NIRF Skill University Ranking 2025: Top 3 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025
3
Editions
2
First ranked
2024
Top score
—

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

Showing 1–3 of 3 ranked in Skill Universities, NIRF 2025 · change vs 2024

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 skill universities ranking, Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University) is first, followed by Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University. NIRF ranked 3 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2024, its score and the five parameter scores.

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

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    Search the institution, or filter by state. Open a row for its rank in every year, its score and the five parameter scores.

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    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

    Biggest falls

    • Shri Vishwakarma Skill University2 → 3

    New this year

    • Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences#2

    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    We publish NIRF’s figures as published, including ties, bands and withdrawn ranks, and do not correct them.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 skill university in India as per NIRF 2025?

    Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University) is first in the NIRF 2025 skill universities ranking, followed by Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2024.

    How many institutions are in the NIRF skill universities ranking?

    NIRF ranked 3 in 2025. The number changes between editions: 2 in 2024, 3 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 2024, 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 skill universities options? A counsellor can check fees, cut-offs and fit for the ones you like.

    A free call with a CareerBhavan counsellor, at a time that suits you.

    NIRF overall ranking and all categories

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