DU Ranking 2025

DU has been ranked well by the NIRF under the 'University' category. Through the years, the NIRF rankings for DU indicate the institute's strong performance in crucial areas such as the Quality of Education, Conducting Impactful Research, the Expertise of Faculty members, and Overall Institutional Management. These good rankings not only prove the institute's positive reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by the NIRF. It has been seen that in the 'University' category, the institute's ranks have shown an increasing trend when evaluated against the ranking of the prior year. In 2025, DU climbed 1 rank to #5 rank in the 'University' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has ascended in the rankings.

It has been noticed that in the 'Research Institutions' category, the institute's ranking has scaled up when compared against previous year's ranking. In 2025, DU climbed 2 ranks to #12 rank in the 'Research Institutions' category by the NIRF ranking.

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Based on the rankings from Times Higher Education, DU outperformed numerous other institutes, securing a higher position, indicating that the institute is considered to be doing better in various factors evaluated by the Times Higher Education ranking system. In the 'Overall' category, the institute's ranks have displayed instability in comparison with last year's ranking. In 2026, DU climbed 200 ranks to #601 rank in the 'Overall' category by the Times Higher Education ranking.

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As per the overall score, DU has been placed at a good position by the India Today under the 'University (Government)' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. It is observable that in the 'University (Government)' category, the institute's ranks have shown an increasing trend when evaluated against the ranking of the past year. In 2025, DU climbed 1 rank to #1 rank in the 'University (Government)' category by the India Today ranking.

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According to the rankings from Outlook, DU outperformed various other institutes, securing a higher position for its achievements in Teaching, Graduation Success Rates, Research, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. It is to be noted that the DU's rankings in 'Central Universities' category have demonstrated an increasing trend as per the rankings of the previous years. In 2025, DU climbed 1 rank to #3 rank in the 'Central Universities' category by the Outlook ranking.

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DU has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the QS World University Rankings 2026. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. It can be seen that the DU's rankings in 'Top Global Universities' category have displayed a fluctuating trend as per the ranks of the previous years. In 2026, DU's rank is #328, the same as last year's rank in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World University Rankings.

The rankings of the institute in the 'Asia' category have demonstrated a fluctuating trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2026, DU fell 14 ranks to #95 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings.

Rankings achieved by the institute under the 'Southern Asia' category have exibited a fluctuating trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2026, DU fell 2 ranks to #10 rank in the 'Southern Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings.

Tabulated below are the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies: