NIRF College Ranking 2025: Top 100 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025: 100
Editions: 9
First ranked: 2017
Top score: 84.01

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

Showing 1–20 of 100 ranked in Colleges, NIRF 2025 · change vs 2024

1=Hindu CollegeDelhi, Delhi84.01Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20184
- 20192
- 20203
- 20219
- 20222
- 20232
- 20241
- 20251
Score in 2025: 84.01
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 86.00
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 66.92
- GOGraduation outcomes: 88.90
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 77.35
- PRPerception: 96.08
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
2=Miranda HouseDelhi, Delhi83.20Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20171
- 20181
- 20191
- 20201
- 20211
- 20221
- 20231
- 20242
- 20252
Score in 2025: 83.20
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 83.48
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 69.09
- GOGraduation outcomes: 88.98
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 84.79
- PRPerception: 87.30
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
3▲9Hans Raj CollegeDelhi, Delhi81.75Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201821
- 20199
- 20209
- 202114
- 202214
- 202312
- 202412
- 20253
Score in 2025: 81.75
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 85.00
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 96.31
- GOGraduation outcomes: 70.65
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 77.81
- PRPerception: 78.61
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
4▲5Kirori Mal CollegeDelhi, Delhi80.33Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201820
- 201918
- 202019
- 202117
- 202210
- 20239
- 20249
- 20254
Score in 2025: 80.33
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 86.67
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 79.65
- GOGraduation outcomes: 83.61
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 73.78
- PRPerception: 54.29
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
5▼2St. Stephens's CollegeDelhi, Delhi79.41Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20182
- 20194
- 20204
- 20218
- 202211
- 202314
- 20243
- 20255
Score in 2025: 79.41
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 82.27
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 45.96
- GOGraduation outcomes: 91.23
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 74.90
- PRPerception: 93.15
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
6▼3Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary CollegeKolkata, West Bengal76.74Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201778
- 201829
- 20198
- 202011
- 202115
- 202213
- 20238
- 20243
- 20256
Score in 2025: 76.74
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 80.57
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 73.04
- GOGraduation outcomes: 93.34
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 55.05
- PRPerception: 47.04
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
7▼2Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm CollegeNew Delhi, Delhi76.09Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20175
- 201814
- 201914
- 202013
- 202112
- 20227
- 20236
- 20245
- 20257
Score in 2025: 76.09
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 74.28
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 96.36
- GOGraduation outcomes: 80.14
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 70.97
- PRPerception: 47.98
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
8▼2St. Xavier`s CollegeKolkata, West Bengal76.07Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201740
- 201874
- 201910
- 20207
- 20214
- 20228
- 20235
- 20246
- 20258
Score in 2025: 76.07
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 75.22
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 68.83
- GOGraduation outcomes: 88.16
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 58.62
- PRPerception: 77.56
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
9▼2PSGR Krishnammal College for WomenCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu75.52Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201714
- 201816
- 201922
- 202010
- 20216
- 20226
- 20234
- 20247
- 20259
Score in 2025: 75.52
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 79.82
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 60.49
- GOGraduation outcomes: 82.49
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 68.82
- PRPerception: 70.25
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
10▲1PSG College of Arts and ScienceCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu73.15Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201782
- 201811
- 201917
- 202025
- 202119
- 202220
- 202320
- 202411
- 202510
Score in 2025: 73.15
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 73.44
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 74.00
- GOGraduation outcomes: 73.56
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 53.44
- PRPerception: 89.42
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
11▲10Sri Venkateswara CollegeDelhi, Delhi72.61Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201824
- 201919
- 202014
- 202111
- 202214
- 202313
- 202421
- 202511
Score in 2025: 72.61
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 79.37
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 82.17
- GOGraduation outcomes: 75.02
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 73.26
- PRPerception: 24.47
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
12▲8Rajagiri College of Social SciencesErnakulam, Kerala71.72Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201725
- 201843
- 201935
- 202028
- 202131
- 202227
- 202330
- 202420
- 202512
Score in 2025: 71.72
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 81.89
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 75.49
- GOGraduation outcomes: 76.35
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 60.56
- PRPerception: 25.01
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
13▲3Deshbandhu CollegeNew Delhi, Delhi71.26Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 202096
- 202160
- 202228
- 202317
- 202416
- 202513
Score in 2025: 71.26
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 69.75
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 84.69
- GOGraduation outcomes: 85.36
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 66.06
- PRPerception: 27.11
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
14▼6Loyola CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu71.14Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20172
- 20186
- 20196
- 20206
- 20213
- 20224
- 20237
- 20248
- 202514
Score in 2025: 71.14
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 63.70
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 94.71
- GOGraduation outcomes: 66.82
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 48.31
- PRPerception: 99.10
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
15▼2Presidency CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu70.62Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201796
- 20185
- 20193
- 20205
- 20217
- 20223
- 20233
- 202413
- 202515
Score in 2025: 70.62
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 78.44
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 59.46
- GOGraduation outcomes: 68.59
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 54.04
- PRPerception: 77.71
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
16▼2Madras Christian CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu70.57Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201712
- 201810
- 201913
- 202017
- 202118
- 202217
- 202316
- 202414
- 202516
Score in 2025: 70.57
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 74.85
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 69.87
- GOGraduation outcomes: 65.43
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 58.48
- PRPerception: 79.35
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
17▼7Lady Shri Ram College For WomenNew Delhi, Delhi69.87Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20177
- 20188
- 20195
- 20202
- 20212
- 20225
- 20239
- 202410
- 202517
Score in 2025: 69.87
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 61.03
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 29.41
- GOGraduation outcomes: 94.69
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 73.78
- PRPerception: 100.00
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
18▲1Shri Ram College of CommerceDelhi, Delhi69.01Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20173
- 20187
- 20197
- 202012
- 202110
- 202212
- 202311
- 202419
- 202518
Score in 2025: 69.01
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 68.73
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 16.36
- GOGraduation outcomes: 95.91
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 78.21
- PRPerception: 72.72
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
19▼2Ramakrishna Mission VidyamandiraHowrah, West Bengal69.00Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 20189
- 201911
- 20207
- 20215
- 20229
- 202315
- 202417
- 202519
Score in 2025: 69.00
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 79.69
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 58.64
- GOGraduation outcomes: 87.58
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 34.76
- PRPerception: 29.59
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
20▼5Thiagarajar CollegeMadurai, Tamil Nadu68.93Score
Rank by year · Colleges
- 201844
- 201934
- 202022
- 202123
- 202222
- 202318
- 202415
- 202520
Score in 2025: 68.93
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 75.68
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 70.21
- GOGraduation outcomes: 78.00
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 53.52
- PRPerception: 32.83
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 colleges ranking, Hindu College is first, followed by Miranda House and Hans Raj College. NIRF ranked 100 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2017, its score and the five parameter scores.

