Top Government Engineering Colleges In India As Per NIRF Ranking 2025
The much-awaited National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for 2025 are out now. IIT Madras maintains #1 rank for the tenth consecutive year. The framework, approved by MOE, ranks institutes under various categories. While the top 10 government engineering colleges in India are dominated by IITs, check which non-IITs make it to the charts.
NIRF 2025: Top Govt Engineering Colleges in India
The Ministry of Education, Govt of India, has released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings today. According to the NIRF 2025 rankings, IIT Madras remains the top engineering college in India, maintaining its position for the 10th consecutive year. As seen in previous years, IITs top the charts for the best government colleges in the engineering category; however, not all IITs have ranked higher. The top government engineering colleges in India include several NITs ranked higher than IITs based on their scores and output generated. The top 10 engineering institutions see a slight change in the rankings as IIT Hyderabad and Guwahati swap positions for this year's rankings. NIT Trichy is again the only non-IIT making it to the top 10 government engineering colleges.
The NIRF rankings yet again prove that merely the “IIT-tag” does not guarantee a top spot, but the performance under specific parameters ultimately decides the rankings. These rankings then influence college preferences, incentives by the government and other sources in contributing towards development. The NIRF ranking is based on several parameters like ‘Teaching, Learning and Resources’, ‘Research and Professional Practices’, ‘Graduation Outcomes’, ‘Outreach and Inclusivity’, and ‘Perception’.
NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Govt Engineering Colleges Under 50th Rank
Here is a list of the best government engineering colleges in India as per NIRF 2025. The following table includes the top government institutes up to 50th place.
| Name |
NIRF 2025 Rank |
|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
8 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli |
9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi |
10 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore |
12 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 13 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad |
15 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal |
17 |
| Jadavpur University |
18 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna |
19 |
| Anna University |
20 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut |
21 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia |
24 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar |
25 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | 26 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur |
27 |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal |
28 |
| Delhi Technological University |
30 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar |
32 |
| Aligarh Muslim University |
34 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar | 39 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | 41 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 42 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 44 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 49 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | 50 |
Highlights of the NIRF 2025 Rankings for
- IIT Madras leads the charts for the 10th consecutive year. It also shines in the no. 1 position under the newly introduced SDG category.
- The NIRF 2025 engineering rankings for the top 10 government colleges remain the same except for a swap between IIT Hyderabad and Guwahati. Hyderabad improves to the 7th-best government engineering college, while IIT Guwahati settles for 8th position.
- NIT Trichy stands out as the only non-IIT to break into the top 10 government engineering institutes, showcasing the impact and recognition of NITs as premier engineering institutions.
- While the rankings confirm the dominance of a few stalwart institutions, rising colleges like NITs in Warangal, Surathkal, and premier IIITs (e.g., IIIT Hyderabad) are garnering attention-though they haven't yet cracked the top spots.
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NIRF Ranking Parameters
The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) evaluates institutions on five broad parameters, each with its own weightage:
| Parameter |
Weightage |
What It Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) |
30% |
Faculty-student ratio, faculty qualifications, financial resources, student strength, e-learning resources |
| Research & Professional Practice (RP) |
30% |
Publications, quality of publications (citations, impact), patents, IPR, professional projects |
| Graduation Outcomes (GO) |
20% |
Placement statistics, median salaries, higher studies progression and graduation rates |
| Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) |
10% |
Gender diversity, regional diversity, inclusivity for disadvantaged categories and economically weaker support |
| Perception (PR) |
10% |
Peer perception (academia, recruiters, employers, public reputation) |
Objectives of the NIRF Ranking 2025
In today's ceremony, the committee has reiterated the aim of the NIRF rankings. The NIRF 2025 ranking is aimed at informing students and ensuring a competitive spirit. Vineet Joshi, Secretary in the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, also specifies that universities should not use these rankings as a tool of marketing, which is often the case.
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