UniPune (Savitribai Phule Pune University) is a collegiate public state university in Pune, India. The University has a 411-acre (1.66-square-kilometre) urban campus with a library and a dormitory. In 43 academic departments, the University has highly qualified faculty. In Pune, Ahmednagar, and Nashik, UniPune has affiliated colleges and research institutes. The University of Pune has recognized 232 research institutes, including national significance. The National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 has placed Pune University/ SPPU in 9th Position. In the 2021 NIRF Rankings, SPPU Pune was ranked 37th for the Overall Category. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council have given it an "A" rating (NAAC).
The University provides around 35 different courses in a variety of subjects. It is now ranked fourth in Maharashtra, and it has continuously placed in the top ten NIRF rankings for the past three years. On a global scale, SPPU was ranked between 801-1000 by QS World University Rankings. QS India Rankings has positioned in 14th place among all the Leading Universities. In QS BRICS Rankings, UniPune was secured 100th Position.
SPPU Pune Ranking Highlights
Agency |
Rank |
NIRF 2020 |
9 |
QS BRICS Rankings |
100 |
The Week |
8 out of 80 |
QS World University Rankings |
801-1000 |
QS India Rankings |
14 |
Outlook India ICARE |
21 out of 100 |
Times Higher Education(World University Rankings) |
601-800 |
SPPU Pune NIRF Ranking
NIRF 2020 Ranking List: SPPU Pune featured among Top 10 Universities. Manipal & JMI are the close competitors for SPPU.
Rank |
Name |
NIRF Score |
1 |
Indian Institute of Science, Karnataka |
84.18 |
2 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
70.16 |
3 |
Banaras Hindu University |
63.15 |
4 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
62.27 |
5 |
Jadavpur University |
61.99 |
6 |
University of Hyderabad |
61.7 |
7 |
Calcutta University |
61.53 |
8 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
61.51 |
9 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
61.13 |
10 |
Jamia Millia Islamia |
61.07 |
The following is the SPPU score in several NIRF 2019 (Universities) parameters:
Parameters |
Score SPPU (100) |
Graduation Outcomes |
86.04 |
Research and Professional Practices |
44.42 |
Teaching, Learning and Resources |
69.26 |
Perception |
16.55 |
Outreach and Inclusivity |
54.34 |
Total |
58.4 |
Last four years' SPPU Pune NIRF rankings-
Year |
Rank |
Total Score out of 100 |
2017 |
10 |
52.81 |
2018 |
9 |
58.24 |
2019 |
10 |
58.4 |
2020 |
9 |
61.13 |
SPPU Pune QS India University Ranking
In QS India 2020 Rankings, SPPU Pune was ranked 14th place. Whereas, in 2019, it was positioned 19th Rank. The following are the criteria used to assign a ranking to a university. It also demonstrates how well SPPU Pune performed in 2019 compared to previous years.
Overall Score |
48.6 |
Academic Reputation |
43.6 |
International Students |
21.9 |
International Faculty |
1.7 |
Faculty Student |
50.3 |
Employer Reputation |
58.5 |
Citations per Paper |
50.8 |
Faculty Staff with PhD. |
61.2 |
Papers per Faculty |
39.5 |
SPPU Pune QS BRICS Ranking
According to the BRICS Ranking, SPPU Pune is ranked 100th. The following are the criteria used to assign a ranking to a university.
Overall Score |
43.1 |
Faculty Student |
25.9 |
Employer Reputation |
72.5 |
Academic Reputation |
46.3 |
Citations per Paper |
32.7 |
Faculty Staff with PhD. |
50.3 |
International Students |
22.1 |
Papers per Faculty |
18.2 |
SPPU Pune Times Higher Education Rankings
SPPU Pune is ranked 601-800 in the Times Higher Education Rankings for 2019. The University was ranked 109th in the Asia ranking list in the same year. The characteristics of the Times Higher Education World Rankings are listed below, along with numerical data for SPPU Pune.
