Delhi University ranking 2023 has been released by QS World University Ranking 2023. The university has been ranked 521-30 out of 1422 universities amongst the top universities in the world. DU ranking for other national and global rating agencies such as NIRF, Outlook ICARE, QS Ranking, etc, will be released soon. As per the latest NIRF 2022 rankings, Delhi University ranks 13th among the top universities in India, a rank down from 12th position in 2021. In the overall category, the university has achieved 23rd rank, which is a significant decrease from its 19th position in 2021. Miranda House, one of the affiliated colleges of Delhi University is ranked 1st in the Top Colleges category in NIRF Ranking 2022.

As per the Centre for World University Ranking (CWUR), Delhi University ranks 591th amongst the top 2000 global universities with the 6th position in national rankings. 

Delhi University (DU) Ranking Highlights

Ranking  Year  Ranked at
QS Global World Rankings University Rankings 2023 ranked 521-30 out of 1422 in World rankings
QS Asia  2022 77th in University category
QS Global 2022 501-510
NIRF 2022 13th in the University category
23rd in Overall category
16th in Research Category

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Delhi University NIRF Ranking 2022

The National Institute Ranking framework (NIRF) is an initiative of the Government to rank higher education universities institutions across India.

DU NIRF rankings 2022 has been released. DU slipped down to the 23rd position in the NIRF rankings 2022 from the 19th position in 2021 in the overall category. DU ranked 13th amongst the top universities in India and 16th in the research category. Miranda House, one of the affiliated colleges of Delhi University is ranked 1st in the Top Colleges category in NIRF Ranking 2022. It is followed by Hindu College in the 2nd position.

Delhi University NIRF Ranking Parameter Wise Score 

The overall ranking of Delhi University is measured on the scores received in the following parameters:

Parameters  Score (out of 100)
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 43.1
Research and Professional Practices (RP) 52.82
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 91.86
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 58.87
Perception 45.93
Total Score 57.63

Delhi University NIRF Ranking 2022 parameters

As per the data provided above, the university secured a total score of 57.63 out of 100. Delhi University NIRF rankings 2022 among the top 100 universities in the last 3 years is tabulated below:

Year  Rank 
2021 12
2020 11
2019 13

Following are the rankings of the top Universities in NIRF 2022 (University-wise Category) whose scores happen to be at par with the Delhi University:

NIRF 2022 Top Universities

Rank  University Name  NIRF Score
1 Indian Institute of Science 83.57
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University 68.47
3 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 65.91
4 Jadavpur University 65.37
5 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeth 63.40
6 Banaras Hindu University 63.20
7 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 62.84
8 Calcutta University 62.23
9 Vellore Institute of Technology 61.77
10 University of Hyderabad 61.71
11 Aligarh Muslim University 61.43
12 Savitribai Phule Pune University 59.48
13 University of Delhi 58.66

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Delhi University (DU) QS Ranking 2023

The QS World University ranking system started in 2014. Now it's become one of the world's leading university ranking portfolios. In QS Global Rankings, 1002 universities participate and among them, Delhi University is placed 501-510 by the QS Global Rankings. 

The previous year, DU held 474th rank by the QS Global Rankings. The last 4 years rankings of DU in QS Global Rankings are given below: 

Year Global Rank India Rank
2023 521-30 -
2022 474 -
2021 501-510 9
2020 474 7
2019 487 8
2018 481-490 NA

Delhi University Outlook ICARE Rankings 2022

Outlook- ICARE is a general news magazine first issued in 1995.

Delhi University has been ranked 3rd position by Outlook ICARE rankings under the Top 20 Central Universities Category in 2022. Jawaharlal Nehru University is ranked 1st followed by Banaras Hindu University(BHU). 

Outlook ICARE 2022 parameters show the scores of Delhi University as

Parameters Scores
Academic & Research Excellence (400) 388.35
Industry Interface & Placement (200) 160.25
Infrastructure & Facilities (150) 128.23
Governance & Admissions (150) 131.48
Diversity & Outreach (100) 80.27
Total Score (1000) 888.58

Top 5 Central Universities by Outlook ICARE Rankings 2022

Rank University Score
1 Jawaharlal Nehru University 896.4
2 Banaras Hindu University 889.73
3 Delhi University 888.58
4 Pondicherry University 887.46
5 Tezpur University 882.92

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Delhi University Times Rankings 2022

Delhi University has been ranked 1001-1200 by World University Rankings among the top universities across the world. Earlier in 2022, Delhi University was ranked 801-1000.

Parameters Scores
Overall -
Citations 26.2
Industry Income 37.0
International Outlook 18.6
Research 24.2
Teaching 40.9
Parameter Scores
No. of Students per staff 25.6
Percentage of International Students 1%
Student Ratio of Females to Males 48:52
No. of FTE students 27,471

Additionally Banaras Hindu University has been ranked 601-800 by World University Rankings 2022 holding the same positions from 2018.

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As per the global ranking portals such as Economic Times, Times, QS DU has been ranked below IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee but above IIT Guwahati. 

Delhi University Asia University Rankings? 2022

According to Asia University Rankings 2022, Delhi University is ranked 201-250. Delhi University held the same place in the previous year 2021 as well. The following is a detailed table of parameters:

Parameters Scores
Overall -
Citations 34.7
Industry Income 34.8
International Outlook 17.8
Research 26.0
Teaching 42.8

In addition, Jawaharlal Nehru University was placed 601-800 in the World University Rankings 2023, the same position it held in 2022. JNU was placed 167 in the Asia University Rankings 2022, up from 187 in 2021.

Delhi University The Week Rankings 2022

Delhi University has been ranked 3rd by The Week rankings 2022 in the overall Category. Previously in 2021, Delhi University ranked 3rd position also with a score of 703. In 2021. Jawaharlal Nehru University was ranked 1st position followed by Banaras Hindu University.

In Arts Stream, 5 colleges affiliated to Delhi University were under the Top 5 out of 51 Arts Colleges in India as

ARTS 
Rank College Score
1 St Stephen’s College 688
2 Lady Shri Ram College for Women 671
3 Hindu College 634
4 Miranda House 602
5 Hansraj College 587

Delhi University India Today Rankings 2022

Department of Social Work affiliated to Delhi University is ranked 3rd by India Today under India’s Best Social Work Colleges 2022. Also, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies is ranked 1st among India's Best BBA Colleges 2022. The table shows various colleges affiliated with Delhi University ranked by India today under various categories:

Rank College Stream
3 Department of Social Work Social Work
1 Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business studies BBA
1 Hindu College






Arts
2 St.Stephen’s College
3 Miranda House
4 Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Hansraj College
9 Gargi College
10 Ramjas College
1 Hindu College




Science
2 Miranda House
St.Stephen’s College
4 Hansraj College
7 Daulat Ram College
Kirori Mal College
10 Sri Venkateswara College
Netaji Subhas University of Technology Engineering