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 received strong ranks by the QS World University Rankings under the 'Top Global Universities' category. Provided parameters including, Teaching, Graduation Outcome, Inclusivity and Research, the institute is ranked in a good position as compared to other institutes by the QS World University Rankings 2027. In the 'Top Global Universities' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuation when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2027, DU climbed 6 ranks to #322 rank in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World University Rankings ranking.

It is to be noticed that the institute has shown a fluctuating trend in the 'Asia' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2026, DU fell 14 ranks to #95 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings ranking.

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