Sharda University

How is Sharda University ranked in 2026?

Sharda University, Greater Noida, is ranked #87 in the NIRF University category (2025) and #57 in NIRF Pharmacy (2025), its strongest national positions. Internationally, the private university sits at #658 in QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026 and #195 in QS Southern Asia 2026. It is also placed at #108 in the India Today Engineering ranking 2025 and in the 301-350 band of Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026. Taken together, these placements put Sharda University among the better-recognised private universities in the Delhi-NCR belt, with pharmacy and engineering as its visible strengths.

The headline number for most aspirants is the NIRF University rank of #87 in 2025, because it benchmarks the whole institution against every ranked university in India, public and private. Pharmacy at #57 is the discipline where Sharda University ranks highest nationally, while the QS Asia and Southern Asia entries signal that the university is on the international ranking radar, not just the domestic one.

Year-Wise Rankings

The table below consolidates Sharda University's verified rankings across 2024, 2025 and 2026 from NIRF, QS, India Today and Times Higher Education. It answers a single question: in which framework, in which category, and in which year does Sharda University appear, and at what rank? Read it row by row. The NIRF rows are single-number national ranks, while the QS and THE rows are either single ranks or rank bands as those bodies publish them. Exact composite scores are not separately disclosed for these positions by the ranking bodies, so the Score column reflects what is publicly available.

The clearest takeaway is that pharmacy is Sharda University's fastest-rising discipline, jumping from #69 in NIRF Pharmacy 2024 to #57 in 2025, a 12-place gain in a single cycle. The NIRF University rank held almost flat at #86 (2024) to #87 (2025), showing stability rather than a slide. On the global side, the QS Asia 2026 placement of #658 and Southern Asia #195 confirm that Sharda University's improvement is being recognised internationally, not just at home.

Ranking Trajectory of Sharda University

Sharda University's ranking trajectory points upward, led by sharp international gains and a strong pharmacy climb. In QS World University Rankings: Asia, the university moved up roughly 43 places to reach #658 in 2026, having previously sat in the 701-750 band. In the QS Southern Asia ranking, it climbed about 27 places to #195 in 2026. This kind of two-band jump in QS is meaningful for a private Indian university, because the Asia cohort includes hundreds of long-established public institutions.

Domestically, the story is split. NIRF Pharmacy is the standout: from #69 in 2024 to #57 in 2025, a clear and verifiable rise that reflects research output, graduation outcomes and perception scores improving together. The NIRF University rank, by contrast, barely moved, sitting at #86 in 2024 and #87 in 2025 - effectively flat, which for a university competing against IITs, NITs, IISc and central universities counts as holding ground rather than losing it. Engineering is the category to watch: NIRF places Sharda University in the 101-150 band (2025), while India Today ranks its engineering at #108 (2025), suggesting the discipline is on the cusp of a numbered NIRF position. The THE Asia 2026 placement in the 301-350 band rounds out a profile of an institution gaining global visibility while consolidating at home.

How Sharda University Compares

Among private universities in Delhi-NCR, Sharda University's NIRF University rank of #87 (2025) places it in the competitive mid-tier, behind the very top private names but ahead of many regional private universities that do not feature in the NIRF University list at all. The table below positions Sharda University against its own multi-framework footprint so an applicant can see where it is strongest. It answers the question: which ranking gives Sharda University its best standing, and which is still developing? Read each row as one lens on the same university.

The comparison makes Sharda University's identity clear: it is a pharmacy-and-engineering-led private university whose best single rank is QS Southern Asia #195 (2026) regionally and NIRF Pharmacy #57 (2025) nationally. For an aspirant choosing between NCR private universities, Sharda University's appearance in both NIRF (University, Pharmacy, Engineering, Management) and QS/THE international tables is itself a differentiator, since many private peers feature in only one or none of these frameworks.