NIRF Ranking 2025 Out – Check Top Engineering Colleges in India

NIRF Ranking 2025 for top 100 engineering colleges in India has been released by MoE (Ministry of Education) on the official website of nirfindia.org. According to the NIRF Rankings 2025 for engineering, IIT Madras has secured the first position followed by IIT Delhi in second place and IIT Bombay stands in the third position. These three institutes have maintained their top positions from the previous year. IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur are ranked 4th and 5th. In addition to that, NIT Trichy is the only NIT to feature in the top 10 as holding the 9th position which itself is proud.

These NIRF rankings have been prepared on the basis of various parameters such as research output, teaching quality, placements and more. These results highlight the consistency of Indian Institutes of Technology in engineering education in India. In this blog, we will be covering the NIRF Ranking 2025 for top engineering colleges in India.

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NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Engineering Colleges in India

The NIRF Ranking 2025 gives a proper list of the top engineering colleges in India based on research, placements , teaching and other various parameters. According to the NIRF engineering rankings 2025, IIT Madras is ranked in 1st position which is followed by IIT Delhi stands 2nd and IIT Bombay stands 3rd rank in the list of leading engineering colleges in India. These IITs continue to lead as the best choices for students in the engineering domain along with that these NIRF rankings are very useful for the JEE aspirants and other students to know which all are the best engineering colleges in India to pursue B.Tech/ B.E or others.

NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025

This section covers the list of top engineering colleges in India according to the NIRF ranking 2025 released by MoE (Ministry of Education).

NIRF Rankings 2025: Top Engineering Colleges in India
Name	City	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	88.72	1
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	85.74	2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	83.65	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	81.82	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	78.69	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	75.44	6
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	72.31	7
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	72.24	8
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	68.14	9
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	Varanasi	67.24	10
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	Pilani	67.02	11
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	66.65	12
National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	66.62	13
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	65.83	14
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	65.37	15
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	65.25	16
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	64.59	17
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	64.54	18
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	64.52	19
Anna University	Chennai	63.51	20
National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	63.05	21
Siksha O Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	62.58	22
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	62.46	23
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	62.42	24
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	62.31	25
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	62.08	26
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	61.31	27
National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	61.05	28
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	60.97	29
Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	60.85	30
Chandigarh University	Mohali	60.46	31
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	59.66	32
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	59.03	33
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	59.01	34
K L (Deemed to be University)	Vaddeswaram	58.95	35
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	58.79	36
Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	58.53	37
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	58.45	38
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	58.22	39
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	58.02	40
Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	57.96	41
Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	57.45	42
UPES	Dehradun	56.99	43
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology	Nagpur	56.58	44
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	56.55	45
Symbiosis International	Pune	56.22	46
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	56.08	47
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	55.99	48
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	55.94	49
National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	55.91	50

NIRF Ranking 2025: List of Parameters Considered

The NIRF ranking 2025 is prepared by the MoE using structured parameters. These parameters cover Teaching ,Learning & Resources (TLR), Outreach & Inclusivity (OI), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO) and Perception (PR). Each parameter mentioned by authority has a fixed weightage that includes factors such as research publications, placements, student diversity, faculty quality and more. Detailed  information about the list of parameters mentioned in the table below that reflects the overall performance of the top engineering colleges in India.

Parameters	Marks
1. Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)Ranking weight: 0.30 A. Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS): 20 marks B. Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR): 30 marks C. Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE): 20 marks D. Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU): 30 marks	100
2. Research and Professional Practice (RP)Ranking weight: 0.30 A. Combined metric for Publications (PU): 35 marks B. Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP): 40 marks C. IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR): 15 marks D. Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP): 10 marks	100
3. Graduation Outcomes (GO)Ranking weight: 0.20 A. Combined metric for Placement and Higher Studies (GPH): 40 marks B. Metric for University Examinations (GUE): 15 marks C. Median Salary (GMS): 25 marks D. Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD): 20 marks	100
4. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)Ranking weight: 0.10 A. Percentage of Students from other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD): 30 marks B. Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD): 30 marks C. Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS): 20 marks D. Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS): 20 marks	100
5. Perception (PR)Ranking weight: 0.10 A. Peer Perception: Employers & Academic Peer (PR): 100 marks	100

NIRF Rankings 2025: List of Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	67.02	11
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	65.83	14
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	65.25	16
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	62.58	22
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	62.46	23
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab	60.97	29
Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	60.46	31
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	Tamil Nadu	59.03	33
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.79	36
Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	58.53	37

How to Check NIRF Rankings 2025?

There are few and easy steps that you need to follow to check the NIRF Ranking 2025.

1. First, you need to visit the official website of NIRF Ranking 2025 that is nirfindia.org.
2. Then, visit the main page and select the “India Ranking 2025: Result” link.
3. Post selecting India Ranking 2025: Result link, you need to go for the specific engineering category.
4. Finally, NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 will be displayed to you on the screen.

Conclusion: NIRF Ranking 2025

The NIRF Ranking 2025 once again proves the strong performance and amazing results of IITs with IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay leading the list of top engineering colleges in India. These NIRF rankings are a great guide for students to better understand which institutes are best among all the parameters, aspirants can use these rankings to choose the best for their engineering careers.

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