NIRF Rankings 2025 vs 2024: IIT Madras, IISc, IIM Ahmedabad, Hindu College Lead; Key Changes in Top Institutions

The 10th edition of the NIRF Rankings, NIRF India Rankings 2025 shows strong continuity in Overall, University, Engineering, MBA, and Medical categories, but Hindu College overtakes Miranda House in the Colleges list.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2025 were released today by the Ministry of Education. In its 10th edition, the rankings assessed institutions across 17 categories with participation swelling to over 14,000 applicants. While most categories saw continuity from last year, there were some interesting shifts—most notably in the Colleges category, where Hindu College dethroned Miranda House, ending its long dominance.
Below is a comparative analysis of the NIRF Rankings 2025 vs 2024 across major categories.
NIRF 2025 Overall Category
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
IIT Madras |
IIT Madras |
– |
2 |
IISc Bengaluru |
IISc Bengaluru |
– |
3 |
IIT Delhi |
IIT Delhi |
– |
4 |
IIT Bombay |
IIT Bombay |
– |
5 |
IIT Kharagpur |
IIT Kharagpur |
– |
6 |
IIT Kanpur |
IIT Kanpur |
– |
7 |
IIT Roorkee |
IIT Roorkee |
– |
8 |
IIT Guwahati |
IIT Guwahati |
– |
9 |
AIIMS Delhi |
AIIMS Delhi |
– |
10 |
JNU |
JNU |
– |
NIRF University Rankings 2025 Category
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
IISc Bengaluru |
IISc Bengaluru |
– |
2 |
JNU |
JNU |
– |
3 |
MAHE |
MAHE |
– |
4 |
Jamia Millia Islamia |
Jamia Millia Islamia |
– |
5 |
University of Delhi |
University of Delhi |
– |
6 |
Banaras Hindu University |
Banaras Hindu University |
– |
7 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
– |
8 |
Jadavpur University |
Jadavpur University |
– |
9 |
Manipal Jaipur |
BITS Pilani |
🔄 |
10 |
Aligarh Muslim University |
Aligarh Muslim University |
– |
NIRF Colleges Rankings 2025
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Miranda House (DU) |
Hindu College (DU) |
🔄 |
2 |
Hindu College (DU) |
Miranda House (DU) |
🔄 |
3 |
Presidency College (Chennai) |
Presidency College (Chennai) |
– |
4 |
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women |
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women |
– |
5 |
St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata) |
St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata) |
– |
6 |
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College |
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College |
– |
7 |
Loyola College (Chennai) |
Loyola College (Chennai) |
– |
8 |
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira |
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira |
– |
9 |
Kirori Mal College |
Kirori Mal College |
– |
10 |
Lady Shri Ram College |
Lady Shri Ram College |
– |
NIRF 2025 Engineering Rankings Category
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
IIT Madras |
IIT Madras |
– |
2 |
IIT Delhi |
IIT Delhi |
– |
3 |
IIT Bombay |
IIT Bombay |
– |
4 |
IIT Kanpur |
IIT Kanpur |
– |
5 |
IIT Kharagpur |
IIT Kharagpur |
– |
6 |
IIT Roorkee |
IIT Roorkee |
– |
7 |
IIT Guwahati |
IIT Hyderabad |
🔄 |
8 |
IIT Hyderabad |
IIT Guwahati |
🔄 |
9 |
NIT Trichy |
NIT Trichy |
– |
10 |
IIT Indore |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
🔄 |
NIRF Management (MBA) Ranking 2025
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
IIM Ahmedabad |
IIM Ahmedabad |
– |
2 |
IIM Bangalore |
IIM Bangalore |
– |
3 |
IIM Kozhikode |
IIM Kozhikode |
– |
4 |
IIM Calcutta |
IIM Calcutta |
– |
5 |
IIT Delhi (DMS) |
IIT Delhi (DMS) |
– |
6 |
IIM Lucknow |
IIM Lucknow |
– |
7 |
IIM Indore |
IIM Indore |
– |
8 |
XLRI Jamshedpur |
XLRI Jamshedpur |
– |
9 |
NITIE Mumbai (IIM Mumbai) |
IIM Mumbai (NITIE) |
– |
10 |
IIT Bombay (SJMSOM) |
IIT Bombay (SJMSOM) |
– |
NIRF 2025 Medical Category
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
1 |
AIIMS New Delhi |
AIIMS New Delhi |
– |
2 |
PGIMER Chandigarh |
PGIMER Chandigarh |
– |
3 |
CMC Vellore |
CMC Vellore |
– |
4 |
NIMHANS Bengaluru |
JIPMER, Puducherry |
– |
|
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
SGPIMS, Lucknow |
– |
NIRF 2025 Law Rankings
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
NLSIU Bengaluru |
NLSIU Bengaluru |
– |
2 |
NLU Delhi |
NLU Delhi |
– |
3 |
NALSAR Hyderabad |
NALSAR Hyderabad |
– |
4 |
WBNUJS Kolkata |
WBNUJS Kolkata |
– |
5 |
IIT Kharagpur (Law) |
IIT Kharagpur (Law) |
– |
NIRF 2025 Dental Ranking
Rank |
2024 Institution |
2025 Institution |
Change |
1 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences |
– |
2 |
Manipal College of Dental Sciences |
Manipal College of Dental Sciences |
– |
3 |
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune |
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune |
– |
4 |
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences |
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences |
– |
5 |
SDM College of Dental Sciences Dharwad |
SDM College of Dental Sciences Dharwad |
– |
NIRF India Rankings 2025: Key Takeaways
The NIRF 2025 Rankings reflect continuity across most categories, with IIT Madras, IISc, AIIMS, IIM Ahmedabad, and NLSIU retaining their leadership. The most notable change came in the Colleges category, where Hindu College replaced Miranda House at the top, while BITS Pilani broke into the University Top 10. In Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi re-entered the list as IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad swapped places. By contrast, Medical, Law, and Dental rankings showed complete stability, with the same institutions retaining their dominance as last year.
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