Kerala University Ranking 2022 is rolled out by national and global rating agencies such as NIRF, Outlook ICARE, QS Ranking, etc. At the national level, Kerala University is ranked as the 49th best university among top government and private universities by the QS Ranking 2022. Kerala University has also received the 40th rank among the top 100 universities by the recently released NIRF Ranking 2022.

The University of Kerala (UoK), formerly the University of Travancore, is categorized under the top 50 affiliating universities located in the south Indian state of Kerala, India. Kerala University  is one of the finest universities that has always grabbed a spot in the NIRF ranking owing to its academic excellence & performance. The university ranks at the 52nd spot among the top universities in the overall category as per the NIRF 2022 Ranking data. The University also made it to the 9th position in the Outlook I-CARE ranking among the top 75 State Public Universities in 2021. 

Kerala University Ranking Highlights

Below table represents Kerala University’s ranking by various organizations: 

Ranking  Year  Ranked at
NIRF- University Ranking 2022 40
NIRF- Overall Category 2022 52
OUTLOOK – ICARE State Public Universities Ranking 2021 9
QS Asian University Ranking 2022 401-450
QS Asian Indian Ranking 2022 49
EduRank in India  2021 41
EduRank in Asia  2021 619

In terms of international ranking, Kerala University was listed in the 1001+ by Times Higher Education World Ranking. The university also secured a position between 401-450 as per QS Asian University Rankings 2022.

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Kerala University NIRF Ranking 2022

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), launched in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, is an authorized body that ranks Indian education Institutions. As per the recently released NIRF Ranking 2022, Kerala University has achieved the 40th rank in the university category and 52nd in the overall category with an overall score of 49.87 points on a 100-point scale.

The recent NIRF trends indicate a drop of 13 points in university ranking, as well as a 9 position drop in the Overall ranking category, as compared to the previous year's NIRF Data.  

Kerala University NIRF Ranking Parameter Wise Score 

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

Parameters  Score (out of 100)
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 65.23
Research and Professional Practices (RPC) 20.29
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 94.40
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 51.07
Perception 2.21
Total Score  49.87

As per the data provided above, the university secured a total score of 49.87 out of 100. University of Kerala NIRF rankings 2022 among the top 100 universities in the last 4 years is tabulated below: 

Year  Rank 
2022 40
2021 27
2020 23
2019 22

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

Rank  University Name  NIRF Score
13 University of Delhi 58.66
20 Anna University  56.22
30 Mahatma Gandhi University  51.61
33 Mysore University  51.37
39 University of Madras  49.86
27 University of Kerala 49.80
58 Pondicherry University 44.36
60 Calicut University 44.93

Kerala University QS Rankings 2022

According to the QS World University ranking 2022, Kerala University is ranked under 401- 450 band among the Asian Universities, ranking on the 49th position in India. Last year, the university fell under the 351-400 rank band in 2021 and 60th rank in India. The following tabulation shows the parameters score values secured by the University of Kerala in QS ranking 2022:

Parameters  Score
Academic reputation 9.6
Employer reputation 7.2
Faculty students Ratio  14.1
Faculty Staff with Ph.D. 94
International students 3.5
Papers per Faculty 11.8
Citations per paper 12.3
International Research Network 3.1
Inbound Exchange 9

The comparison of QS World ranking of the University of Kerala among the Indian Universities for the last 4 years are as given below:

Year Rank Score
2022 49 31
2021 60 44.13
2020 54 46.37
2019 64 42.22

Kerala University Outlook I-CARE Ranking 2021

Outlook – ICARE India Rankings has ranked the University of Kerala at 9th position in 2021 among the top 75 State Public Universities. The following tabulation shows the parameters which the ranking forum considers.

Parameters  Score 
Academic & Research Excellence 335.5
Industry Interface & Placement 154.92
Infrastructure & Facilities 108.72
Governance & Admissions 122.47
Diversity & Outreach 74.85
Overall Score (1,000) 796.46

The ranking of the competitor universities of Kerala University in Outlook – ICARE Top State Public Universities 2021 is listed as follows: 

University Name Outlook – ICARE Rankings 2021
Anna University  5
Mysore University  6
Punjab University  7
Andhra University  8
University of Madras  10
Mahatma Gandhi University  11