NIRF Agriculture Colleges Ranking 2024 State-Wise (Released): List of Top Colleges with NIRF Rank and Score
MoE declared NIRF Agriculture Colleges Ranking 2024 for the top 40 institutes in India on August 12. No institutes are ranked in rank bands for the agriculture category. Here's the list of NIRF 2024 Agriculture rankings.
NIRF Agriculture Colleges Ranking 2024: The agriculture category is one of the newest introduced categories in NIRF rankings by the Ministry of Education. Agriculture aspirants seeking admission to UG or PG agriculture programmes can check the NIRF Agriculture ranking 2024 for the colleges and scrutinize the best colleges for them. In 2023, a total of 40 colleges in the country were listed under the NIRF 2023 Agriculture ranking list. Last year, The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Delhi secured recognition as the top agricultural institute in India. It achieved an impressive quality score of 83.16 (out of 100 points). Following closely in the rankings is the ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana which secured the second position with a slightly lower NIRF quality score of 70.45 points.
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NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2024
The NIRF Ranking 2024 for colleges and universities under the 'Medical' category has been updated here after 3:00 PM, August 12. Keep checking. The list of the Top 40 Agriculture colleges has been made available here.| Name of the College | City | State | NIRF 2024 Score | NIRF 2024 Rank |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute | New Delhi | Delhi | 87.98 | 1 |
| ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal | Haryana | 71.18 | 2 |
| Punjab Agricultural University | Ludhiana | Punjab | 69.63 | 3 |
| Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 68.32 | 4 |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | 67.76 | 5 |
| Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 64.92 | 6 |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Hisar | Haryana | 63.75 | 7 |
| G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology | Pantnagar | Uttarakhand | 61.77 | 8 |
| Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 61.37 | 9 |
| Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 61.04 | 10 |
| University of Agricultural Sciences | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 59.13 | 11 |
| National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 56.80 | 12 |
| Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | Nadia | West Bengal | 56.67 | 13 |
| Assam Agricultural University | Jorhat | Assam | 55.67 | 14 |
| Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology | Khordha | Odisha | 55.65 | 15 |
| Kerala Agricultural University | Thrissur | Kerala | 55.30 | 16 |
| Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 55.19 | 17 |
| Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | 54.67 | 18 |
| Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pardesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | 54.55 | 19 |
| Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 53.91 | 20 |
| National Institute of Food Technology, Enterprenurship and Management | Sonipat | Haryana | 52.37 | 21 |
| Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 51.01 | 22 |
| Anand Agricultural University | Anand | Gujarat | 50.69 | 23 |
| University of Agricultural Sciences | Dharwad | Karnataka | 50.52 | 24 |
| Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Ludhiana | Punjab | 50.52 | 24 |
| Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | 50.24 | 26 |
| Annamalai University | Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu | 49.92 | 27 |
| West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences | Kolkata | West Bengal | 48.30 | 28 |
| Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University | Samastipur | Bihar | 47.94 | 29 |
| Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies | Kochi | Kerala | 47.84 | 30 |
| Central Agricultural University | Imphal West | Manipur | 47.53 | 31 |
| Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University | Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu | 46.46 | 32 |
| Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 46.41 | 33 |
| Lala lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Hisar | Haryana | 46.17 | 34 |
| Navsari Agricultural University | Navsari | Gujarat | 45.90 | 35 |
| Bihar Agriculture University | Bhagalpur | Bihar | 45.69 | 36 |
| Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University | Hyderabad | Telangana | 44.73 | 37 |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Srivilliputhur | Tamil Nadu | 44.63 | 38 |
| Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 44.14 | 39 |
| Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | Cooch Behar | West Bengal | 44.05 | 40 |
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Top 10 Agriculture Colleges in NIRF Ranking 2023
Here is the list of colleges that attained the top 10 spots in the NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2023 -
| Name of the College | NIRF 2023 Score | NIRF 2023 Rank |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute | 83.16 | 1 |
| ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | 70.45 | 2 |
| Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 65.98 | 3 |
| Banaras Hindu University | 63.68 | 4 |
| Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | 61.71 | 5 |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | 61.62 | 6 |
| Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | 61.03 | 7 |
| G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | 60.03 | 8 |
| Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar | 59.50 | 9 |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | 59.07 | 10 |
By examining rankings over time, students can identify trends in the popularity of agricultural colleges in certain states, helping to inform future planning and career choices. Do note that the Agriculture category was introduced in 2023, hence no prior rankings are available for the same.
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