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NIRF 2025 Ranking Published - Check Top Colleges and Universities In India

College Vidya News Team Sep 5, 2025 1K Reads

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The Government of India (MOI)  announced the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) for 2025 on Thursday, 04 September. This is the tenth edition of the NIRF ranking, which is now available on the official website of NIRF, nirfindia.org. The NIRF has inaugurated 3 new categories, namely ‘ Open Universities, Skill Universities, and State-funded Government Universities’. It covers a total of  17 categories, including various fields like management, engineering, law, and medicine. 

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Institutions in Overall Category
IIT Madras secured the 1st rank in the NIRF 2025 Rankings in the “Overall Category”, followed by IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay in 2nd and 3rd positions. Here are the top 10  institutions-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-O-U-0456

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu

87.31

1

IR-O-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka

85.00

2

IR-O-U-0306

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra

81.62

3

IR-O-I-1074

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Delhi

80.67

4

IR-O-I-1075

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh

77.25

5

IR-O-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal

73.99

6

IR-O-U-0560

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand

71.73

7

IR-O-N-15

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

Delhi

70.57

8

IR-O-U-0109

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Delhi

69.62

9

IR-O-U-0500

Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh

68.71

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "University" Rankings

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has been ranked as the best Top 1st University in India, followed by JNU, Delhi, and Jamia Millia Islamia.

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-O-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka

85.05

1

IR-O-U-0109

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Delhi

71.00

2

IR-O-U-0234

Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal

Karnataka

69.25

3

IR-O-U-0108

Jamia Millia Islamia

Delhi

69.10

4

IR-O-U-0120

University of Delhi

Delhi

67.38

5

IR-O-U-0500

Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh

67.28

6

IR-O-U-0391

Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

Rajasthan

67.24

7

IR-O-U-0436

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Tamil Nadu

67.05

8

IR-O-U-0575

Jadavpur University

West Bengal

65.42

9

IR-O-U-0496

Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh

65.35

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "College" Rankings

Hindu College has been ranked as the Top 1st College in the country, followed by  Miranda House as 2nd Top College and St. Stephen's, Delhi as the third top 3rd.

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-C-C-6377

Hindu College

Delhi

84.01

1

IR-C-C-6355

Miranda House

Delhi

83.20

2

IR-C-C-6425

Hans Raj College

Delhi

81.75

3

IR-C-C-6385

Kirori Mal College

Delhi

80.33

4

IR-C-C-22470

St. Stephen's College

Delhi

79.41

5

IR-C-I-1317

Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College

West Bengal

76.74

6

IR-C-C-22462

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College

Delhi

76.09

7

IR-C-C-11881

St. Xavier's College

West Bengal

76.07

8

IR-C-C-41046

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

Tamil Nadu

75.52

9

IR-C-C-41124

PSG College of Arts and Science

Tamil Nadu

73.15

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "Reseach Institutions" Rankings

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc Bengaluru) has been ranked as the top reseach institution  in India, followed by IIT Madras and IIT Delhi:

Institute ID

Name

City

Score

Rank

IR-R-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science

Bengaluru

85.01

1

IR-R-U-0456

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai

82.99

2

IR-R-I-1074

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

New Delhi

80.42

3

IR-R-U-0306

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Mumbai

77.80

4

IR-R-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur

71.61

5

IR-R-I-1075

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur

69.80

6

IR-R-U-0304

Homi Bhabha National Institute

Mumbai

69.39

7

IR-R-U-0560

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Roorkee

67.27

8

IR-R-U-0713

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research

Ghaziabad

67.15

9

IR-R-U-0053

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Guwahati

64.18

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "Management Institutes" In India

IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked as the 1st Management Institute in India by NIRF 2025, followed by IIM Bangalore as 2nd, and IIM Kozhikode as the 3rd:

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-M-S-8890

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Gujarat

83.29

1

IR-M-S-8903

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Karnataka

81.56

2

IR-M-S-8909

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Kerala

79.85

3

IR-M-I-1074

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Delhi

78.94

4

IR-M-S-8959

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

77.97

5

IR-M-S-8931

Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

Maharashtra

77.58

6

IR-M-S-8972

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

West Bengal

77.34

7

IR-M-S-8918

Indian Institute of Management Indore

Madhya Pradesh

75.68

8

IR-M-I-1170

Management Development Institute

Haryana

71.96

9

IR-M-S-132

XLRI - Xavier School of Management

Jharkhand

70.63

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "Engineering" Institutes In India

