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The NIRF ranking 2025 for the Agriculture and Allied sector has been released on September 4. The NIRF ranking 2025 is released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. IARI Delhi has been ranked as the top institution in the agriculture and allied sector. The MoE every year releases the NIRF ranking to rank the colleges based on their performance. The MoE provides the scores based on the parameters to the colleges. Last year IARI, New Delhi topped the NIRF ranking among the agriculture and allied sectors and got 87.98 score.
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The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. This ranking categorised the institutions into broad fields: overall, universities, engineering, management, law, medical, architecture, dental, and colleges.
The Ministry of Education, Government of India has released the NIRF ranking 2025 on September 4. Students can check NIRF top agriculture colleges in India by visiting the official website at nirfindia.org. Aspirants preparing for agriculture and allied courses are advised to check the list of top agriculture colleges in India in the table below.
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Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | 57.64 | 16 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata | 46.97 | 39 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute | 89.23 | 1 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | 75.87 | 2 |
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | 61.47 | 10 |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management | 54.61 | 22 |
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | 48.03 | 37 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 75.83 | 3 |
57.61 | 17 | |
| 50.02 | 30 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
Banaras Hindu University | 68.95 | 4 |
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | 67.66 | 5 |
| Amity University | 58.14 | 15 |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 55.46 | 21 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | 60.35 | 11 |
48.79 | 35 |
Name of the institute | Score | Rank |
Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University | 61.03 | 7 |
42.89 | 36 |
Parameters | Marks | Weightage |
Graduation Outcome (GO) | 100 | 0.15 |
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) | 100 | 0.15 |
Perception (PR) | 100 | 0.10 |
Research Productivity, Impact and IPR (RPII) | 100 | 0.20 |
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) | 100 | 0.40 |
Note: In case of NIRF ranking, the weightage given to each parameter varies depending on the type of institutions, such as universities, engineering colleges, management institutes, and more.
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Last year, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute Delhi was ranked to be the best NIRF college in India for agriculture. Students are also advised to check the top 10 NIRF agriculture colleges in India for 2024:
Institute ID | Name of the institute | State | NIRF Ranking 2024 |
IR-G-U-0101 | Indian Agricultural Research Institute | Delhi | 1 |
IR-G-U-0171 | ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Haryana | 2 |
IR-G-U-0381 | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | Punjab | 3 |
IR-G-U-0500 | Banaras Hindu University | Uttar Pradesh | 4 |
IR-G-U-0518 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | Uttar Pradesh | 5 |
IR-G-U-0485 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Tamil Nadu | 6 |
IR-G-U-0159 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Haryana | 7 |
IR-G-U-0554 | G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology | Uttarakhand | 8 |
IR-G-U-0293 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fishries University | Maharashtra | 9 |
IR-G-U-0200 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | 10 |
IR-G-U-0248 | University of Agricultural Sciences | Karnataka | 11 |
IR-G-C-45375 | National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management | Tamil Nadu | 12 |
IR-G-U-0568 | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya | West Bengal | 13 |
IR-G-U-0048 | Assam Agricultural University | Assam | 14 |
IR-G-U-0360 | Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology | Odisha | 15 |
IR-G-U-0257 | Kerala Agricultural University | Kerala | 16 |
IR-G-U-0487 | Tamil Nadu | 17 | |
IR-G-U-0181 | Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry | Himachal Pradesh | 18 |
IR-G-U-0179 | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pardesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Himachal Pradesh | 19 |
IR-G-U-0199 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 20 |
There are a few top agriculture entrance exams in India that help students take admission into agriculture and allied courses.
The ICAR AIEEA PG, conducted by the National Testing Agency, is one of the main exams that allow students entry at postgraduate levels in agricultural studies.
Another important test is the LPUNEST, conducted by the Lovely Professional University; under this, any students can apply online for the B.Sc. Agriculture courses.
KEAM is also conducted in Kerala, so as to help people get admission into different streams like agriculture.
Then, there is the TS EAMCET for admission in various courses, specifically in Telangana.
Another important examination is the MP PAT for students who want to take admission to the B.Sc. Agriculture course in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Banaras Hindu University and Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar are the top 5 NIRF ranked agriculture universities in India.
The Ministry of Education has published the NIRF 2025 ranking on September 4 at nirfindia.org.
While preparing NIRF ranking, MoE considers institutions based on teaching, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.
NIRF stands for the National Institutional Ranking Framework, which ranks higher education institutions in India.
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