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• Updated on 4 Sep, 2025, 1:53 PM, by KollegeApply

NIRF Rankings 2025: IIT Madras Tops Overall & Engineering

Ministry of Education has released the 10th edition of the NIRF Rankings 2025. Once again, IIT Madras has claimed the top spot in both Overall and Engineering categories, while IISc Bengaluru continues to reign as India’s best university.

 

This year, the rankings span across multiple categories, including Colleges, Management, Medical, Pharmacy, Law, Architecture, Agriculture, SDG Institutions, and more. The framework also introduced negative marking for retracted research papers and a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category, making the evaluation sharper and more holistic.

 

NIRF 2025: Top Institutions Across All Categories

NIRF Rankings 2025 have placed IIT Madras at the top in both Overall and Engineering categories, followed by IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay in the overall list. Among colleges, Hindu College, Delhi, grabbed the first spot ahead of Miranda House and Hansraj College. In professional education, IIM Ahmedabad led the Management rankings, AIIMS Delhi topped both Medical and Dental, Jamia Hamdard was No.1 in Pharmacy, and NLSIU Bengaluru continued its dominance in Law.

Category

Rank 1

Rank 2

Rank 3

Overall

IIT Madras

IISc Bengaluru

IIT Bombay

Universities

IISc Bengaluru

JNU, New Delhi

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Engineering

IIT Madras

IIT Delhi

IIT Bombay

Colleges

Hindu College, Delhi

Miranda House, Delhi

Hansraj College, Delhi

Management

IIM Ahmedabad

IIM Bangalore

IIM Kozhikode

Medical

AIIMS Delhi

PGIMER Chandigarh

CMC Vellore

Pharmacy

Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

BITS Pilani

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Law

NLSIU Bengaluru

NLU Delhi

NALSAR Hyderabad

Architecture

IIT Roorkee

NIT Calicut

IIT Kharagpur

Dental

AIIMS Delhi

Saveetha Institute, Chennai

Maulana Azad Institute, Delhi

Agriculture

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi

SDG Institutions

IIT Madras

IARI New Delhi

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

 

NIRF Rankings 2025: Highlights

  • IIT Madras leads Overall, Engineering, and SDG categories.
  • IISc Bengaluru is India’s top university.
  • AIIMS Delhi dominates both Medical and Dental categories.
  • Hindu College, Delhi, retains the No.1 spot among colleges.
  • New SDG category reflects institutions’ role in sustainability.

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