NIRF Ranking 2026 Release Date: MoE Likely to Announce Rankings Soon; How & Where to Check
NIRF ranking 2026 is expected to be released in the last week of September. The ranking will be published online in the website nirfindia.org. MoE will release ranking for total 17 categories which include NIRF engineering ranking, medical, management, universities ranking among others.
NIRF Ranking 2026 Release Date: MoE Likely to Announce Rankings Soon; How & Where to Check
The Ministry of Education, Government of India will soon release the NIRF Ranking 2026. The exact date for release of NIRF 2026 has been not announced however, its expected to be released anytime in September last week.
NIRF 2026 ranking will be released online in the website nirfindia.org. The MoE will publish rankings in total 17 categories which includes engineering, medical, business management, universities among others.
As per the reports available, the submission of data from institutes has completed and the concerned departments are in process of finalizing the rankings. The NIRF ranking is assigned considering five parameters
- Teaching, Learning and Resources
- Research and Professional Practice
- Graduation Outcomes
- Outreach and Inclusivity
- Perception
The NIRF ranking criteria is same across all categories however the weightage of parameters change depending upon the category of institutes. NIRF ranking for engineering, medical, management and overall category is the most watched.
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How to Check NIRF 2026 Ranking
Once released, NIRF ranking can be checked using the instructions given here
- Open NIRF 2026 official website - nirfindia.org
- Select 2026 ranking
- Choose ranking stream
- College name with rank will be displayed on screen
The NIRF engineering ranking 2026 will list colleges from 1 to 100 with a separate list of colleges in band 101 to 150, 151 to 200 and 201 to 300. Similarly for other categories, the ranking will be provided to top colleges with non-ranked colleges put together in separate bands.
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Commonly asked questions
The JEE Advanced passing marks or the JEE Advanced cutoff has been announced.
JEE Advanced 2026 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List:
| Rank List | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
| Common Rank List (CRL) | 7.30% | 25.56% |
| OBC-NCL Rank List | 6.51% | 22.78% |
| GEN-EWS Rank List | 6.51% | 22.78% |
| SC Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| ST Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| SC-PwD Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| ST-PwD Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List | 1.83% | 6.39% |
JEE Advanced 2026 Qualifying Marks:
| Rank List | Minimum Marks in Each Subject | Minimum Aggregate Marks |
| Common Rank List (CRL) | 8 | 92 |
| OBC-NCL Rank List | 7 | 82 |
| GEN-EWS Rank List | 7 | 82 |
| SC Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| ST Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) | 4 | 46 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| SC-PwD Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| ST-PwD Rank List | 4 | 46 |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List | 2 | 23 |
The official website for JEE Advanced is jeeadv.ac.in. The official website remains the same every year. IIT Roorkee will hold the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Candidates can check the JEE Advanced exam date, application form dates, dates for admit card release, answer key release, result declaration and also AAT dates on the official website of JEE Advanced 2026.
The exam date for JEE Advanced 2026 has been announced. IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for JEE Advanced exam 2026. The exam was held on May 17, 2026.
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