Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2021: Top 25 Central Universities

Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top Central Universities in 2021 will help students make an informed choice.

Updated on: 17 September 2021 6:54 pm

Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2021: Top 25 Central Universities

Rank 2021	Name of Institute	City	State	Academic & Research Excellence	Industry Interface & Placement	Infrastructure & Facilities	Governance & Admissions	Diversity & Outreach	Overall Score(1000)
1	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY	New Delhi	Delhi	384.57	187.45	136.46	140.03	98.61	947.12
2	BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	377.06	187.68	130.48	147.1	59.01	901.33
3	UNIVERSITY OF DELHI	Delhi	Delhi	370.26	181.52	125.59	133.63	85.91	896.91
4	JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA	New Delhi	Delhi	371.67	180.32	130.89	138.68	72.16	893.72
5	ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	360.5	167.97	118.32	130.76	80.78	858.33
6	PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY	Puducherry	Pondicherry	355.42	167.54	121.42	129.58	79.95	853.91
7	TEZPUR UNIVERSITY	Tezpur	Assam	346.36	163.21	126.73	125.11	79.75	841.16
8	NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY	Shillong	Meghalaya	283.79	134.68	83.3	104.39	58.13	664.29
9	VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY	Santiniketan	West Bengal	278.29	140.56	79.65	102.06	62.96	663.52
10	BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	265.27	129.11	78.18	96.52	53.84	622.92
11	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB	Bathinda	Punjab	250.05	123.01	78.34	92.19	50.35	593.94
12	ASSAM UNIVERSITY	Silchar	Assam	225.78	115.91	71.93	78.54	37.68	529.84
13	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA	Kasaragod	Kerala	221.76	101.04	90.4	64.03	46.48	523.71
14	MANIPUR UNIVERSITY	Imphal	Manipur	220.51	100.74	92.21	63.53	44.72	521.71
15	MIZORAM UNIVERSITY	Aizawl	Mizoram	228.2	101.2	79.27	51.93	57.53	518.13
16	SIKKIM UNIVERSITY	Gangtok	Sikkim	211.13	98.92	92.48	62.52	40.86	505.91
17	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN	Bandar Sindri	Rajasthan	204.63	101.11	61.91	94.13	25.43	487.21
18	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMIL NADU	Tiruvarur	Tamil Nadu	205.66	102.46	65.13	97.49	16.44	487.18
19	DR. HARISINGH GOUR UNIVERSITY	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	202.26	98.84	61.14	103.3	18.72	484.26
20	RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh	203.53	100.13	87.1	57.8	35.26	483.82
21	NAGALAND UNIVERSITY	Zunheboto	Nagaland	188.63	102.66	83.78	57.97	31.89	464.93
22	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	198.8	95.66	57.54	89.39	21.74	463.13
23	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ORISSA	Koraput	Odisha	202.07	94.11	57.34	86.35	18.1	457.97
24	TRIPURA UNIVERSITY	Agartala	Tripura	197.39	92.39	54.11	80.09	24.26	448.24
25	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR	Ganderbal	Jammu and Kashmir	191.82	86.78	49.98	78.45	24.22	431.25

