NIRF Ranking 2025 (Out) - Top Engineering Colleges in India, IIT, NIT

NIRF Ranking 2025 (Out) - Top Engineering Colleges in India, IIT, NIT

Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 03:42 PM IST

NIRF Ranking 2025 for Engineering: The Ministry of Education released the NIRF 2025 ranking for Engineering colleges on the official website, nirfindia.org. According to the 2025 NIRF Rankings, a total of 23 IITs, 27 NITs, 4 Central Universities and 4 State Public Universities are included in the Top 100 NIRF ranks. The National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) is an initiative by the MoE that ranks institutes offering higher education in India based on various factors. According to the NIRF 2025 ranking, IIT Madras ranks first in the engineering category. Candidates can find the details about the NIRF Ranking 2025 for Engineering in this article.

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  1. NIRF 2025 Engineering category: Institutes included in the Top 100
  2. NIRF Top ranking Engineering colleges, Category-wise
  3. Previous Year NIRF Rankings
  4. Factors taken into account for NIRF Rankings:
NIRF Ranking 2025 (Out) - Top Engineering Colleges in India, IIT, NIT
NIRF Ranking 2025 for Engineering

NIRF 2025 Engineering category: Institutes included in the Top 100

Apart from various government institutes, other private institutes are also included in the top 100 NIRF rankings. The detailed number of institutes across various categories is mentioned below.

NIRF 2025 All Categories

Category

Count

IITs

23

NITs

22

Central Universities

4

State Public Universities

4

Private Deemed Universities

27

IIITs

2

State Private Universities

6

Specialized & Other Institutes

5

Total

100

NIRF 2025 All Categories

Category

Count

IITs

23

NITs

21

Central Universities

4

State Public Universities

6

Private Deemed Universities

27

IIITs

4

State Private Universities

10

Specialized & Other Institutes

5

Total

100

NIRF Top ranking Engineering colleges, Category-wise

Being aware of the ranks of various institutes allows candidates to determine which college would be the best fit for them. This will also help them plan their careers with the particular college and stream. Candidates can find the top ranking colleges from each category below.

Top 10 IITs according to NIRF 2025 Ranking

Name

Score

Rank

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

88.72

1

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

85.74

2

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

83.65

3

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

81.82

4

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

78.69

5

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

75.44

6

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

72.31

7

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

72.24

8

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad

65.37

15

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

64.52

19

Top 10 NITs according to NIRF 2025 Ranking

Name

Score

Rank

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

68.14

9

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

66.62

13

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

64.59

17

National Institute of Technology Calicut

63.05

21

National Institute of Technology Warangal

61.05

28

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

57.45

42

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

56.58

44

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

55.94

49

National Institute of Technology Silchar

55.91

50

National Institute of Technology Patna

53.89

53

Top Central Universities

Name

Score

Rank

Jamia Millia Islamia

62.42

24

Aligarh Muslim University

59.01

34

University of Hyderabad

49.36

74

Top State Public Universities

Name

Score

Rank

Jadavpur University

64.54

18

Anna University

63.51

20

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai

57.96

41

COEP Technological University, Pune

47.31

90

Panjab University, Chandigarh

46.90

93

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad

46.74

94

Top IIITs

Name

Score

Rank

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad)

58.45

38

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT Delhi)

51.33

63

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT Bangalore)

50.46

69

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM Gwalior)

46.25

96

Top 10 State Private Universities

Name

Score

Rank

Chandigarh University, Mohali

60.46

31

Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

55.99

48

Manipal University Jaipur

52.69

58

Jain University, Bengaluru

48.01

84

Chitkara University, Rajpura

47.34

89

Top 10 Other Specialised Institutes

Name

Score

Rank

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani

67.02

11

Siksha O Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar

62.58

22

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala

60.97

29

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Thanjavur

58.02

40

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai

57.96

41

UPES, Dehradun

56.99

43

Symbiosis International, Pune

56.22

46

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Kalavakkam

56.08

47

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi

55.28

51

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune

46.98

92

Previous Year NIRF Rankings

Top 10 IITs according to NIRF 2024 Ranking

Top 10 NITs according to NIRF 2024 Ranking

Top Central Universities

Top 10 State Public Universities

Top 10 IIITs

S. No.

Institute Name

NIRF Rank

1

IIIT Hyderabad

47

2

IIIT Bangalore

74

3

IIIT Delhi

85

4

IIIT Allahabad

87

Top 10 State Private Universities

Top 10 Other Specialised Institutes

Factors taken into account for NIRF Rankings:

The authority considered various factors while determining the ranking for various institutes. The factors that influence the NIRF 2025 ranking are as follows

  • Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR) – 100 Marks

  • Research Productivity, Impact and IPR (RPII) – 100 Marks

  • Graduation Outcome (GO) – 100 Marks

  • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) – 100 Marks

  • Perception (PR) – 100 Marks

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is the NIRF 2025 ranking released for engineering?
A:

Yes, the NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking has been released by the authority online.

Q: Which is the top IIT according to the NIRF ranking?
A:

According to the NIRF 2025 engineering ranking, IIT Madras is the top NIT in India.

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