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NIRF Ranking 2025 – Top Engineering Colleges in India

Choosing the right college shapes a student’s future, and the NIRF Ranking makes it easier! The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) lists India’s top engineering colleges based on academics, placements, research, and more. Leading the list are IITs like IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay, known for their world-class education and renovation. The Ministry of Education publishes NIRF Rankings every year for different fields. These rankings help students discover their dream colleges, offering a perfect mix of quality education and brighter career opportunities. Explore more about the NIRF Rankings in the article below, to find your path to success.

NIRF Ranking 2025

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a system used to rank colleges and universities in India. It is released every year by the Ministry of Education to help students find the best institutes for higher studies. The rankings are based on factors like teaching quality, research, placements, and infrastructure. NIRF includes categories such as engineering, management, medical, and overall performance.

These rankings evaluate institutions based on their overall performance and growth. They cover sectors such as universities, colleges, engineering, pharmacy, management, law, and architecture. However, the NIRF rankings for this year have not been announced yet. These rankings are important because they give students and parents a clear idea about the quality of education offered by different institutions across the country.

NIRF Ranking 2025 Release Date

The NIRF Rankings are announced by the Ministry of Education every year after evaluating several important factors. These include teaching quality, learning resources, research work, graduation success, inclusivity, and public opinion. The rankings help in assessing the performance of various institutions across the country. Usually, the MoE releases the NIRF Rankings in August. Based on past trends, it is expected that the NIRF Ranking 2025 will also be announced in August 2025. These rankings guide students in choosing the best colleges and universities for higher education. Institutions strive to improve their rankings by focusing on better education and research.

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025

India’s top 10 NIRF engineering colleges are recognized for their quality education, excellent infrastructure, and innovative research. They focus on providing students with advanced learning opportunities, skilled faculty, and exposure to modern technology. These colleges emphasize practical knowledge, encourage creativity, and ensure holistic development. They produce top engineers who contribute significantly to various industries. Below we have discussed the names of top 10 MIRF Engineering Colleges.

  1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
  6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
  7. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  8. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
  9. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
  10. Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi (BHU)

NIRF Engineering Ranking in India

The NIRF ranking for top engineering colleges in India has not been released yet for this year. Until the new list is available, students can refer to last year’s rankings discussed in the table mentioned below. Some of the top engineering colleges include the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Delhi, Bombay, and Madras, along with the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) like NIT Trichy. These colleges are known for their high-quality education, good infrastructure, and excellent placement opportunities for students.

