Agriculture and Allied Sectors is a relatively new category that was introduced in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) which was released on June 5, 2023. Located in New Delhi, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has topped the list followed by ICAR - National Dairy Research Institut in Haryana and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
For the overall rankings, teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices are a few of the criteria that are considered. These ranks are coveted and prestigious.
Here's the list of top agricultural and allied sector institutes in India.
NIRF Rankings 2023: Agricultural and Allied Sectors category | Top 40 institutes
1) Indian Agricultural Research Institute - New Delhi - Delhi
2) ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute - Karnal - Haryana
3) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - Ludhiana - Punjab
4) Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
6) Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - Bareilly - Uttar Pradesh
7) Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University - Mumbai - Maharashtra
8) G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - Pantnagar - Uttarakhand
9) Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar - Srinagar - Jammu and Kashmir
10) Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University - Hisar - Haryana
11) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore - Bangalore - Karnataka
12) Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
13) National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur - Tamil Nadu
14) Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya - Kangra - Himachal Pradesh
15) Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur - Thrissur - Kerala
16) Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya - Nadia - West Bengal
17) Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan - Solan - Himachal Pradesh
18) Anand Agricultural University - Anand - Gujarat
19) Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat - Jorhat - Assam
20) Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur - Guntur - Andhra Pradesh
21) Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University - Ludhiana - Punjab
22) Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar - Khordha - Odisha
23) Annamalai University - Annamalainagar - Tamil Nadu
24) National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management - Sonipat - Haryana
25) Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies - Kochi - Kerala
26) West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - Kolkata - West Bengal
27) Lovely Professional University - Phagwara - Punjab
28) University of Agricultural Sciences - Dharwad - Karnataka
29) Central Agricultural University - Imphal West - Manipur
30) Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur - Kanpur - Uttar Pradesh
31) Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University - Tirupati - Andhra Pradesh
32) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management - Hyderabad - Telangana
33) Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur - Samastipur - Bihar
34) Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences - Hisar - Haryana
35) Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya - Faizabad - Uttar Pradesh
36) Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri - Rahuri - Maharashtra
37) Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Science University, Nandinagar - Bidar - Karnataka
38) Junagadh Agricultural University - Junagadh - Gujarat
39) University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - Raichur - Karnataka
40) Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University - Nagapattinam - Tamil Nadu
