The Ministry of Education has released the NIRF ranking 2025 via online mode at nirfindia.org. For the seventh consecutive year, IIT Madras secured the top spot in the overall category, followed by IISC Bangalore right behind at second position.
IIT Madras doesn’t only boast of ranking based on its academic excellence, but also continues its legacy by excelling and maintaining the premiere position in innovation sustainable development categories too.
This year marks the 10th edition of the ranking, which has been announced for 17 categories, including Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Open University, Skill University, State Public University and SDG Institutions. More than 14,000 colleges participated in the NIRF Ranking 2025 out of which 200 colleges successfully secured rank in the overall category.
NIRF Ranking 2025 – Overall Category
| College Name |
Score |
Ranking |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
87.31 |
1 |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
85 |
2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
81.62 |
3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
80.67 |
4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
77.25 |
5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
73.99 |
6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
71.73 |
7 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi |
70.57 |
8 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University |
69.62 |
9 |
| Banaras Hindu University |
68.71 |
10 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
67.67 |
11 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
67.04 |
12 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia |
66.99 |
13 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal |
66.86 |
14 |
| University of Delhi |
66.19 |
15 |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani |
65.06 |
16 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
64.97 |
17 |
| Jadavpur University |
64.34 |
18 |
| Aligarh Muslim University |
63.76 |
19 |
| Homi Bhabha National Institute |
63.03 |
20 |
IITs continued their dominance this year also and secured top 7 positions with IISC Bangalore the only exception at second place. The top six positions in the overall category remained unchanged in comparison to last year.
NIRF Ranking Overall Category: Year-Wise Comparison
| College Name |
Ranking 2025 |
Ranking 2024 |
Position Change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
1 |
1 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
2 |
2 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
3 |
3 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
4 |
4 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
5 |
5 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
6 |
6 |
No change |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
7 |
8 |
+1 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi |
8 |
7 |
-1 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University |
9 |
10 |
+1 |
| Banaras Hindu University |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
11 |
9 |
-2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
12 |
12 |
No change |
| Jamia Millia Islamia |
13 |
13 |
No change |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal |
14 |
14 |
No change |
| University of Delhi |
15 |
15 |
No change |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani |
16 |
23 |
+7 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
17 |
18 |
+1 |
| Jadavpur University |
18 |
17 |
-1 |
| Aligarh Muslim University |
19 |
16 |
-3 |
| Homi Bhabha National Institute |
20 |
27 |
+7 |
NIRF Ranking 2025 Analysis: Overall Category
While a majority of the colleges in top 20 succeeded in retaining their positions, there are few colleges whose rankings have altered this year.
- AIIMS Delhi and IIT Roorkee swapped positions with IIT Roorkee climbing to 7th spot and AIIMS slipping to 8th position.
- Banaras Hindu University improved from its last year’s 11th ranking and breached the top 10 mark by bagging the 10th position.
- JNU Delhi also bettered its position and jumped from 10th in 2024 to 9th in 2025. With a score of 64.97, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham climbed one position up to 17th.
- BITS Pilani moved up by 7 positions from 23rd in 2024 to 16th in 2025. Similarly, Homi Bhabha National Institute took a jump of seven positions. The institute was placed at 27th in 2024 and jumped to 20th in 2025.
- IIT Guwahati slipped out of top 10, dropping to 11th position from 10th in 2024.
- Jadavpur University also witnessed a decline of one position. Its ranking dropped from 17th to 18th spot in 2025.
- Aligarh Muslim University NIRF ranking dropped from 16th in 2024 to 19th 2025.
NIRF Ranking 2025: State-Wise (Overall Category)
Tamil Nadu dominated in the state-wise NIRF overall ranking with 17 institutions securing a place in top 100. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh aren’t far behind with 11 and 9 institutions respectively. An institute each from Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Puducherry also secured a place among top 100 institutions in India.
NIRF Rankings 2025: Tamil Nadu
| College Name |
Score |
Ranking |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
87.31 |
1 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
64.97 |
17 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology |
62.88 |
21 |
| S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology |
62.87 |
22 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences |
62.23 |
23 |
| Anna University |
60.06 |
29 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
60.05 |
30 |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education |
55.68 |
48 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy |
55.32 |
51 |
| Bharathidasan University |
53.82 |
61 |
| University of Madras |
52.89 |
68 |
| Alagappa University |
52.27 |
73 |
| Bharathiar University |
51.96 |
76 |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering |
51.01 |
82 |
| Tamil Nadu Agricultural University |
50.03 |
88 |
| Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research |
49.85 |
90 |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology |
49.79 |
93 |
NIRF Ranking Overall Ranking 2025: Maharashtra
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
81.62 |
3 |
| Homi Bhabha National Institute |
63.03 |
20 |
| Symbiosis International |
56.86 |
40 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune |
54.90 |
55 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology |
53.22 |
64 |
| Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth |
52.67 |
71 |
| Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research |
50.92 |
84 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
50.14 |
86 |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University |
49.83 |
91 |
| Mumbai University |
49.80 |
92 |
| SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies |
49.66 |
95 |
NIRF Rankings 2025 for Overall Category: Uttar Pradesh
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
77.25 |
5 |
| Banaras Hindu University |
68.71 |
10 |
| Aligarh Muslim University |
63.76 |
19 |
| IIT BHU |
60.03 |
31 |
| Amity University |
57.49 |
37 |
| Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
52.71 |
69 |
| King George`s Medical University |
50.94 |
83 |
| Shiv Nadar University |
50.80 |
85 |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology |
49.11 |
99 |
NIRF Ranking Overall Category 2025: Delhi
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
80.67 |
