NIRF - Faculty: Ranking-year-, University/Institute-, Qualification- and Gender-wise Number of Visiting and Regular Faculty
The dataset contains ranking-year-, university/institute-, state-, qualification- and gender-wise compiled data on the number of regular and visiting faculties in educational institutions, along with teaching experience of faculty, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) data. The different qualifications of faculty members covered in the dataset include M. Pharm, M. Tech, MBA , Other Master Degrees and Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D).
Note: The data pertains only to those universities/colleges/institutions whose detailed NIRF submissions is uploaded to the NIRF portal.
NIRF - Faculty: Ranking-year-, University/Institute-, Qualification- and Gender-wise Number of Visiting and Regular Faculty
The dataset contains ranking-year-, university/institute-, state-, qualification- and gender-wise compiled data on the number of regular and visiting faculties in educational institutions, along with teaching experience of faculty, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) data. The different qualifications of faculty members covered in the dataset include M. Pharm, M. Tech, MBA , Other Master Degrees and Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D).
Note: The data pertains only to those universities/colleges/institutions whose detailed NIRF submissions is uploaded to the NIRF portal.
Rows: 4262
Columns: 9
Time period: 2016 to 2018, 2021 to 2025
Last Updated: 20 July 2026
Data preview
ranking_year
ranking_category
institute_id
institute_name
state
city
category
value
unit
2026
Overall
IR-O-C-35868
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women
The ranking edition (calendar year) to which the institute's reported data pertains.
ranking_category
String
19
4262
The ranking discipline or stream under which the institute was assessed, such as Overall, Engineering, or Management.
institute_id
String
1185
4262
Unique identifier code assigned to the institute within the national ranking framework.
institute_name
String
834
4262
Official name of the higher education institution being reported on.
state
String
32
4259
State or union territory in which the institute is located.
city
String
263
4252
City where the institute's campus is situated.
category
String
4
4262
The teaching-faculty metric being reported, indicating the type of faculty count captured (e.g., number of faculty members entered).
value
Int64
850
4262
Reported numeric value of the faculty metric for the institute, expressed as an absolute count.
unit
String
1
4262
Unit of measurement for the reported value, indicating the figure is given in absolute numbers.
Citation
Ministry of Education. (2026). NIRF - Faculty: Ranking-year-, University/Institute-, Qualification- and Gender-wise Number of Visiting and Regular Faculty [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19316