National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings across all 17 categories, released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Updated 10 Jul 2026
Top engineering & technology institutions — IITs, NITs, IIITs.
Premier medical colleges & health-science institutions.
Top B-schools — IIMs, IITs and leading private institutes.
Top pharmacy colleges and institutes of pharmaceutical sciences.
Top dental colleges and centres of dental education.
Top law schools — NLUs and leading law faculties.
Top architecture and planning institutions.
Top agriculture and allied-sciences universities.
The all-India ranking across every discipline combined.
Top universities across public and private sectors.
Top degree colleges — DU, and leading arts & science colleges.
Top research-intensive institutions and laboratories.
Top state public universities across India.
Top open and distance-learning universities.
Top skill universities — a newer NIRF category.
| Category | #1 Institution | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 88.72 |
| Medical | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | 91.80 |
| Management | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 83.29 |
| Overall | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 87.31 |
| Universities | Indian Institute of Science | 85.05 |
| Colleges | Hindu College | 84.01 |
| Research | Indian Institute of Science | 85.01 |
| Pharmacy | Jamia Hamdard | 86.59 |
| Dental | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | 89.12 |
| Law | National Law School of India University | 82.97 |
| Architecture | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 83.95 |
| Agriculture | Indian Agricultural Research Institute | 89.23 |
| State Public | Jadavpur University | 76.08 |
| Innovation | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | — |
| Open Univ. | Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) | — |
| Skill Univ. | Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University) | — |
| SDG | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | — |
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Student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty with PhD, experience and financial resources
Publications, quality of publications, patents, projects and professional practice
University examinations, number of PhD students, median salary, placements
Regional diversity, women diversity, economically and socially challenged students, facilities for differently-abled
Peer perception survey, employer & research council surveys, competitiveness