The Top 3 Engineering Institutes of India ranked as per NIRF ranking in 2025 are IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay:

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-E-U-0456

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu

88.72

1

IR-E-I-1074

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Delhi

85.74

2

IR-E-U-0306

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra

83.65

3

IR-E-I-1075

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh

81.82

4

IR-E-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal

78.69

5

IR-E-U-0560

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand

75.44

6

IR-E-U-0013

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana

72.31

7

IR-E-U-0053

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam

72.24

8

IR-E-U-0467

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu

68.14

9

IR-E-U-0701

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

67.24

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 "Medical Colleges" in India

AIIMS, New Delhi, is the 1st Medical College ranked by NIRF in 2025:

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-D-N-15

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

Delhi

91.80

1

IR-D-U-0079

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Chandigarh

82.58

2

IR-D-C-45654

Christian Medical College

Tamil Nadu

76.48

3

IR-D-U-0368

Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

Pondicherry

73.30

4

IR-D-N-33

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh

70.09

5

IR-D-U-0500

Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh

70.05

6

IR-D-U-0236

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka

69.77

7

IR-D-U-0523

King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh

68.77

8

IR-D-U-0436

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Tamil Nadu

68.52

9

IR-D-C-7242

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Karnataka

68.05

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Law Institutes

The best Law Institute for India, ranked 1st by NIRF in 2025, is the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru:

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-L-U-0238

National Law School of India University

Karnataka

82.97

1

IR-L-U-0111

National Law University

Delhi

80.00

2

IR-L-N-18

NALSAR University of Law

Telangana

79.50

3

IR-L-U-0585

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

West Bengal

79.39

4

IR-L-U-0134

Gujarat National Law University

Gujarat

76.23

5

IR-L-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal

74.09

6

IR-L-C-19328

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Maharashtra

74.07

7

IR-L-U-0108

Jamia Millia Islamia

Delhi

66.39

8

IR-L-U-0496

Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh

65.82

9

IR-L-U-0363

Siksha O Anusandhan

Odisha

65.36

10

NIRF 2025: Top 3 Open Universities in India

The Indira Gandhi National Open University has been ranked as the 1st open University in the country:

Institute ID

Name

State

Rank

IR-V-U-0104

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Delhi

1

IR-V-U-0228

Karnataka State Open University, Mysore

Karnataka

2

IR-V-U-0546

U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

3

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Pharmacy Institutions in India 
Jaimia Hamdard topped the “Pharmacy Category” in NIRF 2025 Rankings. Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani & JSS College of Pharmacy secured 2nd and 3rd ranks. Here is the list of the top 10 institutions-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-P-U-0107

Jamia Hamdard

Delhi

86.59

1

IR-P-U-0391

Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani

Rajasthan

82.28

2

IR-P-U-0078

Panjab University

Chandigarh

76.39

3

IR-P-C-35006

JSS College of Pharmacy

Tamil Nadu

76.14

4

IR-P-I-1077

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

Telangana

75.64

5

IR-P-U-0308

Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra

74.77

6

IR-P-C-35007

JSS College of Pharmacy

Karnataka

73.38

7

IR-P-C-7249

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

Karnataka

73.25

8

IR-P-U-0380

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab

70.96

9

IR-P-U-0473

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu

70.84

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Dental Colleges in India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi secured 1st position in NIRF 2025 Rankings in the Dental Category. Here is the list of top dental institutes in India as per NIRF 2025-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-N-N-15

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

Delhi

89.12

1

IR-N-I-1441

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

Tamil Nadu

85.31

2

IR-N-C-28507

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences

Delhi

72.55

3

IR-N-I-1110

Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth

Maharashtra

72.36

4

IR-N-C-7254

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

Karnataka

70.58

5

IR-N-C-19320

A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences

Karnataka

69.00

6

IR-N-U-0523

King George`s Medical University

Uttar Pradesh

68.89

7

IR-N-N-352

SRM Dental College

Tamil Nadu

68.19

8

IR-N-U-0363

Siksha O Anusandhan

Odisha

63.12

9

IR-N-C-35008

JSS Dental College and Hospital

Karnataka

62.59

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Architecture and Planning Institutions in India

