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IIT Madras tops NIRF 2025 rankings for record seventh time, IISc Bengaluru & IIT Bombay follow

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Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Madras has once again topped the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. The premier tech-school is followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru in the second place, while IIT Bombay is third.

The list includes four more IITs in the top 10, including IIT Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee at positions 4-7, respectively. Meanwhile All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi is placed eighth.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) complete the top 10 list.

This year's rankings evaluated institutions under 17 categories -- including overall, universities, colleges, research institutions, engineering, management, pharmacy, medical, dental, law, architecture and planning, agriculture and allied sectors, open universities, skill universities, state public universities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Institutions are ranked on five key parameters: teaching, learning and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and perception.

The NIRF was first introduced in 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education) to provide a transparent and comprehensive framework for evaluating higher education institutions across the country.

Top 10 over all institutes
  • IIT, Madras
  • IISc, Bengaluru
  • IIT, Bombay
  • IIT, Delhi
  • IIT, Kanpur
  • IIT, Kharagpur
  • IIT, Roorkee
  • AIIMS, Delhi
  • JNU, Delhi
  • BHU, Delhi

  • Top law universities
    Among the law universities, National Law School of India, Bengaluru was placed first yet again followed by National Law University, Delhi and Hyderabad's Nalsar University of Law.

  • National Law School of India, Bengaluru
  • National Law University, Delhi
  • University of Law, Hyderabd
  • West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
  • Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
  • Top medical institutes
    While AIIMS, Delhi cemented its place as the top medical school in India, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh was ranked second. Vellore's Christian Medical College was third.

  • AIIMS, Delhi
  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  • Christian Medical College, Vellore
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
  • Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
  • Top architecture & planning colleges
    IIT Roorkee was ranked the best for architecture. It was followed by National Institute of Technology, Calicut and IIT Kharagpur.

  • IIT, Roorkee
  • NIT, Calicut
  • IIT, Kharagpur
  • Indian Institute of Engineering and Technology, Shibpur
  • Jamia Malia Islamia, Delhi
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