KU, SKUAST-K & NIT Srinagar Scale Up in Rankings
Srinagar- The University of Kashmir has significantly improved its standing, securing 59th position in the ‘Overall’ category, up from 69th last year. In the ‘Universities’ category, it climbed to 34th place from 45th, while in the State Public Universities category, it reached 8th position, compared to 14th last year. Similarly, University of Jammu showed steady improvement, ranking 50th in the ‘Universities’ category and 21st among State Public Universities, up from 51st and 23rd respectively last year. In other key sectors, SKUAST-Kashmir entered the top 100 in the ‘Overall’ category at 94th position and climbed to 7th place in Agriculture, improving from 10th last year. SKUAST-Jammu, however, slipped slightly to 23rd in Agriculture from 20th in 2024.
Engineering and Management institutions from the Union Territory also improved their standings. IIT Jammu moved up to 56th rank in Engineering from 62nd, while NIT Srinagar climbed to 73rd position from 79th. In Management, IIM Jammu improved to 35th position from 42nd. In the field of architecture, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) earned 23rd place, up from 31st last year.
The rankings, released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reflect the consistent efforts of these institutions to improve teaching, research, and infrastructure, highlighting the growing prominence of Jammu and Kashmir in India’s higher education landscape. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended his heartiest congratulations to the universities and educational institutions of Jammu and Kashmir for their remarkable performance. In a post on X, the LG said, “University of Kashmir has secured 34th position and University of Jammu 51st position in the #NIRF2025 Rankings under the Universities category. In Agriculture & Allied Sectors, SKUAST-K has achieved the 7th rank and SKUAST-J the 23rd position.” University of Kashmir has secured 8th rank and University of Jammu 21st rank under State Public Universities category, he wrote. ” This is a commendable achievement and a testament to transformative efforts to create world-class teaching and research institutions. IIT Jammu, NIT Srinagar, and IIM Jammu have figured among the top 100 institutes in Engineering and Management categories respectively, while SMVDU has earned a place in the top 25 for Architecture. I congratulate all universities and institutes for this remarkable accomplishment.”
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