Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- Building on its NAAC A achievement earlier this year, the University of Kashmir (KU) has marked a significant rise in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, released by the Ministry of Education. KU has secured 34th rank (57.13 points) in the University Category, up from 45th rank (54.43 points) in 2024.In the Overall Category, KU climbed to 59th rank (54.31 points), improving from 69th (52.14 points) last year. Impressively, it now ranks 8th among all State Public Universities (SPUs) in India, and continues to be the only university from Jammu & Kashmir in the nation's top-50 universities.This improvement is largely driven by stronger performance in Research and Professional Practices (RP), where K...