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Top University Colleges in Patiala@elseTop University colleges in Patiala: NIRF ranking 2025

Q: Which is the top University college in Patiala as per NIRF 2025?

Thapar Patiala is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at rank 26.

Q: How many ranked colleges are shown for Patiala?

1 colleges from Patiala appear in this NIRF 2025 list.

1 Patiala institution appears in the NIRF 2025 University list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Thapar Patiala leads the Patiala entries in 2025 at national rank 26 with a score of 58.87.

Patiala colleges featured across NIRF University editions

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

Top Government University colleges in Patiala

Punjabi University, Patiala 2020 · National rank 64 · Historical entry

Top Private University colleges in Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology 2025 · National rank 26 · Listed this year

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Patiala 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 Patiala.

Patiala University ranking history

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

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

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2025 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 26 with a score of 58.87.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 29 to 26, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2025 rank	Institution	2024 rank	Change
26	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29	↑ 3 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2024

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2024 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 29 with a score of 56.72.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
29	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	22	56.72

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 22 to 29. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change
29	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	22	↓ 7 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2023

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2023 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 22 with a score of 57.32.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Score
22	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	31	57.32

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 31 to 22, an improvement of 9 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
22	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	31	↑ 9 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2022

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2022 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 31 with a score of 51.56.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
31	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	26	51.56

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 26 to 31. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
31	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	26	↓ 5 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2021

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2021 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 26 with a score of 50.65.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
26	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	31	50.65

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 31 to 26, an improvement of 5 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
26	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	31	↑ 5 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

2020 rank	Institution	Status
64	Punjabi University, Patiala	Not present in 2021

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2020

2 Patiala institutions appear in the 2020 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 31 with a score of 50.65.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
31	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	27	50.65
64	Punjabi University, Patiala	—	44.07

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 27 to 31. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
31	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	27	↓ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
64	Punjabi University, Patiala	44.07	Newly present

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2019

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2019 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 27 with a score of 49.27.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
27	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	33	49.27

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 33 to 27, an improvement of 6 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
27	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	33	↑ 6 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2018

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2018 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 33 with a score of 47.11.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Score
33	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	46	47.11

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 46 to 33, an improvement of 13 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
33	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	46	↑ 13 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Patiala institutions in this comparison.

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2017

1 Patiala institution appear in the 2017 published University list. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the highest-ranked Patiala entry at national rank 46 with a score of 40.78.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Score
46	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	—	40.78

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2017 rank	Institution	Score	Status
46	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	40.78	Newly present

Every Patiala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Patiala NIRF University rankings 2016

0 Patiala institutions appear in the 2016 published University list.

No Patiala institutions appear in this edition's published list.

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

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26 Thapar Patiala Patiala, Punjab Private 58.87 3

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

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Highlights

Ranked #26 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.

Patiala ranking questions

Which is the top University college in Patiala as per NIRF 2025?

Thapar Patiala leads the city list at rank #26.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Patiala?

1 colleges from Patiala appear in the official 2025 list.

Can I compare these colleges?

Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.

How is the city filter created?

The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.