Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana has secured the third rank in the country for the third consecutive year in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for 2025 In the of agriculture and allied sectors category.
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara is ranked 17th and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 30th in this category.
“The only two institutions ranking above PAU are the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, both of which are centrally funded. This places Punjab Agricultural University at the top among all state agricultural universities in the country,” a PAU spokesperson said.
Christian Dental College, Ludhiana ranked 24th among 223 dental institutions across India, improving from its 30th position last year.
In the medical category, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PGIMER), Chandigarh secured the second rank nationally. Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana has improved its position to 36th from 40th last year, while Christian Medical College, Ludhiana is ranked 47th, up from 49th last year.
In the overall category, Chandigarh University, Mohali is ranked 32nd, followed by the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala (44), Lovely Professional University (49), IIT Ropar (56), Panjab University (57), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali (70) and Punjab Agricultural University (81).
In the university category, Chandigarh University ranked 19th, followed by Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (26th), Lovely Professional University (31st), Punjab Agricultural University (64th), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (77th), Chitkara University, Rajpura (78th) and Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur (90th).
Among colleges, only two institutions from Chandigarh made it to the list—Government Home Science College (35th) and GGD SD College (70th). No college from Punjab featured in this category.
In the research institutions category, Chandigarh University ranked 34th, Panjab University 37th and Lovely Professional University 40th.
In the engineering category, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology ranked 29, followed by Chandigarh University (31st), IIT Ropar (32nd), Lovely Professional University (48th), NIT Jalandhar (55th), Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (79th) and Chitkara University (89th).
In the management category, Chandigarh University ranked 32nd, Lovely Professional University 44th, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology 46th, IIM Amritsar, 64th and Chitkara University 78th.
In the law category, Lovely Professional University ranked 26th, followed by Army Institute of Law-Mohali (37th) and Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (40th). In the architecture and planning category, Chandigarh University ranked 14th, Lovely Professional University 24th and Chitkara University 38th.
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