NIRF India Rankings 2025 Out Now: Full List of Top Engineering, Medical Colleges

  • Mukesh Arora
  • September 4, 2025

The Ministry of Education has released the NIRF India Rankings 2025. These rankings evaluate institutions across categories such as Engineering, Medical, Universities, Management, Law, and more. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) assesses colleges and universities on teaching quality, research performance, graduation outcomes, outreach, and overall reputation.

For students planning higher education in India, the NIRF rankings are an important reference point. They not only highlight the best institutions but also help students compare colleges across different fields of study.

NIRF 2025: Overall Top 10 Institutions in India

Here are the top 10 institutions in the Overall category with detailed scores and locations:

Rank Institute Code Institution City State Score
1 IR-O-U-0456 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 87.31
2 IR-O-U-0220 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru Karnataka 85.00
3 IR-O-U-0306 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra 81.62
4 IR-O-I-1074 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi 80.67
5 IR-O-I-1075 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 77.25
6 IR-O-U-0573 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 73.99
7 IR-O-U-0560 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand 71.73
8 IR-O-N-15 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi New Delhi Delhi 70.57
9 IR-O-U-0109 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi Delhi 69.62
10 IR-O-U-0500 Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 68.71

NIRF 2025: Top Engineering Colleges in India

The Engineering category continues to be led by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). IIT Madras has once again secured the No. 1 position, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. Here’s the complete list of the Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India as per NIRF 2025:

Rank Institute Code Institution City State Score
1 IR-E-U-0456 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 88.72
2 IR-E-I-1074 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi 85.74
3 IR-E-U-0306 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra 83.65
4 IR-E-I-1075 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 81.82
5 IR-E-U-0573 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 78.69
6 IR-E-U-0560 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand 75.44
7 IR-E-U-0013 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana 72.31
8 IR-E-U-0053 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Assam 72.24
9 IR-E-U-0467 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy) Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 68.14
10 IR-E-U-0701 Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 67.24

NIRF 2025: Top Medical Colleges in India

The Medical category of the NIRF Rankings 2025 is once again dominated by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, which retains the top spot with a score of 91.80. PGIMER Chandigarh and CMC Vellore follow in second and third place. Below is the complete list of the Top 10 Medical Colleges in India:

Rank Institute Code Institution City State Score
1 IR-D-N-15 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi New Delhi Delhi 91.80
2 IR-D-U-0079 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh Chandigarh 82.58
3 IR-D-C-45654 Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore Tamil Nadu 76.48
4 IR-D-U-0368 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) Puducherry Puducherry 73.30
5 IR-D-N-33 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 70.09
6 IR-D-U-0500 Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 70.05
7 IR-D-U-0236 National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bengaluru Karnataka 69.77
8 IR-D-U-0523 King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 68.77
9 IR-D-U-0436 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 68.52
10 IR-D-C-7242 Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal Manipal Karnataka 68.05

NIRF 2025: Top Universities in India

In the University category, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru continues to lead with a top score of 85.05, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Here’s the full list of the Top 10 Universities in India as per NIRF 2025:

Rank Institute Code University City State Score
1 IR-O-U-0220 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru Karnataka 85.05
2 IR-O-U-0109 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi Delhi 71.00
3 IR-O-U-0234 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal Karnataka 69.25
4 IR-O-U-0108 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) New Delhi Delhi 69.10
5 IR-O-U-0120 University of Delhi Delhi Delhi 67.38
6 IR-O-U-0500 Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 67.28
7 IR-O-U-0391 Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani Pilani Rajasthan 67.24
8 IR-O-U-0436 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 67.05
9 IR-O-U-0575 Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 65.42
10 IR-O-U-0496 Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 65.35

NIRF 2025: Top Colleges in India

In the College category, Delhi colleges continue to dominate the NIRF 2025 rankings. Hindu College, Delhi, has taken the top spot with a score of 84.01, followed closely by Miranda House and Hans Raj College. Here is the complete list of the Top 10 Colleges in India (NIRF 2025):

Rank Institute Code College City State Score
1 IR-C-C-6377 Hindu College Delhi Delhi 84.01
2 IR-C-C-6355 Miranda House Delhi Delhi 83.20
3 IR-C-C-6425 Hans Raj College Delhi Delhi 81.75
4 IR-C-C-6385 Kirori Mal College Delhi Delhi 80.33
5 IR-C-C-22470 St. Stephen’s College Delhi Delhi 79.41
6 IR-C-I-1317 Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College Kolkata West Bengal 76.74
7 IR-C-C-22462 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College (ARSD) New Delhi Delhi 76.09
8 IR-C-C-11881 St. Xavier’s College Kolkata West Bengal 76.07
9 IR-C-C-41046 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 75.52
10 IR-C-C-41124 PSG College of Arts and Science Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 73.15

Why NIRF Rankings Matter for Students

  • Transparency: Rankings are based on measurable parameters like teaching quality, research, and placements.
  • Decision support: Students can evaluate colleges based on scores and categories.
  • Improvement drive: Institutions use rankings as benchmarks to enhance academic and infrastructure quality.

The NIRF India Rankings 2025 confirm the stronghold of IITs in engineering and AIIMS Delhi in medicine. For aspirants, these rankings serve as a trustworthy roadmap while selecting the best-fit colleges in India.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Our Support

Support Corner

Copyright © 2025 Allen Overseas. All Rights Reserved.