NIRF 2025 Overall rankings

Universities, institutes and colleges of every kind, ranked together across all subjects.

Institutions ranked: 200
Exact ranks: 100
With NIRF score: 100
States and UTs: 26

Full list

All 200 institutions, in NIRF order

Most listed:Tamil Nadu 34 Maharashtra 15 Uttar Pradesh 15 Delhi 13 Karnataka 13 Punjab 11

Ownership is recorded for 109 of 200 institutions in this list; NIRF tables do not include it, so the ownership filter covers only those we have from regulators' lists.

NIRF 2025 Overall ranking
Rank	Institution	City	State	NIRF score	Ownership
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	87.31	Central
2	Indian Institute of Science	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	85.00	Central
3	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	81.62	Central
4	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	80.67	Central
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh	77.25	Central
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal	73.99	Central
7	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand	71.73	Central
8	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	70.57	Not recorded
9	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	69.62	Central
10	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	68.71	Not recorded
11	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam	67.67	Central
12	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	67.04	Central
13	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	66.99	Central
14	Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal	Manipal	Manipal, Karnataka	66.86	Deemed university
15	University of Delhi	Delhi	Delhi, Delhi	66.19	Central
16	Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani	Pilani	Pilani, Rajasthan	65.06	Deemed university
17	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	64.97	Deemed university
18	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	Kolkata, West Bengal	64.34	State university
19	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh	63.76	Not recorded
20	Homi Bhabha National Institute	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	63.03	Deemed university
21	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Vellore, Tamil Nadu	62.88	Deemed university
22	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	62.87	Deemed university
23	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	62.23	Deemed university
24	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	61.59	Deemed university
25	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	61.01	Deemed university
26	University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	60.32	Central
27	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Indore, Madhya Pradesh	60.13	Central
27	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	60.13	Not recorded
29	Anna University	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	60.06	State university
30	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	60.05	Central
31	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Varanasi	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	60.03	Central
32	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Mohali, Punjab	59.55	Not recorded
33	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh	Chandigarh, Chandigarh	59.15	Not recorded
34	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Rourkela, Odisha	58.55	Central
35	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	Dhanbad, Jharkhand	58.33	Central
36	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Patna, Bihar	57.63	Central
37	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	57.49	Not recorded
38	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	Mysuru	Mysuru, Karnataka	57.43	Deemed university
39	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar, Gujarat	57.01	Central
40	Symbiosis International	Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	56.86	Deemed university
41	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	56.62	Not recorded
42	Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	56.26	Not recorded
43	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research	Puducherry	Puducherry, Puducherry	56.23	Not recorded
44	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)	Patiala	Patiala, Punjab	56.21	Deemed university
45	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kozhikode, Kerala	56.16	Central
46	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh	55.99	Deemed university
47	Calcutta University	Kolkata	Kolkata, West Bengal	55.91	Not recorded
48	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu	55.68	Deemed university
49	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Phagwara, Punjab	55.49	Not recorded
50	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Cochin, Kerala	55.38	State university
51	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu	55.32	Deemed university
52	Gauhati University	Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam	55.27	State university
53	Osmania University	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	55.24	Not recorded
54	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	Surathkal, Karnataka	55.21	Central
55	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	54.90	Not recorded
56	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Rupnagar, Punjab	54.76	Central
57	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh, Chandigarh	54.65	State university
58	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	54.52	Central
59	University of Kashmir	Srinagar	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	54.31	Not recorded
60	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	54.28	Not recorded
61	Bharathidasan University	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	53.82	Not recorded
62	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	53.74	State university
63	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	Warangal, Telangana	53.23	Central
64	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	53.22	Deemed university
64	UPES	Dehradun	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	53.22	Not recorded
66	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Jodhpur, Rajasthan	53.17	Central
67	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	Mohanpur	Mohanpur, West Bengal	53.04	Not recorded
68	University of Madras	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	52.89	Not recorded
69	Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	52.71	Not recorded
70	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	Mohali	Mohali, Punjab	52.68	Not recorded
71	Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	52.67	Deemed university
72	Graphic Era University	Dehradun	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	52.44	Deemed university
73	Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu	52.27	Not recorded
74	Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	52.20	Government aided
75	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal	Bhopal	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	51.99	Not recorded
76	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	51.96	Not recorded
77	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	51.88	Central
78	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh	Rishikesh	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	51.77	Not recorded
79	Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	Kottayam	Kottayam, Kerala	51.73	Not recorded
80	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	51.16	Central
81	Punjab Agricultural University	Ludhiana	Ludhiana, Punjab	51.03	Not recorded
82	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu	51.01	Not recorded
83	King George`s Medical University	Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	50.94	Government
84	Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research	Wardha	Wardha, Maharashtra	50.92	Deemed university
85	Shiv Nadar University	Gautam Buddha Nagar	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	50.80	Deemed university
86	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Nagpur, Maharashtra	50.14	Central
87	University of Jammu	Jammu	Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir	50.11	Not recorded
88	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	50.03	Not recorded
89	International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	49.91	Deemed university
90	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	49.85	Deemed university
91	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	49.83	Not recorded
92	Mumbai University	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	49.80	Not recorded
93	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	49.79	Deemed university