4 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi |
70.57 |
8 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University |
69.62 |
9 |
| University of Delhi |
66.19 |
15 |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
61.59 |
24 |
| Delhi Technological University |
53.74 |
62 |
| Jamia Hamdard |
52.20 |
74 |
NIRF Rankings 2025 Overall Category: Karnataka
| College Name |
Score |
Ranking |
| Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
85 |
2 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal |
66.86 |
14 |
| JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research |
57.43 |
38 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka |
55.21 |
54 |
| National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences Bangalore |
54.28 |
60 |
| Christ University |
49.65 |
96 |
NIRF Ranking List 2025 Overall: Punjab
| College Name |
Score |
Ranking |
| Chandigarh University |
59.55 |
32 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology |
56.21 |
44 |
| Lovely Professional University |
55.49 |
49 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar |
54.76 |
56 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Mohali |
52.68 |
70 |
| Punjab Agricultural University |
51.03 |
81 |
NIRF Rankings 2025 Overall: Odisha
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan |
61.01 |
25 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
60.13 |
27 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela |
58.55 |
34 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar |
51.16 |
80 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar |
49.04 |
100 |
NIRF Ranking List 2025: Telangana
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
67.04 |
12 |
| University of Hyderabad |
60.32 |
26 |
| Osmania University |
55.24 |
53 |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal |
53.23 |
63 |
| International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad |
49.91 |
89 |
NIRF Ranking List 2025: West Bengal
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
73.99 |
6 |
| Jadavpur University |
64.34 |
18 |
| Calcutta University |
55.91 |
47 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata |
53.04 |
67 |
NIRF Ranking Overall 2025: Uttarakhand
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
71.73 |
7 |
| UPES |
53.22 |
64 |
| Graphic Era University |
52.44 |
72 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh |
51.77 |
78 |
NIRF Overall Ranking 2025: Rajasthan
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani |
65.06 |
16 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur |
53.17 |
66 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology |
51.88 |
77 |
| Manipal University Jaipur |
49.38 |
98 |
NIRF Rankings Overall 2025: Kerala
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Kerala University |
56.26 |
42 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut |
56.16 |
45 |
| Cochin University of Science and Technology |
55.38 |
50 |
| Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam |
51.73 |
79 |
NIRF Ranking 2025 Overall: Jammu & Kashmir
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| University of Kashmir |
54.31 |
59 |
| University of Jammu |
50.11 |
87 |
| Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir |
49.75 |
94 |
NIRF Overall Rankings 2025: Assam
| College Name |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
67.67 |
11 |
| Gauhati University |
55.27 |
52 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar |
49.51 |
97 |
NIRF Ranking 2025: Other States (Overall)
| College Name |
State |
Score |
Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore |
Madhya Pradesh |
60.13 |
27 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
51.99 |
75 |
| Chandigarh University |
Chandigarh |
59.55 |
32 |
| Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
Chandigarh |
59.15 |
33 |
| Andhra University Visakhapatnam |
Andhra Pradesh |
56.62 |
41 |
| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University |
Andhra Pradesh |
55.99 |
46 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) |
Jharkhand |
58.33 |
35 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna |
Bihar |
57.63 |
36 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar |
Gujarat |
57.01 |
39 |
| Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research |
Puducherry |
56.23 |
43 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi |
Himachal Pradesh |
54.52 |
58 |
NIRF Ranking Parameters
The colleges are evaluated on different parameters before National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking is created. For the overall ranking five parameters are considered: Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Peer Perception. Each of these parameters has certain sub-parameters based on which colleges are assessed.
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
- The total number of students in the institution including PhD students.
- Faculty student ratio and number of permanent faculty.
- Education qualification and experience of faculty.
- Available financial resources and their utilization.
- Online education facilities.
- Provision of multiple entry/exit, and regional language availability.
Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Total number of publications.
- The quality of publications.
- IPR and Patents: Published and Granted.
- Publications and citations in Sustainable Development Goals.
- Project footprints and professional practice.
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Percentage of students passing examinations.
- Number of students completed PhD.
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Students from other states and countries.
- Number of female students.
- Number of economically and socially disadvantaged students.
- Number of differently abled students.
Peer Perception
- Academic peers and employers’ perception.
NIRF Ranking Weightage
Each parameter involved in assessing institutions holds different weightage. Both Teaching, Learning & Resources and Research & Professional Practice parameters hold the maximum weightage of 30%. Here is the weightage breakdown for NIRF ranking 2025:
| Parameters |
Marks |
Weightage |
| Teaching, Learning & Resources |
100 |
30% |
| Research and Professional Practice |
100 |
30% |
| Graduation Outcome |
100 |
20% |
| Outreach and Inclusivity |
100 |
10% |
| Peer Perception |
100 |
10% |
NIRF Ranking 2025 FAQs
Which college secured the No.1 position in NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for the seventh time in a row secured the top spot in overall NIRF ranking. The institution bagged a score of 87.31 out of 100.
What is IIT Bombay NIRF ranking 2025?
With a score of 81.62, IIT Bombay secured third position in the overall category of National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings 2025.
What are the parameters of NIRF ranking?
Under NIRF ranking, colleges are evaluated on the basis of five parameters: Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Peer Perception. Each parameter holds a different weightage.
What is the NIRF ranking 2025 of IISC Bangalore?
Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore has secured the second place in NIRF ranking 2025 overall category. The institute has remained consistent and has been bagging 2nd spot for the past seven consecutive years.
What is the IIT Delhi NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi bagged 3rd place in the overall category of NIRF Ranking 2025. The institute has remained in the top 5 for the past 10 years, shuffling between 3rd and 4th spot.
