Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2025: Top 75 State Public Universities

Are you looking for the best State Public Universities in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 75 State Public Universities for 2025 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.

Updated on: 1 August 2025 4:36 pm

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Rank 2025	University Name	State	Academic & Research Excellence 400	Industry Interface & Placement 200	Infrastructure & Facilities 150	Governance & Extension 150	Diversity & Outreach 100	Total Score 1000
1	JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY Kolkata	West Bengal	388.08	192.05	137.09	132.92	79.56	929.7
2	CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY Kolkata	West Bengal	387.12	193.29	136.91	130.53	80.64	928.49
3	SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY Pune	Maharashtra	386.98	192.02	136.43	132.73	80.27	928.43
4	BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	386.18	192.96	137.08	132.41	79.79	928.42
5	ANNA UNIVERSITY Chennai	Tamil Nadu	385.13	191.44	137.75	129.45	79.4	923.17
6	Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belagavi	Karnataka	384.59	189.56	136.05	128.44	80.04	918.68
7	ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY Annamalainagar	Tamil Nadu	384.1	189.88	135.16	128.6	79.03	916.77
8	MYSORE UNIVERSITY Mysore	Karnataka	384.31	189.84	134.37	128.27	78.37	915.16
9	ANDHRA UNIVERSITY Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	382.39	189.14	133.89	129.37	77.63	912.42
10	GUJARAT UNIVERSITY Ahmedabad	Gujarat	382.14	188.73	134.51	129.88	77.09	912.35
11	UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS Chennai	Tamil Nadu	382.84	189.02	132.37	128.18	76.85	909.26
12	KERALA UNIVERSITY Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	382.12	188.61	133.83	128.05	76.62	909.23
13	OSMANIA UNIVERSITY Hyderabad	Telangana	383.12	187.19	131.07	126.61	75.16	903.15
14	ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu	383.88	186	132.62	124.71	73.73	900.94
15	COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Cochin	Kerala	383.45	185.71	131.78	125.34	74.26	900.54
16	GAUHATI UNIVERSITY Guwahati	Assam	383.74	186.86	131.01	124.76	73.98	900.35
17	UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	383.06	185.87	129.34	125.57	72.24	896.08
18	GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY Amritsar	Punjab	381.39	185.58	127.44	126.28	70.88	891.57
19	SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	381.82	185.37	127.07	126.48	70.53	891.27
20	BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	380.87	185.72	126.57	124.86	69.16	887.18
21	UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT Calicut	Kerala	380.71	185.44	126.33	124.72	69.52	886.72
22	MADURAI KAMRAJ UNIVERSITY Madurai	Tamil Nadu	381.54	185.2	125.92	123.62	69.85	886.13
23	UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU Jammu Tawi	Jammu and Kashmir	381.67	185.67	124.35	121.89	71.12	884.7
24	BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Bengaluru	Karnataka	382.01	185.06	124.21	121.7	70.54	883.52
25	GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY New Delhi	Delhi	380.04	186.55	124.76	120.33	71.79	883.47
26	MUMBAI UNIVERSITY Mumbai	Maharashtra	378.21	186.09	124.37	118.85	70.85	878.37
27	PERIYAR UNIVERSITY Salem	Tamil Nadu	378.46	185.96	124.99	117.54	69.87	876.82
28	DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY Aurangabad	Maharashtra	377.44	184.53	123.44	116.38	69.67	871.46
29	MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY Rohtak	Haryana	377.09	182.55	121.57	116.09	69.93	867.23
30	KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY Shimoga	Karnataka	376.17	180.64	121.77	115.34	68.33	862.25
31	THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN Barddhaman	West Bengal	376.58	180.73	120.13	113.41	67.51	858.36
32	UTKAL UNIVERSITY Bhubaneswar	Odisha	374.66	179.74	119.08	113.25	66.23	852.96
33	GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Hisar	Haryana	375.26	179.33	117.83	112.03	66.12	850.57
34	MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA Vadodara	Gujarat	374.04	177.37	118.07	110.35	66.72	846.55
35	GOA UNIVERSITY Goa	Goa	372.09	177.16	118.53	110.69	66.24	844.71
36	MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY Kottayam	Kerala	371.9	175.96	119.36	110.58	65.36	843.16