94	Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir	Srinagar	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	49.75	Not recorded
95	SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	49.66	Deemed university
96	Christ University	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	49.65	Deemed university
97	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Silchar, Assam	49.51	Central
98	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	49.38	Private
99	Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh	49.11	Government
100	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar	Khordha	Khordha, Odisha	49.04	Not recorded
Rank band 101-150NIRF publishes the band only, with no exact rank or score. Listed here A to Z.
101-150	Acharya Nagarjuna University	Guntur	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal	Bhopal	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Jodhpur, Rajasthan	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna	Patna	Patna, Bihar	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur	Raipur	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Assam University-Silchar	Silchar	Silchar, Assam	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Banasthali, Rajasthan	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Bangalore University	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Government
101-150	Bharati Vidyapeeth	Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Central University of Punjab	Bathinda	Bathinda, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Central University of Rajasthan	Kishangarh	Kishangarh, Rajasthan	Not published	Central
101-150	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University	Hisar	Hisar, Haryana	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District	Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Chitkara University	Rajpura	Rajpura, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Jalandhar, Punjab	Not published	Central
101-150	G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar	Pantnagar	Pantnagar, Uttarakhand	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Gujarat University	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Howrah	Howrah, West Bengal	Not published	Central
101-150	Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad	Palakkad	Palakkad, Kerala	Not published	Central
101-150	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	Kolkata	Kolkata, West Bengal	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	Not published	State university
101-150	Jain university,Bangalore	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Private
101-150	Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Government
101-150	Madurai Kamaraj University	Madurai	Madurai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Maharishi Markandeshwar	Ambala	Ambala, Haryana	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Mizoram University	Aizawl	Aizawl, Mizoram	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Mysore University	Mysuru	Mysuru, Karnataka	Not published	State university
101-150	National Institute of Technology Delhi	Delhi	Delhi, Delhi	Not published	Central
101-150	National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	Durgapur, West Bengal	Not published	Central
101-150	National Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Patna, Bihar	Not published	Central
101-150	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	Srinagar	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	Not published	Central
101-150	Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	Delhi	Delhi, Delhi	Not published	State university
101-150	NITTE	Mangaluru	Mangaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Mumbai	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Government aided
101-150	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology	Longowal	Longowal, Punjab	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Sharda University	Greater Noida	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus	Puducherry	Puducherry, Puducherry	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
101-150	Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Tezpur University	Tezpur	Tezpur, Assam	Not published	Central
101-150	University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore	Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Not published	Not recorded
101-150	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Guntur	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Deemed university
Rank band 151-200NIRF publishes the band only, with no exact rank or score. Listed here A to Z.
151-200	Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	Gurugram, Haryana	Gurugram, Haryana, Haryana	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Ashoka University	Sonepat	Sonepat, Haryana	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Not published	Private
151-200	Calicut University, Thenhipalem, Malapuram	Malappuram	Malappuram, Kerala	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Central Agricultural University	Imphal West	Imphal West, Manipur	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Central University of Kerala	Kasaragod	Kasaragod, Kerala	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Chandigarh Engineering College-CGC, Landran, Mohali	Mohali	Mohali, Punjab	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Chennai Institute of Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Dibrugarh University	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh, Assam	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur	Samastipur	Samastipur, Bihar	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry	Solan	Solan, Himachal Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	G. L. A. University	Mathura	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Galgotias University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi	Not published	State university
151-200	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar	Hisar	Hisar, Haryana	Not published	State university
151-200	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati	Tirupati	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Central
151-200	Integral University	Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Kalinga University, Raipur	Raipur	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur	Thrissur	Thrissur, Kerala	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research	Belagavi	Belagavi, Karnataka	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad, Maharashtra	Karad	Karad, Maharashtra	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	Faridabad	Faridabad, Haryana	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	Bhopal	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	Not published	Central
151-200	Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	Prayagraj	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Central
151-200	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	Kurukshetra	Kurukshetra, Haryana	Not published	Central
151-200	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	Raipur	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	Not published	Central
151-200	NIMS University, Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology	Khordha	Khordha, Odisha	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Periyar University	Salem	Salem, Tamil Nadu	Not published	State university
151-200	Pondicherry University	Puducherry	Puducherry, Puducherry	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences	Rohtak	Rohtak, Haryana	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Sawai Man Singh Medical College	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Not published	Government
151-200	SR University	Warangal	Warangal, Telangana	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Sri Venkateswara University	Tirupati	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Suresh Gyan Vihar University	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Swami Rama Himalayan University	Dehradun	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	University College of Medical Sciences	Delhi	Delhi, Delhi	Not published	Government
151-200	University of Lucknow	Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Not published	Not recorded
151-200	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Not published	Deemed university
151-200	Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS)	Chennai	Chennai, 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)3 (page 3 on nirfindia.org)

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GOGraduation Outcomes. Exam results, placements, higher studies and PhDs graduating.
OIOutreach and Inclusivity. Students from other states, women, and economically and socially challenged groups.
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