Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2025

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2025

Team Careers360Updated on 04 Sep 2025, 12:53 PM IST

The Ministry of Education released the NIRF 2025 rankings on September 4, 2025. NIRF Ranking is released for 6 different categories including Engineering, University, Law and more. The NIRF ranking has been determined based on five main parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcome (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). Here in this article, candidates will find the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in India as per the NIRF ranking 2025.

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  2. NIRF ranking 2025 - Ranking Parameters
  3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras Admission Process
Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2025
Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2025

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2025

Following the trend, IIT Madras secured the rank 1 in the NIRF ranking 2025, followed by IIT Bombay with NIRF rank 2. The NIRF ranking is declared through video conferencing for the top 10 institutes only. The complete NIRF ranking for engineering colleges will be released soon. Tabulated below is the list of the Top 10 engineering colleges in India as per the NIRF ranking 2025.

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NIRF ranking 2025 - Ranking Parameters

NIRF 2025 ranking has released the ranking list of colleges and universities, where some of the best institutions have been ranked accordingly. There is the top 1 to 100 ranking list, followed by the Rank Band 101-150 and the Rank Band 151-200.

In India, there are over 8,000 engineering colleges, both government-run and privately owned. Therefore, understanding which rankings of the engineering colleges will help students navigate the best engineering colleges for them after higher education. Among the multiple ranking sources in India, NIRF came across as the most reliable one. The full form of NIRF is the National Institutional Ranking Framework, initiated by the Ministry of Education (MoE) (formerly MHRD) in India. Below are the factors based on which NIRF has ranked NIT Puducherry every year.

  • Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

  • Research and Professional Practices (RP)

  • Graduation Outcomes (GO)

  • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

  • Perception (PR)

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras Admission Process

Indian Institute of Technology has always been ranked in the top 10 engineering list every year, which indicates it is among the best Indian institutions to pursue an Engineering degree. To get into the IITs, candidates must complete the admission process, which requires candidates to appear in India's top engineering entrance exams, i.e., JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Further, candidates must also participate in the JoSAA counselling process to secure seats at IITs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which is the best private engineering college in India 2025?
A:

IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT  are the best private engineering colleges in India in 2025, as per NIRF 2025.

Q: Which institute ranked 2 in the NIRF 2025 ranking 2025?
A:

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has been ranked 2 in NIRF 2025

Q: What is the top 1 NIRF ranking 2025?
A:

The top 10 NIRF ranking for 2025 is IIT Madras. 

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Questions related to JEE Main

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Have a question related to JEE Main ?

Heya,

Yes, you can refill your category again. In the case of the April session JEE Main registration, you have the option to change your category while registering your details only once. You can switch from General to EWS if you have a proper certificate. Just be certain that the EWS certificate is granted before the last date of the April session form and complies with the NTA's requirements of validity.

Hope it helps!!!

Hello,

You can certainly get admission at DTU (Delhi Technological University) as the minimum requirement there is 60% aggregate in PCM. In such a case, you will be given admission to the top branches of CSE/ECE. Nevertheless, the case is totally different for IIT Hyderabad.

Admission into IITs is through JEE Advanced, and they require either a minimum of 75% in boards or to be in the top 20th percentile of the board for eligibility. But, if you fail to get 75% and happen to not be in the top 20th percentile, you can't get admission at IIT even if you have a good rank in JEE Mains.

Hope it helps!!!

Hello Tanishka,

Although i believe your attempting strategy and sequence depends entirely on your stage of preparation and your personal progress, i would suggest you sit for your January attempt even if you aim to seriously prepare for April.

Whatever stage of syllabus completion you are at, i suggest you give it a try to get an estimate of the exam difficulty and see roughly where you stand among the applicants that year. No matter how many mock tests you attempt, the actual examination environment happens to be very different from mock tests. The first attempt is going to give you an idea of the exam environment so you can prepare for your April attempt better.

All the best for your exams!

Hello Swati

Yes, your EWS certificate will be valid for JEE Main 2026 and counselling if it’s issued after April 1, 2025.
This is because EWS certificates are valid for one financial year from April to March.
So, a certificate made in October 2025 will be for FY 2025–26, which covers both JEE and counselling. You’ll need the certificate number during JEE registration in October 2025.
Even if you don’t have it yet, you can still register and upload it later during counselling. Just make sure the certificate clearly mentions the correct financial year.
Always keep a few extra copies and the original ready for verification.
You're good to go if it’s issued after April 1, 2025

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