NIRF 2025 ranked the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) as the best institute in the Architecture and Planning category. Take a look at the top 10 institutes-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-A-U-0560

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand

83.95

1

IR-A-U-0263

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Kerala

77.89

2

IR-A-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal

77.38

3

IR-A-U-0584

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal

68.37

4

IR-A-U-0108

Jamia Millia Islamia

Delhi

67.15

5

IR-A-U-0127

Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University

Gujarat

65.73

6

IR-A-U-0357

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Odisha

65.72

7

IR-A-U-0116

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Delhi

65.11

8

IR-A-U-0467

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu

64.30

9

IR-A-U-0334

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Maharashtra

61.22

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Agriculture and Allied Sectors Institutions in India

Here is the list of the top 10 institutes in “Agriculture and Allied Sectors” in NIRF 2025 Rankings-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-G-U-0101

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Delhi

89.23

1

IR-G-U-0171

ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana

75.87

2

IR-G-U-0381

Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab

75.83

3

IR-G-U-0500

Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh

68.95

4

IR-G-U-0518

Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

Uttar Pradesh

67.66

5

IR-G-U-0485

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu

67.06

6

IR-G-U-0200

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

65.81

7

IR-G-U-0293

Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Fisheries University

Maharashtra

63.92

8

IR-G-U-0554

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

Uttarakhand

61.56

9

IR-G-U-0159

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana

61.47

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Innovation Institutions in India

Here is the list of the top 10 institutes in the “Innovation” Category as per the NIRF 2025 rankings-

Institute ID

Name

State

Rank

IR-I-U-0456

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu

1

IR-I-U-0306

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra

2

IR-I-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka

3

IR-I-U-0573

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal

4

IR-I-I-1075

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh

5

IR-I-U-0013

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana

6

IR-I-I-1074

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Delhi

7

IR-I-U-0560

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand

8

IR-I-U-0439

Anna University

Tamil Nadu

9

IR-I-U-0184

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh

10

NIRF 2025: Top 3 Skill Universities in India

The top 3 Universities under the “Skill University” category in NIRF 2025 Rankings are mentioned below-

Institute ID

Name

City

State

Rank

IR-S-U-0979

Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University)

Pune

Maharashtra

1

IR-S-U-0921

Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences

Indore

Madhya Pradesh

2

IR-S-U-1048

Shri Vishwakarma Skill University

Palwal

Haryana

3

NIRF 2025: Top 10 State Public Universities in India

Here are the top “State Public Universities” according to the NIRF 2025 Rankings-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-O-U-0575

Jadavpur University

West Bengal

76.08

1

IR-O-U-0439

Anna University

Tamil Nadu

76.06

2

IR-O-U-0078

Panjab University

Chandigarh

69.92

3

IR-O-U-0006

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

68.91

4

IR-O-U-0260

Kerala University

Kerala

67.93

5

IR-O-U-0253

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala

66.24

6

IR-O-U-0027

Osmania University

Telangana

65.64

7

IR-O-U-0196

University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

65.17

8

IR-O-U-0052

Gauhati University

Assam

64.24

9

IR-O-U-0447

Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu

64.09

10

NIRF 2025: Top 10 SDG Institutions in India

Here are the top 10 SDG Institutions as per the latest NIRF 2025 Rankings-

Institute ID

Name

State

Score

Rank

IR-O-U-0575

Jadavpur University

West Bengal

76.08

1

IR-O-U-0439

Anna University

Tamil Nadu

76.06

2

IR-O-U-0078

Panjab University

Chandigarh

69.92

3

IR-O-U-0006

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

68.91

4

IR-O-U-0260

Kerala University

Kerala

67.93

5

IR-O-U-0253

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala

66.24

6

IR-O-U-0027

Osmania University

Telangana

65.64

7

IR-O-U-0196

University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

65.17

8

IR-O-U-0052

Gauhati University

Assam

64.24

9

IR-O-U-0447

Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu

64.09

10

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