NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2023 (Released): List of Top Agriculture Colleges in India
The Ministry of Education released NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2023 on June 5, 2023, at 11 AM. Find below the complete list of top agriculture colleges in India.
NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2023: The Ministry of Education, Government of India, declared NIRF Ranking 2023 on Monday, June 5, 2023 (11 AM) at its official website, nirfindia.org. Introducing agriculture as one of the two new categories this year, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has listed 40 top colleges in the country under NIRF 2023 Agriculture ranking list. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Delhi has been rated the best agricultural institute in India with a quality score of 83.16 out of 100 points. It is followed by ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana at second position but a lower NIRF quality score of 70.45 points.
The ranking criteria for NIRF comprises five main parameters, which are:
i. Teaching, Learning, & Resources,ii. Research and Professional Practice,
iii. Graduation Outcomes,
iv. Outreach and Inclusivity, and
v. Peer Perception.
NIRF Agriculture Ranking 2023
The complete list of the top 40 agriculture colleges in India as per NIRF 2023 rankings with their city, state, and NIRF quality score is as follows:
| NIRF 2023 Agriculture Ranking | Name of the Institute | City | State | NIRF 2023 Score |
| 1 | Indian Agricultural Research Institute | New Delhi | Delhi | 83.16 |
| 2 | ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal | Haryana | 70.45 |
| 3 | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | Ludhiana | Punjab | 65.98 |
| 4 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 63.68 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 61.71 |
| 6 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | 61.62 |
| 7 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 61.03 |
| 8 | G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | Pantnagar | Uttarakhand | 60.03 |
| 9 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 59.50 |
| 10 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Hisar | Haryana | 59.07 |
| 11 | University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka | 56.74 |
| 12 | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 54.20 |
| 13 | National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 53.27 |
| 14 | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | 52.67 |
| 15 | Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur | Thrissur | Kerala | 52.52 |
| 16 | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | Nadia | West Bengal | 52.07 |
| 17 | Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan | Solan | Himachal Pradesh | 51.63 |
| 18 | Anand Agricultural University | Anand | Gujarat | 51.13 |
| 19 | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat | Jorhat | Assam | 50.35 |
| 20 | Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | 48.57 |
| 21 | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Ludhiana | Punjab | 47.79 |
| 22 | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar | Khordha | Odisha | 47.60 |
| 23 | Annamalai University | Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu | 47.46 |
| 24 | National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management | Sonipat | Haryana | 47.14 |
| 25 | Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies | Kochi | Kerala | 46.86 |
| 26 | West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 46.64 |
| 27 | Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 46.60 |
| 28 | University of Agricultural Sciences | Dharwad | Karnataka | 46.50 |
| 29 | Central Agricultural University | Imphal West | Manipur | 45.46 |
| 30 | Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 43.87 |
| 31 | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 43.83 |
| 32 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad | Telangana | 43.46 |
| 33 | Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur | Samastipur | Bihar | 43.34 |
| 34 | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Hisar | Haryana | 43.26 |
| 35 | Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya | Faizabad | Uttar Pradesh | 43.13 |
| 36 | Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri | Rahuri | Maharashtra | 42.89 |
| 37 | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Science University, Nandinagar | Bidar | Karnataka | 42.57 |
| 38 | Junagadh Agricultural University | Junagadh | Gujarat | 42.34 |
| 39 | University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur | Raichur | Karnataka | 42.23 |
| 40 | Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University | Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu | 42.10 |
NIRF Ranking 2023
For other categories, the complete list of NIRF 2023 ranking is available through the links below:
| Category | NIRF Ranking 2023 |
| Overall | NIRF Overall Ranking 2023 |
| University | NIRF University Ranking 2023 |
| College | NIRF College Ranking 2023 |
| Engineering | NIRF Engineering Ranking 2023 |
| Management | NIRF Management Rankings 2023 |
| Medical | NIRF Medical Ranking 2023 |
| Dental | NIRF Dental Rankings 2023 |
| Pharmacy | NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2023 |
| Law | NIRF Law Ranking 2023 |
| Architecture | NIRF Architecture Ranking 2023 |
| Innovation | NIRF Innovation Ranking 2023 |
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