NIRF Innovation Ranking 2025: Top 10 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025
10
Editions
3
First ranked
2023
Top score
—

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

Showing 1–10 of 10 ranked in Innovation, NIRF 2025 · change vs 2024

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 innovation ranking, Indian Institute of Technology Madras is first, followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Science. NIRF ranked 10 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2023, its score and the five parameter scores.

  1. 1

    Pick the category that matches what you want to study: engineering, management, medical, law and so on.

  2. 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. 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.

Biggest climbs

  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur9 → 4
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras2 → 1
  • Indian Institute of Science4 → 3

Biggest falls

  • Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad3 → 6
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee6 → 8
  • Indian Institute of Technology Mandi8 → 10
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay1 → 2

New this year

  • Anna University#9

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We publish NIRF’s figures as published, including ties, bands and withdrawn ranks, and do not correct them.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).

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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 institution in India as per NIRF 2025?

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is first in the NIRF 2025 innovation ranking, followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Science. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2023.

How many institutions are in the NIRF innovation ranking?

NIRF ranked 10 in 2025. The number changes between editions: 10 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 10 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 2023, 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.

Shortlisting innovation options? A counsellor can check fees, cut-offs and fit for the ones you like.

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NIRF overall ranking and all categories

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