 Top NIRF Engineering Colleges in India
Institute ID Engineering College Name Ranking Score State
IR-E-U-0456 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 89.46 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-I-1074 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 2 86.66 Delhi
IR-E-U-0306 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 3 83.09 Maharashtra
IR-E-I-1075 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 4 82.79 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0573 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 5 76.88 West Bengal
IR-E-U-0560 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 6 76 Uttarakhand
IR-E-U-0053 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7 71.86 Assam
IR-E-U-0013 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 8 71.55 Telangana
IR-E-U-0467 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9 66.88 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0701 Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi 10 66.69 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0490 Vellore Institute of Technology 11 66.22 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0575 Jadavpur University 12 65.62 West Bengal
IR-E-U-0473 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology 13 65.41 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0439 Anna University 14 65.34 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0205 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad 15 64.83 Jharkhand
IR-E-U-0273 Indian Institute of Technology Indore 16 64.72 Madhya Pradesh
IR-E-U-0237 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 17 64.27 Karnataka
IR-E-U-0139 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar 18 63.42 Gujarat
IR-E-U-0357 National Institute of Technology Rourkela 19 63.38 Odisha
IR-E-U-0391 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 20 63.04 Rajasthan
IR-E-U-0025 National Institute of Technology Warangal 21 61.72 Telangana
IR-E-U-0378 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar 22 61.56 Punjab
IR-E-U-0436 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 23 61.29 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0108 Jamia Millia Islamia 24 61.28 Delhi
IR-E-U-0263 National Institute of Technology Calicut 25 61.19 Kerala
IR-E-U-0363 Siksha `O` Anusandhan 26 60.97 Odisha
IR-E-U-0098 Delhi Technological University 27 60.78 Delhi
IR-E-U-0395 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur 28 60.61 Rajasthan
IR-E-I-1480 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) 29 60.35 Punjab
IR-E-U-0497 Amity University 30 59.91 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0184 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi 31 59.86 Himachal Pradesh
IR-E-U-0747 Chandigarh University 32 59.82 Punjab
IR-E-U-0496 Aligarh Muslim University 33 59.16 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0064 Indian Institute of Technology Patna 34 58.4 Bihar
IR-E-U-0020 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) 35 58.24 Andhra Pradesh
IR-E-U-0458 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education 36 58.2 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0356 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology 37 58 Odisha
IR-E-U-0476 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy 38 57.97 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0334 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur 39 57.89 Maharashtra
IR-E-U-0055 National Institute of Technology Silchar 40 57.6 Assam
IR-E-U-0308 Institute of Chemical Technology 41 56.93 Maharashtra
IR-E-U-0564 UPES 42 56.65 Uttarakhand
IR-E-U-0410 Malaviya National Institute of Technology 43 56.35 Rajasthan
IR-E-U-0577 National Institute of Technology Durgapur 44 56.26 West Bengal
IR-E-U-0622 National Institute of Technology Delhi 45 55.67 Delhi
IR-E-C-16604 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering 46 55.01 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0014 International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad 47 54.29 Telangana
IR-E-U-0202 Birla Institute of Technology 48 54.18 Jharkhand
IR-E-U-0584 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 49 54.17 West Bengal
IR-E-U-0379 Lovely Professional University 50 54.16 Punjab
IR-E-U-0255 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology 51 53.13 Kerala
IR-E-U-0555 Graphic Era University 52 52.96 Uttarakhand
IR-E-I-1441 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 53 52.85 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0355 Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar 54 52.54 Odisha
IR-E-U-0072 National Institute of Technology Patna 55 52.28 Bihar
IR-E-C-7252 Manipal Institute of Technology 56 52.12 Karnataka
IR-E-C-6379 Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) 57 51.52 Delhi
IR-E-U-0374 Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar 58 51.11 Punjab
IR-E-U-0149 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology 59 51.04 Gujarat
IR-E-U-0530 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology 60 50.65 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0844 Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati 61 50.58 Andhra Pradesh
IR-E-U-0906 Indian Institute of Technology Jammu 62 50.53 Jammu and Kashmir
IR-E-U-0297 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology 63 50.37 Maharashtra
IR-E-U-0878 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad 64 50.24 Kerala
IR-E-U-0749 Manipal University, Jaipur 64 50.24 Rajasthan
IR-E-U-0474 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 66 50.05 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-C-37013 PSG College of Technology 67 49.92 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0619 National Institute of Technology Meghalaya 68 49.82 Meghalaya
IR-E-U-0249 Visvesvaraya Technological University 69 49.8 Karnataka
IR-E-U-0042 University of Hyderabad 70 49.3 Telangana
IR-E-U-0092 National Institute of Technology Raipur 71 48.88 Chhattisgarh
IR-E-U-0284 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology 72 48.86 Madhya Pradesh
IR-E-U-0946 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai 73 48.8 Chhattisgarh
IR-E-U-0221 International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore 74 48.61 Karnataka
IR-E-C-1331 M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology 75 48.33 Karnataka
IR-E-U-0384 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology 76 48.22 Punjab
IR-E-C-41593 COEP Technological University 77 47.89 Maharashtra
IR-E-U-0389 Banasthali Vidyapith 78 47.86 Rajasthan
IR-E-U-0197 National Institute of Technology Srinagar 79 47.76 Jammu and Kashmir
IR-E-U-0535 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology 80 47.43 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0172 National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra 81 46.79 Haryana
IR-E-U-0493 National Institute of Technology Agartala 82 46.69 Tripura
IR-E-C-36995 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology 83 46.53 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0739 Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology 84 46.39 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0105 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology 85 46.32 Delhi
IR-E-U-0489 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology 86 46.23 Tamil Nadu
IR-E-U-0516 Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad 87 45.84 Uttar Pradesh
IR-E-U-0017 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University 88 45.78 Telangana
IR-E-U-0099 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 89 45.64 Delhi
IR-E-C-24004 AU College of Engineering (A) 90 45.6 Andhra Pradesh
IR-E-U-0043 Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research 91 45.43 Andhra Pradesh
IR-E-U-0190 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences 92 45.4 Himachal Pradesh
IR-E-U-0217 Christ University 93 45.02 Karnataka
IR-E-U-0373 Chitkara University 94 44.82 Punjab
IR-E-U-0223 Jain University, Bangalore 95 44.61 Karnataka
IR-E-C-30045 C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha 96 44.55 Odisha
IR-E-U-0621 National Institute of Technology Puducherry 97 44.38 Pondicherry
IR-E-C-19754 SR University 98 44.29 Telangana
IR-E-C-1269 R.V. College of Engineering 99 44.26 Karnataka
IR-E-C-1297 Siddaganga Institute of Technology 100 43.95 Karnataka

NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Engineering Exams

The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranks India’s top engineering colleges based on factors like teaching, research, and placements. Prestigious exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and GATE are crucial for admission to these institutions. Institutes like IITs, NITs, and IIITs often dominate the top rankings. Students aspiring to secure admission into these colleges focus on strong preparation for these competitive exams to achieve success.

NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Engineering Exams
Joint Entrance Examination Mains (JEE Mains)
Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced)
VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)
Amrita Entrance Examination Engineering (AEEE)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE)
Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK UGET)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Aptitude Test (BITSAT)

West Bengal Joint Engineering Exam (WBJEE)

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam (WBJEE) is conducted for students seeking admission to BTech and integrated BTech courses. The Board recently announced the WBJEE 2025 exam date, as per it the exam will take place on April 27, 2025. The full schedule is available at www.wbjee.nic.in. Top government colleges accepting WBJEE 2024 scores include Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, MAKAUT, and Kalyani University. Private engineering colleges like IEM Kolkata, HIT Haldia, NIT Agarpara, SNU Kolkata, and AEC Asansol also accept WBJEE results. This exam helps students secure admission to some of the best engineering institutions in West Bengal based on their performance.

JEE Mains (Joint Entrance Examination)

The JEE Mains exam is an important entrance test for students who want to pursue engineering in India. It is conducted by the NTA (National Testing Agency) every year. The session 1 exam for JEE Mains 2025 took place from January 22 to 30. The exam has two parts: Paper 1, which is for B.Tech admissions, and Paper 2, for B.Arch admissions. It is a computer-based test with multiple-choice questions in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Students must prepare well to secure a good rank, as it opens the door to top engineering colleges like IITs and NITs.

OJEE (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination)

The Skill Development and Technical Education Department, Odisha is responsible for the conduction of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE). The exam is expected to be held in June 2025. Currently, the authorities have started the OJEE Phase 1 Registration process at its official website.

Many government engineering colleges, such as Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology, Odisha University of Technology and Research, and VITS Engineering College, accept OJEE scores for admission. Students who want to apply for these colleges should complete their registration on time. OJEE is an important exam for those seeking admission to engineering and other professional courses in Odisha.

AEEE (Amrita Entrance Examination Engineering)

The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University conducts the Amrita Entrance Examination Engineering (AEEE) for class 12th students who are willing to take admission to the B.Tech courses. The exam is held in two different phases i.e., phase 1 in February, and phase 2 exams are held in April/May. For the year 2025, the phase 1 exams were held on February 1, 2, and 3, and now after the successful completion of the exam, the University has announced the AEEE Phase 1 Result 2025 on February 09, 2025 at its official website.

VITEEE (VIT Engineering Entrance Examination)

The application process for the upcoming VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2025 has been started on November 04, 2024. All the students willing to appear for the VITEEE 2025 exam are advised to carefully review the complete eligibility criteria, syllabus, and exam pattern before filling out the application form. The last date to fill in the VITEEE 2025 Application form is March 31, 2025. As per the released schedule, the VITEEE 2025 is scheduled to be held between April 21 and April 27, 2025. 

JEE Advanced (Joint Entrance Examination Advanced)

The  Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is an important exam for candidates willing to get admission into top engineering colleges like IITs. The exam is held once a year, and for the year 2025 the NTA has decided that the JEE advanced exam will be conducted on May 18, 2025 [Sunday]. To be eligible for JEE Advanced, candidates must first clear the JEE Mains exam. Only top candidates from JEE Mains are allowed to appear for the exam. The exam tests students’ knowledge in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. 

SRMJEEE (SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination)

The application forms for the upcoming SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE) have been released on November 12 at the official website of the SRM Institute of Science and Technology. As per the released schedule, the SRMJEE 2025 Registration last date is April 16, 2025. The exam is held for candidates who aspire to be admitted into the BTech courses at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology. For the year 2025, the SMRJEEE 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted from April 22 to April 27, 2024.

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NIRF Ranking 2025: FAQs

Q1. What is the last date for NIRF ranking 2025?

Ans. The data submission window for NIRF Ranking 2025 is now live at the official website with the announced deadline till January 31, 2025 (05:00 pm).

Q2. What are the parameters of NIRF 2025?

Ans. The NIRF Rankings are announced by the MoE after going through various parameters like Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practices, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.

Q3. Is the NIRF 2025 ranking released?

Ans. No, the NoE hasn't released the NIRF Rankings 2025 yet but is started the evaluation process and is expected to release the NIRF Rankings by August 2025.

Q4. Who will release the NIRF Ranking 2025?

Ans. The NIRF Rankings are prepared and released by the Ministery of Education every year, therefore the NIRF Ranking 2025 will also be released by the education minister via press conference.

Q5. Can I trust NIRF ranking?

Ans. Yes, the NIRF Rankings can be trusted by every individual as they are released by the Ministery of Education after successfully compairing various factors like the Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practices, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.

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