The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the NIRF ranking 2025 on September 4, 2025. As per the rankings, Panjab University has achieved an NIRF rank of 37 in the Research Institutions category, a rank of 93 in the Engineering category, and a rank of 92 in the Management category. The institute has also achieved NIRF scores of 49.47, 46.9, and 46.31 in each category respectively. In terms of category-wise rankings, Panjab University's NIRF ranking for Pharmacy 2025 is 3 with a score of 76.39. Candidates can check the category-wise Panjab University NIRF ranking 2025 from the table below:
| Category | NIRF Rank | NIRF Score |
|---|---|---|
| Research Institutions | 37 | 49.47 |
| Engineering | 93 | 46.9 |
| Management | 92 | 46.31 |
| Pharmacy | 3 | 76.39 |
As compared to last year’s NIRF rankings, Panjab University has shown a decline in its overall and university positions but an improvement in specialized categories like pharmacy and dental. Candidates can check the previous year Panjab University NIRF rankings below:
| Category | NIRF Rank 2024 |
|---|---|
| Overall | 60 |
| Universities | 38 |
| State Public University | 5 |
| Research Institutions | 35 |
| Management | 92 |
| Pharmacy | 7 |
| Dental | 27 |
Panjab University has been featured in the NIRF 2025. According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, Panjab University is ranked 57 in Overall category, 93 in Engineering category, 92 in Management category, 3 in Pharmacy category, 35 in University category, 37 in Research category. The rankings reflect the Panjab University's consistent efforts toward academic growth and student development.
The table below shows Panjab University’s NIRF ranking trends across major categories in 2025 and 2024. Panjab University has shown improvement in the Pharmacy category compared to last year.
| Category/Stream | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank |
| Overall | 57 | 60 |
| Dental | - | 27 |
| Pharmacy | 3 | 7 |
| Management | 92 | 92 |
| Engineering | 93 | 101 |
| University | 35 | - |
| Research | 37 | - |
NIRF evaluates institutions on various parameters like OVERALL, TLR, RP, GO, OI, PR, QNR, QLR, SFC. In the Pharmacy, Panjab University scored 76.39.The following table shows Panjab University’s performance across all the parameters in the Pharmacy category:
| Parameter | 2025 Score | 2024 Score |
| Total Score | 76.39 | 72.76 |
| TLR | - | 69.48 |
| RP | - | 73.49 |
| GO | - | 72.67 |
| OI | - | 74.39 |
| PR | - | 79.05 |
Comparison of Panjab University against similar NIRF - 2025 ranked college in Pharmacy category.
| College Name | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| Panjab University | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore | 4 | 6 | - |
| NIPER Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| ICT Mumbai | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| MCOPS Manipal | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| NIPER Mohali | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| BITS Pilani | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamia Hamdard | 1 | 1 | 2 |