GB Pant University tops IIRF 2025 rankings in state university semi-urban category

IIRF University Ranking 2025: Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Udham Singh Nagar, has secured Rank 1 in the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2025 under the State University Semi-Urban/Rural Region category.

Recognized as one of the top 10 government universities in India, GBPUAT is a leading government institution in agricultural and technological education.

Rank 2 has been awarded to Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, while Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, holds Rank 3 in the same IIRF 2025 category.

These top government universities in India continue to reinforce their reputation for academic excellence across agriculture, veterinary sciences, and engineering disciplines.

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttarakhand

Established in 1960, GBPUAT is a government university located in Uttarakhand. It comprises eight UGC-approved colleges and is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

The university houses 14 research centers and over 100 departments, offering more than 137 courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels across streams such as commerce, arts, and management.

GBPUAT offers a specialized MSc in Agriculture Biotechnology based on GAT-B scores. In the 2023 placement season, the median package stood at ₹5.75 LPA for UG (4-year), ₹6 LPA for UG (5-year), and ₹7 LPA for PG (2-year) programs.

Earlier in 2022, 546 UG and 199 PG students were placed, with BTech/BSc students receiving ₹4.55 LPA and BVSC students ₹6 LPA. PG (2-year) courses saw a median package of ₹5.50 LPA.

The university offers programs such as B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MCA, B.Sc., M.Sc., MVSc, M.Sc. Agri., and seven PhD programs, along with a Diploma in Hi-Tech Agriculture.

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University (AAU), established in 1969, is a public university located in Nagaon, Assam.

It offers 156 ICAR-approved courses at UG and PG levels across multiple disciplines such as business & management studies, medicine & health sciences, and veterinary science.

Key programs include B.Sc., M.Sc., B.F.Sc., BVSC, MVSC, and MBA/PGDM. The median package offered to students is around ₹56,197.

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Established in 1998, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in Belagavi, Karnataka, operates through 182 affiliated colleges, one constituent college, and 25 autonomous colleges.

VTU offers 96 postgraduate and 37 undergraduate programs in streams such as engineering and management.

Popular courses include BTech and MBA, with a curriculum covering subjects like managerial economics, business statistics, and marketing management.

LIST OF TOP 10 GOVERNMENT STATE UNIVERSITY SEMI-URBAN/RURAL REGION- 2025

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