Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, appears in 6 different rankings on our records, covering 4 years (2021 to 2024). Its best position is #15 from India Today in 2022 for Science. 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 Maharishi Markandeshwar 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 Maharishi Markandeshwar University and what their number is based on.
| Agency | Type | Latest rank | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlook | Media survey | #89 (2024) | Outlook's ranking is a media survey combining college-submitted data with perception scores from students and academics. |
| NIRF | Government | #151 (2024) | NIRF is the government's own ranking, run by the Ministry of Education. |
| India Today | Media survey | #49 (2024) | India Today runs an annual survey with MDRA. |
| Business Today(BT) | Media survey | #170 (2023) | An independent ranking of Indian institutions. |
| The Times | Media survey | #103 (2024) | An independent ranking of Indian institutions. |
| The Week | Media survey | #23 (2023) | The Week's ranking, done with Hansa Research, is also survey-led. |
How Maharishi Markandeshwar University has moved
In Outlook's management list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University has held #89 from 2023 to 2024, In Outlook's pharmacy list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #19 in 2023 to #17 in 2024 — up 2 places, In NIRF's engineering list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University has held #151 from 2022 to 2024, In NIRF's pharmacy list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #24 in 2022 to #35 in 2024 — down 11 places, In India Today's engineering list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #177 in 2022 to #166 in 2023 — up 11 places, In India Today's management list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #138 in 2022 to #121 in 2023 — up 17 places, In India Today's science list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #15 in 2022 to #16 in 2023 — down 1 place, In India Today's law list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #40 in 2022 to #36 in 2023 — up 4 places, In India Today's commerce list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #180 in 2022 to #167 in 2023 — up 13 places, In India Today's dental list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University has held #49 from 2022 to 2024, In Business Today(BT)'s management list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #188 in 2022 to #170 in 2023 — up 18 places and In The Times's engineering list, Maharishi Markandeshwar University moved from #112 in 2022 to #103 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 56 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 Maharishi Markandeshwar University's ranking record
The ranks shown here come from Outlook, NIRF, India Today, Business Today(BT), The Times and The Week and cover 2021–2024. They are updated as each agency publishes its new list. Maharishi Markandeshwar University is located in Ambala, Haryana. If a ranking is missing here, it usually means the agency did not list Maharishi Markandeshwar University that year, not that the college dropped out of it.