NIRF 2026 Ranking List Live: Top BTech, Medical & Science Colleges in India

Vellore Institute of Technology is ranked 16th in Engineering category. For overall category, VIT University is placed strongly within the top 25 to top 21 nationally. In addition, it is consistently placed around the 14th spot for overall university performance and research.

NIRF ranking can help students to compare and analyse specific institutions teaching quality, research methodologies, placement insights to make a smart decision for their future.

The top 5 IITs as per the last year's ranking are:

1. IIT Madras

2. IIT Delhi

3. IIT Bombay

4. IIT Kanpur

5. IIT Kharagpur

Check last year's NIRF 2025 institutes participation (region-wise) below:

• South India had the most entries - 5268 institutes

• West India - 4702 institutes

• North India - 2,304 institutes

• East India - 1,889 institutes

Candidates can check NIRF 2025 Ranking of NIT Durgapur "Engineering Category" below:

The eligibility requirements for NIRF 2026 ranking are 

• The institute must be operational for at least three academic years

• The institute must have graduated at least three complete batches of students in full-time courses: minimum 3 years for UG and 2 years for PG programs)

• The educational institute must be approved or recognised by relevant regulatory bodies in India, such as UGC, AICTE, or its equivalent

• Institutions must be able to provide complete, verifiable data through the online Data Capturing System (DCS) and keep relevant faculty and student data publicly visible on their own websites. 

The top-tier ranking is different for each category. Check below the last year’s NIRF ranking

• For overall category - IIT Madras

• For university category - IISc Bengaluru

• For college category - Hindu College, Delhi

Overall, NIRF has a total of 17 categories based on which colleges, universities, and institutions will be ranked. 

Check Jadavpur University Ranking for all categories below:

The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is the primary agency that is given the overall responsibility of coordinating and executing the Ranking work in consultation with the Implementation Core Committee, constituted by the Ministry of Education. NBA invited applications for registration of institutions for ranking in various disciplines.

The NIRF Score of IIT Madras is 87.31. The institute has been ranked No.1 in the “Engineering Category” for the 10th consecutive year and in the “Overall category” for the 7th consecutive year, tagging its place as a leader in education in NIRF 2025 ranking.

Check Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India below (of past rank trends)

Around 7692 unique applications participated in NIRF 2025, submitting a total of 14,163 applications across various categories and subject domains.

• In NIRF 2017, around 3000 institutes participated in the ranking process
• In NIRF 2020, around 3800 institutes particiapted, leading a 20% increase  over 2019

NIRF ranking can help students to compare and analyse specific institutions teaching quality, research methodologies, placement insights to make a smart decision for their future.

Check top 5 medical colleges as per last year's ranking:

1. AIIMS Delhi

2. PGIMER Chandigarh

3. Christian Medical College, Vellore

4. JIPMER Puducherry

5. Sanjay Gandhi PGI Lucknow

Check top 50 Universities NIRF Ranking 2025 below:

The institutions are categorized into 8 categories namely, IITs & IISc, NITs, Other CFTIs, Central Universities, Colleges, Deemed to be Universities, State Private Universities and State Public Universities. Each category shows the number of institutions including their total publications, total citations and HCPs, percentage of total publications contributed by these institutions, and percentage of total citations. It is observed that IITs & IISc lead with 19 institutions contributing 28.70% of total publications and receiving 30.84% of total citations, emphasizing their significant impact in research output and influence in academia, followed by the Deemed to be Universities with 22 institutions contributions. Check details below:

NIRF Ranking is published based on the following factors:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

• Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Graduation Outcomes (GO)

• Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

• Perception (PR)

Check NIRF expected release date based on last five year's timeline-

Check Jadavpur University Ranking for all categories below:

Check GFTIs NIRF Ranking List of last year:

The NIRF ranking was first launched in September 29, 2015 by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

Check past NIRF ranking trends of top NITs below:

The eligibility requirements for NIRF 2026 ranking are 

• The institute must be operational for at least three academic years

• The institute must have graduated at least three complete batches of students in full-time courses: minimum 3 years for UG and 2 years for PG programs)

• The educational institute must be approved or recognised by relevant regulatory bodies in India, such as UGC, AICTE, or its equivalent

• Institutions must be able to provide complete, verifiable data through the online Data Capturing System (DCS) and keep relevant faculty and student data publicly visible on their own websites.