Parameters |
Score |
Overall |
28.3-35.2 |
Citations |
46.6 |
Industrial Income |
36.1 |
International Outlook |
17.5 |
Research |
18.5 |
Teaching |
38.9 |
The Asia Ranking factors from Times Higher Education are listed here, along with numerical numbers for SPPU Pune.
Parameters |
Score |
Overall |
36.4 |
Teaching |
45.9 |
Research |
18.9 |
International Outlook |
17.6 |
Industry Income |
35.6 |
Citations |
50.7 |
Times Higher Education's top five institutes for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019 are:
Country-wise Ranking of Institute |
Institute Name |
Times Higher Education Asia 2019 |
1 |
IIT Indore |
50 |
2 |
IIT Bombay |
54 |
3 |
IIT Kanpur |
82 |
4 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
109 |
5 |
IIT Madras |
120 |
SPPU Pune The Week Rankings
SPPU Pune was placed 8th in the Week's Ranking for top universities in India in 2019, gaining two places from its previous position.
Institute Name |
The Week 2019 Ranking |
The Week 2018 Ranking |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
1 |
1 |
Banaras Hindu University |
2 |
3 |
University of Delhi |
3 |
2 |
University of Hyderabad |
4 |
4 |
Jadavpur University |
5 |
6 |
Aligarh Muslim University |
6 |
5 |
Jamia Millia Islamia |
7 |
9 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
8 |
10 |
University of Calcutta |
9 |
8 |
Andhra University |
10 |
13 |
They develop a dedicated website for factual data collection and distribute the URL to approximately 570 universities. The factual score is then calculated using information from universities and secondary sources such as age and accreditation, infrastructure and other facilities, faculty, research and academics, student intake, and industry exposure and placements (only for technical universities).
In terms of other colleges on the list, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Hyderabad have maintained their first and fourth places in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Andhra University has advanced by three stages, while Jamia Milia Islamia has improved by two steps.
SPPU Pune OUTLOOK-ICARE University Rankings
In 2019, the SPPU Pune was ranked 21st in India by ICARE India Rankings. The sum of all of these characteristics is used to compute final scores.
Faculty Student Ratio |
15% |
Faculty with PhD |
15% |
Papers Per Faculty |
30% |
Citations Per Paper |
30% |
Inclusiveness & Diversity |
10% |
The top 25 colleges, according to the Outlook-ICARE Rankings, are listed in the table below.
Rank |
Name |
Overall Score |
1 |
IIT Bombay |
96.52 |
2 |
IISc Bangalore |
96.08 |
3 |
IIT Madras |
95.68 |
4 |
IIT Delhi |
95.55 |
5 |
IIT Kharagpur |
95.46 |
6 |
IIT Kanpur |
95.21 |
7 |
IIT Roorkee |
94.59 |
8 |
University of Delhi |
91.93 |
9 |
IIT Guwahati |
90.7 |
10 |
Jadavpur University |
89.38 |
11 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
86.08 |
12 |
IIT Indore |
86.05 |
13 |
Anna University |
85.9 |
14 |
Calcutta University |
83.84 |
15 |
BITS Pilani |
83.81 |
16 |
Banaras Hindu University |
83.75 |
17 |
Jamia Milia Islamia |
82.28 |
18 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
81.59 |
19 |
University of Hyderabad |
81.02 |
20 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
80.94 |
21 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
80.65 |
22 |
IIT Ropar |
80.53 |
23 |
Institute of Chemical Technology |
80.26 |
24 |
IIT Bhubaneswar |
80.24 |
25 |
Aligarh Muslim University |
80.17 |
IIT Bombay received the greatest score in all parameters and took first place, followed by IISc Bangalore and IIT Madras. Manipal Academy of Higher Education is the finest private institute since it was the only one to secure a seat after the top ten spots were taken by government institutions.
Savitribai Phule Pune University Notable Features
The following are a few of them: