NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates (OUT): All categories top colleges and universities, full list

NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: The Ministry of Education, Government of India, unveiled the NIRF Rankings 2025 on September 4. Aspirants can check the full list of top colleges and universities across all categories through the official website- nirfindia.org. This year, IIT Madras tops the overall category as announced by the NIRF. Meanwhile, IISc Bengaluru achieves NIRF 1 Ranking in the university category and Hindu College achieves NIRF 1 Ranking in the colleges category.

NIRF rankings are prepared across various categories such as Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Law, Dental, Agriculture & other categories. These rankings are prepared by experts from various fields, taking into account several key matrices, including faculty-student ratio, research publications, patents, student employability, and overall institutional reputation.

NIRF Rankings 2025: Category-wise College Ranking

Candidates can check the NIRF 2025 Rankings by clicking on their respective category links provided below.

Each year, the Ministry of Education publishes the NIRF Ranking across 13 distinct categories, offering crucial information for students, parents, and policymakers to make well-informed decisions about educational institutions.

Candidates can stay informed about the latest developments and trends by following the NIRF Ranking 2025 Live Updates provided below.

NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates

• Sep 05, 2025 08:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings: Category-wise Top Institutions

  Check the complete list of top institutes for all the categories under NIRF 2025 Rankings- 

  Category	Institutes Name
  Overall	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  Universities	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  Medical institutions	AIIMS Delhi
  Engineering Institutions	IIT Madras
  Management institutions	IIM Ahmedabad
  Colleges	Hindu College
  Research institutions	All Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  Pharmacy institutions	Jamia Hamdard
  Dental institutions	AIIMS Delhi
  Law Colleges	NLSIU Bangalore
  Architecture and Planning institutions	IIT Roorkee
  Agriculture and Allied Sectors	Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi
  Innovation	IIT Madras
  Open university	IGNOU
  Skill university	Symbiosis Skill and Professional University
  State public universities	Jadhavpur University, Kolkata

• Sep 05, 2025 07:30 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top 5 Research Institutes

  Check the list below of top 10 research institutions

  1. IISc, Bengaluru
  2. IIT Madras
  3. IIT Delhi
  4. IIT Bombay
  5. IIT Kharagpur

• Sep 05, 2025 07:00 AM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 OUT: Top 5 Medical Institutions

  1. AIIMS, Delhi
  2. PGIMER, Chandigarh
  3. CMC, Vellore
  4. JIPMER, Puducherry
  5. SGPIMS, Lucknow

• Sep 05, 2025 06:00 AM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Released: Key Parameters

  • Teaching, learning and resources
  • Research and professional practice
  • Graduation outcomes
  • Outreach and inclusivity
  • Perception

• Sep 05, 2025 05:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Official Website

  The rankings can now be checked on NIRF's official website, nirfindia.org.

• Sep 05, 2025 04:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: IIT Delhi at 4th position

  Like 2024, IIT Delhi is also at the 4th position as per the NIRF ranking 2025 under the overall category. However, the Institute was in 3rd position in 2023.

• Sep 05, 2025 03:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings: Top Engineering Colleges in Madhya Pradesh

  Here is the list of top engineering colleges in Madhya Pradesh as per NIRF Rankings 2025 (Top 100) -

  Name of the Institute	Rank
  Indian Institute of Technology Indore	12
  Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	81
  IIIT Gwalior	96

• Sep 05, 2025 02:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top MBA Colleges of Telangana

  Institute	Rank
  ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	46
  Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad	72
  National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad	95

• Sep 05, 2025 01:00 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top MBA Colleges of Tamil Nadu

  Institute	Rank
  Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai	13
  Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli	16
  Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	26
  Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	37
  Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai	55
  S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	56
  National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli	57
  Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai	63
  Thiagarajar School of Management, Madras	80
  PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	84
  Anna University, Chennai	88
  Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	96

• Sep 05, 2025 12:00 AM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025: Dibrugarh University at 30th

  Dropping 2 positions from last year, Dibrugarh University, Assam, stands at 30th position in NIRF 2025 rankings.

