NIRF Engineering Rankings 2025 — Top 20 Colleges
The official NIRF Engineering Rankings 2025 — top engineering and technology institutions in India. IITs dominate the top 8 positions with IIT Madras retaining the #1 spot for the seventh consecutive year.
Top 20 Engineering Colleges 2025
| Rank | YoY | Institution | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 88.72 | |
| #2 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 85.74 | |
| #3 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 83.65 | |
| #4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 81.82 | |
| #5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 78.69 | |
| #6 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 75.44 | |
| #7 | +1 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | 72.31 |
| #8 | -1 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 72.24 |
| #9 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 68.14 | |
| #10 | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | 67.24 | |
| #11 | +1 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | 67.02 |
| #12 | -1 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | 66.65 |
| #13 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 66.62 | |
| #14 | +2 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | 65.83 |
| #15 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | 65.37 | |
| #16 | -2 | Vellore Institute of Technology | 65.25 |
| #17 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 64.59 | |
| #18 | Jadavpur University | 64.54 | |
| #19 | +2 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 64.52 |
| #20 | -1 | Anna University | 63.51 |
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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NIRF Ranking Parameters
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
30%Student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty with PhD, experience and financial resources
Research & Professional Practice (RPC)
30%Publications, quality of publications, patents, projects and professional practice
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
20%University examinations, number of PhD students, median salary, placements
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI)
10%Regional diversity, women diversity, economically and socially challenged students, facilities for differently-abled
Perception (PR)
10%Peer perception survey, employer & research council surveys, competitiveness