NIRF 2025 Innovation rankings

Institutions ranked on innovation, start-ups and entrepreneurship on campus.

Institutions ranked: 50
Exact ranks: 10
With NIRF score: 0
States and UTs: 20

Full list

All 50 institutions, in NIRF order

Most listed:Tamil Nadu 14 Uttar Pradesh 6 Andhra Pradesh 3 Delhi 3 Gujarat 3 Punjab 3

Ownership is recorded for 36 of 50 institutions in this list; NIRF tables do not include it, so the ownership filter covers only those we have from regulators' lists.

NIRF 2025 Innovation ranking
Rank	Institution	City	State	NIRF score	Ownership
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Central
2	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Not published	Central
3	Indian Institute of Science	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Central
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal	Not published	Central
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Central
6	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	Not published	Central
7	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	Not published	Central
8	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand	Not published	Central
9	Anna University	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	State university
10	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	Not published	Central
Rank band 11-50NIRF publishes the band only, with no exact rank or score. Listed here A to Z.
11-50	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Banasthali, Rajasthan	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Mohali, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Chitkara University	Rajpura	Rajpura, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Galgotias University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Gujarat Technological University	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Not published	State university
11-50	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Varanasi	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Central
11-50	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	Dhanbad, Jharkhand	Not published	Central
11-50	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam	Not published	Central
11-50	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Indore, Madhya Pradesh	Not published	Central
11-50	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Patna, Bihar	Not published	Central
11-50	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	Not published	State university
11-50	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	KIET Group of Institutions	Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Phagwara, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal	Manipal	Manipal, Karnataka	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Not published	Private
11-50	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kozhikode, Kerala	Not published	Central
11-50	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Rourkela, Odisha	Not published	Central
11-50	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Central
11-50	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar, Gujarat	Not published	Private
11-50	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh, Chandigarh	Not published	State university
11-50	Parul University	Vadodara	Vadodara, Gujarat	Not published	Private
11-50	Rathinam Technical Campus	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Sharda University	Greater Noida	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Private
11-50	Sri Sairam Engineering College	Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	UPES	Dehradun	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	Not published	Not recorded
11-50	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
11-50	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Vellore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university

Source: NIRF 2025, Ministry of Education, checked 23 Oct 2026

Official list pages:1 (page 1 on nirfindia.org)2 (page 2 on nirfindia.org)

Change since last year appears here once an earlier NIRF Innovation list is loaded.

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The National Institutional Ranking Framework is run by the Ministry of Education. Institutions apply, submit their data, and are scored out of 100 on five groups of parameters. Each subject list weighs the groups differently, and the Innovation and SDG lists use parameters of their own.

NIRF publishes an exact rank, usually with a score, only for the top of each list. Below that it places institutions in bands such as 101-150, with no score, so two colleges in the same band are not ranked against each other.

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TLRTeaching, Learning and Resources. Faculty, student strength, finances and how they are used.
RPResearch and Professional Practice. Publications, citations, patents and professional work.
GOGraduation Outcomes. Exam results, placements, higher studies and PhDs graduating.
OIOutreach and Inclusivity. Students from other states, women, and economically and socially challenged groups.
PRPerception. How employers, academics and the public see the institution.