Top 100 Colleges in India 2025-26: Year-wise NIRF Ranks, Score & Admissions

Top 100 Colleges in India 2025-26: Year-wise NIRF Ranks, Score & Admissions

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Check out this list of the top 100 colleges based on the NIRF 2025 Rankings and choose your ideal college this year.

Top 100 Colleges: NIRF 2025 Rankings

The Ministry of Education, Govt of India, announced the NIRF 2025 Rankings on September 4, 2025. NIRF Ranking 2025 report included the list of the top 100 colleges in India, along with several other categories like top universities, top research institutes, open universities, etc. This year, Hindu College has attained Rank 1, followed by Miranda House, at number two, and Hans Raj College at Rank 3. In this article, we will share this list of the NIRF 2025 top 100 colleges. Students can also find the NIRF college ranks of the past few years for comparison on this page. Learn more in the article below. 

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  • Stream-wise Top Colleges
  • NIRF 2025 Rankings - Top 100 Colleges
  • Top Colleges Based on NIRF Rankings of Previous Years
  • Entrance Exams for College Admissions

Stream-wise Top Colleges

Before getting into the list of the top 100 colleges based on NIRF ranks, check out these stream-wise top colleges in the country. 

Top Engineering Colleges in India

Top Management Institutes in India

Top Law Colleges in India

Top Pharmacy Colleges in India

Top Architecture Colleges in India

Top Medical Colleges in India

Top Universities in India

Top 10 Universities in India

NIRF 2025 Rankings - Top 100 Colleges

The top 100 colleges based on the NIRF 2025 Ranking are listed in the below table. Verify the scores obtained by them and the state in which they are located here. The parameters on which this score is determined include Overall Performance, Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research, Professional Practice (RP), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), Graduation Outcome (GO), and Perception (PR). 

Name

Rank

State

Hindu College

1

Delhi

Miranda House

2

Delhi

Hans Raj College

3

Delhi

Kirori Mal College

4

Delhi

St. Stephens's College

5

Delhi

Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College

6

West Bengal

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College

7

Delhi

St. Xavier`s College

8

West Bengal

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

9

Tamil Nadu

PSG College of Arts and Science

10

Tamil Nadu

Sri Venkateswara College

11

Delhi

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

12

Kerala

Deshbandhu College

13

Delhi

Loyola College

14

Tamil Nadu

Presidency College

15

Tamil Nadu

Madras Christian College

16

Tamil Nadu

Lady Shri Ram College For Women

17

Delhi

Shri Ram College of Commerce

18

Delhi

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

19

West Bengal

Thiagarajar College

20

Tamil Nadu

Acharya Narendra Dev College

21

Delhi

V.O. Chidambaram College

22

Tamil Nadu

University College

23

Kerala

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College

24

West Bengal

St. Joseph's College

25

Tamil Nadu

Daulat Ram College

26

Delhi

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College

27

Delhi

Ramjas College

28

Delhi

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College

29

Delhi

Delhi College of Arts & Commerce

30

Delhi

Lady Irwin College

31

Delhi

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce

32

Delhi

Gargi College

33

Delhi

Kristu Jayanti College

34

Karnataka

Govt Home Science College

35

Chandigarh

Dyal Singh College

36

Delhi

Ramanujan College

37

Delhi

Maitreyi College

38

Delhi

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

39

Delhi

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women

40

Tamil Nadu

Stella Maris College for Women

41

Tamil Nadu

Midnapore College

42

West Bengal

Shyam Lal College

43

Delhi

Sacred Heart College

44

Kerala

Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences

45

Delhi

Bishop Heber College

46

Tamil Nadu

Lady Brabourne College

47

West Bengal

St.Xavier's College

48

Tamil Nadu

Pachhunga University College

49

Mizoram

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College

50

Tamil Nadu

Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research

51

Pondicherry

Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

52

Tamil Nadu

ST. Thomas College, Thrissur

53

Kerala

Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram

54

Kerala

Madras School of Social Work

55

Tamil Nadu

St Berchmans College (Autonomous)

56

Kerala

Fergusson College (Autonomous)

57

Maharashtra

Kamala Nehru College

58

Delhi

The American College

59

Tamil Nadu

St. Teresa's College

60

Kerala

Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram

61

Kerala

Queen Mary`s College

62

Tamil Nadu

Nesamony Memorial Christian College

63

Tamil Nadu

Ethiraj College for Women

64

Tamil Nadu

Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women

65

Delhi

Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College

66

Tamil Nadu

M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce

67

Karnataka

Government Arts College

67

Tamil Nadu

Shivaji College

69

Delhi

Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College

70

Chandigarh

Government Arts College

71

Tamil Nadu

Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College

72

Tamil Nadu

St. Aloysius College

73

Karnataka

ST. Joseph's College

74

Kerala

Maharaja's College

75

Kerala

Alagappa Government Arts College

76

Tamil Nadu

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science

76

Tamil Nadu

Vimala College

78

Kerala

Rajah Serfoji Government College

79

Tamil Nadu

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)

80

Tamil Nadu

Sri Sarada College for Women(Autonomous)

81

Tamil Nadu

Farook College

82

Kerala

St. Joseph's College

83

Kerala

Jamal Mohamed College

84

Tamil Nadu

Jesus & Mary College

85

Delhi

CMS College

86

Kerala

Christ College (Autonomous)

