The latest NIRF 2025 pharmacy rankings has here, and once again Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, comes out on top. With a score of 86.59, it remains the country’s leading pharmacy institute, outperforming experience on multiple fronts from teaching and learning resources to research output and graduation outcomes. 

Right behind Jamia Hamdard is BITS Pilani, which pulled off a impressive 2nd position with a score of 82.28. Also coming to third is Panjab University, Chandigarh, which secured a solid corner thanks to strong perception, outreach, and consistent performance in last years.

Here are some of the other institutions that made it to the top 10:

Jamia Hamdard – New Delhi – 84.01

NIPER Hyderabad – Telangana – 80.29

BITS Pilani – Rajasthan – 78.95

JSS College of Pharmacy – Ooty, Tamil Nadu – 77.13

Institute of Chemical Technology – Mumbai, Maharashtra – 74.69

JSS College of Pharmacy – Mysore, Karnataka – 72.89

Panjab University – Chandigarh – 72.76

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Udupi, Karnataka – 72.27

NIPER Mohali – Punjab – 70.86

SVKM’s NMIMS – Mumbai, Maharashtra – 69.94

What makes these rankings meaningful are the balancing. It’s not just about exam results; the NIRF looks after how well students are taught, how much research is going on, whether graduates are successful, whether colleges reach out and serve communities, and how people outside the institution looks them.

For students dreaming of studying pharmacy, this list offers a roadmap. If you goals for the best, the top-ranked colleges are making benchmarks in labs, industry collaboration, and visibility. At the same time, colleges further down the list have work to do in infrastructure, research visibility, or student support to climb higher.