• Sep 04, 2025 11:30 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Ramakrishna Mission Vivekhananda College ranks sixth after rise

  Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College ranked 8th in 2023, improved to 3rd in 2024, and then slipped to 6th position in 2025.

• Sep 04, 2025 11:00 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Skill University Rankings

  Here are the top institutes listed under the NIRF 2025 Skill University Rankings:

  1. Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune
  2. Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore
  3. Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Palwal

• Sep 04, 2025 10:30 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: List of Top 10 Colleges

  Rank 1: Hindu College, Delhi

  Rank 2: Miranda House, Delhi

  Rank 3: Hans Raj College, Delhi

  Rank 4: Kirori Mal College, Delhi

  Rank 5: St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

  Rank 6: Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata

  Rank 7: Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, New Delhi

  Rank 8: St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

  Rank 9: PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore

  Rank 10: PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

• Sep 04, 2025 10:00 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Kirori Mal College of Delhi jumps five spots

  Kirori Mal College improved its ranking by 5 spots, from 9th position in both 2023 and 2024 to 4th position in 2025.

• Sep 04, 2025 09:30 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: Top Engineering Colleges of Tamil Nadu

  Here is the list of top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2025 -

  Name of the Institute	Rank
  Indian Institute of Technology Madras	1
  National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	9
  S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	14
  Vellore Institute of Technology	16
  Anna University	20
  Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	23
  Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	33
  Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	40
  Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	45
  Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	47
  PSG College of Technology	67
  Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	67
  Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	87
  Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	100

• Sep 04, 2025 09:00 PM IST

  NIRF India 2025 Rankings Live Updates: IGNOU Ranked No. 1 in Open Universities Category

  The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has secured the Number 1 position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 in the Open Universities category, reaffirming its role as a pioneer in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and online education in India.

• Sep 04, 2025 08:40 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: JNU improved its position

  In 2024, the JNU was at 10th position in the NIRF Ranking under the overall category. However, the college has improved this year. In 2025, the JNU New Delhi is in 9th position under the same category. 

• Sep 04, 2025 08:20 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top 5 Management Colleges 2025 vs 2024

  Here is the detailed comparison of 2024 vs 2025 management colleges as per the Top 5 NIRF Rankings 2025 -

  Name of the Institute	2025 Rank	2024 Rank
  IIM Ahmedabad	1	1
  IIM Bangalore	2	2
  IIM Kozhikode	3	3
  IIT Delhi	4	4
  IIM Lucknow	5	7

• Sep 04, 2025 08:00 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025: Andhra University bags the 4th Position

  Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, is placed at 4th position in NIRF 2025 rankings, leaping from the 7th position as per NIRF 2024 rankings under the State Public University category. In 2024, the NIRF placed it 25th among universities and 41st overall in India.

• Sep 04, 2025 07:40 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top Dental Colleges

  Here are the top 10 BDS colleges announced as per the NIRF Dental Ranking 2025:

  NIRF Rank 2025	College Name
  1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  2	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
  3	Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
  4	Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
  5	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal
  6	A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
  7	King George`s Medical University
  8	SRM Dental College
  9	Siksha `O` Anusandhan
  10	JSS Dental College and Hospital

• Sep 04, 2025 07:20 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: Top MBBS Colleges

  The top 10 MBBS institutes as per the NIRF medical ranking 2025 are provided below:

  NIRF Rank 2025	College Name
  1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  2	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  3	Christian Medical College
  4	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
  5	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
  6	Banaras Hindu University
  7	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences
  8	King George`s Medical University
  9	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  10	Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Sep 04, 2025 07:00 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top Engineering Colleges of Karnataka

  Here is the list of top engineering colleges in Karnataka as per NIRF Engineering Rankings 2025 -

  Name of the Institute	Rank
  NIT Surathkal	17
  Manipal Institute of Technology	59
  IIIT Bangalore	69
  MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology	75
  Christ University	76
  IIT Dharward	77
  Jain University	84

• Sep 04, 2025 06:40 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings: Top Management Institutes in Uttar Pradesh

  Institute	Rank
  Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	5
  Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	27
  Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	30
  Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	41
  Amity University, Gautam Budh Nagar	49
  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	60
  Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida	61
  Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	67
  Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	69
  Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	79
  Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur	83
  University of Lucknow	100

• Sep 04, 2025 06:20 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: AIIMS Delhi at 8th Position

  As per the NIRF Ranking 2025 in the Overall category, the AIIMS Delhi is at the 8th position; however, the medical college secured 1st position under the NIRF Ranking medical category 2025.

