11 Karnataka institutions appear in the NIRF 2020 University list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Indian Institute of Science leads the Karnataka entries in 2020 at national rank 1 with a score of 84.18.

Karnataka colleges featured across NIRF University editions

These institutions appeared in the available Karnataka lists from 2016 to 2020. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government University colleges in Karnataka

Top Private University 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 University ranks, not positions within Karnataka.

Karnataka University ranking history

Explore Karnataka institutions in the published NIRF University 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 University 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 2020

11 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2020 published University list. Indian Institute of Science is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 84.18.

View full Karnataka 2020 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Mysore University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 54 to 27, an improvement of 27 places. NITTE recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 70 to 74. 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
27 Mysore University 54 ↑ 27 places
86 Yenepoya University 95 ↑ 9 places
8 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 9 ↑ 1 place
74 NITTE 70 ↓ 4 places
70 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 69 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 3 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2020

3
2020 rank Institution Score Status
68 Bangalore University 43.33 Newly present
80 Visvesvaraya Technological University 41.63 Newly present
85 Jain university,Bangalore 41.03 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2020

2
2019 rank Institution Status
83 University of Agricultural Sciences Not present in 2020
87 Mangalore University Not present in 2020

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Karnataka NIRF University rankings 2019

10 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2019 published University list. Indian Institute of Science is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 82.28.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF University 2019

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Science 1 82.28
9 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 11 58.50
34 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research 37 46.97
54 Mysore University — 44.06
69 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 57 40.92

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

NITTE recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 77 to 70, an improvement of 7 places. University of Agricultural Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 58 to 83. 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
70 NITTE 77 ↑ 7 places
73 Kuvempu University 78 ↑ 5 places
34 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research 37 ↑ 3 places
83 University of Agricultural Sciences 58 ↓ 25 places
69 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 57 ↓ 12 places
95 Yenepoya University 92 ↓ 3 places
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2019

2
2019 rank Institution Score Status
54 Mysore University 44.06 Newly present
87 Mangalore University 39.26 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2019

1
2018 rank Institution Status
99 PES University Not present in 2019

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Karnataka NIRF University rankings 2018

9 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2018 published University list. Indian Institute of Science is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 82.16.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF University 2018

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Science — 82.16
11 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 18 57.37
37 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research — 45.76
57 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 62 42.76
58 University of Agricultural Sciences — 42.55

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

Manipal Academy of Higher Education recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 18 to 11, an improvement of 7 places. PES University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 94 to 99. 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
11 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 18 ↑ 7 places
57 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 62 ↑ 5 places
99 PES University 94 ↓ 5 places
Changes to the published list — 6 newly listed and 5 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2018

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2018 rank Institution Score Status
1 Indian Institute of Science 82.16 Newly present
37 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research 45.76 Newly present
58 University of Agricultural Sciences 42.55 Newly present
77 NITTE 39.70 Newly present
78 Kuvempu University 39.68 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2018

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2017 rank Institution Status
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Not present in 2018
4 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Not present in 2018
36 Mysore University Not present in 2018
45 Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University Not present in 2018
83 NITTE University Not present in 2018

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Karnataka NIRF University rankings 2017

8 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2017 published University list. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 83.28.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF University 2017

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2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore — 83.28
4 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research — 58.25
18 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 32 48.27
36 Mysore University — 42.83
45 Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University 35 41.18

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

Manipal Academy of Higher Education recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 32 to 18, an improvement of 14 places. Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 35 to 45. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Karnataka ranking changes from 2016

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2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Change
18 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 32 ↑ 14 places
45 Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University 35 ↓ 10 places
Changes to the published list — 6 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Karnataka institutions in 2017

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2017 rank Institution Score Status
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 83.28 Newly present
4 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 58.25 Newly present
36 Mysore University 42.83 Newly present
62 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research 37.25 Newly present
83 NITTE University 35.50 Newly present

Karnataka institutions not present in 2017

3
2016 rank Institution Status
1 Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore Not present in 2017
90 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences Not present in 2017
98 Pes University Not present in 2017

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Karnataka NIRF University rankings 2016

5 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2016 published University list. Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 1 with a score of 91.81.

Karnataka institutions in NIRF University 2016

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2016 rank Institution Previous rank Score
1 Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore — 91.81
32 Manipal Academy of Higher Education — 65.74
35 Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University — 64.28
90 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences — 49.67
98 Pes University — 47.30

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

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Karnataka University ranking list

Avg score 49.31
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1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 84.18 0
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 1
  • 2019: rank 1
  • 2020: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position across 3 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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8 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 61.51 1
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: rank 32
  • 2017: rank 18
  • 2018: rank 11
  • 2019: rank 9
  • 2020: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 24 places from #32 in 2016 to #8 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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27 Mysore University Mysuru, Karnataka Govt 51.84 27
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 36
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 54
  • 2020: rank 27

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 9 places from #36 in 2017 to #27 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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33 JSS AHER Mysuru, Karnataka Private 50.20 1
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 37
  • 2019: rank 34
  • 2020: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #37 in 2018 to #33 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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68 Bangalore University Bangalore, Karnataka Govt 43.33 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 68

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #68 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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70 KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Belagavi, Karnataka Private 43.10 1
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 62
  • 2018: rank 57
  • 2019: rank 69
  • 2020: rank 70

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #62 in 2017 to #70 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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73 Kuvempu University Shimoga, Karnataka Govt 42.45 0
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 78
  • 2019: rank 73
  • 2020: rank 73

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #78 in 2018 to #73 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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74 NITTE Mangaluru, Karnataka Private 42.19 4
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 77
  • 2019: rank 70
  • 2020: rank 74

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #77 in 2018 to #74 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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80 Visvesvaraya Technological University Belgaum, Karnataka Govt 41.63 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 80

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #80 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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85 Jain university Bengluru, Karnataka Private 41.03 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 85

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #85 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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86 Yenepoya Mangaluru, Karnataka Private 40.99 9
NIRF Rank Trend (University)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 92
  • 2019: rank 95
  • 2020: rank 86

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #92 in 2018 to #86 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in Karnataka as per NIRF 2020?

Indian Institute of Science is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #1 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?

11 ranked colleges are shown across 9 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

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