Top 50 BSc Agriculture Colleges and Universities, State-wise List
NIRF 2025 Rankings will be released on September 4. As per the 2024 ranking, the top BSc agriculture colleges were ICAR, New Delhi, National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana, Punjab Agricultural University, Banaras Hindu University, etc.
The Ministry of Education will release the NIRF 2025 Rankings for top BSc Agriculture colleges on September 4, 2025, on its official portal. As per the data released by NBA for 2024 the colleges that stood on the top are Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana, Punjab Agricultural University, Banaras Hindu University, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology to name a few. Moreover, for the 2023 rankings, the best agriculture colleges in India were the same as in 2024. From 2023, the category of Agriculture and Allied Sectors was added by NBA.
List of Top 50 Colleges as per NIRF Agriculture Rankings 2025
Candidates can check the top-notch colleges for BSc Agriculture programme as per the NIRF ranking for 2024, as we still await the 2025 rankings.
Name of the College | State | Score | 2024 Rank | 2025 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian Agricultural Research Institute | Delhi | 87.98 | 1 | TBA |
ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Haryana | 71.18 | 2 | TBA |
Punjab Agricultural University | Punjab | 69.63 | 3 | TBA |
Banaras Hindu University | Uttar Pradesh | 68.32 | 4 | TBA |
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | Uttar Pradesh | 67.76 | 5 | TBA |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Tamil Nadu | 64.92 | 6 | TBA |
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Haryana | 63.75 | 7 | TBA |
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology | Uttarakhand | 61.77 | 8 | TBA |
Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | Maharashtra | 61.37 | 9 | TBA |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | 61.04 | 10 | TBA |
University of Agricultural Sciences | Karnataka | 59.13 | 11 | TBA |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Tamil Nadu | 56.8 | 12 | TBA |
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | West Bengal | 56.67 | 13 | TBA |
Assam Agricultural University | Assam | 55.67 | 14 | TBA |
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology | Odisha | 55.65 | 15 | TBA |
Kerala Agricultural University | Kerala | 55.3 | 16 | TBA |
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Tamil Nadu | 55.19 | 17 | TBA |
Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry | Himachal Pradesh | 54.67 | 18 | TBA |
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Himachal Pradesh | 54.55 | 19 | TBA |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 53.91 | 20 | TBA |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Haryana | 52.37 | 21 | TBA |
Lovely Professional University | Punjab | 51.01 | 22 | TBA |
Anand Agricultural University | Gujarat | 50.69 | 23 | TBA |
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Punjab | 50.52 | 24 | TBA |
University of Agricultural Sciences | Karnataka | 50.52 | 24 | TBA |
Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University | Andhra Pradesh | 50.24 | 26 | TBA |
Annamalai University | Tamil Nadu | 49.92 | 27 | TBA |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences | West Bengal | 48.3 | 28 | TBA |
Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University | Bihar | 47.94 | 29 | TBA |
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies | Kerala | 47.84 | 30 | TBA |
Central Agricultural University | Manipur | 47.53 | 31 | TBA |
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University | Tamil Nadu | 46.46 | 32 | TBA |
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University | Andhra Pradesh | 46.41 | 33 | TBA |
Lala lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Haryana | 46.17 | 34 | TBA |
Navsari Agricultural University | Gujarat | 45.9 | 35 | TBA |
Bihar Agriculture University | Bihar | 45.69 | 36 | TBA |
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University | Telangana | 44.73 | 37 | TBA |
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Tamil Nadu | 44.63 | 38 | TBA |
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | Chhattisgarh | 44.14 | 39 | TBA |
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | West Bengal | 44.05 | 40 | TBA |
NIRF Agriculture Rankings 2023
As per the NIRF 2023 Agriculture & Allied Sector, the top colleges for the agriculture stream are mentioned in the table below:
Name of the College | State | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Indian Agricultural Research Institute | Delhi | 83.16 | 1 |
ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Haryana | 70.45 | 2 |
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | Punjab | 65.98 | 3 |
Banaras Hindu University | Uttar Pradesh | 63.68 | 4 |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Tamil Nadu | 61.71 | 5 |
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | Uttar Pradesh | 61.62 | 6 |
Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | Maharashtra | 61.03 | 7 |
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | Uttarakhand | 60.03 | 8 |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 59.5 | 9 |
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Haryana | 59.07 | 10 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | Karnataka | 56.74 | 11 |
Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Tamil Nadu | 54.2 | 12 |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Tamil Nadu | 53.27 | 13 |
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Himachal Pradesh | 52.67 | 14 |
Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur | Kerala | 52.52 | 15 |
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | West Bengal | 52.07 | 16 |
Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan | Himachal Pradesh | 51.63 | 17 |
Anand Agricultural University | Gujarat | 51.13 | 18 |
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat | Assam | 50.35 | 19 |
Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | 48.57 | 20 |
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Punjab | 47.79 | 21 |
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 47.6 | 22 |
Annamalai University | Tamil Nadu | 47.46 | 23 |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management | Haryana | 47.14 | 24 |
Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies | Kerala | 46.86 | 25 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata | West Bengal | 46.64 | 26 |
Lovely Professional University | Punjab | 46.6 | 27 |
University of Agricultural Sciences | Karnataka | 46.5 | 28 |
Central Agricultural University | Manipur | 45.46 | 29 |
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 43.87 | 30 |
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University | Andhra Pradesh | 43.83 | 31 |
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Telangana | 43.46 | 32 |
Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur | Bihar | 43.34 | 33 |
Lala lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Haryana | 43.26 | 34 |
Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya | Uttar Pradesh | 43.13 | 35 |
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri | Maharashtra | 42.89 | 36 |
Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Science University, Nandinagar | Karnataka | 42.57 | 37 |
Junagadh Agricultural University | Gujarat | 42.34 | 38 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur | Karnataka | 42.23 | 39 |
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University | Tamil Nadu | 42.1 | 40 |
Eligibility Criteria for Admission at Top BSc Agriculture Colleges
In order to be eligible for admission, the following criteria must be met by every aspirant.
- Candidate must be an Indian citizen
- Every applicant must complete the Class 12 board examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics / Biology as compulsory subjects
- As per the minimum marks requirement, general candidates must score a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and for reserved category candidates the minimum aggregate should be 45%
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Through this article on Top 50 BSc Agriculture Colleges, candidates can get to know about the colleges that have stood at the top in the NIRF 2024 and 2023 rankings. To make it easier for students, we have also mentioned clearly the institutions along with their respective rankings and scores.
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