• Sep 04, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Rank Improvement of BHU Varanasi

  In 2024, the BHU Varanasi was at 11th position with a 67.56 score in the NIRF Ranking under the overall category. However, the college has made an improvement this year. In 2025, the BHU Varanasi is in 10th position under the same category.

• Sep 04, 2025 05:40 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top Engineering Colleges in Telangana

  Here is the list of the top engineering colleges in Telangana as per NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 -

  Name of the Institute	Rank
  IIT Hyderabad	7
  NIT Warangal	28
  IIIT Hyderabad	38
  University of Hyderabad	74
  SR University (Warangal)	91
  JNTU Hyderabad	94

• Sep 04, 2025 05:20 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top Institute in Law Category

  National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has retained the first position in the Law category, known for its strong academic structure and placements.

• Sep 04, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Massive Improvement in IIM Lucknow

  The NIRF Management Rankings 2025 show that IIM Lucknow’s position has improved to 5th  place, while it stood in 7th place in the previous year. The institute did record a slight rise in its overall score—from 74.11 in 2023 to 74.43 in 2024.

• Sep 04, 2025 04:40 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live Updates: Top Management Institutes of Gujarat

  Here is the list of Top Management institutes situated in Gujarat as per the latest NIRF Rankings 2025- 

  Institute	Rank
  Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	1
  Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad	33
  Nirma University, Ahmedabad	53
  Institute of Rural Management, Anand	54
  Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar	89

• Sep 04, 2025 04:20 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: State Public Unversity Rankings

  Here, aspirants can check the state public university rankings as per the latest NIRF 2025 Rankings-

  1. Jadavpur University, West Bengal
  2. Anna University, Tamil Nadu
  3. Panjab University, Chandigarh
  4. Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
  5. Kerala University, Kerala
  6. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
  7. Osmania University, Telangana
  8. University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
  9. Gauhati University, Assam
  10. Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu

• Sep 04, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live Updates: IIT Roorkee secures 7th position

  As per the latest NIRF 2025 Rankings, IIT Roorkee has been promoted to 7th position in overall category, as compare to the 8th position last year. 

• Sep 04, 2025 03:40 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Top 5 Research Institute

  Aspirants can check the list of Top 5 Research institutes as per NIRF Rankings 2025-

  1. IISc, Bengaluru
  2. IIT Madras
  3. IIT Delhi
  4. IIT Bombay
  5. IIT Kharagpur

• Sep 04, 2025 03:20 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025: Hansraj College secured 3rd position

  In a major update, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, achieved 3rd position in the NIRF Colleges Rankings 2025. Last year, the college secured 12th rank.

• Sep 04, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings: Top NITs as per Engineering Rankings

  Here is the list of top NITs as per NIRF Rankings 2025 -

  Name of the NIT	NIRF Rank
  NIT Trichy	9
  NIT Rorukela	13
  NIT Surathkal	17
  NIT Calicut	21
  NIT Warangal	28
  MNIT Jaipur	42
  VNIT Nagpur	44
  NIT Durgapur	49
  NIT Silchar	50
  NIT Patna	53

• Sep 04, 2025 02:40 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: Hindu College tops NIRF Rankings

  Hindu College, Delhi University, continues to lead as the No. 1 college in NIRF 2025 Rankings for the second consecutive year.

• Sep 04, 2025 02:20 PM IST

  NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Top 10 Engineering Colleges

  Here is the list of the top 10 engineering colleges as per the NIRF Ranking 2025 -

  Name of the Institute	NIRF Ranking 2025
  IIT Madras	1
  IIT Delhi	2
  IIT Bombay	3
  IIT Kanpur	4
  IIT Kharagpur	5
  IIT Roorkee	6
  IIT Hyderabad	7
  IIT Guwahati	8
  NIT Trichy	9
  IIT (BHU) Varanasi	10

• Sep 04, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  New Category Launched in NIRF Rankings 2025

  This year, the Ministry of Education introduced the 'Sustainable Development' category in NIRF Rankings. Almost 14,000 institutes participated in the rankings. 

