Panjab University, Chandigarh ranked 10th Best University in India
The U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has ranked Panjab University as the 10th Best educational institution in India and 737 globally for 2024-25. PU has been ranked 213 among Universities in Asia. A total of 2172 educational institutions were ranked on 13 parameters, including research indices, academic programmes, facilities, academic peer perception, high impact publications and citations based on the data of web of Science for 5 year period of 2018-2022. This is a marked improvement over its rank in 2022-23 wherein it was ranked 759 globally out of 2000 universities.
PU has also performed well in many of the disciplines.
| Subject | Global University Ranking 2024 |
| Physics | 301 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 329 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 609 |
| Physical Chemistry | 713 |
| Chemistry | 840 |
| Materials Science | 901 |
| Engineering | 904 |
Earlier, in June, 2024, The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) had ranked Panjab University, Chandigarh, among the top 4% of higher education institutions globally for the year 2023-24 in the survey of 21,000 institutions, representing the largest academic ranking of global universities.CWUR survey had also ranked PU as 10th Best Institution in India and 242 in India. Globally, it has been ranked 527 in quality of education imparted and a research rank of 794, with an overall score of 71.6. These rankings were based on four parameters: education, employability, faculty, and research, with equal emphasis on student-related and faculty-related indicators.
Panjab University, Chandigarh, has also achieved the 10th rank in India among government universities in the recent survey by Education World (EW), India(2024), with a score of 1125. The rankings are based on ten parameters of higher education excellence, including faculty competence, faculty welfare and development, research and innovation, curriculum and pedagogy,industry interface, placements, infrastructure, internationalism, leadership/governance, and the range and diversity of study programs offered. Panjab University scored 284 out of 300 in research and innovation, demonstrating the university’s strong credentials in this domain.
There has been a tremendous improvement in rankings of PU in recent past, having achieved the highest rankings A++ in NAAC accreditation and grant of Category I status by UGC as well as improved rankings in QS and THE World Rankings.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Renu Vig has congratulated the faculty, students, and staff for their pivotal contributions in bringing PU on the path of revitalisation.
She attributed these improvements to the dedication and sincerity of the various stakeholders, which is helping PU realise its true potential. She shared that the University is operating strategically, developing an Institutional Development Plan (IDP) which is in sync with its commitment to contribute significantly towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. It has also restructured many of its courses as per the emerging employment scenario and aligning them with the NEP-2020.
