Rankings guide
JNU Rankings
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JNU Rankings 2026
NIRF OVERALL ranking placed the institute at 9 in 2025.
Ranking Bodies Covered
- NIRF: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
- Outlook: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
- The Week: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
How to Use JNU Rankings
- Compare only rankings from the same agency, year and category.
- Use rankings with fees, cutoffs and placements instead of judging only by rank.
- For course decisions, prefer stream-specific rankings over broad overall rankings.
JNU Rankings
Check rankings by agency, year and category. Use rankings with fees, cutoff and placements before shortlisting.
| Ranking Agency | Year | Stream | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | 2025 | OVERALL | 9 | 69.62 |
| NIRF | 2025 | UNIVERSITIES | 2 | 71 |
| NIRF | 2025 | RESEARCH | 21 | 56.06 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Sustainable Development | 7 | - |
| Outlook | 2025 | Central Universities | 1 | 930.2 |
| NIRF | 2024 | OVERALL | 10 | 68.53 |
| NIRF | 2024 | UNIVERSITIES | 2 | 69.8 |
| NIRF | 2024 | RESEARCH | 18 | 56.43 |
| The Week | 2024 | University | 1 | - |
| NIRF | 2023 | OVERALL | 10 | 67.44 |
| NIRF | 2023 | UNIVERSITIES | 2 | 68.92 |
| NIRF | 2023 | RESEARCH | 18 | 57.33 |