JNU ranking in India is recognized by top sources like India Today, NIRF, and IIRF for its academic quality. In the latest NIRF 2025 report, the university holds the 7th position for its overall programs, while the India Today 2025 survey ranks it even higher at 2nd place.
For instance, the Outlook 2024 list names JNU as India's top university. Within the QS India 2024 rankings, JNU stands at 571st out of almost 1498 institutions.

JNU India Today Ranking 2025
This table outlines JNU New Delhi overall ranking in the India Today surveys for 2024 and 2025.
| Category | 2025 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2 out of 45 | 1 out of 44 |
JNU NIRF Ranking 2025
The table below highlights the NIRF 2025 rankings of JNU across the overall category.
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Research | 21 out of 50 | - | - |
| Overall | 7 out of 50 | 10 out of 200 | 10 out of 200 |
JNU IIRF Ranking 2025
JNU has maintained its 1st position in the IIRF overall rankings for two consecutive years.
| Category | 2025 | 2024 |
| Overall | 1 out of 50 | 1 out of 50 |
JNU CWUR Ranking 2025
The table below presents JNU performance in the CWUR overall world ranking for 2022 and 2025.
| Category | 2025 | 2022 |
| Overall | 965 out of 2000 | 816 out of 2000 |
JNU THE Ranking 2026
The university secured the 801st position in Times Higher Education 2026 overall category.
| Category | 2026 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Overall | 801 out of 1501 | 601 out of 1501 | 601 out of 1599 |
JNU The Week Ranking 2024
The university secured the top position in The Week 2024 overall category.
| Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Overall | 1 out of 92 | 1 out of 85 | 1 out of 81 |
JNU Outlook Ranking 2024
The table below shows the Outlook 2024 rankings of JNU across the overall category.
| Category | 2024 | 2019 |
| MBA | 1 out of 20 | 18 out of 100 |
JNU QS Ranking 2024
The table below displays the 2024 rankings of Gujarat University by the QS in overall category.
| Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Overall | 571 out of 1498 | 601 out of 1400 | 1001-5500 out of 5500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ans – JNU US News global ranking for recent years is as follows:
| Year | Ranking |
| 2022 | 1088 out of 2000 |
| 2021 | 1020 out of 1467 |
| 2020 | 1072 out of 1599 |
Ans - In the 2019 ARWU, JNU was ranked within the 9th –10th position among the top 1000 universities worldwide.
Ans - JNU maintains an overall score of 69.80 which consistently places it as the leading law school in India.
Ans – JNU complete breakdown of its performance is:
| Parameter | Score (out of 100) |
| TLR | 74.93 |
| RPC | 45.27 |
| GO | 97.34 |
| OI | 72.28 |
| Perception | 70.39 |
Ans – The IIRF overall index score is 994.89 for JNU New Delhi.
Ans - Here's the detailed parameter-wise breakdown:
| Ranking Parameters | Score |
| External perception & International Outlook | 39.4 |
| Future Orientation | 60.6 |
| Placement Strategy and Support | 73.8 |
| Industry Income & Integration | 158 |
| Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy | 219.6 |
| Research Output | 200.5 |
| Placement Performance | 243 |
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