NIRF is an official methodology launched by MoE, Government of India to rank educational institiutions across India based on different parameters. The five parameters include:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

• Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Graduation Outcomes (GO)

• Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

• Perception (PR)

These parameters show how institutes, from IITs to central universities, medical colleges and law schools, are scored and ranked every year. The NIRF Ranking 2026 List is published for 17 categories, which are as follows:

(Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and planning, Agriculture and allied sectors, Innovation, Open university, Skill University, State Public University, and Sustainable Development Goals). 

Around 7692 unique applications participated in NIRF 2025, submitting a total of 14,163 applications across various categories and subject domains.

Check below the list of top 10 IITs of NIRF 2025 ranking -

MoE had added the most significant factor to the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2025. The Ministry of Education implemented two major shifts for the 10th edition, which are:

• Negative marking for paper retractions: To enforce strict academic integrity, NIRF introduced negative marking under the Research and Professional Practices (RP) parameter.
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category: A brand-new institutional category to evaluate how colleges and institutions align with global environmental standards.

The NIRF is officially backed up by MoE, and it evaluates colleges across broad categories like teaching resources, research output, graduation outcomes, and outreach. In addition, it also helps identify top-tier national institutions (like major IITs and IIMs) and provides a structured baseline for Indian higher education. 

Check NIRF 2025 ranking list for "Overall Categry" below:

NIRF Ranking provides competive national rank for Indian educational instutions, whereas NAAC provides quality accrediation and grade. The key differences can be checked below:

The official website of NIRF is nirfindia.org.

Check NIRF ranking 2025 medical colleges below:

Check IIT Delhi (UG [4 Years Program(s)]: Placement & higher studies for previous 3 year) mentioned in NIRF ranking list 2025:

• 2018-19 - INR 2050000
• 2019-20 - INR 2000000
• 2020-21 - INR 1908000

No, the Ministry of Education is expected to announce NIRF rank list 2026 anytime soon in September 2026. Stay tuned for updates.

Check Top 10 NIRF BTech colleges under "Engineering Category" of last year below:

NIRF ranking can help students to compare and analyse specific institutions teaching quality, research methodologies, placement insights to make a smart decision for their future.

Check top 10 universities listed in NIRF ranking last year:

The NIRF Full Form is National Institutional Ranking Framework.

According to past NIRF Ranking trends, NIT Trichy is ranked the best NIT in India.

Students can check last year's (NIRF Ranking) List below:

Check NIT NIRF 2025 and 2024 Ranking List below for BTech and BTech 

Check NIRF 2025 rank list for innovation category below:

NIRF rank list is released for following categories:

• Overall

• Universities

• Colleges

• Research institutions

• Engineering

• Management

• Pharmacy

• Medical

• Dental

• Law

• Architecture and planning

• Agriculture and allied sectors

• Innovation

• Open university 

• Skill University

• State Public University

• Sustainable Development Goals

Check top 50 Universities NIRF Ranking 2025 below:

Here's a brief summary of NIRF 2025 ranking insights below:

• NIRF 2025 covered 14,163 institutes, the highest ever.

• Rankings use 5 broad parameters: Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcome, Outreach, and Perception.

• IIT Madras stayed on top in both Overall and Engineering categories.

• A new SDG category and stricter rules against fake research were the biggest changes this year.

• South and North India together hold 70% of the top 100 overall ranked institutes.

Research done by NIRF-ranked institutes made up about 5.4% of the world's total published research in the Overall category.

