BHU Dental College Listed Twice in NIRF 2025 Rankings; Dean Confirms Duplicate Data Submission
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Dental College appeared twice in the NIRF 2025 Dental Rankings. Dean confirms duplicate submission. NIRF to decide on correction.
The Faculty of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has been listed twice in the NIRF Dental College Rankings 2025, a first-of-its-kind anomaly. In exclusive comments to Shiksha, Prof. Harakh Chand Baranwal, Dean & Head of BHU’s Faculty of Dental Sciences, confirmed the incident was caused by a duplicate data submission — one entry sent by the faculty, another by the university at the last moment.
“This goof-up has happened because the data was submitted twice — once from our end and another time by the university at the last minute. That is why the ranking appeared twice,” Prof. Baranwal explained speaking to Shiksha.
When questioned whether one of the entries would be removed, Prof. Baranwal responded, “That call NIRF will have to take as it is not in our hand.”
Meanwhile, an internal inquiry has been initiated to understand how such conflicting entries slipped through the NIRF’s verification mechanisms. The rankings, released annually by the Ministry of Education, are a critical benchmark for students and institutions nationwide.
NIRF 2025: Top 5 Dental Colleges in India
For added context, here's how the NIRF 2025 rankings look at the top of the dental category (as per official NIRF portal):
Rank Institution
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
2 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
Commonly asked questions
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Banaras Hindu University is ranked by Times Higher Education (THE) under seven categories in 2026. This shows the global standard of education at BHU. The BHU THE rankings 2026 are tabulated below:
| Categories | BHU THE Ranking 2026 |
|---|---|
| World University Ranking | 501-600 |
| Business & Economics | 601-800 |
| Medical & Health | 301-400 |
| Computer Science | 601-800 |
| Life Sciences | 201-250 |
| Physical Sciences | 601-800 |
| Social Sciences | 601-800 |
Both the universities are popular for their programmes. However, BHU has an edge as it has got a good ranking under Management category by NIRF. For candidates reference, the NIRF ranking and MBA fees for both the universities is presented in the following table:
MBA Universities |
NIRF Ranking '23 |
MBA Fees* |
|---|---|---|
BHU |
56 |
INR 10,230 - INR 1 lakh |
JNU |
- |
INR 12 lakh |
*The above-mentioned fees are taken from an unofficial source. Hence, are indicative. Moreover, the fee range might include course fees at university-affiliated colleges as well.
3 Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi
4 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
5 Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal
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