87

Kerala

A. P. C. Mahalaxmi College for Women

88

Tamil Nadu

St. Xavier`s College

89

Maharashtra

Ram Lal Anand College

90

Delhi

DG Vaishnav College

91

Tamil Nadu

Mar Athanasius College

92

Kerala

Shri Shivaji Science College

93

Maharashtra

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

94

Tamil Nadu

Keshav Mahavidyalya

95

Delhi

Union Christian College

96

Kerala

PGDAV College

97

Delhi

St. Joseph`s College of Commerce

98

Karnataka

Government College

99

Kerala

Fatima College

100

Tamil Nadu

Top Colleges Based on NIRF Rankings of Previous Years 

The NIRF Ranks of the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 are provided in the table below. Students can compare the ranks of the top colleges before choosing their ideal college. 

Name of College

NIRF 2023 Rank

NIRF 2022 Rank

NIRF 2021 Rank

Miranda House

1

1

1

Hindu College

2

2

9

Presidency College

3

3

7

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

 4

 6

6

St. Xavier’s College

 5

 8

4

Atma Ram Santan Dharm College

 6

 7

12

Loyola College

7

4

3

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

 8

 9

5

Kirori Mal College

 9

 10

17

Lady Shri Ram College for Women

9

5

2

Shri Ram College of Commerce

 11

 12

10

Hans Raj College

 12

 14

14

Sri Venkateswara College

 13

 14

11

St Stephen's College, Delhi

 14

 11

8

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

15

 9

5

Madras Christian College

16 

 17

18

Deshbandhu College

 17

 28

60

Thiagarajar College

 18

 22

23

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College

 19

 19

21

PSG College of Arts and Science

 20

 20

19

Acharya Narendra Dev College

 21

 18

20

Lady Irwin College

 22

 16

24

Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences

 22

 25

32

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College

 24

21

13

St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli

 25

 26

28

University College, Thiruvananthapuram

 26

 24

25

V.O. Chidambaram College

 27

 30

54

Daulat Ram College

 28

 29

26

Kongunadu Arts & Science College

 29

 31

36

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

 30

 27

31

Gargi College

 31

 23

16

Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women

 32

 36

37

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College

 33

 33

27

Bishop Heber College

 34

 43

43

Pachhunga University College, Mizoram

 34

 45

-

Maitreyi College

 36

 34

35

Stella Maris College For Women

 37

76

58

Jesus & Mary College

 38

 44

41

Madras School of Social Work

 39

 38

30

Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

40 

 67

49

St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam

 41

 37

45

Sacred Heart College

 42

 59

63

Kamala Nehru College

 43

 40

33

Government Arts College

 44

 32

42

Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram

 45

 50

44

Maharaja's College, Ernakulam

 46

 60

92

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi

 47

63

-

Dyal Singh College

 48

 35

29

Ramanujan College

 49

 41

53

Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies

 50

 80

50

Bishop Moore College

 51

 58

89

Government Home Science College, Sector-10

 52

 46

-

St. Thomas College, Thrissur

 53

 63

64

S.B. College, Changanacherry

 54

 62

79

St. Xavier's College, TN

 55

 68

67

Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli

56 

79

65

College of Social Work, Mumbai

 57

 69

71

The American College, Tamil Nadu

58

-

-

St. Joseph's College, Kerala

 59

78

69

Queen Mary`s College

 60

 47

55

I. C. College of Home Science

 61

 42

38

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College

 62

 39

39

Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi

 63

 54

76

Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, West Bengal

 64

73

-

St. Joseph`s College of Commerce

 65

 93

74

Women`s Christian College

 66

 72

40

Ramjas College

 67

 66

75

Shyam Lal College, Delhi  68 77 -

Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College

69 

 83

66

Shivaji College

 70

 70

70

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

 71

 70

48

Sacred Heart College, Tamil Nadu  72  82 -

Midnapore College, West Bengal

 73

97

-

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women, Tamil Nadu

74

-

-

Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram

 75

 53

46

Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College

 76

 49

47

Union Christian College, Kerala

 77

97

-

Bethune College

 78

74

77

Fergusson College

 79

 57

96

St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru

80

-

-

Maharaja Agrasen College

 81

 48

52

Guru Nanak College, Chennai

82

-

-

Government Institute of Science, Nagpur

83

-

-

Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, Delhi

84

-

-

CMS College Kottayam

 85

 81

93

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science

 86

 90

84

Mar Athanasius College

 87

 56

86

Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Tamil Nadu

 88

91

-

Dr S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

89

-

-

National College, Tiruchirappalli

90

-

-

Women's Christian College

 91

94

91

Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

 92

 51

94

Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Delhi  93  84 -

Ethiraj College for Women

 94

 65

51

N. G. M. College, Pollachi

95

-

-

St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

 96

 52

57

Indraprastha College for Women

 97

 61

68

St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad

98

-

-

Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore

99

-

-

Scottish Church College, Kolkata

100

-

-

Entrance Exams for College Admissions

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A:

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A:

Refer to the table below for the Loyola College rankings: 

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Dyal Singh College is affiliated with University of  Delhi, which is Tier 1 university, so the college also falls under the list of Tier 1 colleges in India.

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