JNU Delhi JNU Ranking 2025

Over the years, JNU has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the NIRF 2025. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. It can be seen that the JNU's rankings in 'Overall' category have displayed a fluctuating trend as per the ranks of the previous years. In 2025, JNU climbed 1 rank to #9 rank in the 'Overall' category by the NIRF ranking.

The rankings of the institute in the 'University' category have demonstrated a stable trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2025, JNU's rank is #2, the same as last year's rank in the 'University' category by the NIRF ranking.

The rankings of the institute in the 'Research Institutions' category have displayed a decreasing trend when evaluated against previous year's ranking. In 2025, JNU fell 3 ranks to #21 rank in the 'Research Institutions' category by the NIRF ranking.

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Based on the rankings from Times Higher Education, JNU 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, JNU's rank is #801, the same as last year's rank in the 'Overall' category by the Times Higher Education ranking.

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As per the overall score, JNU 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 a decreasing trend when evaluated against the ranking of the past year. In 2025, JNU fell 1 rank to #2 rank in the 'University (Government)' category by the India Today ranking.

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JNU has been ranked well by The Week under the 'Multidisciplinary Universities' category. Through the years, The Week rankings for JNU indicate the institute's strong performance in important 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 good reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by The Week.

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JNU 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 ascended when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2027, JNU climbed 3 ranks to #555 rank in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World University Rankings ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has ascended in the rankings.

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, JNU fell 20 ranks to #130 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings ranking.

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