NIRF Rankings for the year 2020 have been announced and the first rank in NIRF Rankings for Pharmacy colleges has been bagged by Jamia Millia Islamia followed by Panjab University at 2nd rank and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai at 3rd rank. In 2019, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi achieved the top rank followed by Panjab University and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER (Mohali).
Top 25 Pharmacy Colleges in India according to the NIRF Rankings 2020
| Name of the Institute | NIRF Rank 2020 | NIRF Rank 2019 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | 1 | – |
| Panjab University | 2 | 2 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai | 3 | 4 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER (Mohali) | 4 | 3 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER (Hyderabad) | 5 | 6 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, (BITS) Pilani | 6 | 5 |
| Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 7 | 7 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Gujarat | 8 | 9 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Nilgiri Tamil Nadu | 9 | 8 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore | 10 | 10 |
| National Institute of Pharmacy & Research Guwahati | 11 | – |
| Annamalai University, Annamalainagar | 12 | 12 |
| SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai | 13 | 13 |
| Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara | 14 | 17 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | 15 | 15 |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi | 16 | 11 |
| Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 17 | 21 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli | 18 | – |
| Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai | 19 | 22 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali | 20 | 19 |
| Amity University, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh | 21 | 25 |
| Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune | 22 | 11 |
| Punjabi University | 23 | – |
| Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai | 24 | 24 |
| Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research | 25 | – |
Highlights of NIRF Rankings for Top 25 Pharmacy Colleges in India in 2018 and 2017
| Name of the Institute | NIRF Rank 2018 | NIRF Rank 2017 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER (Mohali) | 1 | 2 |
| Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi | 2 | 1 |
| Panjab University | 3 | – |
| Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai | 4 | 4 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, (BITS) Pilani | 5 | 6 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER (Hyderabad) | 6 | 5 |
| Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 7 | 7 |
| Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai | 8 | 15 |
| SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | 9 | 42 |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore | 10 | 10 |
| Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune | 11 | 8 |
| Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | 12 | – |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi | 13 | 12 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | 14 | – |
| JSS College of Pharmacy, Nilgiri Tamil Nadu | 15 | 17 |
| Punjabi University, Patiala | 16 | – |
| ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga | 17 | 21 |
| Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 18 | 16 |
| Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research | 19 | 14 |
| Annamalai University, Annamalainagar | 20 | 13 |
| Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai | 21 | 19 |
| KLE College of Pharmacy | 22 | 37 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali | 23 | 20 |
| LM College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad | 24 | 23 |
| N. G. S. M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science | 25 | 27 |
