NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2025

Why in News?

The Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2025.

About NIRF Ranking:

• The NIRF is a ranking system introduced by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 2015.
• It aims to provide a fair and transparent assessment of higher education institutions across India based on various parameters.
• Parameters for Ranking:
  Teaching, Learning and Resources:
  – Student strength
      – Faculty student ratio
      – Faculty with Ph. D
      – Online Education
  2. Research and Professional practice:
       – Publications
       – Citations 
       – Patents
       – Research Projects
  3. Graduation Outcome:
       – Placement & Higher Studies
       – University Examinations
       – Median Salary 
       – Ph. D Students
  4. Outreach and Inclusivity:
       – Region Diversity
       – Women Diversity
       – Economically and Socially Challenged Students
       – Physically Challenged Students
  5. Perception:
       – Peer Perception: Academic Peers and Employers

NIRF Ranking 2025:

Overall
1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
2. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Universities
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
4. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
5. University of Delhi, Delhi

Colleges
1. Hindu College, Delhi
2. Miranda House, Delhi
3. Hans Raj College, Delhi
4. Kirori Mal College, Delhi 
5. St. Stephens’s College, Delhi

Research Institutions
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Management
1. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Engineering
1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur