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, has 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 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.

• Sep 03, 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