The MoE is yet to announce the date for NIRF rank list 2026 release. Stay tuned for the updates.

Check top 5 medical colleges as per last year's ranking:

1. AIIMS Delhi

2. PGIMER Chandigarh

3. Christian Medical College, Vellore

4. JIPMER Puducherry

5. Sanjay Gandhi PGI Lucknow

The top 5 IITs as per the last year's ranking are:

1. IIT Madras

2. IIT Delhi

3. IIT Bombay

4. IIT Kanpur

5. IIT Kharagpur

Check region-wise total number of institutes (that are associated under NIRF):

• South India: 5,268 institutes

• West India: 4,702 institutes

• North India: 2,304 institutes

• East India: 1,889 institutes

A good NIRF ranking means a position within 100 nationally. However, to get good NIRF rank, meeting the specific category is important. The NIRF tiers based on which ranking is done can be checked below:

As per the NIRF 2025 official report released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India-

• In 2016, only 3,565 institutes joined the rankings.

• In 2025, this number jumped to 14,163 institutes.

• Out of these, 6,398 were pre-registered institutes, and 1,294 were new institutes who joined this year

• The number of ranking categories also grew, from just 4 in 2016 to 17 in 2025

Total Number of Top Institutes (Category-Wise)

Check list of total number of top institutes participation for different categories below:

• Overall: 4,045 institutes

• Colleges: 4,030 institutes

• Engineering: 1,584 institutes

• Management: 1,026 institutes

• Innovation: 777 institutes

• SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals): 791 institutes

NIRF ranking can help students to compare and analyse specific institutions teaching quality, research methodologies, placement insights to make a smart decision for their future.

Check NIRF 2025 top 10 college ranking list can be checked below:

Vellore Institute of Technology is ranked 16th in Engineering category. For overall category, VIT University is placed strongly within the top 25 to top 21 nationally. In addition, it is consistently placed around the 14th spot for overall university performance and research.

NIRF is an official methodology launched by MoE, Government of India to rank educational institiutions across India based on different parameters. The five parameters include:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

• Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Graduation Outcomes (GO)

• Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

• Perception (PR)

These parameters show how institutes, from IITs to central universities, medical colleges and law schools, are scored and ranked every year. The NIRF Ranking 2026 List is published for 17 categories, which are as follows:

(Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and planning, Agriculture and allied sectors, Innovation, Open university, Skill University, State Public University, and Sustainable Development Goals). 

IIM Ahmedabad is ranked as the top IIM in India acording to NIRF ranking. The top ranked IIMs in India as per NIRF institute under Management Category include:

• IIM Ahmedabad
• IIM Bangalore
• IIM Kozikhode
• IIM Lucknow
• IIM Mumbai

Check NIRF 2025 Overall Ranking List

Check Top 100 Universities Ranking as per NIRF Ranking 2025 below:

Check NIRF 2025 ranking for top research institutons below:

Check NIRF 2025 rank list for MBA category below:

Check NIRF ranking 2025 medical colleges below:

The official website of NIRF is nirfindia.org.

Check Top 10 NIRF BTech colleges under "Engineering Category" of last year below:

Check NIRF India Ranking 2025 for Arhictecture and Planning

Check NIRF 2025 Law College Ranking List below:

A good NIRF ranking means a position within 100 nationally. However, to get good NIRF rank, meeting the specific category is important. The NIRF tiers based on which ranking is done can be checked below:

Check NIRF 2025 Placement Report Stats of SRM Institute of Science and Technology below:

• 4-Year UG Placement Rate: Out of 8,022 graduating students in 2023–24, 7,302 secured placements (approx 91% placement rate), while 502 opted for higher studies.

• 4-Year UG Median Package: Rose to ₹6,20,000 per annum in 2023–24, maintaining an upward trend from INR 5,95,000 (2022–23) and INR 4,25,000 (2021–22).

