JU Bags 2nd Spot In State Public Universities, Drops Out Of Top 10 Engineering Colleges

In the NIRF 2024 rankings, Jadavpur University dropped to 9th in 'University' and 12th in Engineering, but earned 2nd place in the new 'State Public Universities' category with a score of 77.74.

Jadavpur University has secured 2nd rank in State Public Universities category.

Source : Jadavpur University

In the NIRF 2024 rankings, Jadavpur University (JU) has experienced a significant shift. In the general 'University' category, Jadavpur University has slipped to 9th place from 4th position, with its score decreasing from 66.07 in 2023 to 65.39 in 2024. The university has also dropped out of the top 10 in the engineering category, falling from 10th place in 2023 to 12th place in 2024, with a score of 65.62—down 1.42% from the previous year.

However, Jadavpur University has achieved recognition in a new category introduced this year. In the newly established 'State Public Universities' category, which includes institutions funded by state governments, Jadavpur University has secured the second position with a score of 77.74.

Jadavpur University's Rankings In 'University' Category Over 5 Years

Year	Rank	Score
2024	9	65.39
2023	4	66.07
2022	4	65.37
2021	8	60.33
2020	5	61.99

Jadavpur University's Rankings In 'Engineering' Category Over 5 Years

Year	Rank	Score
2024	12	65.62
2023	10	67.04
2022	11	65.68
2021	17	59.19
2020	17	59.23

List Of Top 10 State Public Universities In India

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	78.14	1
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	77.74	2
Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra	70.26	3
Calcutta University	Kolkata	West Bengal	68.96	4
Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	67.43	5
Osmania University	Hyderabad	Telangana	67.20	6
Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	65.96	7
Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	65.27	8
Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	65.15	9
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Kerala	63.21	10

List Of Top 10 Universities In India

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Karnataka	83.29	1
Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	Delhi	69.80	2
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	68.11	3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	Manipal	Karnataka	67.18	4
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	66.05	5
University of Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	65.90	6
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	65.73	7
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	65.57	8
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	65.39	9
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	64.79	10

 

On Monday, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan released the ninth edition of the NIRF rankings. IIT Madras topped the overall list, with IISc Bengaluru securing the second position and IIT Bombay coming in third. IIT Delhi, which held the third spot last year, has dropped to fourth place. The top ten includes eight IITs, along with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).