Top Private Colleges & Universities NIRF Ranking (2022, 2021, 2020) - Check Private & Govt Colleges NIRF Ranking

Updated On: July 15, 2022 02:28 pm IST

NIRF Rankings 2022 has been announced on July 15 at 11 PM. MoE has undertaken the ranking process for 2022 since October 2021. The list of best private colleges and universities for 2022 for Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, overall, university, and college categories is provided below.

Top Private Colleges & Universities NIRF Ranking

NIRF Rankings 2022 will be announced on July 15 at 11 PM by the Ministry of Education, India anytime soon. The applications for NIRF Ranking 2022 were accepted from October 25, 2021 to November 30, 2021. The list of various private colleges and private universities in various categories for 2021 & 2020 is provided below.

Whenever a student is looking out for college options to pursue his/her undergraduate or postgraduate studies, the rankings of an institute can play a significant role in the choice they make. If a university or college is well-recognized, accredited, approved, and has a decent ranking, the choice becomes easier. Although there are multiple rankings that are released by different agencies/ magazines/ newspapers in India and all over the world, MHRD came up with its own set of ranking procedures for the colleges in India in the year 2015.

NIRF Rankings are done basis certain parameters which include - Teaching & Learning Resources available at an institute, Research & Professional Practices carried out by an institute, Graduate Outcome that determines the overall effectiveness of teaching, Outreach & Inclusivity attributes of an institute, and the Perception of an institute.

You can check the complete list of private colleges and universities as per the 2021 and 2020 rankings. If you are aiming to apply for admission in the private colleges in India or other good private universities in India, you can check the details of the NIRF Rankings for these institutes/universities along with the category in which they have featured.

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Overall Category 2022

Name of the College	City	State	Score	Ranking
Amity University	Gautam Budh Naga	Uttar Pradesh	51.07	42
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	50.81	44
Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	50.39	48
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	49.54	58
Symbiosis International	Pune	Maharashtra	49.22	62
King George`s Medical University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	47.00	75
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	46.76	76
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Mumbai	Maharashtra	44.52	99

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking University Category 2022

Name of the University	City	State	Score	Ranking
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	Manipal	Karnataka	62.84	7
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	61.77	9
Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	58.25	15
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	57.60	16
Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	56.68	18
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	56.24	19
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	56.22	20
Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	44.31	71

Best Private Colleges in NIRF Ranking Engineering Category 2022

Name of the College	City	State	Score	Ranking
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	65.53	12
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	58.02	24
Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	57.73	25
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	57.48	27
Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani	Pilani	Rajastha	59.69	29
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	53.06	42
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kancheepuram	Tamil Nadu	50.50	48

Best Private Colleges in NIRF Ranking Medical Category 2022

Name of the College	City	State	Score	Ranking
Christian Medical College	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	72.84	3
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	66.49	8
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal	Manipal	Karnataka	63.89	10
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences	New Delhi	Delhi	58.49	13
St. John's Medical College	Bengaluru	Karnataka	58.49	14
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	57.92	15
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	57.41	17

Best Colleges/Universities in NIRF Ranking Pharmacy Category 2022

Name of the College	City	State	Score	Ranking
Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi	Delhi	79.50	1
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	79.46	2
Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	76.29	3
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali	Mohali	Punjab	75.78	4
Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	74.99	5
JSS College of Pharmacy	Ooty	Tamil Nadu	74.60	6
Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	72.25	7
JSS College of Pharmacy	Mysore	Karnataka	71.21	8
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	Udupi	Karnataka	67.86	9
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	67.83	10

Best Colleges/Universities in NIRF Ranking Dental Category 2022

Name of the College/University	City	State	Score	Ranking
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	82.30	1
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal	Udupi	Karnataka	77.28	2
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Maharashtra	76.67	3
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences	Delhi	Delhi	70.48	4
King George`s Medical University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	69.13	5
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences	Mangaluru	Karnataka	68.38	6
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore	Mangalore	Karnataka	67.48	7
SRM Dental College	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	66.12	8
Govt. Dental College, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	64.20	9
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	62.13	10

Best Colleges/Universities in NIRF Ranking Architecture Category 2022

Name of the College	City	State	Score	Ranking
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	83.46	1
National Institute of Technology, Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala	77.35	2
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	75.42	3
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	66.37	4
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	65.19	5
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Howrah	West Bengal	64.17	6
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	63.55	7
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	62.64	8
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	61.21	9
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	61.15	10
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	59.32	11
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	57.80	12
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	57.44	13
College of Engineering, Trivandrum	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	56.21	14
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Mahe	Udupi	Karnataka	55.83	15
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	Jammu and Kashmir	55.75	16
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	54.82	17
BMS College of Arhitecture	Bengaluru	Karnataka	54.78	18
Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	54.49	19
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	51.67	20

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Overall Category 2021

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2021	NIRF Ranking 2021
1	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Overall	43
2	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Overall	75
3	Chandigarh University	Mohali, Punjab	Overall	77
4	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	Overall	69
5	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Overall	37
6	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Overall	39
7	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Overall	81

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking University Category 2021

