Top University colleges in Punjab: NIRF ranking 2023
Explore Punjab University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2023 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Punjab University ranking list
Avg score 51.0222 Thapar Patiala 57.32 9
- 2019: rank 27
- 2020: rank 31
- 2021: rank 26
- 2022: rank 31
- 2023: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 5 places from #27 in 2019 to #22 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
27 Chandigarh University 54.63 2
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 52
- 2022: rank 29
- 2023: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 25 places from #52 in 2021 to #27 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
38 LPU 52.30 9
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: rank 78
- 2021: rank 62
- 2022: rank 47
- 2023: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 40 places from #78 in 2020 to #38 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
48 Guru Nanak Dev University 50.19 4
- 2019: rank 55
- 2020: rank 51
- 2021: rank 53
- 2022: rank 44
- 2023: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 7 places from #55 in 2019 to #48 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
54 Punjab Agricultural University 48.74 3
- 2019: rank 51
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: not ranked
- 2023: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #51 in 2019 to #54 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
100 Central University of Punjab 42.93 19
- 2019: rank 95
- 2020: rank 87
- 2021: rank 84
- 2022: rank 81
- 2023: rank 100
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #95 in 2019 to #100 in 2023.
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 2023?
Thapar Patiala is the top Punjab entry, ranked #22 with a score of 57.32.
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 2023 list?
6 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 University rank across the latest available editions.