The University of Hyderabad was founded in 1974 as a central university. The University has received UGC approval and NAAC accreditation. Hyderabad University offers postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering, management, science, and technology, among other fields. Hyderabad University embraces a reputable status from different ranking agencies at the National and International levels. It has been ranked for its noteworthy achievements in Quality Education, Research & Innovation, Placement activity and inclusivity.
In NIRF Rankings 2020, Hyderabad University secured 6th Rank among Leading Universities in India. NIRF has also ranked the University as India's fourth-best institution in 2019. Apart from NIRF, other notable ranking agencies such as India Today, Outlook, The WEEK have declared the ranking for the University at the National level. On an international scale, Hyderabad University was ranked by QS-BRICS, US NEWS.
University of Hyderabad NIRF Ranking
The Ministry of HRD launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2015 to rank various institutions across the country. The University of Hyderabad is now rated 9th in the NIRF 2021 rankings. It had previously been placed 6th in the University category. For the 6 consecutive years, UOH has been ranked among the Top 10 Universities in India by NIRF. In 2016 and 2019, NIRF has ranked 4th Position for UOH.
Year |
Rank (University Category) |
Total score out of 100 |
2016 |
4 |
85.45 |
2017 |
7 |
56.3 |
2018 |
5 |
60.54 |
2019 |
4 |
61.85 |
2020 |
6 |
61.7 |
2021 |
9 |
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The top ten universities in NIRF Category 2020 are shown below:
According to NIRF, let's glance at India's top ten universities. With an overall score of 84.18, the Indian Institute of Science takes first place, followed by JNU Delhi and Banaras Hindu University in second and third place, respectively.
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 |
University of Hyderabad Outlook-ICARE Ranking
The University of Hyderabad has been placed 19th among India's universities in the Outlook-ICARE India Ranking 2019. Faculty Student Ratio, Citations per Paper, Faculty with PhD, Papers per Faculty, Inclusiveness & Diversity are some of the criteria used by the ranking forum.
The following is a list of the Top Universities in India according to the Outlook-ICARE rating 2019:
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 |
19 |
University of Hyderabad |
81.02 |
According to the information provided above, the University of Hyderabad is ranked 19th among the top 20 universities in the country.
University of Hyderabad QS World University Ranking
The University of Hyderabad's QS Rankings is based on several parameters, shown below with their numerical values.
Parameters |
QS Parameter Score Value |
Employer Reputation |
5.3 |
Academic Reputation |
10.8 |
Citations Per Faculty |
40.5 |
International Faculty |
2.5 |
Faculty Student |
26.9 |
International Students |
3.4 |
The following are some of the most important Hyderabad University rankings:
Ranking 2021
Rankings 2020
Rankings 2019
Hyderabad Central University Notable Features