NIRF Ranking 2023 of Pharmacy Colleges in India
MOE released NIRF ranking of pharmacy colleges in 2023. The list includes NIPER Hyderabad, Jamia Hamdard, BITS, and many more. Find out the NIRF ranking of your college here.
NIRF Ranking 2023 Pharmacy Colleges
The NIRF Ranking 2023, announced by the Minister of State for Education and External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh brings a new wave of pharmacy institutes among the top rankers in the NIRF Ranking 2023 compared to the previous year. In 2023, the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad has bagged the first position in the NIRF pharmacy ranking 2023 released by the Govt. of India, for the top Pharmacy Colleges in India. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking has been released on June 5, 2023. Jamia Hamdard, which secured the first position last year, stands at the second position in 2023, followed by BITS Pilani, JSS College of Pharmacy, and Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai among the top 5 institutes in the top pharmacy colleges in 2023 ranking.
Read on to find out the list of top 10 positions acquired by pharmacy institutes in India:
NIRF Ranking Pharmacy 2023 - Top 10 Pharmacy Colleges in India
Enlisted below are the top 10 pharmacy colleges in India as per the NIRF 2023 ranking framework:
| Pharmacy College |
NIRF Ranking 2023 |
NIRF Ranking 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad |
1 |
2 |
| Jamia Hamdard, Delhi |
2 |
1 |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani |
3 |
5 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty |
4 |
6 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
5 |
7 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali |
6 |
4 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore |
7 |
8 |
| Panjab University, Chandigarh |
8 |
3 |
| Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal |
9 |
9 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
10 |
14 |
In the NIRF 2023 ranking, NIPER Hyderabad has leveled up to the first position as a premier pharmacy college in India. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad, Mohali has secured 1st and 6th positions respectively among the top 10 pharmacy institutes in India. while NIPER Guwahati, Ahmedabad, and Raebareli lost their position among the top 10 colleges. Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS Pilani) continues to remain among the top 5 leading pharmacy colleges in the country.
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Q: How many institutes will be participating in GPAT exam?
The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is an annual all-India examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to evaluate candidates for admission to Master's (M. Pharm) programs in pharmacy. The exam will be conducted in online/computer-based mode. The syllabus and pattern of the question paper remain the same under NTAA total of 800 pharmaceutical participating institutes are expected to participate in GPAT 2025. The participating institutes include prominent colleges, universities, and institutions that offer M.Pharm courses and are AICTE approved
Top 20 Pharmacy Colleges in India – NIRF Ranking 2023 Framework
Find out the list of Top 20 Pharmacy Colleges in India as per NIRF 2023 rankings framework:
| Pharmacy Institute |
City |
State |
Score |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
78.86 |
1 |
| Jamia Hamdard |
New Delhi |
Delhi |
78.74 |
2 |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani |
Pilani |
Rajasthan |
76.67 |
3 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy |
Ooty |
Tamil Nadu |
76.55 |
4 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
75.42 |
5 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali |
Mohali |
Punjab |
73.58 |
6 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy |
Mysore |
Karnataka |
72.78 |
7 |
| Panjab University |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
72.34 |
8 |
| Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal |
Udupi |
Karnataka |
69.33 |
9 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
Coimbatore |
Tamil Nadu |
68.91 |
10 |
| SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
68.10 |
11 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati |
Guwahati |
Assam |
66.32 |
12 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad |
Gandhinagar |
Gujarat |
64.24 |
13 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
63.58 |
14 |
| S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
63.58 |
15 |
| Chitkara University |
Rajpura |
Punjab |
62.58 |
16 |
| Lovely Professional University |
Phagwara |
Punjab |
61.95 |
17 |
| Jadavpur University |
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
61.27 |
18 |
| Central University of Punjab |
Bathinda |
Punjab |
59.09 |
19 |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
58.68 |
20 |
Take a look below at the comparative NIRF ranking for the previous years.
| Institute's Name |
Full Score |
NIRF Ranking 2019 |
NIRF Ranking 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78.43 |
1 |
2 |
|
| 78.10 |
2 |
3 (Debut) |
|
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali |
74.59 |
3 |
1 |
| 74.32 |
4 |
4 |
|
| 69.09 |
5 |
5 |
|
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Telangana |
68.29 |
6 |
6 |
| 67.20 |
7 |
7 |
|
| 63.17 |
8 |
10 |
|
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Gandhinagar |
62.10 |
9 |
14 (Debut) |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu |
61.33 |
10 |
15 (Debut) |
| 59.16 |
11 |
13 |
|
| 57.76 |
12 |
20 |
|
| SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
57.40 |
13 |
9 |
| 56.69 |
14 |
27 |
|
| 56.43 |
15 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 55.84 |
16 |
11 |
|
| 55.07 |
17 |
12 (Debut) |
|
| 54.67 |
18 |
16 (Debut) |
|
| 54.66 |
19 |
16 |
|
| 53.68 |
20 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 53.44 |
21 |
18 |
|
| 52.04 |
22 |
22 |
|
| I. S. F. College of Pharmacy, Punjab |
52.01 |
23 |
17 |
| 51.89 |
24 |
8 |
|
| 51.54 |
25 |
33 (Debut) |
|
| Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research |
51.44 |
26 |
19 |
| 50.71 |
27 |
26 (Debut) |
|
| 48.79 |
28 |
29 |
|
| 48.64 |
29 (Debut) |
- |
|
| SVKM`s Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Mumbai |
47.26 |
30 |
32 |
| L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad |
47.10 |
31 |
24 |
| 46.74 |
32 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 46.05 |
33 |
25 |
|
| AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vishakhapatnam |
45.57 |
34 |
28 (Debut) |
| Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar |
44.67 |
35 |
47 |
| Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad |
44.59 |
36 |
34 |
| PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore |
44.38 |
37 |
31 |
| 44.38 |
37 |
35 |
|
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences |
44.22 |
39 |
30 |
| Integral University, Lucknow |
43.31 |
40 |
36 |
| 43.20 |
41 (Debut) |
- |
|
| R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur |
43.15 |
42 |
40 |
| Goa College of Pharmacy |
43.07 |
43 |
37 |
| 43.00 |
44 |
50 (Debut) |
|
| Dr D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research |
42.00 |
45 |
49 |
| 41.66 |
46 (Debut) |
- |
|
| College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College |
41.63 |
47 |
41 |
| 41.36 |
48 |
48 (Debut) |
|
| 41.20 |
49 |
42 (Debut) |
|
| Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
41.17 |
50 |
Not Ranked |
| 41.01 |
51 |
Not Ranked |
|
| VELS Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai |
40.63 |
52 |
43 |
| 40.18 |
53 (Debut) |
- |
|
| Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur |
39.83 |
54 |
Not ranked |
| Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore |
39.33 |
55 |
45 |
| Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences |
39.12 |
56 (Debut) |
- |
| 38.84 |
57 (Debut) |
- |
|
| Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences |
38.75 |
58 (Debut) |
- |
| Smt. Kishoritai Bhoyar College of Pharmacy, Kamptee, Maharashtra |
38.56 |
59 |
44 |
| MAEERS Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy |
38.17 |
60 (Debut) |
- |
| Principal K.M. Kundanani College of Pharmacy, Mumbai |
38.15 |
61 |
46 |
| Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy |
38.09 |
62 (Debut) |
- |
| Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Anantapur |
37.86 |
63 |
39 (Debut) |
| Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Nagpur |
37.79 |
64 (Debut) |
- |
| Sultan Ul Uloom College of Pharmacy |
37.65 |
65 (Debut) |
- |
| B. K. Modi Government Pharmacy College |
37.24 |
66 (Debut) |
- |
| 37.22 |
67 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 37.12 |
68 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 36.97 |
69 |
49 |
|
| 36.81 |
70 |
Not Ranked |
|
| 36.65 |
71 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 36.62 |
72 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 36.60 |
73 (Debut) |
- |
|
| 36.44 |
74 |
Not Ranked |
|
| Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy |
36.25 |
75 (Debut) |
- |
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Q: How many students appeared in the GPAT 2023 exam?
NTA has released the official statistics of the candidates who filled the GPAT application form. According to NTA, as many as 68,439 candidates registered for the exam and 62,275 candidates appeared for the exam. GPAT 2023 was conducted in 116 cities in 221 centres in a computer-based mode. A total of 50,508 students appeared for the GPAT exam last year as per the official data shared by NTA.
Q: How many colleges accept GPAT entrance exam score?
Candidates can apply for admission to around 600+ colleges through the GPAT scores. GPAT is the national-level MPharma entrance exam. Most of the institutes offering Master's in Pharmacy accept GPAT score for grating admission provided that the candidates clear the cutoff of the targeted institute.
Q: How many seats are there in NIPER institutes?
The number of seat varies from courses to courses. For MBA courses there are 90 seats while for MS Pharma/MPharma the number of seats for which counselling is being conducted this year is 718.
Applicants fulfilling the eligibility for different courses were invited further to appear for the counselling.
Q: What is the last date for fee payment to seek admission in NIPER institute?
The authorities have not released the official dates to conduct the NIPER JEE 2024 counselling or make payment. It will be update on the page once it is released.
Q: Which institutes accept the NIPER JEE scores?
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