Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, appears in 5 different rankings on our records, covering 3 years (2022 to 2024). Its best position is #29 from India Today in 2023 for Architecture. This page puts those numbers side by side and explains what each agency is actually measuring, because a rank on its own does not tell you much.
Which agencies rank Integral University
Not all rankings are the same. Some are run by the government, some by global research firms, and some by magazines. Here is who ranks Integral University and what their number is based on.
| Agency | Type | Latest rank | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Government | #201 (2024) | NIRF is the government's own ranking, run by the Ministry of Education. |
| India Today | Media survey | #107 (2024) | India Today runs an annual survey with MDRA. |
| The Times | Media survey | #158 (2024) | An independent ranking of Indian institutions. |
| The Week | Media survey | #59 (2023) | The Week's ranking, done with Hansa Research, is also survey-led. |
| Business Today(BT) | Media survey | #226 (2024) | An independent ranking of Indian institutions. |
How Integral University has moved
In NIRF's engineering list, Integral University moved from #251 in 2022 to #201 in 2024 — up 50 places, In NIRF's pharmacy list, Integral University moved from #48 in 2022 to #45 in 2024 — up 3 places, In India Today's engineering list, Integral University moved from #193 in 2022 to #203 in 2023 — down 10 places, In India Today's computer applications list, Integral University moved from #88 in 2022 to #77 in 2023 — up 11 places, In India Today's architecture list, Integral University moved from #31 in 2022 to #29 in 2023 — up 2 places, In India Today's science list, Integral University moved from #39 in 2022 to #42 in 2023 — down 3 places, In India Today's law list, Integral University moved from #54 in 2022 to #52 in 2023 — up 2 places, In India Today's pharmacy list, Integral University has held #55 from 2023 to 2024 and In The Times's engineering list, Integral University moved from #167 in 2022 to #158 in 2024 — up 9 places.
One year's change is not worth much on its own — agencies adjust how they score things, and a college can move a few places without anything real changing. A steady direction over three or four years is the part worth reading.
What these ranks mean for you
A rank tells you how a college compares on the things an agency chose to measure. It does not tell you whether the course you want is good here, whether the faculty in your branch are strong, or whether companies that hire for your field come to this campus. Two colleges ten places apart in a table can be very different for one particular branch.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then check the things that actually decide your four years: the 63 courses on offer, the fees, the placement record for your branch, and the cutoffs you would need. All of those are on the other tabs of this page.
How to read a ranking table
- Check the stream, not just the overall rank. A college can be #3 overall and #12 in the branch you want.
- Check who is doing the ranking. A government ranking and a magazine survey are measuring different things.
- Check the year. Ranks from three years ago describe a different batch than the one you will join.
- Check how many colleges were ranked. #50 out of 100 and #50 out of 2,000 are not the same result.
About Integral University's ranking record
The ranks shown here come from NIRF, India Today, The Times, The Week and Business Today(BT) and cover 2022–2024. They are updated as each agency publishes its new list. Integral University is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. If a ranking is missing here, it usually means the agency did not list Integral University that year, not that the college dropped out of it.