NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Engineering & Research Institutes in India – Full List

The Union Ministry of Education today announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. This 10th edition ranks the country's top engineering and research institutes based on a wide range of criteria taking into account placements, research and academic quality.

NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Engineering Institutes

IIT Madras has topped the list for the tenth consecutive time, a mark of its excellence.

It was followed by IIT Delhi at the second spot and IIT Bombay at the third spot. At the all-India level, IITs have dominated the engineering category.

👉 Official Link - NIRF Ranking 2025 Top Engineering Institutes

Rank	Name of Institute	State	Score
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Tamil Nadu	88.72
2	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	Delhi	85.74
3	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Maharashtra	83.65
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	81.82
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	West Bengal	78.69
6	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Uttarakhand	75.44
7	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Telangana	72.31
8	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Assam	72.24
9	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	68.14
10	IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	67.24
11	BITS Pilani	Rajasthan	67.02
12	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Madhya Pradesh	66.65
13	NIT Rourkela	Odisha	66.62
14	SRM Institute of Science & Technology	Tamil Nadu	65.83
15	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	Jharkhand	65.37
16	Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)	Tamil Nadu	65.25
17	NIT Karnataka, Surathkal	Karnataka	64.59
18	Jadavpur University	West Bengal	64.54
19	IIT Patna	Bihar	64.52
20	Anna University	Tamil Nadu	63.51
21	NIT Calicut	Kerala	63.05
22	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	Odisha	62.58
23	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Tamil Nadu	62.46
24	Jamia Millia Islamia	Delhi	62.42
25	IIT Gandhinagar	Gujarat	62.31
26	IIT Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	62.08
27	IIT Jodhpur	Rajasthan	61.31
28	NIT Warangal	Telangana	61.05
29	Thapar Institute of Engg & Technology	Punjab	60.97
30	Delhi Technological University (DTU)	Delhi	60.85
31	Chandigarh University	Punjab	60.46
32	IIT Ropar	Punjab	59.66
33	Kalasalingam Academy of Research	Tamil Nadu	59.03
34	Aligarh Muslim University	Uttar Pradesh	59.01
35	KL University (KLU)	Andhra Pradesh	58.95
36	KIIT University	Odisha	58.79
37	Amity University	Uttar Pradesh	58.53
38	IIIT Hyderabad	Telangana	58.45
39	IIT Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.22
40	SASTRA University	Tamil Nadu	58.02
41	Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)	Maharashtra	57.96
42	MNIT Jaipur	Rajasthan	57.45
43	UPES Dehradun	Uttarakhand	56.99
44	VNIT Nagpur	Maharashtra	56.58
45	Saveetha Institute of Medical & Tech. Sciences	Tamil Nadu	56.55
46	Symbiosis International	Maharashtra	56.22
47	SSN College of Engineering	Tamil Nadu	56.08
48	Lovely Professional University	Punjab	55.99
49	NIT Durgapur	West Bengal	55.94
50	NIT Silchar	Assam	55.91
51	Birla Institute of Technology (BIT Mesra)	Jharkhand	55.28
52	Graphic Era University	Uttarakhand	55.26
53	NIT Patna	Bihar	53.89
54	IIEST Shibpur	West Bengal	53.63
55	NIT Jalandhar	Punjab	53.38
56	IIT Jammu	J&K	53.08
57	IIT Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	52.73
58	Manipal University Jaipur	Rajasthan	52.69
59	MIT Manipal	Karnataka	52.55
60	MMMUT Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	52.45
61	Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology	Kerala	52.44
62	MNNIT Allahabad (Prayagraj)	Uttar Pradesh	52.15
63	IIIT Delhi	Delhi	51.33
64	IIT Palakkad	Kerala	51.20
65	NIT Delhi	Delhi	50.79
66	SVNIT Surat	Gujarat	50.77
67	PSG College of Technology	Tamil Nadu	50.64
67	Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology	Tamil Nadu	50.64
69	IIIT Bangalore	Karnataka	50.46
70	NSUT Delhi	Delhi	50.43
71	Banasthali Vidyapith	Rajasthan	50.38
72	IIT Bhilai	Chhattisgarh	50.37
73	NIT Srinagar	J&K	50.23
74	University of Hyderabad	Telangana	49.36
75	MSRIT	Karnataka	49.26
76	Christ University	Karnataka	49.03
77	IIT Dharwad	Karnataka	48.61
78	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology	Uttar Pradesh	48.52
79	SLIET Longowal	Punjab	48.42
80	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Tech. & Research	Andhra Pradesh	48.27
81	MANIT Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	48.26
82	NIT Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	48.25
83	NIT Meghalaya	Meghalaya	48.21
84	Jain University	Karnataka	48.01
85	NIT Kurukshetra	Haryana	47.98
86	NIT Raipur	Chhattisgarh	47.59
87	Vel Tech	Tamil Nadu	47.43
88	AU College of Engineering (Andhra University)	Andhra Pradesh	47.37
89	Chitkara University	Punjab	47.34
90	COEP Technological University	Maharashtra	47.31
91	SR University	Telangana	47.16
92	Defence Institute of Advanced Technology	Maharashtra	46.98
93	Panjab University	Chandigarh	46.90
94	JNTU Hyderabad	Telangana	46.74
95	C.V. Raman Global University	Odisha	46.62
96	ABV-IIITM Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	46.25
97	NIT Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh	46.10
98	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	Gujarat	45.97
99	NIT Puducherry	Puducherry	45.83
100	Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology	Tamil Nadu	45.55

NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Research Institutes in India

NIRF 2025 also includes a separate category of Research Institutions, with IISc Bangalore at the top.

👉 Official Link - NIRF Ranking 2025 Top Research Institutes

Rank	Institute Name	State	Score
1	Indian Institute of Science (IISc)	Karnataka	85.01
2	IIT Madras	Tamil Nadu	82.99
3	IIT Delhi	Delhi	80.42
4	IIT Bombay	Maharashtra	77.80
5	IIT Kharagpur	West Bengal	71.61
6	IIT Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	69.80
7	Homi Bhabha National Institute	Maharashtra	69.39
8	IIT Roorkee	Uttarakhand	67.27
9	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research	Uttar Pradesh	67.15
10	IIT Guwahati	Assam	64.18
11	AIIMS Delhi	Delhi	63.61
12	University of Delhi	Delhi	62.65
13	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Tamil Nadu	60.96
14	Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)	Tamil Nadu	60.39
15	IIT Hyderabad	Telangana	60.15
16	Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Uttar Pradesh	58.28
17	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	Maharashtra	57.96
18	BITS Pilani	Rajasthan	56.71
19	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	Karnataka	56.41
20	Jamia Millia Islamia	Delhi	56.13
21	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	Delhi	56.06
22	IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	55.81
23	Jadavpur University	West Bengal	55.53
24	IIT Indore	Madhya Pradesh	55.52
25	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Tamil Nadu	55.41
26	Anna University	Tamil Nadu	55.09
27	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	Jharkhand	54.28
28	Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)	Uttar Pradesh	54.07
29	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	Delhi	52.98
30	NIT Rourkela	Odisha	52.69
31	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Tamil Nadu	52.48
32	University of Hyderabad	Telangana	51.48
33	NIT Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	51.40
34	Chandigarh University	Punjab	50.47
35	IISER Pune	Maharashtra	50.35
36	IIT Gandhinagar	Gujarat	49.61
37	Panjab University	Chandigarh	49.47
38	Amity University	Uttar Pradesh	49.25
39	IIT Patna	Bihar	48.75
40	Lovely Professional University (LPU)	Punjab	48.72
41	Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)	Maharashtra	47.92
42	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Punjab	47.59
43	KIIT University	Odisha	46.73
44	JNCASR	Karnataka	46.57
45	UPES	Uttarakhand	46.46
46	IISER Kolkata	West Bengal	46.42
47	IIT Ropar	Punjab	46.00
48	Calcutta University	West Bengal	45.83
49	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)	Odisha	45.12
50	MNIT Jaipur	Rajasthan	45.02

NIRF Ranking 2025 – Parameters of Ranking Criteria

The ranking is based on the following key parameters:
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)
Research and Professional Practice (RP)
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
Perception (PR)
These methods help students and academia to understand the true potential of the institutions.

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