NIRF University Ranking 2025: Top 100 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025
100
Editions
10
First ranked
2016
Top score
85.05

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

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

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 universities ranking, Indian Institute of Science is first, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal. NIRF ranked 100 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2016, 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. 8 institutions ranked in 2024 are not in the 2025 list.

Biggest climbs

  • Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology94 → 68
  • International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad74 → 55
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth78 → 59
  • Chettinad Academy of Research and Education79 → 61
  • Bangalore University81 → 65

Biggest falls

  • Periyar University56 → 94
  • Savitribai Phule Pune University23 → 56
  • Acharya Nagarjuna University59 → 84
  • Madurai Kamaraj University63 → 85
  • Calcutta University18 → 39

New this year

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute#16
  • Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir#75
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University#81
  • Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)#88
  • Central University of Rajasthan#89

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 university in India as per NIRF 2025?

Indian Institute of Science is first in the NIRF 2025 universities ranking, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2016.

How many institutions are in the NIRF universities 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 2016, 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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NIRF overall ranking and all categories

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