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2021	NIRF Ranking 2021
1.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	University	100
2.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	University	25
3.	Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune, Maharashtra	University	49
4.	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	University	51
9.	NITTE	Mangaluru, Karnataka	University	77
10.	Jain University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	University	99
11.	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu	University	92
12.	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	University	97
13.	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	University	35
14.	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	University	20
15.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	University	21
16.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	University	62

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Engineering Category 2021

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2021	NIRF Ranking 2021
1.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Engineering	31
2.	Amity University	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	Engineering	154
3.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	Engineering	91
4.	Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Engineering	172
5.	Dr. D Y Patil Institute of Technology	Pune, Maharashtra	Engineering	196
6.	Lakshmi Narain College of Technology	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	Engineering	184
7.	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	Engineering	50
8.	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	65
9.	R. V. College of Engineering	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	77
10.	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Engineering	93
11.	Jain University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	157
12.	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	Engineering	111
13.	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	Faridabad, Haryana	Engineering	118
14.	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Engineering	32
15.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Engineering	39
16.	Centurion University of Technology and Management	Paralakhemundi, Odisha	Engineering	185
17.	Chandigarh University	Chandigarh, Punjab	Engineering	61
18.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Engineering	66
19.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Engineering	103

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Overall Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	Amity University	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
2.	Amity University	Gurgaon, Haryana	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
3.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Overall	63
4.	Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune, Maharashtra	Overall	75
5.	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Overall	87
6.	Chettinad Academy of Research & Education	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
7.	Jain University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
8.	KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research	Belagavi, Karnataka	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
9.	NITTE	Mangaluru, Karnataka	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
10.	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	Overall	Rank Band 101-150
11.	M.G.R Educational and Research Institute	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Overall	Rank Band 151-200
12.	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Overall	Rank Band 151-200
13.	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	Overall	70
14.	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Overall	38
15.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Overall	44
16.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Overall	99
17.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Overall	Rank Band 151-200

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking University Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	University	Rank Band 151-200
2.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	University	47
3.	Amity University	Jaipur, Rajasthan	University	Rank Band 101-150
4.	Amity University	Gurgaon, Haryana	University	Rank Band 101-150
5.	Amity University	Mumbai, Maharashtra	University	Rank Band 151-200
6.	Amity University	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	University	Rank Band 151-200
7.	Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune, Maharashtra	University	46
8.	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	University	59
9.	NITTE	Mangaluru, Karnataka	University	74
10.	Jain University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	University	85
11.	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu	University	98
12.	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	University	100
13.	M.G.R Educational and Research Institute	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	University	Rank Band 101-150
14.	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	University	Rank Band 101-150
15.	Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS)	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	University	Rank Band 101-150
16.	Alliance University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	University	Rank Band 151-200
17.	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	University	41
18.	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	Faridabad, Haryana	University	Rank Band 151-200
19.	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	University	20
20.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	University	24
21.	Centurion University of Technology and Management	Paralakhemundi, Odisha	University	Rank Band 151-200
22.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	University	78
23.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	University	Rank Band 101-150

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Engineering Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Engineering	32
2.	Amity University	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	Engineering	162
3.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	Engineering	167
4.	Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
5.	Dr. D Y Patil Institute of Technology	Pune, Maharashtra	Engineering	196
6.	Kasegaon Educational Society's Rajarambapu Institute of Technology	Islampur, Maharashtra	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
7.	Lakshmi Narain College of Technology	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	Engineering	Rank Band 251-300
8.	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	Engineering	58
9.	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	59
10.	R. V. College of Engineering	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	70
11.	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Engineering	95
12.	Jain University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	117
13.	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	Engineering	118
14.	Alliance University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	159
15.	C M R Institute of Technology	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
16.	Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology	Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
17.	Saveetha Engineering College	Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
18.	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	Faridabad, Haryana	Engineering	174
19.	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Engineering	34
20.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Engineering	42
21.	Centurion University of Technology and Management	Paralakhemundi, Odisha	Engineering	Rank Band 201-250
22.	Chandigarh University	Chandigarh, Punjab	Engineering	84
23.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Engineering	87
24.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Engineering	112

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Management Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Management	41
2.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	Management	66
3.	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education	Hyderabad, Telangana	Management	25
4.	Alliance University	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Management	39
5.	BML Munjal University	Gurugram, Haryana	Management	37
6.	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Management	32
7.	IIHMR University	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Management	65
8.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Management	49
9.	Chandigarh University	Chandigarh, Punjab	Management	51
10.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Management	Rank Band 76-100

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking Pharmacy Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	Amity University	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Pharmacy	21
2.	Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research	Bhilai, Chhatisgarh	Pharmacy	Rank Band 76-100
3.	Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS)	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Pharmacy	43
4.	M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Pharmacy	52
5.	Ganpat University	Ganpat Vidyanagar, Gujarat	Pharmacy	Rank Band 76-100
6.	NSHM Knowledge Campus	Kolkata, West Bengal	Pharmacy	61
7.	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara, Punjab	Pharmacy	29
8.	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Pharmacy	39

Best Colleges in NIRF Ranking College Category 2020

S.No.	College/ University Name	Location (City & State)	NIRF Ranking Category 2020	NIRF Ranking 2020
1.	Kongunadu Arts & Science College	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	College	70
2.	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	College	85
3.	Nehru Arts and Science College	Kasaragod, Kerala	College	95
4.	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	College	Rank Band 101-150

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