Top 10 Pharmacy Colleges In India - NIRF Ranking 2025

The NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025 has been published on the official website of NIRF on 4th September 2025. NIRF ranking is an Indian government ranking of colleges, universities, etc, approved by the Ministry of Education (earlier known as the Ministry of Human Resource Development). There are numerous Pharmacy Colleges in India, and the NIRF ranking is counted as a very useful resource among college students who desire to study pharmacy.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Pharmacy Ranking 2025 has published the list of the top 10 pharmacy colleges in the whole of India. This information, published by NIRF, assists students who have all the real details to make the right choices for their future studies.

Let’s Understand the NIRF Rankings

NIRF ranking encompasses practically all areas of education in India, like research institutions, engineering, pharmacy, management, law, medical, and dental, etc. NIRF ranks these sectors hence provides authentic information in different categories. This ranking system is objective, credible, and government-approved. NIRF assesses colleges using varying parameters to come up with the best of them all. All aspects of students, including campus environment, faculty qualification, peer perception, and many others, are covered by each parameter. 

The most valuable standard in making an informed choice when choosing any college or university is the criterion of students and parents. NIRF ranking offers detailed information on this, as well as ranking colleges by discussing all the elements.

In the process of imparting clarification to students, NIRF also inspires universities/colleges to improve their quality of education and performance. By this means, colleges can determine their areas of weakness so they can improve them. Healthy competition also exists among ranking colleges. 

Growth is a good thing, and constant improvement in any aspect should be a sign of growth. The ranking of colleges by NIRF is done once in a year and that is why colleges have massive chances to formulate policies and curriculum of colleges or universities in good faith. It assists colleges in striving to offer higher standards of education to the students. 

Top 10 NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025

Here is the latest list of pharmaceutical colleges that are ranked by NIRF and released on 4th September, 2025 (Thursday) by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.

Rank	Institute ID	University Name	State	Score
1	IR-P-U-0107	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Tamil Nadu	86.59
2	IR-P-U-0391	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	Delhi	82.28
3	IR-P-U-0078	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Maharashtra	76.39
4	IR-P-C-35006	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	76.14
5	IR-P-I-1077	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	West Bengal	75.64
6	IR-P-U-0308	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Uttarakhand	74.77
7	IR-P-C-35007	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Assam	73.38
8	IR-P-C-7249	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Telangana	73.25
9	IR-P-U-0380	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	70.96
10	IR-P-U-0473	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	70.84

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Founded in 1959, IIT Madras is the leading in the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. This demonstrates that it is very good in both teaching and research in pharmacy. It is Government of India-approved and also NAAC-accredited, and hence its courses are of top quality.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Madras
City/State	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Establishment Date	1959
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 1
Accrediations	UGC, NAAC B, SSR

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), which began in 1961, takes the 2nd place in the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. The Government of India approved it and has such significant accreditation as UGC, NAAC, and AICTE.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
City/State	New Delhi, Delhi
Establishment Date	1961
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 2
Accrediations	UGC, NAAC A, AICTE, NBA

• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

IIT Bombay was established in 1958 and is among the best schools in India, and is ranked 3rd. It is also ranked in the top 10 NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. It is approved by the government, and AICTE. 

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
City/State	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Establishment Date	1958
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 3
Accrediations	UGC, AICTE

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

IIT Kanpur is among the finest schools in India with regard to science and technology, and was founded in 1959. It also ranks in the Top 10 NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. It is a state school and is authorized by the government, such as agencies like AICTE. 

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
City/State	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Establishment Date	1959
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 4
Accrediations	AICTE

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur was started in the year 1951. It ranked the 5th position within the Top 10 NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. It is approved by the government and AICTE.  

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
City/State	Kharagpur, West Bengal
Establishment Date	1951
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 5
Accrediations	UGC, AICTE

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Eldest and most reputed in India, IIT Roorkee was started in 1847 as Thomason College of Civil Engineering and was made IIT in 2001. It has now become the Top 10 on the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. The Government of India recognizes it and its NAAC, UGC and AICTE certified.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
City/State	Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Establishment Date	1847 and converted into IIT in 2001
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 6
Accrediations	UGC, AICTE

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

IIT Guwahati is a fast-developing institution and was established in 1994. It is ranked as number 7 in the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025, and it is Government of India and AICTE approved.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
City/State	Guwahati, Assam
Establishment Date	1994
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 7
Accrediations	AICTE

• Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

In 2008, IIT Hyderabad was established, and it has been increasing rapidly and has reached the Top 10 in the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. This indicates that it is performing well in drug research and medicine. The Government of India also recognizes it.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
City/State	Sangareddy (near Hyderabad), Telangana
Establishment Date	1951
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 8

• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

IIT Tiruchirappalli began in 2016 and has soon emerged as a powerful IIT to study and conduct research. It has been ranked 9th in the NIRF Pharmacy Ranking 2025. It is a Government of India-recognized and its programs are accepted by AICTE.

Parameters	Details
College Name	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
City/State	Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu
Establishment Date	1964
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 9
Accrediations	NBA, AICTE, NBA

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi

In Varanasi, the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) was founded as the Banaras Engineering College in 1919, and became an IIT in 2012. It has ranked among the Top 10 of the 2025 Pharmacy NIRF Ranking. Government of India accredited, AICTE accredited.

Parameters	Details
College Name	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
City/State	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Establishment Date	1919 and converted into IIT in 2012
NIRF Ranking 2025	RANK - 10
Accrediations	UGC, AICTE

Factors On Which NIRF Ranks Colleges/Universities

NIRF uses rankings to evaluate colleges and universities on the basis of teaching quality, teaching resources, research output, graduation rates, outreach, and perception. These are the aspects that will be used to determine the performance of an institution in terms of academic excellence, student achievement, and reputation. Every factor is assigned to obtain the final position.

Let’s have a look at the different factors that hold equal importance in the NIRF ranking of colleges:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
• Research & Professional Practice (RPP)
• Graduation Outcomes (GO)
• Outreach & Inclusivity (OI)
• Perception (PR)

Top Online Universities in India 

Online learning in India is how one learns or acquires a degree in his/her academic life. Through online education, a student can learn from any place at any time. This excludes a conventional approach to learning in the classroom because it is associated with flexibility, affordability, and custom learning. An online degree in India is no exception and is also accepted by UGC DEB, only learning through different ways.

Some of the best online universities in India are mentioned below: 

Best Online Universities in India
Amity University Online	Jain University Online
Manipal University Online	MAHE Manipal Online
Dr. D.Y. Patil University Online	Amrita University Online
UPES Online	GLA University Online
Vignan University Online	LPU Online

Conclsuion

Not only is the engineering great, but it is also doing a good job in pharmacy and healthcare at the top IITs in India. NIRF Pharmacy ranking 2025 indicates how IITs such as Madras, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, and Roorkee are defining the future of pharmaceutical science. These institutes are accredited institutions such as AICTE and the Ministry of Education, and still maintain good standards of research and education. IITs have been instrumental in developing professional skills and are contributing to the development of pharmacy, health, and science in India and elsewhere.