NIRF Overall Ranking 2025: The Ministry of Education has officially released NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2025 list on September 4, 2025, on the official website nirfindia.org. NIRF ranking 2025 have covered various categories, including overall, universities, engineering, management, medical, and more. For the academic year 2025-26, 7692 unique institutions and a total of 14,163 institutions will be participating in NIRF 2025 ranking list.
In the overall category of NIRF rankings, IIT Madras has been ranked first, followed by IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, AIIMS Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Banaras Hindu University. This year will be the tenth edition of the rankings, which have become a trusted source for students and parents to evaluate the performance of educational institutes across India.
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How to Check the NIRF Rankings 2025?
In 2024, the NIRF rankings were released on August 12, 2025. Approximately 10,885 institutes participated in NIRF 2024 rankings. In the overall category of NIRF rankings, IIT Madras was ranked first, followed by IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Kanpur. Students and aspirants are now eagerly waiting to see which institutes make it to the top of NIRF Ranking 2025 list.
Keep reading to check NIRF Ranking 2025 list, state-wise details, and the top 50 institutes in India.
List of Top 50 Institutes as per NIRF Overall Ranking 2025
NIRF Overall Ranking 2025 has been released by the Ministry of Education. The list below has been updated with the top 50 institutes of the overall category, once it is published on the NIRF portal
| Rank | Score | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87.31 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | 85.00 | Indian Institute of Science | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 3 | 81.62 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 4 | 80.67 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 5 | 77.25 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | 73.99 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 7 | 71.73 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 8 | 70.57 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 9 | 69.62 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 10 | 68.71 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 | 67.67 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam |
| 12 | 67.04 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 13 | 66.99 | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 14 | 66.86 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka |
| 15 | 66.19 | University of Delhi | Delhi | Delhi |
| 16 | 65.06 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | Pilani | Rajasthan |
| 17 | 64.97 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 18 | 64.34 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 19 | 63.76 | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 20 | 63.03 | Homi Bhabha National Institute | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 21 | 62.88 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | 62.87 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 23 | 62.23 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 24 | 61.59 | Indian Agricultural Research Institute | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 25 | 61.01 | Siksha "O" Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 26 | 60.32 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 27 | 60.13 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 27 | 60.13 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 29 | 60.06 | Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 30 | 60.05 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 31 | 60.03 | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 32 | 59.55 | Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab |
| 33 | 59.15 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 34 | 58.55 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha |
| 35 | 58.33 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand |
| 36 | 57.63 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 37 | 57.49 | Amity University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 38 | 57.43 | JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research | Mysuru | Karnataka |
| 39 | 57.01 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 40 | 56.86 | Symbiosis International | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 41 | 56.62 | Andhra University, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 42 | 56.26 | Kerala University | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 43 | 56.23 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 44 | 56.21 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be University) | Patiala | Punjab |
| 45 | 56.16 | National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala |
| 46 | 55.99 | KL University (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation) | Vaddeswaram | Andhra Pradesh |
| 47 | 55.91 | Calcutta University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 48 | 55.68 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Krishnan Koil | Tamil Nadu |
| 49 | 55.49 | Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab |
| 50 | 55.38 | Cochin University of Science and Technology | Kochi | Kerala |
NIRF Overall Ranking 2024
Before the release of NIRF Ranking 2025, it is useful to check the previous year’s performance. These rankings showed how institutions from across states performed on parameters such as teaching quality, research outcomes, faculty strength, and inclusivity.
The table below lists the top 50 institutes from NIRF Overall Ranking 2024 along with their rank, score, city, and state. This comparison will help students understand the trend of leading institutions over the years and what to expect in the upcoming NIRF Ranking 2025 list.
Rank | Score | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 86.42 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |
2 | 83.28 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | |
3 | 81.37 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
4 | 80.31 | New Delhi | Delhi | |
5 | 77.56 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | |
6 | 74.77 | Kharagpur | West Bengal | |
7 | 74.27 | New Delhi | Delhi | |
8 | 71.52 | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | |
9 | 69.04 | Guwahati | Assam | |
10 | 68.53 | New Delhi | Delhi | |
11 | 67.56 | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | |
12 | 66.69 | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
13 | 66.00 | New Delhi | Delhi | |
14 | 64.94 | Manipal | Karnataka | |
15 | 64.81 | Delhi | Delhi | |
16 | 64.17 | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | |
17 | 63.84 | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
18 | 63.81 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |
19 | 62.97 | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | |
20 | 62.77 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |
21 | 62.07 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |
22 | 61.79 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |
23 | 60.87 | Pilani | Rajasthan | |
24 | 60.73 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | |
25 | 60.55 | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
26 | 60.25 | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
27 | 60.13 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
28 | 59.94 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | |
29 | 58.77 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | |
30 | 58.69 | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | |
31 | 58.60 | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | |
32 | 58.30 | Mohali | Punjab | |
33 | 57.31 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | |
34 | 57.04 | Rourkela | Odisha | |
35 | 56.97 | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | |
36 | 55.79 | JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research | Mysuru | Karnataka |
37 | 55.69 | Pune | Maharashtra | |
38 | 55.61 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | |
39 | 55.51 | JIPMER | Puducherry | Puducherry |
40 | 55.47 | Vaddeswaram | Andhra Pradesh | |
41 | 54.97 | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | |
42 | 54.86 | Pune | Maharashtra | |
43 | 54.83 | Patiala | Punjab | |
44 | 54.81 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |
45 | 54.58 | Phagwara | Punjab | |
46 | 54.44 | Surathkal | Karnataka | |
47 | 54.14 | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | |
48 | 54.12 | Rupnagar | Punjab | |
49 | 54.04 | Noida (Gautam Budh Nagar) | Uttar Pradesh | |
50 | 54.02 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education | Srivilliputhur | Tamil Nadu |
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