37	DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA Indore	Madhya Pradesh	371.89	174.3	118.78	110.47	64.45	839.89
38	DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY Dibrugarh	Assam	370.08	174.38	118.75	110.56	63.36	837.13
39	KALYANI UNIVERSITY Kalyani	West Bengal	371.01	173.35	119.56	110.05	62.4	836.37
40	SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY Kolhapur	Maharashtra	369.19	171.78	118.94	109.83	61.59	831.33
41	SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY Katra	Jammu and Kashmir	370.14	170.49	117.59	109.12	62.08	829.42
42	YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	369.4	170.75	117.23	108.9	62.97	829.25
43	ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	367.6	171.5	117.36	108.86	61.86	827.18
44	MANGALORE UNIVERSITY Mangalagangotri	Karnataka	366.63	169.96	115.78	109.52	62.43	824.32
45	MOHANLAL SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY Udaipur	Rajasthan	366.49	169.54	115.74	110.22	61.96	823.95
46	NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY Umavinagar	Maharashtra	365.64	169.89	116.07	108.8	62.5	822.9
47	PANJABI UNIVERSITY Patiala	Punjab	365.96	169.93	116.21	107.24	62.98	822.32
48	RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	366.86	168.77	115.08	106.17	63.54	820.42
49	SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT Kalady	Kerala	366.47	168.89	113.32	104.66	62.73	816.07
50	SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY Anantapur	Andhra Pradesh	365.47	167.8	112.14	104.59	62.54	812.54
51	SRI PADMAVATHI MAHILA VISVA VIDYALAYAM Tirupathi	Andhra Pradesh	363.81	167.59	113.29	102.31	62.7	809.7
52	THE RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY Nagpur	Maharashtra	363.55	167.5	112.71	102.69	62.35	808.8
53	TUMKUR UNIVERSITY Tumkur	Karnataka	362.15	165.26	113.84	103.82	63.54	808.61
54	UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	362.48	166.14	112.89	103	63.15	807.66
55	VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY Midnapore	West Bengal	362.82	167.15	113.2	101.97	61.91	807.05
56	J.C. BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Faridabad	Haryana	362.39	164.39	113.56	102.71	61.88	804.93
57	KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY Kurukshetra	Haryana	360.76	165.35	112.69	101.72	62.37	802.89
58	SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY Sambalpur	Odisha	360.05	164.02	110.96	100.85	62.03	797.91
59	PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Ludhiana	Punjab	359.31	162.55	111.21	99.32	62.24	794.63
60	G. B. PANT UNIVERSTIY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Pantnagar	Uttarakhand	358.34	162.17	111.31	97.33	60.45	789.6
61	MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	356.47	162.3	110.4	95.96	58.66	783.79
62	UNIVERSITY OF KERALA Trivandrum	Kerala	355.98	160.5	108.8	94.93	58.33	778.54
63	VEER SURENDRA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Burla	Odisha	354.68	158.93	109.11	94.6	56.45	773.77
64	HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY Shimla	Himachal Pradesh	353	157.58	108.11	95.24	55.17	769.1
65	TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	351.68	156.49	107.13	93.36	54.33	762.99
66	UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Dharwad	Karnataka	351.92	155.98	106.43	91.75	52.82	758.9
67	TAMIL NADU VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY Chennai	Tamil Nadu	351.75	155.02	105.79	89.88	53.18	755.62
68	KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY Dharwad	Karnataka	352.38	154.79	104.87	89.77	53.25	755.06
69	SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY VALLABH VIDYANAGAR Anand	Gujarat	352.84	154.06	102.98	89.82	53.72	753.42
70	ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Anand	Gujarat	353.01	154.31	102.32	90.19	53.34	753.17
71	PROFESSOR JAYASHANKAR TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Hyderabad	Telangana	352.37	155.28	100.92	89.48	51.91	749.96
72	ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	352.3	154.94	99.86	89.02	50.1	746.22
73	CHAUDHARY SARWAN KUMAR HIMACHAL PARDESH KRISHI VISHVAVIDYALAYA Kangra	Himachal Pradesh	350.37	153.23	100.18	89.83	50.89	744.5
74	DR. Y. S. PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY Solan	Himachal Pradesh	351.3	153.47	98.59	88.31	51.48	743.15
75	GONDWANA UNIVERSITY Gadchiroli	Maharashtra	351.22	153.12	99.45	87.01	49.5	740.3