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RTMNU Rankings 2026
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur, is placed in the 51 to 100 band under the NIRF Universities category in 2025 and holds a confirmed Pharmacy rank of 54 in the same NIRF cycle, reflecting its standing across two assessed categories of the national framework. IIRF ranked RTMNU’s Mass Communications programme 11th out of 100 institutions nationally in 2026, placing it third in Maharashtra in that discipline and marking it as the university’s highest position in any IIRF stream category.
- Collegedunia 2026 ranks RTMNU’s Pharmacy programme 45th out of 200 colleges nationally and 7th in Maharashtra, its strongest rank across all streams on the Collegedunia platform.
- Collegedunia 2026 places RTMNU’s Education programme 82nd out of 200 nationally and third in Maharashtra in that stream.
- NIRF Pharmacy rank has remained in the top 55 across three consecutive cycles: 54th in 2025, 51st in 2024, and 51st in 2023.
- RTMNU holds NAAC A grade accreditation, reflecting institutional quality benchmarking across academic, research, and governance parameters.
Established in 1923, RTMNU is one of the older state public universities in Maharashtra and serves as an affiliating university for colleges across the Vidarbha region. Its programmes span law, science, arts, commerce, education, pharmacy, engineering, and management disciplines across a large network of affiliated institutions.
RTMNU Ranking in India
The table below compiles RTMNU’s most recent national ranking positions from major Indian frameworks, covering both stream-specific and overall assessments. As an affiliating university serving the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, RTMNU is assessed at the university level by NIRF and at the stream level by Collegedunia and IIRF. Rankings from different bodies use varying cohort sizes and methodologies, so positions across frameworks are not directly comparable.
| Ranking Body | Category | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia | Pharmacy | 45 out of 200 | 2026 |
| Collegedunia | Education | 82 out of 200 | 2026 |
| Collegedunia | Animation | 82 out of 100 | 2026 |
| Collegedunia | Hotel Management | 127 out of 200 | 2026 |
| Collegedunia | Law | 177 out of 200 | 2026 |
| NIRF | Universities | 51 to 100 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Pharmacy | 54 out of 125 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Overall | 150 to 200 | 2024 |
| IIRF | Mass Communications | 11 out of 100 | 2026 |
| IIRF | Pharmacy | 24 out of 30 | 2026 |
Collegedunia Rankings for RTMNU
Collegedunia’s 2026 rankings include RTMNU across five distinct streams. Pharmacy holds the strongest national position at 45th out of 200 colleges and 7th in Maharashtra. The Education programme is placed 82nd nationally and holds a third-place state rank in Maharashtra, while Animation also sits at 82nd nationally across a smaller pool of 100 colleges.
| Stream | National Rank (2026) | State Rank (Maharashtra) |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 45 out of 200 | 7th in Maharashtra |
| Education | 82 out of 200 | 3rd in Maharashtra |
| Animation | 82 out of 100 | 21st in Maharashtra |
| Hotel Management | 127 out of 200 | 12th in Maharashtra |
| Law | 177 out of 200 | 17th in Maharashtra |
The Education stream was ranked 63rd nationally in 2025 and is placed at 82nd in 2026. Collegedunia’s rankings consider parameters including academic programme quality, faculty, infrastructure, and placement outcomes. The Pharmacy programme’s 45th rank nationally is a comparatively strong outcome for a state public affiliating university, given that such universities compete across a wide programme range rather than concentrating resources on a single discipline.
NIRF Rankings for RTMNU
RTMNU participates in the National Institutional Ranking Framework, published annually by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, across multiple categories. NIRF 2025 placed RTMNU in the 51 to 100 band under the Universities category and at 54th in the Pharmacy category. NIRF evaluates institutions on five parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR).
NIRF Universities
RTMNU is placed in the 51 to 100 band under the NIRF Universities category in 2025. This category assesses universities as institutions rather than their individual departments, covering parameters applicable to university-level research, governance, and graduate outcomes. The Universities band for 2025 reflects RTMNU’s standing among assessed state and central universities in India.
NIRF Pharmacy
RTMNU’s Pharmacy rank was 54th out of 125 institutions in 2025, compared to 51st in both 2024 and 2023. The three-year data indicates consistent positioning in the top half of NIRF’s Pharmacy category. NIRF Pharmacy assessments cover institutions offering B.Pharm, Pharm.D, and M.Pharm programmes.
| NIRF Category | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 54 out of 125 | 2025 |
| Pharmacy | 51 out of 125 | 2024 |
| Pharmacy | 51 out of 125 | 2023 |
NIRF Overall
RTMNU was placed in the 150 to 200 band under the NIRF Overall category in 2024, with a rank of 151st in 2023. The NIRF Overall category pools all types of institutions including IITs, IIMs, standalone institutes, and universities into a single list, which explains the difference between its Universities band (51 to 100) and its Overall band (150 to 200) for the same institution.
IIRF Rankings for RTMNU
The Indian Institutional Ranking Framework has assessed RTMNU in two distinct streams in 2026: Mass Communications and Pharmacy. The Mass Communications programme holds RTMNU’s strongest IIRF position, ranked 11th nationally out of 100 institutions and third in Maharashtra in 2026, making it the university’s highest stream rank across any IIRF category.
| IIRF Category | National Rank | State Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Communications | 11 out of 100 | 3rd in Maharashtra | 2026 |
| Pharmacy | 24 out of 30 | Not listed | 2026 |
| Pharmacy | 24 out of 30 | Not listed | 2025 |
The IIRF Pharmacy rank of 24 out of 30 was unchanged between 2025 and 2026, indicating a stable position within that stream category. IIRF’s rankings assess institutions on parameters including academic resources, faculty strength, and placement outcomes within the respective discipline.
RTMNU Ranking FAQs
Ques. What is RTMNU’s NIRF rank?
Ans. RTMNU is placed in the 51 to 100 band under the NIRF Universities category in 2025 and holds a Pharmacy rank of 54 out of 125 in the same cycle. In the NIRF Overall category, which pools all institution types together, RTMNU was in the 150 to 200 band in 2024.
Ques. What is RTMNU’s best Collegedunia rank?
Ans. RTMNU’s strongest Collegedunia rank is in the Pharmacy stream, placed 45th out of 200 colleges nationally in 2026 and 7th in Maharashtra. Across all five Collegedunia-ranked streams for the university, Pharmacy holds the highest national position.
Ques. How has RTMNU’s NIRF Pharmacy rank changed over the years?
Ans. RTMNU held a NIRF Pharmacy rank of 51 out of 125 in both 2024 and 2023, and moved to 54 in 2025. The three-year trend shows a stable position in the top half of NIRF’s Pharmacy category, with a minor shift of three ranks in the most recent cycle.
Ques. How does RTMNU rank within Maharashtra?
Ans. In Collegedunia 2026, RTMNU ranks 3rd in Maharashtra in the Education stream, 7th in Pharmacy, 12th in Hotel Management, 17th in Law, and 21st in Animation. In IIRF 2026, the Mass Communications programme ranks 3rd in Maharashtra among assessed institutions in that category.
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