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College Vidya News Team Sep 5, 2025 1K Reads
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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