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    Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank Change

    Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank Change

    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 02:24 PM IST

    Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank Change- MoE has uploaded NIRF ranking 2025 on September 4. Students can know which institutions see an improvement and which will lose their ranking after the official release. IIT Hyderabad is ranked 7 and IIT Guwahati is placed in 8th position. As a topmost private institution, BITS Pilani has secured 11th place. Last year, 41 colleges out of the top 100 showed improvement in their NIRF engineering ranks. A few institutes like SRM University, IIT BHU, UPES Dehradun, IIIT Hyderabad, Manipal University and Graphic Era University had shown commendable performance. MMMUT Gorakhpur has also made an excellent comeback with a leap of over a hundred places in 2024. On the other hand, some of the top colleges have lost their ranking by a large margin are ICT Mumbai, IIEST Shibpur, NIT Kurukshetra and VTU Belagavi.

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    1. Top Engineering Colleges With Change in NIRF Ranking 2025
    2. Top 20 Engineering Colleges with Improved NIRF Ranking 2024
    3. Top 20 Engineering Colleges with Declined NIRF Ranking 2024
    4. Top 20 Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank- Year-wise Comparison
    5. Why choose colleges based on their NIRF ranking?
    6. Why is NIRF Ranking Important?
    Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank Change
    Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank Change

    Moreover, MoE had also introduced a new rank band of 201-300. Many of the colleges were added to the list for the first time. For more in-depth information about the NIRF ranking 2025 and its significance, read this article.

    Top Engineering Colleges With Change in NIRF Ranking 2025

    MoE will upload the list of colleges and their NIRF Rankings 2025 on September 5. Those who are eagerly awaiting to know whether their dream college still holds the fort will find the list here. The following table will be updated with the latest information soon after its release.

    NIRF Rank Change of Top Engineering Colleges 2025

    College Name

    NIRF Ranking 2025

    IIT Madras1
    IIT Delhi2
    IIT Bombay3
    IIT Kanpur4
    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur5
    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee6
    IIT Hyderabad7
    IIT Guwahati (IITG)8
    NIT Trichy9
    Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi10
    Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani11
    Indian Institute of Technology Indore12
    National Institute of Technology Rourkela13
    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai14
    Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines Dhanbad15
    VIT Vellore16
    National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal17
    Jadavpur University, Kolkata18
    IIT Patna19
    Anna University, Chennai20

    Top 20 Engineering Colleges with Improved NIRF Ranking 2024

    IIT BHU, SRM University and UPES Dehradun are among the top 41 engineering colleges that have shown improvement in NIRF parameters during the 2023-24 year. Check this table to know the NIRF Ranking of the top 20 colleges in India with better achievement in the engineering domain.

    NIRF Ranking 2024- Top Engineering Colleges in India

    Top 20 Engineering Colleges with Declined NIRF Ranking 2024

    Although the following institutions are among the top 100 engineering colleges in India, their NIRF ranking has seen a decline this year. A few unexpected names include ICT Mumbai, IIEST Shibpur, NIT Kurukshetra and VTU Belagavi.

    NIRF Ranking 2024- Top Engineering Colleges in India

    Top 20 Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Rank- Year-wise Comparison

    Given in the table below are the names of top engineering colleges in India based on the NIRF Ranking 2024. Also, learn about the change in the NIRF engineering ranks of the best colleges here. Candidates can check this table to know what is the position of the top 20 engineering colleges in India over the period of 5 years.

    5 Years NIRF Ranking of Top Engineering Colleges in India

    College NameRank 24'Rank 23'Rank 22'Rank 21'Rank 20'

    IIT Madras

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    IIT Delhi

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    IIT Bombay

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    IIT Kanpur

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    5

    6

    5

    5

    5

    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    6

    5

    6

    6

    6

    IIT Guwahati (IITG)

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    IIT Hyderabad

    8

    8

    9

    8

    8

    NIT Trichy

    9

    9

    8

    9

    9

    Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

    10

    15

    13

    14

    11

    VIT Vellore

    11

    11

    12

    12

    15

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata

    12

    10

    11

    17

    17

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

    13

    28

    24

    34

    41

    Anna University, Chennai

    14

    13

    17

    18

    14

    Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines Dhanbad

    15

    17

    14

    11

    12

    Indian Institute of Technology Indore

    16

    14

    16

    13

    10

    National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal

    17

    12

    10

    10

    13

    IIT Gandhinagar

    18

    18

    23

    22

    24

    National Institute of Technology Rourkela

    19

    16

    15

    20

    16

    Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

    20

    25

    29

    26

    30

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    Why choose colleges based on their NIRF ranking?

    The NIRF ranks are devised to compare the performance of different colleges. The parameters are carefully formulated to judge the educational excellence, scientific approach to the curriculum, teaching expertise, quality of infrastructure and much more. Not only does it measure the placement performance, but also the number of students who opt for higher studies, which shows the actual impact of education.

    Why is NIRF Ranking Important?

    Students generally choose a college based on certain preconceived notions. For instance, most of the JEE Advanced Toppers choose IIT Bombay for BTech CSE whereas IIT Madras has been the top engineering college in India for the past five years and has fared well in all the NIRF categories. Therefore, one should keep in mind the several attributes of a college education. Students are advised to choose an institution based on year wise comparison of the NIRF ranking, because, it acts as an indicator of high education standards.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many top colleges have the same NIRF ranking in 2025 as in 2024?
    A:

    IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, NIT Tiruchirappalli, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT BHU rank among the top 10 engineering colleges in India, based on NIRF ranking 2025. Their ranking has not changed in 2025.

    Q: Has the NIRF ranking for SRM University changed in 2025?
    A:

    SRM University’s rank has declined to 14th position in 2025.

    Q: What is the NIRF rank of BITS Pilani from 2025 to 2019?
    A:

    BITS Pilani’s NIRF rank is - 11 (2025), 20 (2024), 25 (2023), 29 (2022), 26 (2021), 30 (2020).

    Q: Is the NIRF ranking 2025 released?
    A:

    Yes, the NIRF 2025 ranking has been released on September 4, 2025.

    Q: What is the importance of NIRF ranking 2025?
    A:

    Students are advised to choose an institution based on year wise comparison of the NIRF ranking, because, it acts as an indicator of high education standards. 

    Q: Name a few colleges whose NIRF ranking has improved in 2024.
    A:

    The top colleges with considerable improvement in the NIRF ranking in 2024 are SRM University, IIT BHU, UPES Dehradun, IIIT Hyderabad, Manipal University and Graphic Era University.

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