• 2-Year PG Performance: 2,905 out of 3,374 students were placed in 2023–24 with a median salary of INR 5,85,000, up from INR 5,10,000 the previous year.

• 3-Year PG Highs: Medical/specialized 3-year PG programs reported a median salary of INR 14,20,000 per annum.

The evaluation for NIRF ranking is done based on the following parameters and weightage:

Check below the ranking list of last year of Top 25 Engineering Colleges below:

Check NIRF 2025 ranking for top research institutons below:

Check below the list of top 10 IITs of NIRF 2025 ranking -

Check top 10 Colleges under SDG category below. The Sustainable Development Goals category was introduced in 2025 in NIRF.

Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani demonstrates high placement outcomes, strong national student representation, and major investments in research and infrastructure based on the 2023-24 NIRF submission. Check NIRF 2025 BITS Pilani report details below:

Student Demographics 

• The total student body for the 4-year Undergraduate (UG) program stands at 10,777 students, with 8,398 coming from outside the home state.

• Male students make up 9,200 of the 4-year UG total, while female students account for 1,577.

• The university maintains a strong focus on advanced research, hosting 1,651 full-time Ph.D. scholars.

• Total teaching and non-teaching faculty strength is recorded at 1,071 members.

Placements and Higher Studies

• For the 2023-24 graduating class, 2,554 out of 2,883 4-year UG graduates secured job placements.

• The median annual salary for 4-year UG graduates reached INR 17,70,000 (17.7 Lakhs).

• A total of 310 4-year UG graduates chose to pursue higher studies rather than immediate placement.

• Postgraduate (2-year PG) programs achieved 840 placements out of 870 graduating students, with a median annual salary of INR 17,00,000 (17 Lakhs).

Check Top 100 Universities Ranking as per NIRF Ranking 2025 below:

With five parameters remaining consistent for NIRF ranking evaluation since its launch, NIRF has added new categories and sub-metrics periodically:

• 2025 - SDG and negative marking for research paper retraction added

• 2024 - Added three new domain categories: State Public Universities, Open Universities, and Skill Universities. 

• 2020 -Introduced dental institutions category

• 2019 - Added law, medical, and architecture category

• 2017 - Added overall and college specific ranking categories

NIRF Ranking provides competive national rank for Indian educational instutions, whereas NAAC provides quality accrediation and grade. The key differences can be checked below:

According to NIRF 2025 report, the VIT campus facilities and sustainable practices can be checked below:

• The VIT University campus features strong accessibility, with over 80% of buildings equipped with lifts, ramps, and specially designed toilets for physically challenged students.

• The institution supports a staff of 3,352 faculty members.

• VIT enforces eco-friendly policies, including a strict ban on single-use plastic items like straws and cutlery.

• The university utilizes renewable energy by maintaining both solar panels and wind turbines on campus.

• Rainwater is actively conserved through various systems, such as rooftop harvesting, percolation pits, and recharge wells.

Around 7692 unique applications participated in NIRF 2025, submitting a total of 14,163 applications across various categories and subject domains.

• In NIRF 2017, around 3000 institutes participated in the ranking process
• In NIRF 2020, around 3800 institutes particiapted, leading a 20% increase  over 2019

The top-tier ranking is different for each category. Check below the last year’s NIRF ranking

• For overall category - IIT Madras

• For university category - IISc Bengaluru

• For college category - Hindu College, Delhi

Overall, NIRF has a total of 17 categories based on which colleges, universities, and institutions will be ranked.

