NIRF Engineering Ranking UP 2026: Top Colleges, Previous Year Rankings, Parameters

NIRF Engineering Ranking UP 2026: Top Colleges, Previous Year Rankings, Parameters

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NIRF Engineering Ranking UP 2026: Students can check here list of NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking Colleges in UP. MoE is expected to release NIRF 2026 rankings for colleges in UP soon. As per previous year's NIRF rankings, IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU was included in the top ranked Engineering colleges. Read to know more about NIRF Engineering Colleges.

NIRF Engineering Ranking UP 2026 will be released soon by The Ministry of Education, Government of India. Students can check NIRF 2026 Engineering Colleges rankings in UP to know top ranked colleges in India to make their decisions for higher studies. In the previous year's NIRF ranking, 7 institutes were included in NIRF Engineering Ranking college. Read to know more about NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking in UP.

NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking UP

NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking UP

NIRF Engineering Colleges in UP 2026: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is expected to announce NIRF 2026 rankings soon. Through the official rankings, students can know top colleges in NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking UP so that they can make decision about their higher studies. In the previous year’s NIRF ranking, IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU was among the top 10 Engineering colleges. After NIRF rankings 2026 are released, it will be updated on this page. Read to know more about NIRF Engineering Ranking UP 2026.

Table of contents
  • NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking UP
  • Previous Year’s NIRF Engineering Ranking UP
  • Top UP NIRF Engineering Ranking Colleges
  • NIRF Engineering Ranking Parameters

NIRF 2026 Engineering Ranking UP

NIRF 2026 ranking release date has not been announced yet. The list of NIRF Engineering Ranking Colleges in UP 2026 will be updated here as soon as it is released. As per previous year trends, IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU are expected to included in the Top 10 Engineering NIRF colleges 2026. To prepare NIRF Engineering Ranking UP, several parameters will be considered. Through the NIRF Engineering list, students can check institutions and colleges which will offer quality education, placements and more.

Previous Year’s NIRF Engineering Ranking UP

As per NIRF 2025 Engineering Ranking, IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU are among the top rated institutions. In NIRF ranking, institutes are ranked from 1 to 100. After 100, institutes are included in rank bands, where they are not ranked and are listed out in alphabetical order. Students can check previous year’s list of NIRF Engineering Ranking Colleges in UP below.

Exam Rank
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 4
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi 10
Aligarh Muslim University 34
Amity University 37
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology 60
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology 62
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology 78
Galgotias University 101-150
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad 101-150
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology 101-150
Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology 101-150
Sharda University 101-150
University of Allahabad 101-150
Dayalbagh Educational Institute 151-200
G. L. A. University 151-200
G.L.Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management 151-200
Integral University 151-200
KIET Group of Institutions 151-200
Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology 201-300
Harcourt Butler Technical University 201-300
Jss Academy Of Technical Education, Noida 201-300
Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohikhand University, Bareilly 201-300
Teerthanker Mahaveer University 201-300
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is a domicile Certificate required for admission to NITs?
A: 

Yes, candidates are required to submit proof of domicile in case availing the home-state quota in NITs. It is only NIT where admission is offered against the Home State quota.

Candidates home state is determined based on the state from which you appear for your 12th board exam and on the basis of the state to which you belong. 

Q:   How much is 120 marks in JEE Mains percentile?
A: 

As per the analysis of JEE Main marks vs percentile, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile.

Q:   Is there any qualifying percentile in JEE Main result?
A: 

No. There is no qualifying percentile in JEE Main. However, the candidates who want to appear in JEE Advanced will have to get a minimum qualifying percentile in JEE Mains. This minimum qualifying percentile is announced with the JEE Main session 2 reult.

Q:   What is JEE Main Cutoff?
A: 

The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile score required to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. Its is released with the April session result.

Top UP NIRF Engineering Ranking Colleges

Indian Institute of Kanpur has maintained their position amongst the top NIRF Engineering colleges. In NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking, the institute secured 4th position with 81.82 score. Along with IIT Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi also ranked 10th in NIRF 2025 Engineering rankings with 67.24 score.

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NIRF Engineering Ranking Parameters

Students can check NIRF ranking parameters that MoE will check to prepare the ranking.

  • Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR): Evaluates faculty strength and qualifications, student-teacher ratio, financial resources and how well they are used.
  • Research and Professional Practice (RP): Evaluates Number and quality of research papers, patents, funded projects.
  • Graduation Outcomes (GO): Evaluates Placement rates, graduation rates, students going on to higher studies.
  • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI): Evaluates Diversity: women students/faculty, students from other states/countries, economically or socially disadvantaged students, facilities for differently-abled students.
  • Perception (PR): Evaluates what employers, academic peers, and the public think of the institution
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Which category has the lowest cutoff in JEE Mains exam?
A: 

As per the JEE Main cutoff data released by the NTA, PwD category has the lowest cutoff.

Q:   What is JEE Main cutoff for NITs?
A: 

The cutoff for NITs vary for various branches and also category of students. Specialised branches like computer Science and electronics engineering has higher cutoff in comparison to other branches. Similarly, JEE Main cutoff for general category candidates is higher in comparison to OBC-NCL and SC, ST candidates. Candidates can check the previous year JEE Main cutoff below for some top NITs and branches. For detailed cutoff report, candidates can check Shiksha page.

  • MNNIT Allahabad CSE Closing Rank Open Category: 5627 (Home State)
  • MNNIT Allahabad CSE Closing Rank Open Category: 4254 (Open)
  • MNIT Jaipur CSE Closing Rank Open Category: 5610 (Home State)
  • MNIT Jaipur CSE Closing Rank Open Category: 4631 (Open)
Q:   What is JEE Main cutoff for GFTIs?
A: 

The JEE Main cutoff for GFTIs is released by the JoSAA after the counselling is over. Candidates can check previous year JEE Main cutoff for GFTIs from the Shiksha page. The cutoff for GFTIs vary for various branches and also category of students.

Q:   What is JEE Main cutoff for IIITs?
A: 

The cutoff for IIITs vary for various branches and also category of students. Specialised branches like computer Science and electronics engineering has higher cutoff in comparison to other branches. Similarly, JEE Main cutoff for general category candidates is higher in comparison to OBC-NCL and SC/ST candidates. 

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