NIRF Rankings 2026: Check Expected Date, Categories and Previous Year’s Top Institutes

NIRF Rankings 2026 are awaited for all categories. Once available, candidates can check and download NIRF rankings 2026 for engineering, medical, colleges, universities and other categories at official website. Check details here 

NIRF Rankings 2026 Awaited

NIRF Rankings 2026: National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings 2026 are yet to be released by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Students, parents, education institutions are awaiting announcement of NIRF 2026 rankings, which are expected to provide latest assessment of higher education institutions across India. NIRF Rankings 2026 release date has not been officially announced so far. Last year, NIRF Rankings 2025 were released on September 4, 2025. 

NIRF rankings are released annually by Ministry of Education to rank higher education institutions on different parameters. Official NIRF framework includes categories such as Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Innovation, Open University and Skill University.

NIRF Rankings 2026 Release Date

As of September 10, NIRF Rankings 2026 have not been released. Ministry of Education has not yet confirmed the exact date and time for the announcement. However, release of NIRF Rankings 2025 on September 4, 2025 provides usual timeline. Students should note that previous year's release date does not confirm NIRF 2026 schedule. 

NIRF Rankings 2025: What Happened Last Year?

NIRF 2025 were officially released on September 4, 2025. In Overall category, IIT Madras obtained first position, followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IIT Bombay. IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

In University category, IISc topped the rankings, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. For College category, Hindu College, Miranda House and Hans Raj College occupied the top three positions in NIRF 2025 rankings.

NIRF Ranking 2026: Categories to Check

Once released, candidates can check NIRF 2026 rankings across different categories. These include 

• Overall

• Universities

• Colleges

• Research Institutions

• Engineering

• Management

• Pharmacy

• Medical

• Dental

• Law

• Architecture and Planning

• Agriculture and Allied Sectors

• Innovation

• Open Universities

• Skill Universities

Once announced, candidates will be able to check NIRF Rankings 2026 through official NIRF portal. The ranking lists are expected to provide institution-wise positions, scores and category-wise rankings.