• Sep 04, 2025 01:40 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025: Manipal Academy of Higher Education improves position

  Manipal Academy of Higher Education has improved in NIRF Rankings 2025 in the University category. Last year, the institute was placed in 4th rank, while this year, the institute has been placed in top 3rd rank.

• Sep 04, 2025 01:25 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: Top Open Universities

  Candidates can check the list of top open universities below as per the NIRF 2025 Rankings:

  1. IGNOU, New Delhi
  2. Karnataka State Open University
  3. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University

• Sep 04, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: Top 5 Pharmacy Colleges

  The list of top Pharmacy colleges as per the NIRF Rankings 2025 is provided below. 

  Institute Name	NIRF Ranking 2025
  Jamia Hamdard	1
  Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	2
  Punjab University	3
  JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty	4
  National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad	5

• Sep 04, 2025 12:40 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 Live: Top Law Colleges of India

  1. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
  2. National Law University, Delhi
  3. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
  4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
  5. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

• Sep 04, 2025 12:25 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates Top Colleges 2025 vs 2024

  The NIRF Rankings 2025 for top colleges are provided in the table below, as compared to 2024 ranking.

  Institute	NIRF 2025 Rank	Institute	NIRF 2024 Rank
  Hindu College	1	Hindu College	1
  Miranda House	2	Miranda House	2
  Hans Raj College	3	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	3
  Kirori Mal College	4	St. Stephen's College	4
  St. Stephen's College	5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	5
  Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	6	St. Xavier`s College	6
  Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	7	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	7
  St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata	8	Loyola College	8
  PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	9	Kirori Mal College	9
  PSG College of Arts and Science	10	Lady Shri Ram College for Women	10

• Sep 04, 2025 12:12 PM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: Top 5 Management Institutes

  The list of top 5 management institutes as per NIRF 2025 Rankings is provided below.

  1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
  2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
  3. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
  4. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
  5. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

• Sep 04, 2025 11:58 AM IST

  NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: NIRF Top 5 Universities

  The list of top 5 universities as per NIRF 2025 Rankings is provided below.

  1. IISc, Bengaluru
  2. JNU, New Delhi
  3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
  4. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  5. University of Delhi, New Delhi

• Sep 04, 2025 11:47 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: Overall Top 5 Institutes

  The list of top 5 institutes as per NIRF Rankings 2025 is mentioned in the table below.

  Rank	Institute Name
  1.	IIT Madras
  2.	IISc Bengaluru
  3.	IIT Bombay
  4.	IIT Delhi
  5.	IIT Kanpur

   

• Sep 04, 2025 11:37 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: IIT Madras Tops

  NIRF Ranking 2025 has been unveiled by the Minister of Education. IIT Madras tops the overall category.

• Sep 04, 2025 11:25 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: Last Year's Top Performers

  • Overall: IIT Madras
  • University & Research: IISc Bangalore
  • Engineering: IIT Madras
  • Management (MBA): IIM Ahmedabad
  • Colleges: Miranda House, Delhi University
  • Medical: AIIMS New Delhi
  • Law: NLSIU Bengaluru
  • Architecture: IIT Roorkee
  • Pharmacy: Jamia Hamdard

• Sep 04, 2025 11:11 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: Press Conference Started by NIRF

  NIRF Chairman, along with the board members, has started the press conference for NIRF Rankings 2025 in the honourable presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education. The rankings for top colleges and universities will be shared soon. Stay tuned!

• Sep 04, 2025 10:55 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: Who will Release the Rankings?

  The Minister of Education, Government of India, Dharmendra Pradhan, will release the NIRF Rankings 2025. Stay tuned for latest updates!

• Sep 04, 2025 10:45 AM IST

  NIRF Ranking 2025 Live: Release Date

  The Ministry of Education is all set to publish the NIRF Rankings 2025 for all categories, colleges and universities today, September 4, at 11 AM. The rankings cover multiple categories, including Overall, University, College, Engineering, Management, Medical, and more.