NIRF 2020 Ranking for Pharmacy Colleges: Jamia Hamdard Tops the List
In a first NIRF has released the list of top Pharmacy Colleges in India. The list will make it easier for the aspirants in choosing the best of the lot. Read this article to know which Pharmacy colleges across India has made it to this list of prestigious institutes.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking system introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank institutions serving higher education in India. On June 11, 2020 through a Live Webinar hosted by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister, HRD. Presenting the rankings for the Pharmacy colleges for the first time, ranked Jamia Hamdard, Delhi as the top institute to pursue Pharmacy education, followed by Punjab University and National Institute of Pharmaceutical (NIPER) Mohali on the third spot.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had released the first ever rankings on April 4, 2016. NIRF was launched in 2015. On the basis of the several parameters set by the core committee to determine the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for the institutes across India. There are five basic parameters that determine the NIRF rankings. These parameters along with their weightage are given in the table below.
| Parameters |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| Teaching, Learning & Resources |
30 percent |
| Research and Professional Practice |
30 percent |
| Graduation Outcomes |
20 percent |
| Outreach and Inclusivity |
10 percent |
| Perception |
10 percent |
However, this is the first time that NIRF has released the rankings for the Pharmacy colleges in India. As many as 334 Pharmacy institutes took part in the NIRF rankings for the year 2020. From the 334 colleges, NIRF has shortlisted and ranked 75 institutes from across India. The list will help the candidates to compare two institutes in order to choose the best. Earlier, the only parameter which was generally used was that of the college fee and the faculty. NIRF rankings are the most trusted and valued rankings. The rankings are considered being the most fair and effective. Given in the table below, is a list of the top 20 Pharmacy colleges according to their NIRF ranking. Candidates can refer to this list before choosing a Pharmacy college for themselves.
Top 20 Pharmacy Colleges in India
| Rank |
Institute |
City |
State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jamia Hamdard |
New Delhi |
Delhi |
| 2 |
Panjab University |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
| 3 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali |
Mohali |
Punjab |
| 4 |
Institute of Chemical Technology |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
| 5 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
| 6 |
Birla Institute of Technology & Science |
Pilani |
Rajasthan |
| 7 |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Udupi |
Karnataka |
| 8 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad |
Gandhinagar |
Gujarat |
| 9 |
JSS College of Pharmacy |
Ooty |
Tamil Nadu |
| 10 |
JSS College of Pharmacy |
Mysore |
Karnataka |
| 11 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati |
Guwahati |
Assam |
| 12 |
Annamalai University |
Annamalainagar |
Tamil Nadu |
| 13 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
| 14 |
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |
Vadodara |
Gujarat |
| 15 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
Coimbatore |
Tamil Nadu |
| 16 |
Birla Institute of Technology |
Ranchi |
Jharkhand |
| 17 |
Nirma University |
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
| 18 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raebareli |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
| 20 |
Banasthali Vidyapith |
Banasthali |
Rajasthan |
For the complete NIRF ranking 2020 for medical colleges, click here
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The number of students placed over the past three years is mentioned below:
Particulars | MBA Placement Statistics 2022 | MBA Placement Statistics 2023 | MBA Placement Statistics 2024 |
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Graduating students | 238 | 228 | 230 |
Students placed | 198 | 198 | 202 |
Particulars | BTech Placement Statistics 2022 | BTech Placement Statistics 2023 | BTech Placement Statistics 2024 |
Graduating students | 255 | 267 | 337 |
Students placed | 175 | 162 | 197 |
Particulars | MTech Placement Statistics 2022 | MTech Placement Statistics 2023 | MTech Placement Statistics 2024 |
Graduating students | 45 | 25 | 60 |
Students placed | 21 | 14 | 42 |
Particulars | BPharm Placement Statistics 2022 | BPharm Placement Statistics 2023 | BPharm Placement Statistics 2024 |
Graduating students | 128 | 130 | 130 |
Students placed | 47 | 57 | 61 |
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Graduating students | 77 | 77 | 77 |
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Jamia Hamdard is good in terms of placements. According to NIRF reports 2025, BTech and MBA placements highlights 2025 are mentioned below:
Particulars | BTech Placement Statistics 2024 | MBA Placement Statistics 2024 |
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Median Package | INR 5.45 LPA | INR 5.95 LPA |
Graduating students | 337 | 230 |
Students placed | 197 | 202 |
Students selected for higher studies | 124 | 14 |
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The median salary trend witnessed during Jamia Hamdard placements over the past three years is mentioned below:
Course | Median Package 2022 | Median Package 2023 | Median Package 2024 |
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BTech | INR 4.25 LPA | INR 5.3 LPA | INR 5.45 LPA |
MTech | INR 4.3 LPA | INR 5.9 LPA | INR 6.2 LPA |
MBA | INR 4.63 LPA | INR 5.52 LPA | INR 5.95 LPA |
BPharm | INR 4.25 LPA | INR 4.95 LPA | INR 5.25 LPA |
MPharm | INR 6.2 LPA | INR 6.95 LPA | INR 7.35 LPA |
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Jamia Hamdard average package data is not released. However, according to NIRF reports 2025, median package recorded during BTech, M.Tech and MBA placements 2024 was 5.45 LPA, 6.2 LPA and 5.95 LPA.
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