Rank 2020	1
Name Of Institute	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
City	New Delhi
State	Delhi
Academic & Research Excellence	384.57
Industry Interface & Placement	187.45
Infrastructure & Facilities	136.46
Governance & Admissions	140.03
Diversity & Outreach	98.61
Overall Score (1,000)	947.12
?	?
Rank 2020	2
Name Of Institute	BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
City	Varanasi
State	Uttar Pradesh
Academic & Research Excellence	377.06
Industry Interface & Placement	187.68
Infrastructure & Facilities	130.48
Governance & Admissions	147.1
Diversity & Outreach	59.01
Overall Score (1,000)	901.33
?	?
Rank 2020	3
Name Of Institute	UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
City	Delhi
State	Delhi
Academic & Research Excellence	370.26
Industry Interface & Placement	181.52
Infrastructure & Facilities	125.59
Governance & Admissions	133.63
Diversity & Outreach	85.91
Overall Score (1,000)	896.91
?	?
Rank 2020	4
Name Of Institute	JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
City	New Delhi
State	Delhi
Academic & Research Excellence	371.67
Industry Interface & Placement	180.32
Infrastructure & Facilities	130.89
Governance & Admissions	138.68
Diversity & Outreach	72.16
Overall Score (1,000)	893.72
?	?
Rank 2020	5
Name Of Institute	ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
City	Aligarh
State	Uttar Pradesh
Academic & Research Excellence	360.5
Industry Interface & Placement	167.97
Infrastructure & Facilities	118.32
Governance & Admissions	130.76
Diversity & Outreach	80.78
Overall Score (1,000)	858.33
?	?
Rank 2020	6
Name Of Institute	PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
City	Puducherry
State	Pondicherry
Academic & Research Excellence	355.42
Industry Interface & Placement	167.54
Infrastructure & Facilities	121.42
Governance & Admissions	129.58
Diversity & Outreach	79.95
Overall Score (1,000)	853.91
?	?
Rank 2020	7
Name Of Institute	TEZPUR UNIVERSITY
City	Tezpur
State	Assam
Academic & Research Excellence	346.36
Industry Interface & Placement	163.21
Infrastructure & Facilities	126.73
Governance & Admissions	125.11
Diversity & Outreach	79.75
Overall Score (1,000)	841.16
?	?
Rank 2020	8
Name Of Institute	NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY
City	Shillong
State	Meghalaya
Academic & Research Excellence	283.79
Industry Interface & Placement	134.68
Infrastructure & Facilities	83.3
Governance & Admissions	104.39
Diversity & Outreach	58.13
Overall Score (1,000)	664.29
?	?
Rank 2020	9
Name Of Institute	VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY
City	Santiniketan
State	West Bengal
Academic & Research Excellence	278.29
Industry Interface & Placement	140.56
Infrastructure & Facilities	79.65
Governance & Admissions	102.06
Diversity & Outreach	62.96
Overall Score (1,000)	663.52
?	?
Rank 2020	10
Name Of Institute	BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY
City	Lucknow
State	Uttar Pradesh
Academic & Research Excellence	265.27
Industry Interface & Placement	129.11
Infrastructure & Facilities	78.18
Governance & Admissions	96.52
Diversity & Outreach	53.84
Overall Score (1,000)	622.92
?	?
Rank 2020	11
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB
City	Bathinda
State	Punjab
Academic & Research Excellence	250.05
Industry Interface & Placement	123.01
Infrastructure & Facilities	78.34
Governance & Admissions	92.19
Diversity & Outreach	50.35
Overall Score (1,000)	593.94
?	?
Rank 2020	12
Name Of Institute	ASSAM UNIVERSITY
City	Silchar
State	Assam
Academic & Research Excellence	225.78
Industry Interface & Placement	115.91
Infrastructure & Facilities	71.93
Governance & Admissions	78.54
Diversity & Outreach	37.68
Overall Score (1,000)	529.84
?	?
Rank 2020	13
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
City	Kasaragod
State	Kerala
Academic & Research Excellence	221.76
Industry Interface & Placement	101.04
Infrastructure & Facilities	90.4
Governance & Admissions	64.03
Diversity & Outreach	46.48
Overall Score (1,000)	523.71
?	?
Rank 2020	14
Name Of Institute	MANIPUR UNIVERSITY
City	Imphal
State	Manipur
Academic & Research Excellence	220.51
Industry Interface & Placement	100.74
Infrastructure & Facilities	92.21
Governance & Admissions	63.53
Diversity & Outreach	44.72
Overall Score (1,000)	521.71
?	?
Rank 2020	15
Name Of Institute	MIZORAM UNIVERSITY
City	Aizawl
State	Mizoram
Academic & Research Excellence	228.2
Industry Interface & Placement	101.2
Infrastructure & Facilities	79.27
Governance & Admissions	51.93
Diversity & Outreach	57.53
Overall Score (1,000)	518.13
?	?
Rank 2020	16
Name Of Institute	SIKKIM UNIVERSITY
City	Gangtok
State	Sikkim
Academic & Research Excellence	211.13
Industry Interface & Placement	98.92
Infrastructure & Facilities	92.48
Governance & Admissions	62.52
Diversity & Outreach	40.86
Overall Score (1,000)	505.91
?	?
Rank 2020	17
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN
City	Bandar Sindri
State	Rajasthan
Academic & Research Excellence	204.63
Industry Interface & Placement	101.11
Infrastructure & Facilities	61.91
Governance & Admissions	94.13
Diversity & Outreach	25.43
Overall Score (1,000)	487.21
?	?
Rank 2020	18
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMIL NADU
City	Tiruvarur
State	Tamil Nadu
Academic & Research Excellence	205.66
Industry Interface & Placement	102.46
Infrastructure & Facilities	65.13
Governance & Admissions	97.49
Diversity & Outreach	16.44
Overall Score (1,000)	487.18
?	?
Rank 2020	19
Name Of Institute	DR. HARISINGH GOUR UNIVERSITY
City	Sagar
State	Madhya Pradesh
Academic & Research Excellence	202.26
Industry Interface & Placement	98.84
Infrastructure & Facilities	61.14
Governance & Admissions	103.3
Diversity & Outreach	18.72
Overall Score (1,000)	484.26
?	?
Rank 2020	20
Name Of Institute	RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY
City	Itanagar
State	Arunachal Pradesh
Academic & Research Excellence	203.53
Industry Interface & Placement	100.13
Infrastructure & Facilities	87.1
Governance & Admissions	57.8
Diversity & Outreach	35.26
Overall Score (1,000)	483.82
?	?
Rank 2020	21
Name Of Institute	NAGALAND UNIVERSITY
City	Zunheboto
State	Nagaland
Academic & Research Excellence	188.63
Industry Interface & Placement	102.66
Infrastructure & Facilities	83.78
Governance & Admissions	57.97
Diversity & Outreach	31.89
Overall Score (1,000)	464.93
?	?
Rank 2020	22
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT
City	Gandhinagar
State	Gujarat
Academic & Research Excellence	198.8
Industry Interface & Placement	95.66
Infrastructure & Facilities	57.54
Governance & Admissions	89.39
Diversity & Outreach	21.74
Overall Score (1,000)	463.13
?	?
Rank 2020	23
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ORISSA
City	Koraput
State	Odisha
Academic & Research Excellence	202.07
Industry Interface & Placement	94.11
Infrastructure & Facilities	57.34
Governance & Admissions	86.35
Diversity & Outreach	18.1
Overall Score (1,000)	457.97
?	?
Rank 2020	24
Name Of Institute	TRIPURA UNIVERSITY
City	Agartala
State	Tripura
Academic & Research Excellence	197.39
Industry Interface & Placement	92.39
Infrastructure & Facilities	54.11
Governance & Admissions	80.09
Diversity & Outreach	24.26
Overall Score (1,000)	448.24
?	?
Rank 2020	25
Name Of Institute	CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR
City	Ganderbal
State	Jammu and Kashmir
Academic & Research Excellence	191.82
Industry Interface & Placement	86.78
Infrastructure & Facilities	49.98
Governance & Admissions	78.45
Diversity & Outreach	24.22
Overall Score (1,000)	431.25
?	?