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The Central Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, released the NIRF Rankings 2025 on September 4. Candidates can check the list of NIRF 2025 rankings across all colleges & categories here.
NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates OUT
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.
Category Name | NIRF Ranking 2025 Link |
|---|---|
Overall | NIRF Overall Rankings 2025 |
Universities | |
Colleges | |
Engineering | |
Management | |
Pharmacy | |
Medical | |
Architecture and Planning | |
State Public University | NIRF State Public University Rankings 2025 |
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
08 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
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
07 30 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Top 5 Research Institutes
Check the list below of top 10 research institutions
- IISc, Bengaluru
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kharagpur
07 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
NIRF Rankings 2025 OUT: Top 5 Medical Institutions
- AIIMS, Delhi
- PGIMER, Chandigarh
- CMC, Vellore
- JIPMER, Puducherry
- SGPIMS, Lucknow
06 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
NIRF Rankings 2025 Released: Key Parameters
- Teaching, learning and resources
- Research and professional practice
- Graduation outcomes
- Outreach and inclusivity
- Perception
05 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Official Website
The rankings can now be checked on NIRF's official website, nirfindia.org.
04 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
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.
03 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
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 02 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
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 01 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
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 12 00 AM IST - 05 Sep'25
NIRF Rankings 2025: Dibrugarh University at 30th
Dropping 2 positions from last year, Dibrugarh University, Assam, stands at 30th position in NIRF 2025 rankings.
11 30 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
11 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: Skill University Rankings
Here are the top institutes listed under the NIRF 2025 Skill University Rankings:
- Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune
- Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore
- Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Palwal
10 30 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
10 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
09 30 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 09 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
08 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
08 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 08 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
07 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
07 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
07 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 06 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
06 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
06 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
05 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 05 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
05 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
04 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
04 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Rankings 2025 LIVE: State Public Unversity Rankings
Here, aspirants can check the state public university rankings as per the latest NIRF 2025 Rankings-
- Jadavpur University, West Bengal
- Anna University, Tamil Nadu
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala University, Kerala
- Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
- Osmania University, Telangana
- University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
- Gauhati University, Assam
- Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
04 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
03 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Rankings 2025 Live: Top 5 Research Institute
Aspirants can check the list of Top 5 Research institutes as per NIRF Rankings 2025-
- IISc, Bengaluru
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kharagpur
03 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
03 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 02 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
02 20 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 02 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
01 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
01 25 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE Updates: Top Open Universities
Candidates can check the list of top open universities below as per the NIRF 2025 Rankings:
- IGNOU, New Delhi
- Karnataka State Open University
- U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University
01 00 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
12 40 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Ranking 2025 Live: Top Law Colleges of India
- National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
- National Law University, Delhi
- NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
- Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
12 25 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
12 12 PM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: Top 5 Management Institutes
The list of top 5 management institutes as per NIRF 2025 Rankings is provided below.
- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
11 58 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF 2025 Rankings Live: NIRF Top 5 Universities
The list of top 5 universities as per NIRF 2025 Rankings is provided below.
- IISc, Bengaluru
- JNU, New Delhi
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
- Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- University of Delhi, New Delhi
11 47 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
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 11 37 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
NIRF Ranking 2025 LIVE: IIT Madras Tops
NIRF Ranking 2025 has been unveiled by the Minister of Education. IIT Madras tops the overall category.
11 25 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
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
11 11 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
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!
10 55 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
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!
10 45 AM IST - 04 Sep'25
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.
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