Delhi University (DU) Colleges NIRF Ranking 2026: Check Ranking Parameters & NIRF Ranks

The Ministry of Education will soon release DU Colleges NIRF Ranking 2026 at nirfindia.org. The list will include top DU colleges ranked based on five main parameters. Check out this page for last year's DU NIRF Ranking.

DU NIRF Ranking 2026

DU Colleges NIRF Ranking 2026 is expected to be released this week at nirfindia.org. The NIRF rankings are released by the Ministry of Education every year for different categories, including Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture & Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Innovation, Open University, Skill University, State Public University, and Sustainable Development Goals. A number of colleges of Delhi University have participated for NIRF 2026 ranking. Their ranks will be shown under College category of NIRF Ranking.

Students appearing for Common University Entrance Test can review the CUET DU Colleges NIRF Ranking 2026 to know which DU college is better than the others to make an informed decision on which DU college to target. Last year, the University of Delhi had NIRF Rank 5 among all the participating universities in India. Once the DU NIRF Ranking 2026 is released, the same will be updated here on this page. Until then, students can check out the rankings for last year.

DU NIRF Ranking Release Date 2026

Check below for the tentative release date of NIRF ranking 2026 and past release dates:

NIRF DU Colleges Ranking Parameters 2026

Many Delhi University colleges participate in the NIRF ranking, the Ministry of Education’s annual ranking of educational institutions for higher studies. The colleges are scored based on five key parameters and then ranked accordingly. Read the space below to know the NIRF Ranking Criteria:

Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

• Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS)
• Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
• Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
• Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU)
• Online Education(OE)
• Multiple Entry/Exit, Indian Knowledge System and Regional languages (MIR)

Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Combined metric for Publications (PU)
• Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
• IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR)
• Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP)
• Publications & Citations in SDGs (PSDGs)

Graduation Outcomes (GO)

• Metric for University Examinations (GUE)
• Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)

Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

• Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD)
• Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD)
• Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
• Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)
• Perception (PR) Ranking

Peer Perception

• Academic Peers and Employers (PR)

DU Colleges NIRF Ranking 2025

The NIRF Ranking 2025 was released on September 04, 2025, at nirfindia.org. According to the ranks released, Hindu College and Miranda College of the University of Delhi ranked NIRF 1 & NIRF 2, respectively. Both these colleges have maintained their position for the last two years. It is expected that their ranking will remain the same this year too. Get the complete CUET DU Colleges NIRF Ranking 2025 as released by the Ministry of Education:

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