Panjab University Achieves 3rd Rank among State Universities and Pharmacy Institutions in NIRF 2025
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 4,2025
Panjab University, Chandigarh, has achieved a major milestone in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2025 as PU has been placed 3rd among all State Public Universities in the country and 3rd among Pharmacy institutions, marking a major achievement and a significant rise from its 2024 positions of 5th and 7th respectively. The rankings were released today by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, in New Delhi.
PU has also improved to 35th among universities (up from 38th in 2024). In Engineering, the University has shown notable progress, climbing from the 101–150 band in 2024 to the 93rd rank this year, while entering the 11–50 bracket in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and maintaining its position in the 11–50 bracket for Innovation.
Expressing appreciation for the faculty, staff, students, and research scholars, Vice-Chancellor Prof Renu Vig said: “It is a matter of great pride that Panjab University has secured the 3rd position both among state universities and in pharmacy institutions in NIRF 2025 and that our university, overall, engineering and other rankings have continued to improve, with a first-time entry into the SDG category and sustained standing in Innovation.”
Highlighting the significant improvements in all its ranking in last two years, Prof Vig said, “On the global front, we have advanced into the 601–800 bracket in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 (up from 801–1000 in 2023) and moved from the QS 2025 ranking band of 1001–1200 to the 901–950 bracket in QS World University Rankings 2026, demonstrating consistent upward momentum. These recognitions across all the rankings validate our sustained commitment to academic excellence, impactful research, robust innovation, inclusivity, and societal engagement.” We remain committed to further strengthening PU’s position on both the national and global academic map, she added.
Year-on-Year Progress (NIRF Rankings)
| Year | State Public University Rank | Pharmacy Rank | University Rank | Overall Rank | Engineering | Innovation | SDG |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 57 | 93 | 11–50 | 11–50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 60 | 101–150 | 11–50 | – |
