BITS NIRF Ranking 2025: BITS Pilani ranks high in major categories, emerges as top private Engineering college in India

BITS NIRF Ranking 2025: BITS Pilani ranks high in major categories, emerges as top private Engineering college in India

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Saakshi Varsha
Saakshi Varsha Lama
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New Delhi, Updated on Sep 4, 2025 14:33 IST

The official NIRF 2025 ranking has been declared. Out of all private engineering colleges, BITS Pilani has secured the top rank. The institute has also improved its NIRF ranking 2025 in other major categories. Read to know the official BITS Pilani NIRF ranking 2025.

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The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the NIRF 2025 ranking for the participating colleges, universities and institutes. According to the official report, 14,163 institutes participated in being assessed for the NIRF ranking 2025. Among the private colleges, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani has emerged on top in the Engineering list and has improved its ranking in major categories. Notably, the institute has ranked 11th in the Top Engineering Colleges list and 7th in the Top Universities list.

BITS Pilani NIRF Ranking Categories: 2025 vs 2024

Students can check the category-wise BITS Pilani NIRF ranking 2025 along with a comparison to the previous year’s rankings.

Categories

2025

2024

Overall

16

23

Engineering

11

20

Universities

7

19

Research

18

26

NIRF 2025 Ranking Highlights:

  • NIRF ranking 2025 has been prepared following the given parameters - Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception.
  • A negative marking system has been introduced for every retraction of publications.
  • IIT Madras has maintained its top rank in the Engineering category.
  • Out of the private engineering colleges, BITS Pilani, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology are at the top of the list.

About BITS Pilani

BITS Pilani offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses to eligible candidates. For Engineering admissions, the authorities conduct BITSAT as an annual exam, which is held in two sessions. Birla Institute of Technology has three campuses – Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.

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