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Chandigarh University emerges as India’s top 20th University in NIRF 2024 Rankings
Chandigarh University Continues it’s Stellar Performance in NIRF 2024 Rankings, Bags 20th Rank Among All Indian Universities
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 12, 2024: Chandigarh University (CU) continued its stellar performance once again by emerging as India’s top 20th university (secured 20th rank) in the 9th edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 ranking which were released by the Union Ministry of Education on Monday.
By clinching the 20th position among both Private and Government Universities in India in the NIRF Ranking 2024, Chandigarh University has again demonstrated its excellence in academics, placements, research, and innovation.
It has placed Chandigarh University, established in 2012, among India’s elite educational institutions like IITs and IIMs in a short span of 12 years.
In 2023, the Chandigarh University had secured the 27th spot in the NIRF Rankings among all the government and private universities in the country. Notching up 7 places from its rankings last year, CU has secured 20th rank this year.
The university has improved its ranking significantly across various academic disciplines, as per the education ministry’s annual ranking (NIRF-2024) and has emerged as one of the best universities in the North India.
With a galactic performance in engineering, Chandigarh University (CU) has secured 32nd rank this year compared to last year’s 38th rank.
Similarly, the university has maintained the same rank as last year among the management institutes securing 36th position this year as well. This way, CU continued to feature among top management institutes among the universities in North India.
While taking a giant leap, Chandigarh University has secured 20th rank in Pharmacy in this year’s edition of NIRF while last year its rank was 34th.
Notching up 2 places, CU has emerged as the best university in Architecture and Planning in India with 13th rank this year as per NIRF 2024, compared to the previous year’s 15th rank.With this stellar performance, Chandigarh University has emerged as top institution for Architecture and Planning.
Elated over the outstanding performance of Chandigarh University in NIRF 2024 Ranking, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Chandigarh University (CU) Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu said, “It’s a matter of great pride that we have secured 20th rank among India’s top universities and that too in a short span of 12 years given the fact the Chandigarh University was established in 2012. The NIRF Ranking is a testament of state-of-the-art resources, infrastructure, and facilities being provided to our students.
The 20th Rank is endorsement of our higher standards in academics, placements, research and innovation.It has placed Chandigarh University among India’s elite educational institutions like IITs and IIMs,”.
“NIRF rankings prepares Indian Universities and Higher Educational Institutions for global competencies and rankings. As a result, we have seen a massive jump of Indian educational institutions in global rankings in last 3 to 4 years. The NIRF Ranking maintains a high benchmark and is based on very stringent parameters like research and professional practice, perception, campus placements, learning outcomes, outreach and inclusivity. So the NIRF Rankings is another endorsement of excellence and quality education being imparted to students at Chandigarh University. This has been made possible because of the continued pursuit of excellence by the faculty, students and researchers of the University. Chandigarh University follows a systematic industry-oriented approach to ensure top-class education to its students and prepare a future-ready talent that contributes to the nation-building,” the Chancellor said.
Sandhu said Chandigarh University is committed to providing a world-class education that is affordable to students of all backgrounds, and these rankings recognize that our outcomes are true to our values. These rankings illustrate the result of the teaching-learning pedagogy and norms adopted by an institution and Chandigarh University follows a systematic industry-oriented approach to ensure top-class education to its students and prepare a future-ready talent that contributes to the nation-building, he added.
The Chancellor said the performance of Chandigarh University in the NIRF Rankings 2024 is a testimonial that the university has worked on improving its academic delivery along with providing state-of-the-art resources, infrastructure, and facilities to the students.
A total of 10,885 higher education institutions participated this year, a significant increase from last year’s 5,543 institutions.
This year’s ninth edition introduces three new categories: open universities, skill universities, and state-funded government universities. Institutions are ranked across 16 categories: overall, universities, medical, engineering, management, law, architecture and planning, colleges, research institutions, pharmacy, dental, agriculture and allied sectors, state-funded government universities, skill universities, open universities, and innovation.