New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, offering a comprehensive snapshot of India’s higher education landscape.
This year’s list continues to underscore the dominance of premier institutions, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), while also highlighting the growing influence of state and private universities.
IIT Madras retained its No 1 spot, followed by IISc Bengaluru at Rank 2 and IIT Bombay at Rank 3.
Tamil Nadu led the state-wise tally with 17 institutions in the Top 100, followed by Maharashtra with 11 and Uttar Pradesh with nine. Delhi maintained its strong academic presence with eight institutions.
Below is the complete rank-wise list of the Top 100 institutions in NIRF 2025:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Tamil Nadu)
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Maharashtra)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Delhi)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (West Bengal)
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttarakhand)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (Delhi)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (Delhi)
Banaras Hindu University (Uttar Pradesh)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Assam)
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (Telangana)
Jamia Millia Islamia (Delhi)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Karnataka)
University of Delhi (Delhi)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Rajasthan)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Tamil Nadu)
Jadavpur University (West Bengal)
Aligarh Muslim University (Uttar Pradesh)
Homi Bhabha National Institute (Maharashtra)
Vellore Institute of Technology (Tamil Nadu)
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Tamil Nadu)
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Tamil Nadu)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (Delhi)
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Odisha)
University of Hyderabad (Telangana)
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Odisha)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
Anna University (Tamil Nadu)
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Chandigarh University (Punjab)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
National Institute of Technology Rourkela (Odisha)
Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Technology Patna (Bihar)
Amity University (Uttar Pradesh)
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (Karnataka)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Symbiosis International (Maharashtra)
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Kerala University (Kerala)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Punjab)
National Institute of Technology Calicut (Kerala)
KL Education Foundation University (Andhra Pradesh)
Calcutta University (West Bengal)
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (Tamil Nadu)
Lovely Professional University (Punjab)
Cochin University of Science and Technology (Kerala)
Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (Tamil Nadu)
Gauhati University (Assam)
Osmania University (Telangana)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (Karnataka)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (Maharashtra)
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (Punjab)
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)
University of Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir)
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (Karnataka)
Bharathidasan University (Tamil Nadu)
Delhi Technological University (Delhi)
National Institute of Technology Warangal (Telangana)
Institute of Chemical Technology (Maharashtra)
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (Uttarakhand)
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (West Bengal)
University of Madras (Tamil Nadu)
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Uttar Pradesh)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (Punjab)
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Maharashtra)
Graphic Era University (Uttarakhand)
Alagappa University (Tamil Nadu)
Jamia Hamdard (Delhi)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
Bharathiar University (Tamil Nadu)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
AIIMS Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Punjab Agricultural University (Punjab)
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (Tamil Nadu)
King George’s Medical University (Uttar Pradesh)
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Maharashtra)
Shiv Nadar University (Uttar Pradesh)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (Maharashtra)
University of Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Tamil Nadu)
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (Telangana)
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research (Tamil Nadu)
Savitribai Phule Pune University (Maharashtra)
University of Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Tamil Nadu)
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Jammu & Kashmir)
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Maharashtra)
Christ University (Karnataka)
National Institute of Technology Silchar (Assam)
Manipal University Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (Uttar Pradesh)
AIIMS Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
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