NIRF Rankings 2025 — Complete Guide
National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings across all 17 categories, released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Updated 10 Jul 2026
Browse All Categories
By Discipline
NIRF Engineering
Top engineering & technology institutions — IITs, NITs, IIITs.
NIRF Medical
Premier medical colleges & health-science institutions.
NIRF Management
Top B-schools — IIMs, IITs and leading private institutes.
NIRF Pharmacy
Top pharmacy colleges and institutes of pharmaceutical sciences.
NIRF Dental
Top dental colleges and centres of dental education.
NIRF Law
Top law schools — NLUs and leading law faculties.
NIRF Architecture
Top architecture and planning institutions.
NIRF Agriculture
Top agriculture and allied-sciences universities.
By Institution Type
NIRF Overall
The all-India ranking across every discipline combined.
NIRF Universities
Top universities across public and private sectors.
NIRF Colleges
Top degree colleges — DU, and leading arts & science colleges.
NIRF Research
Top research-intensive institutions and laboratories.
NIRF State Public
Top state public universities across India.
NIRF Open Univ.
Top open and distance-learning universities.
NIRF Skill Univ.
Top skill universities — a newer NIRF category.
Category Leaders 2025
| 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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NIRF Ranking Parameters
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
30%Student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty with PhD, experience and financial resources
Research & Professional Practice (RPC)
30%Publications, quality of publications, patents, projects and professional practice
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
20%University examinations, number of PhD students, median salary, placements
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI)
10%Regional diversity, women diversity, economically and socially challenged students, facilities for differently-abled
Perception (PR)
10%Peer perception survey, employer & research council surveys, competitiveness