Deshbandhu College Rankings 2026
Deshbandhu College, New Delhi ranks 27th in Science, 37th in Commerce, and 49th in Arts in Collegedunia’s 2026 India college rankings, with a Collegedunia Score of 804.0 in Science. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) placed it 13th in the Colleges category in 2025, a rise from 17th in 2023, its strongest position in the available three-year window.
- India Today 2025 ranks Deshbandhu College 37th in BCom, 39th in BSc, and 53rd in BA among colleges across India.
- NIRF total score reached 71.26 in 2025, up from 65.22 in 2023, with year-on-year score gains across three consecutive cycles.
- BCom is the college’s most consistently competitive stream, ranking 37th in both Collegedunia 2026 and India Today 2025.
- Affiliated to the University of Delhi, Deshbandhu College is ranked under the NIRF Colleges category, separate from the University of Delhi’s own NIRF University ranking.
Deshbandhu College Ranking in India
Deshbandhu College appears across three national ranking frameworks: Collegedunia, NIRF, and India Today. The table below consolidates its rank in each body and stream, with the most recent year first.
| Ranking Body | Stream / Category | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia | Science – TEST | 27 | - | - | - |
| Collegedunia | Commerce | 37 | - | - | - |
| Collegedunia | Arts | 49 | - | - | - |
| NIRF | Colleges | - | 13 | 16 | 17 |
| India Today | BCom | - | 37 | 45 | 48 |
| India Today | BSc | - | 39 | 43 | 43 |
| India Today | BA | - | 53 | 61 | 66 |
BCom and Science are the college’s strongest streams across the two bodies that publish stream-level ranks. The NIRF Colleges rank of 13th in 2025 applies to the college as a whole, not by individual stream.
Deshbandhu College Collegedunia Ranking
Deshbandhu College features in three Collegedunia 2026 ranking streams. Its highest position is 27th in Science, followed by 37th in Commerce and 49th in Arts. The Collegedunia Score for Science (804.0) is higher than the scores for Commerce (757.8) and Arts (757.0).
| Stream | Rank (2026) | Collegedunia Score |
|---|---|---|
| Science | 27 | 804.0 |
| Commerce | 37 | 757.8 |
| Arts | 49 | 757.0 |
The score gap between Science and the two other streams is 46.2 points. Multi-year Collegedunia data for Deshbandhu College is not available in the current dataset; the 2026 rankings represent the first full cycle on record.
Deshbandhu College NIRF Ranking
Deshbandhu College is ranked by the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) under the Colleges category, which evaluates standalone undergraduate colleges separately from universities and technical institutes. It has held a top-20 NIRF Colleges position in each of the three years on record, improving from 17th in 2023 to 13th in 2025.
Deshbandhu College NIRF Colleges Ranking 2025
Deshbandhu College’s NIRF Colleges rank of 13th in 2025, with a total score of 71.26 out of 100, is its highest result in the available three-year data window.
| Year | NIRF Colleges Rank | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 71.26 |
| 2024 | 16 | 66.03 |
| 2023 | 17 | 65.22 |
The larger score gain came in the 2025 cycle (5.23 points, from 66.03 to 71.26) compared to the 2024 cycle (0.81 points, from 65.22 to 66.03), with the rank improving from 16th to 13th in the same year. NIRF evaluates colleges across five parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception (PR). Parameter-level scores for Deshbandhu College are available on the NIRF website.
Deshbandhu College India Today Ranking
Deshbandhu College appears in three streams in the India Today ranking: BCom, BSc, and BA. India Today produces these rankings in association with Market Development and Research Associates (MDRA). The college improved its position in all three streams between 2023 and 2025.
Deshbandhu College India Today BCom Ranking
Deshbandhu College ranks 37th in BCom under India Today 2025, its highest position among the three streams, with a score of 1,360.3.
| Year | India Today BCom Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 1,360.3 |
| 2024 | 45 | 1,330.9 |
| 2023 | 48 | 1,259.7 |
The BCom rank improved by 11 positions between 2023 and 2025, with steady gains each year. The score rose by 100.6 points over the same period.
Deshbandhu College India Today BSc Ranking
Deshbandhu College ranked 39th in BSc in India Today 2025, with a score of 1,329.9.
| Year | India Today BSc Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 1,329.9 |
| 2024 | 43 | 1,307.5 |
| 2023 | 43 | 1,290.0 |
The BSc rank held at 43rd in both 2023 and 2024 before improving to 39th in 2025. The score increased by 39.9 points between 2023 and 2025.
Deshbandhu College India Today BA Ranking
Deshbandhu College ranked 53rd in BA in India Today 2025, with a score of 1,008.8. BA recorded the largest rank gain among Deshbandhu College’s three India Today streams between 2023 and 2025.
| Year | India Today BA Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 1,008.8 |
| 2024 | 61 | 996.2 |
| 2023 | 66 | 905.6 |
The BA rank improved by 13 positions between 2023 and 2025, with the score rising by 103.2 points across the same period. India Today does not publish parameter-level breakdowns for individual colleges.
Deshbandhu College Ranking FAQs
Ques. What is Deshbandhu College’s NIRF rank in 2025?
Ans. Deshbandhu College ranked 13th in the NIRF Colleges category in 2025, with a total score of 71.26 out of 100. This is its highest NIRF position in the three-year data window, up from 16th in 2024 and 17th in 2023. The college is evaluated under the NIRF Colleges category, which covers standalone undergraduate colleges, not the NIRF Overall or University categories.
Ques. How does Deshbandhu College rank in Collegedunia’s 2026 list?
Ans. In Collegedunia’s 2026 India college rankings, Deshbandhu College ranks 27th in Science (score: 804.0), 37th in Commerce (score: 757.8), and 49th in Arts (score: 757.0). Science is its highest-ranked stream in the Collegedunia framework, with a 46.2-point score advantage over the Arts and Commerce streams.
Ques. Has Deshbandhu College’s India Today ranking improved between 2023 and 2025?
Ans. Yes. Deshbandhu College improved in all three India Today streams between 2023 and 2025: BCom moved from 48th to 37th (up 11 positions), BSc from 43rd to 39th (up 4 positions), and BA from 66th to 53rd (up 13 positions). BA recorded the largest rank gain in absolute terms over this period.
Ques. Does Deshbandhu College appear in the NIRF Overall or NIRF University ranking?
Ans. No. Deshbandhu College is ranked only under the NIRF Colleges category, which is specifically for standalone undergraduate colleges. Its affiliating institution, the University of Delhi, has its own separate ranking under NIRF Universities. Deshbandhu College does not appear in the NIRF Overall or NIRF Universities categories.
Ques. Which is Deshbandhu College’s strongest stream across ranking bodies?
Ans. BCom is the most consistently strong stream across both ranking bodies that publish stream-level data. Deshbandhu College sits at 37th in BCom in both Collegedunia 2026 and India Today 2025. In Science, Collegedunia places it higher at 27th, while India Today ranks it 39th in BSc, reflecting methodological differences between the two frameworks.
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