NIRF Rankings 2025

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NIRF Rankings 2025: India’s Top 100 Institutions — Everything You Need to Know

NIRF Rankings 2025: The Ministry of Education has released the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2025 rankings on September 4, 2025, celebrating the tenth edition of this prestigious assessment. Evaluated on parameters like teaching, research, outcomes, outreach, and perception, the NIRF 2025 rankings spotlight India’s academic excellence.

🏫 Top Institutions You Should Know

Category	Rank 1	Notes
Overall	IIT Madras	Tops for the seventh consecutive year — unmatched leadership.
Colleges	Hindu College	Best college overall; Miranda House and Hans Raj follow.
Medical Institutions	PGIMER, Chandigarh	Retains 2nd place for 8th year, after AIIMS New Delhi; notable for clinical and research excellence.
State Colleges	Tamil Nadu leads with 33 colleges in the Top 100; Delhi follows with 32.
Engineering & Management	NIT-Trichy stays strong in engineering (9th); IIM-Trichy sharply rises to 16th in management.
State Universities	Kerala University ranks 5th among state public universities; KUST at 6th.

🔖 What Makes the NIRF So Influential?

NIRF evaluates institutions across five key parameters:

Teaching, Learning & Resources
Research & Professional Practice
Graduation Outcomes
Outreach & Inclusivity
Perception

This year’s framework introduces:

A new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category celebrating socially responsible institutions.
Negative marking for institutions providing misleading data, ensuring transparency and ethics.

✒️ Why It Matters to You

Students & Parents: Helps in selecting credible institutions aligned with your academic profile.
Institutions: Motivates continuous improvement and adoption of best practices.
Policymakers: Uses insights to inform policy, funding, and reforms.

📊 Quick Snapshot — NIRF 2025 Highlights

IIT Madras secures Top 1 overall again.
IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay follow in the top three.
Hindu College leads the colleges list.
PGIMER Chandigarh shines in medical education.
Tamil Nadu dominates in college representation.
NIT-Trichy, IIM-T, and Kerala University perform strongly in their respective domains.