Calicut University Ranking 2025

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04 Nov, 2025 NIRF Ranking 2025 has been released on September 4, 2025Calicut University secured the following positions:

  • #38 out of 100 universities under “Overall University Category”

Calicut University ranking 2023 has been released by top ranking agencies like NIRF, QS University ranking, Outlook etc. In the country-wide ranking, the University of Calicut ranks 70th among the top 100 universities as per the recently released NIRF 2023 data.    

Calicut University is the largest University in Kerala, with more than 25 departments of postgraduate studies and research. It dates back to the year 1968 and holds the privilege of being the second oldest university to be established in the state. It admits approximately 2.75 lakh students every year.

Calicut University has also been ranked under the 401-450 band in Asia University Ranking by the QS Global Ranking 2023. It was also ranked 92 in Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia by QS Global Ranking 2023. Check Calicut University Courses & Fees

Calicut University Ranking Highlights

Ranking Year Ranking
NIRF 2023 70th out of 100 (Universities Category) 
QS Asia University 2023 401-450 (Asian University Ranking)
QS India Universities 2023 92 (Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia)

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Calicut University NIRF Ranking 2023

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), a governing body launched in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, ranks the Indian education Institutions on different parameters. As per the recently released NIRF 2023 listing, the University of Calicut has obtained the 70th rank.

Raking Body Year Category Rank
NIRF 2023 Universities 70th among Top 100

Calicut University NIRF 2023 ranking has been calculated based on the following parameters and their respective scores on a 100 point scale as displayed below:

Parameters Score
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 69.14
Research and Professional Practices (RPC) 16.10
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 61.31
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 57.40
Perception 29.94
Overall Score  46.56

The NIRF list of universities for 2023 is headed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the topmost position. Other famous universities that have dominated the list for the past three years are Jawaharlal Nehru University, ranked 2, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi ranked 3 in 2023. The top 10 universities in the NIRF list are as follows: 

Rank Name NIRF Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 83.16
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University 68.92
3 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 67.73
4 Jadavpur University 66.07
5 Banaras Hindu University 65.85
6 Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal 64.98
7 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 64.67
8 Vellore Institute of Technology 64.33
9 Aligarh Muslim University 63.88
10 University of Hyderabad 62.09

The rankings of the University of Calicut over the past 3 years including are given below:

Year Rank Score
2022 69 44.93
2021 60 44.13
2020 54 46.37

Calicut University QS World University Ranking 2023

QS India University Ranking is granted on the basis of multiple parameters. These include Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student, International Students, Faculty Staff with Ph.D., Papers per Faculty, and Citations per Paper. 

These parameters are also used in the rankings of BRICS, as well as Asian Universities Rankings. The University Of Calicut has aquired #401-450 rank band in QS Asia University Rankings 2023 and 92 in the Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia by QS Global Ranking 2023. It received an overall score of 32.3 among the Indian universities. The Scores of Calicut University from the above parameters are as follows:

QS Asian Universities Ranking

QS Asian University ranking is based on several parameters such as academic & employer reputation, faculty student ratio, citations per paper, international students, inbound & outbound exchange etc. Below mentioned is the weightage provided to Calicut University by QS University Ranking 2023.

QS Ranking Parameters QS Ranking 2023
Academic Reputation 6.3                                    
Employer Reputations 3.5
Faculty Student Ratio 8.1
Papers per Faculty 71.8
Citations per Paper 6.2
International Students 3.6
Faculty Staff with Ph.D. 95.5
International Research Network 1.4

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Collegedunia Ranking

Calicut University Education ranking by Collegedunia.com is 39 out of 201 colleges in India in 2025.

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#39  out of 201 in  India 2025
#2nd in Kerala

Indiatoday Ranking

Calicut University Overall ranking by India Today is 20 out of 45 colleges in India in 2025 and it was 20 out of 44 colleges in India in 2024.

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#20  out of 45 in  India 2025
#20  out of 44 in  India 2024

NIRF Ranking

Calicut University Overall ranking by NIRF is 38 out of 100 colleges in India in 2025 and it was 101-150 out of 200 colleges in India in 2024.

NIRF
Stream / Category2025 Ranking2024 Ranking2023 Ranking
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#38  out of 100 in  India 2025
#101-150  out of 200 in  India 2024
#5th in Kerala
#101  out of 200 in  India 2023
#5th in Kerala

Outlook Ranking

Calicut University Overall ranking by Outlook is 40 out of 100 colleges in India in 2019.

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Overall
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#40  out of 100 in  India 2019
#1st in Kerala

QS Ranking

Calicut University Overall ranking by QS World University is 45 out of 100 colleges in India in 2020 and it was 39 out of 72 colleges in India in 2019.

QS World University
Stream / Category2020 Ranking2019 Ranking
Overall
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#45  out of 100 in  India 2020
#1st in Kerala
#39  out of 72 in  India 2019
#1st in Kerala

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aafiya yadgir
Mar 19, 2024 12:43
Is Calicut University better than Kannur University?
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Ashish Ramtari
May 26, 2024 08:27

Both Universities are globally recognised and prominent institutes. However, in some conditions, Calicut University is far better than Kannur University. Mentioned below are the comparison points:

  • NIRF Placed Calicut University at 70th position while Kannur University at 151st position.
  • The average package of Calicut University is 3 LPA while the average package of Kannur University is INR 2.5 LPA.
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shivangi
Mar 19, 2024 11:05
What is the international ranking of Calicut University?
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Ashish Ramtari
May 21, 2024 11:07

QS Global has ranked Calicut University at 401-450 band in Asia University Rankings. It was also ranked at 92 position in Asian University Rankings- Southern Asia by QS Global Ranking.


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