Top University colleges in Punjab: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore Punjab University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2018 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Punjab University ranking list
Avg score 45.0133 Thapar Patiala 47.11 13
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 46
- 2018: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 13 places from #46 in 2017 to #33 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
38 Punjab Agricultural University 45.56 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #38 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
59 Guru Nanak Dev University 42.36 21
- 2016: rank 25
- 2017: rank 80
- 2018: rank 59
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 34 places from #25 in 2016 to #59 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in Punjab as per NIRF 2018?
Thapar Patiala is the top Punjab entry, ranked #33 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?
3 ranked colleges are shown across 3 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.