List of 34 best universities in Punjab

Top 34 universities in Punjab ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.32M citations received by 81.1K academic publications made by 34 universities from Punjab, the popularity of 104 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Panjab University

#13 in India
#216 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1882

4. Guru Nanak Dev University

#41 in India
#592 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

5. Punjabi University Patiala

#50 in India
#668 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1962

9. Chandigarh University

#140 in India
#1273 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

16. Central University of Punjab

#264 in India
#1964 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2009

17. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

#272 in India
#2002 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,677
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1991

19. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences

#358 in India
#2363 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1998

21. Khalsa University

#456 in India
#2785 in Asia
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2016

23. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

#489 in India
#2941 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2006

25. RIMT University

#621 in India
#4090 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2015

28. GNA University

#686 in India
#4367 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2014

32. Sant Baba Bhag Singh University

#804 in India
#4843 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2015

Closest to Punjab states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni India Flag rank
Himachal Pradesh 25 103
Haryana 64 3
Uttarakhand 33 10
Jammu and Kashmir 12 39
Rajasthan 70 20
Uttar Pradesh 79 6
Madhya Pradesh 53 118
Gujarat 67 40
Bihar 24 153
Chhattisgarh 23 125
Maharashtra 53 4
Jharkhand 20 89
Sikkim 7 179
Telangana 23 28
Odisha 25 42
West Bengal 42 1
Andhra Pradesh 27 48
Meghalaya 9 71
Goa 2 129
Tripura 4 195
Arunachal Pradesh 9 300
Assam 21 37
Mizoram 3 220
Manipur 7 149
Nagaland 4 306
Karnataka 59 2
Tamil Nadu 53 5
Puducherry 4 51
Kerala 20 35