Students can check Top 10 Pharmacy colleges as per NIRF ranking 2025:

• Jamia Hamdard
• BITS Pilani
• Panjab University
• JSS College of Pharmacy
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad
• Institute of Chemical Technology
• Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
• S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology
• SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Check Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India below (of past rank trends)

There are a total of 5 Tier 1 NITs in India. They rank within top 30 in "Engineering Category" among 5000+ engineering colleges in India.The top-tier NIT colleges in India include:

• NIT Trichy
• NIT Rourkela
• NIT Surathkal
• NIT Calicut
• NIT Warangal

The NIRF Score of IIT Madras is 87.31. The institute has been ranked No.1 in the “Engineering Category” for the 10th consecutive year and in the “Overall category” for the 7th consecutive year, tagging its place as a leader in education in NIRF 2025 ranking.

Check NIRF Parameter and Weightage for Category "A" and "B" below:

Check NIT NIRF 2025 and 2024 Ranking List below for BTech and BTech 

Check IIM NIRF Rankings 2025 and 2024 below for MBA

The committee recommended classifies institutions into two categories for NIRF 2026 rank release:

• Category A institutions: These are institutions of national importance set up by Acts of Parliament, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities and other autonomous institutions.
• Category B institutions: These are institutions affiliated to a University and do not provide full academic autonomy.

Check top 15 Engineering Colleges of NIRF Ranking 2025 below:

•  Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 
• Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
   
• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
   
• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) 
   
• Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani 
   
• Indian Institute of Technology Indore
• National Institute of Technology Rourkela
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology
• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)

NIRF is an official methodology launched by MoE, Government of India to rank educational institiutions across India based on different parameters. The five parameters include:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

• Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Graduation Outcomes (GO)

• Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

• Perception (PR)

These parameters show how institutes, from IITs to central universities, medical colleges and law schools, are scored and ranked every year. The NIRF Ranking 2026 List is published for 17 categories, which are as follows:

(Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and planning, Agriculture and allied sectors, Innovation, Open university, Skill University, State Public University, and Sustainable Development Goals)

As per the NIRF 2025 VIT University report, check placements and higher studies report for UG (4 year's program) below:

A good NIRF ranking means the position within 100 nationally. However, to get good NIRF rank, meeting the specific category is important. The NIRF tiers based on which ranking is done can be checked below:

NIRF ranking is not only important to students but also parents and policy makers. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is important because it provides a standard and in-depth analysis to evaluate and compare higher educational institutions across India. 

Why it matters:

• It helps students compare thousands of colleges using different parameters, such as teaching quality, graduation outcomes, etc.

• Placement insights, where students can check college’s industry connections, median salaries, etc. 

• Offers verified and audited information regarding institutions' credibility.

With five parameters remaining consistent for NIRF ranking evaluation since its launch, NIRF has added new categories and sub-metrics periodically:

• 2025 - SDG and negative marking for research paper retraction added

• 2024 - Added three new domain categories: State Public Universities, Open Universities, and Skill Universities. 

• 2020 -Introduced dental institutions category

• 2019 - Added law, medical, and architecture category

• 2017 - Added overall and college specific ranking categories

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India will declare the NIRF 2026 ranking data on its official portal-  nirfindia.org

NIRF Ranking provides competive national rank for Indian educational instutions, whereas NAAC provides quality accrediation and grade. The key differences can be checked below:

The eligibility requirements for NIRF 2026 ranking are 

• The institute must be operational for at least three academic years

• The institute must have graduated at least three complete batches of students in full-time courses: minimum 3 years for UG and 2 years for PG programs)

• The educational institute must be approved or recognised by relevant regulatory bodies in India, such as UGC, AICTE, or its equivalent

• Institutions must be able to provide complete, verifiable data through the online Data Capturing System (DCS) and keep relevant faculty and student data publicly visible on their own websites.

Check NIRF Parameters and Weightage for NIRF Innovation Category below:

MoE had added the most significant factor to the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2025. The Ministry of Education implemented two major shifts for the 10th edition, which are:

• Negative marking for paper retractions: To enforce strict academic integrity, NIRF introduced negative marking under the Research and Professional Practices (RP) parameter.
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category: A brand-new institutional category to evaluate how colleges and institutions align with global environmental standards.