Is JNU Better Than DU

Is Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is better than the Delhi University (DU) for higher studies? Tell me the ranking of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University in India and I the World? Both the Universities are among the top 10 Universities of India?

Can you tell me which is better between JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), New Delhi and DU (University of Delhi), New Delhi?

[Neelu Bhasin]

I find both - JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), New Delhi and DU (University of Delhi), New Delhi - are among the good Universities of India.

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University is the foremost university in India and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research. It has collaborated with universities across the world in research projects, conferences, and publications. It has many active MoUs with international and national universities and exchanges faculty and students with them regularly.


Ranking

JNU was ranked no 3 among all universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Government of India, in 2016 and no 2 in 2017.
It also received the Best University Award from the President of India in 2017.
It was ranked sixth overall in the National Institutional Ranking Framework ranking of 2018 and second among universities.


Centres / Institutes

School of Arts & Aesthetics
School of Biotechnology
School of Computational and Integrative Sciences
School of Computer and Systems Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Environmental Sciences
School of International Studies
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
School of Life Sciences
Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship
School of Physical Sciences
School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies
School of Social Sciences
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Special Centre for Disaster Research
Special Centre for E-Learning
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine
Special Centre for Nanoscience
Special Centre for National Security Studies
Special Centre for the Study of North East India


University of Delhi

The University of Delhi is a collegiate public central university founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. It consists of 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses. It has 77 affiliated colleges and 5 other institutes. The Vice-President of India serves as the University's chancellor.


Ranking

Internationally, it was ranked 474 in the QS World University Rankings of 2020. The same rankings ranked it 62 in Asia and 42 among BRICS nations in 2019.
It was ranked 601-800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020, 156 in Asia and 130 among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2019.
In 2019, it ranked 573 overall among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings. In India, it was ranked 20 overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2019 and 13 among universities.
The Faculty of Law was ranked fourth in India by The Week's "Top Law Colleges In 2019."


Centres / Institutes

Agricultural Economics Research Centre (AERC)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR)
Centre for Canadian Studies
Centre for Detector & Related Software Technology
Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC)
Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Eco System (CEMDE)
Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants
Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease Research, Education and Training (CIIDRET)
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Mountain and Hill Environment
Centre for Science Education & Communication
Developing Countries Research Centre
Inter Disciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics
Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILLL)
Institute of Informatics & Communication (IIC)
Prof. D.S. Kothari Centre for Science Ethics & Education
Women Studies & Development Centre (WSDC)