NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025 (Out): List of State-wise Top Universities

The NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025 was released on September 4, 2025. every year. This year, the top three NIRF ranked state universities are Jadavpur University, Anna University, and Panjab University.

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NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025: The Ministry of Education releases the NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025 every year. This year, it was released on September 4, 2025. Last year, Anna University (Tamil Nadu) held the rank 1, and this year the first position has been overtaken by Jadavpur University.

The NIRF has been releasing state university rankings since 2015 based on the overall performance of the universities. In 2025, the NIRF ranking process will follow two major updates: the introduction of a Sustainability or SDG-focused category and the use of negative grading for withdrawn or discredited research outputs. Below is the complete list of NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025, along with their scores.

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List of Top 50 State Universities as per NIRF Rankings 2025

The top 50 state universities as per NIRF ranking 2025 have been shared below in the table:

Name of the University	State	NIRF Ranking 2025	NIRF Score 2025
Jadavpur University	West Bengal	1	76.08
Anna University	Tamil Nadu	2	76.06
Panjab University	Chandigarh	3	69.92
Andhra University	Andhra Pradesh	4	68.91
Kerala University	Kerala	5	67.93
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Kerala	6	66.24
Osmania University	Telangana	7	65.64
University of Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	8	65.17
Gauhati University	Assam	9	64.24
Bharathiar University	Tamil Nadu	10	64.09
Savitribai Phule Pune University	Maharashtra	11	63.58
Mumbai University	Maharashtra	12	63.55
Delhi Technological University	Delhi	13	63.50
Alagappa University	Tamil Nadu	14	62.82
Calcutta University	West Bengal	15	62.75
Bharathidasan University	Tamil Nadu	16	62.45
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	Kerala	17	61.97
University of Madras	Tamil Nadu	18	61.43
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology	Delhi	19	58.12
Mysore University	Karnataka	20	58.00
University of Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	21	57.75
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Delhi	22	57.49
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	Uttar Pradesh	23	57.48
Acharya Nagarjuna University	Andhra Pradesh	24	57.45
Gujarat University	Gujarat	25	57.16
Bangalore University	Karnataka	26	57.04
University of Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	27	55.97
Punjab Agricultural University	Punjab	28	55.88
King George's Medical University	Uttar Pradesh	29	55.08
Dibrugarh University	Assam	30	54.73
Madurai Kamaraj University	Tamil Nadu	31	54.37
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar	Haryana	32	54.36
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	33	54.14
Annamalai University	Tamil Nadu	34	53.89
Kurukshetra University	Haryana	35	53.56
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	36	53.48
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore	Karnataka	37	53.21
Calicut University, Thenhipalem, Malapuram	Kerala	38	53.19
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	Delhi	39	53.17
Periyar University	Tamil Nadu	40	52.96
Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut	Uttar Pradesh	41	52.09
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Tamil Nadu	42	52.08
COEP Technological University	Maharashtra	43	52.04
G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar	Uttarakhand	44	51.94
Shivaji University	Maharashtra	45	51.80
Maharshi Dayanand University	Haryana	46	51.60
Sri Venkateswara University	Andhra Pradesh	47	51.46
Utkal University	Odisha	48	50.53
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh	49	50.41
Visvesvaraya Technological University	Karnataka	50	50.28

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NIRF State University Rankings 2024

The table below includes the list of NIRF state university rankings for 2024:

Name of the University	State	NIRF Ranking 2025	NIRF 2025 Score
Anna University	Tamil Nadu	1	78.14
Jadavpur University	West Bengal	2	77.74
Savitribai Phule Pune University	Maharashtra	3	70.26
Calcutta University	West Bengal	4	68.96
Panjab University	Chandigarh	5	67.43
Osmania University	Telangana	6	67.20
Andhra University	Andhra Pradesh	7	65.96
Bharathiar University	Tamil Nadu	8	65.27
Kerala University	Kerala	9	65.15
Cochin University of Science and Technology	Kerala	10	63.21
Mahatma Gandhi University	Kerala	11	63.04
University of Madras	Tamil Nadu	12	62.89
Guwahati University	Assam	13	62.04
University of Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir	14	61.66
Delhi Technological University	Delhi	15	61.35
Bharathidasan University	Tamil Nadu	16	61.33
Alagappa University	Tamil Nadu	17	60.15
University of Mumbai	Maharashtra	18	58.75
University of Mysore	Karnataka	19	58.29
Acharya Nagarjuna University	Andhra Pradesh	20	58.28
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Delhi	21	57.33
Visvesvaraya Technological University	Karnataka	22	57.18
University of Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir	23	55.79
Bangalore University	Karnataka	24	55.59
Periyar University	Tamil Nadu	25	55.34
Madurai Kamaraj University	Tamil Nadu	26	54.66
King George’s Medical University	Uttar Pradesh	27	54.38
Dibrugarh University	Assam	28	54.01
Gujarat University	Gujarat	29	53.99
Punjab Agricultural University	Punjab	30	53.94
Annamalai University	Tamil Nadu	31	53.77
University of Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	32	53.54
COEP Technological University	Maharashtra	33	53.37
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	Delhi	34	52.60
Maharshi Dayanand University	Haryana	35	52.45
University of Burdwan	West Bengal	36	51.44
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University	Tamil Nadu	37	51.20
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology	Uttarakhand	38	51.10
Sri Venkateswara University	Andhra Pradesh	39	51.04
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	Uttar Pradesh	40	50.58
Kurukshetra University	Haryana	41	50.47
Utkal University	Odisha	42	50.27
Calicut University	Kerala	43	50.26
University of Agricultural Sciences	Karnataka	44	50.19
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology	Delhi	45	49.79
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University	Maharashtra	46	49.54
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology	Haryana	47	49.53
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University	Haryana	48	48.91
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Tamil Nadu	49	48.41
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh	50	48.35

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India is home to some of the best universities, and many of them consistently get a place in the NIRF ranking. The NIRF State Universities Ranking 2025 list holds reputed universities which are known for their research, teaching, education, and advanced learning methods. Now, you can select the university as per the ranking that you find suitable to meet your career goals.

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FAQs

Why are some state universities at the top of the NIRF ranking list every time?

Universities like Anna University, Jadavpur University, and Pune University consistently rank high because of their strong faculty, remarkable research, industry collaboration and placements, a long history, and an impressive alumni base.

How do NIRF rankings calculate scores for state universities?

A score (out of 100) is given to each university according to weighted averages of factors such as the faculty-to-student ratio, research output, citations, placement rates, accessibility, and peer perception. The ranking is based on the overall score.

Are NIRF rankings 2025 mandatory for state universities?

No, it is not required to participate, but the majority of reputable universities do so since NIRF rankings improve their popularity, reputation, potential to draw in top students, monetary support, and collaborations.

Are private universities also included in the NIRF state universities ranking 2025?

Yes, but in different categories. Both public and private universities are included in NIRF rankings for engineering, management, law, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and other categories.

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