Pondicherry University is a central university which was established in the year 1985. It holds a reputable position among the top universities across the country. The university is accredited A Grade by NAAC and recognized by UGC. 

Many national agencies have ranked Pondicherry University based on parameters like research activity, quality of education, faculty, inclusivity, and more. The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked this university at 68th position among the university category. Its nearest competitors are Sri Venkateswara University and Calicut University.

It also made an appearance in the Outlook-ICARE Top Government MBA Colleges with a score of 85.18 and a rank of 11.

On an International level, The QS World University Rankings of 2022 ranked it 801-1000.

Pondicherry University Ranking Highlights 2022

Agency Year Rank
QS World University Ranking 2023 World University: 801-1000
NIRF 2022 University: 68
OUTLOOK-ICARE Ranking 2022 11

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Pondicherry University Ranking 2022: NIRF

Presently, Pondicherry University is ranked at 68th position under the university category by NIRF 2022. Previously, it was ranked at 58th position of among the University category

Score obtained by Pondicherry University in various parameters of NIRF 2022 is tabulated below:

Parameter Score Pondicherry University
Teaching, Learning, and Resources 42.84
Research and Professional Practices 28.84
Graduation Outcomes 73.16
Outreach and Inclusivity 59.69
Perception 28.53
Total 44.95

The NIRF has allotted the following ranks to the below-mentioned universities which happen to be at par with the Pondicherry University-

Rank Name NIRF Score
60 Tata Institute of Social Sciences 47.16
61 Shiv Nadar University 46.57
62 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.40
63 Periyar University 46.06
64 Bangalore University 46.01
65 University of Petroleum & Energy Studies 45.49
66 North Eastern Hill University 45.44
67 Sri Venkateswara University 45.07
68 Pondicherry University 44.95
69 Calicut University, Thenhipalem 44.93
70 Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus 44.72

The NIRF list of universities for 2022 is headed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, as it has since 2016. Pondicherry University’s nearest competitors are Sri Venkateswara University and Calicut University with a score of 45.07 and 44.93 respectively.

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The rankings of the Pondicherry University over the past 4 years are tabulated below:

Year Rank (University Category) Total score out of 100
2021 58 44.36
2020 58 45.82
2019 48 44.88
2018 59 42.3

Pondicherry University Ranking 2022: Outlook-ICARE

Outlook-ICARE has ranked Pondicherry University 11th in India’s Top Government MBA Colleges. The details of the same are as follows:

Pondicherry University Ranking 2022: QS World University

Pondicherry University, The QS University Ranking is 801-1000 among all the universities.

QS Rankings of Universities are based on a set of parameters, which are tabulated below with their numerical values for Pondicherry University.

Parameters Ranking
Academic Reputation 3
Employee Reputation 2.1
Faculty Student Ratio 5.7
Citations Per Faculty 42.9
International Faculty Ratio 2.9
International Student Ratio 1.3
International Research Network 17.2
Employment Outcomes 8.4