1
Pick the category that matches what you want to study: engineering, management, medical, law and so on.
2
Search the institution, or filter by state. Open a row for its rank in every year, its score and the five parameter scores.
3
Compare the trend, not one year’s number, and check the institution’s own data PDF on nirfindia.org before you decide.

2024 to 2025

What changed this year

Ranks compared with NIRF 2024 for institutions ranked in both years. 15 institutions ranked in 2024 are not in the 2025 list.

Biggest climbs

Delhi College of Arts & Commerce97 → 30
Daulat Ram College72 → 26
Ramanujan College65 → 37
Kristu Jayanti College60 → 34
Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research77 → 51

Biggest falls

Jesus & Mary College39 → 85
St. Joseph`s College of Commerce55 → 98
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)47 → 80
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women38 → 65
Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli59 → 84

New this year

Ramjas College#28
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College#29
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College#39
Shyam Lal College#43
Lady Brabourne College#47

How NIRF scores

The five parameters

Every institution is scored out of 100 on each group, and the groups are weighted into one total. The weights differ by category; NIRF publishes them in each year’s methodology.

TLR
Teaching, Learning and Resources
RPC
Research and Professional Practice
GO
Graduation Outcomes
OI
Outreach and Inclusivity
PR
Perception

NIRF 2025

Every category

Sources

Where this comes from

Every rank, score and parameter score is copied from the ranking tables the Ministry of Education publishes on nirfindia.org(opens in a new tab), one table per category per year from 2016 to 2025. We match an institution across years and categories by its NIRF institute ID; for 2016 and 2017, when NIRF used older IDs, by name within the same state.

We publish NIRF’s figures as published, including ties, bands and withdrawn ranks, and do not correct them. Check the institution’s data PDF linked in each row for the numbers behind its score.

Latest edition: NIRF 2025 rankings(opens in a new tab).

Free to reuse with credit to CareerBhavan. Get the data (CSV)

Cite as: CareerBhavan, “NIRF rankings 2016 to 2025: every category, institution and year”, careerbhavan.com/nirf-ranking (checked 13 October 2026)

FAQ

Questions students ask

Which is the best college in India as per NIRF 2025?

Hindu College is first in the NIRF 2025 colleges ranking, followed by Miranda House and Hans Raj College. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2017.

How many institutions are in the NIRF colleges ranking?

NIRF ranked 100 in 2025. The number changes between editions: 100 in 2023, 100 in 2024, 100 in 2025.

How do I see an institution’s NIRF rank for earlier years?

Open its row in the list for its rank in every year it was ranked since 2017, or change the year filter to see the full list as NIRF published it that year. Each row links to the data the institution submitted to NIRF.

Is a higher NIRF score always better for students?

The total weighs research heavily for most categories. If placements matter most to you, look at the graduation outcomes (GO) score in the row, and check the programme’s fees and eligibility before shortlisting.

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