IIT Goa NIRF Ranking 2026 (Out Soon): Trend, Similarly Ranked Colleges, Factors

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Manori Sahni
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2 mins readUpdated on Sep 22, 2026 15:39 IST
IIT Goa is one of the India’s top ranked institutes. It is considered as a leading institute by national ranking bodies. As per NIRF 2025, the institute has been ranked #101-150 under the Engineering category. The institute is well known for its excellent academic offerings and top faculty.

The IIT Goa NIRF ranking 2026 will be out soon. In the year 2025, the institute secured a place in the "Engineering" category rankings. The ranking framework evaluate colleges based on different parameters, including teaching, graduation, inclusivity and research, etc. IIT Goa is compared with different top institutes based on NIRF rankings. Candidates can read on this article for complete details around IIT Goa NIRF rankings.

Table of contents
  • IIT Goa NIRF Ranking Trend
  • How NIRF ranking will help you take a decision?
  • IIT Goa NIRF BTech Ranking Comparison w/ Similar Institutes
  • Factors Affecting IIT Goa NIRF Ranking 2026

IIT Goa NIRF Ranking Trend

Considering the institute ranking trend, its graph shows an upward trend. It secured a place in the 2024 rankings and improved ranking in 2025 by 11 ranks. Students can check below table for IIT Goa ranking trend in the NIRF Engineering category: 

Category NIRF Rank '23 NIRF Rank '24 NIRF Rank '25
Engineering Not ranked 127 116
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is IIT Goa ranked by NIRF for its BTech course?
A: 

Yes, IIT Goa is ranked by NIRF for its BTech programme in the "Engineering" category. The latest rankings are yet to be released. In the NIRF 2025 rankings, the institute was ranked #116 in the Engineering category. Observing the ranking trend, a upward trend is can be seen.

Q:   Is IIT Goa ranked by NIRF?
A: 

IIT Goa was ranked by NIRF in 2025 in the "Engineering" category and secured #116 rank. The NIRF rankings 2026 are yet to be released. In general, IIT Goa is one of the best colleges present in India. Indian Institute of Technology Goa has experienced faculty members. The faculty are qualified and are well-trained. IIT Goa offers MTech and BTech courses to students.

How NIRF ranking will help you take a decision?

For the IIT Goa course admission, NIRF rankings can be consider for comparison with other similar colleges. The ranking framework operates under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It rank colleges/ universities every year based on certain parameters that can differ from dicipline to dicipline. Students can utilize NIRF rankings for the below:

  • Compare universities
  • Check reputation of a college as it gives indication of its standing at national-level
  • Know placements, fees, acrredition, infrastructure and curriculum
  • Comparing past-year ranking trend of the college
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IIT Goa NIRF BTech Ranking Comparison w/ Similar Institutes

As per the IIT Goa NIRF Ranking 2025, it can be compared with Anurag University, Amity University Gurugram, etc. Hence, aspirants of IIT Goa BTech course, can also check out these options. However, many students go for IITs for its tag and alumni status. The table given below shows similarly ranked colleges in the Engineering category:

College

NIRF Ranking '25

GGSIPU

113

HITS

114

IIIT Allahabad

115

IIT Goa

116

JNTUK

117

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

118

Karunya University

119

Factors Affecting IIT Goa NIRF Ranking 2026

With a parameter-based ranking system, the ranking framework evaluates colleges/ universities in a fair manner. Each of the parameter is broadly defined for transparency on the official website (www.nirfindia.org). Some of the parameters taken into consideration are online education, faculty-student ratio, financial resources and their utilisation, etc. Tabulated below are the parameters considered by NIRF for overall category rankings:

Factors Weightage
Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR) 30%
Research and Professional Practice (RP) 30%
Graduation Outcome (GO) 20%
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 10%
Peer Perception (PR) 10%
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Answered an hour ago

Yes, IIT Goa is ranked by NIRF for its BTech programme in the "Engineering" category. The latest rankings are yet to be released. In the NIRF 2025 rankings, the institute was ranked #116 in the Engineering category. Observing the ranking trend, a upward trend is can be seen.

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Virajita Mehra

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Answered 2 months ago

No, you cannot get admission to IIT Goa with a rank of 2267 in the IIT JAM exam. As per the IIT Goa cutoff 2026, the round three closing ranks ranged from 775 to 792 for the General AI category. Hence, admission to this college with the attained rank is not possible. 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT Goa JAM cutoff 2026 was released up to the third round for different AI quota categories. For the General AI category, the round 3 closing ranks ranged from 775 to 792. So, General AI category candidates need to attain a rank of at least 792 to be elgible for admission. 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 months ago

Your Class 12 marks does not matter for admission at IIT Goa for the MSc courses. For admission at this IIT for the MSc programme, you would need to first have a Bachelors degree with at least 55% marks for the General and OBC  categories (50% marks for the SC, ST and PWD categories). 

Hence, to gain

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT Goa CSE cutoff 2026 for the EWS AI category was 886 in the first round. Hence, candidates who want admission at this institution in the first round need to attain a rank of at least 886  or below. The lower the rank, the better.

The IIT Goa JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was published for the first rou

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT Goa JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 has been released for the first round for admission to the BTech course and its various branches. The cutoff was out for different AI quota categories. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 6448 to 12299. As per this range, the most competitive

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 3 months ago

Candidates can check below the seat reservation followed at IIT Goa:

Category Reservation Offered
GEN-EWS10% of seats in every course
OBC-NCL27% of seats in every course
Scheduled Caste (SC)15% of seats in every course
Scheduled Tribe (ST)7.5% of seats in every course
PwD (with at least 40% impairment)5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats

Note: This is taken from official website of college. It can change.

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Raj Priya

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Answered 3 months ago

IIT Goa considers score of national-level entrance exam for admission into UG and PG courses. Check below the entrance exams accepted by IIT Goa: 

Course NameSelection Criteria
BTechJEE Main + JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling
MTechGATE + COAP Counselling
PhDGATE/ UGC NET/ CSIR NET/CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR Fellowship/ Relevant work experience (2 years)

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Raj Priya

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