The Ministry of Education released the NIRF Ranking 2025 on September 4, listing India’s top engineering colleges. This year, IIT Madras secured the top position, maintaining its reputation as a leader in technical education.
For the 10th consecutive year, IIT Madras is ranked number one in the “Engineering” category. It also holds the top spot in the “Overall” category for the seventh year in a row. Its overall score is 88.72. This achievement reflects the institute’s consistent performance across all ranking parameters.
NIRF evaluates institutions based on five core criteria:
- Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR)
- Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Perception (PR)
After IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay continue their close competition for the second and third positions in the NIRF 2025 rankings. A number of other IITs, NITs, and private institutions also feature on the list. The rankings provide a clear guide for students looking for the best engineering colleges in India. They help aspiring engineers make informed decisions.
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Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India 2025 NIRF Rankings
| NIRF 2025 Ranking | NIRF 2024 Ranking | Institutes | State |
| 1 | 1 | IIT Madras | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | 2 | IIT Delhi | Delhi |
| 3 | 3 | IIT Bombay | Maharashtra |
| 4 | 4 | IIT Kan6pur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5 | 5 | IIT Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 6 | 6 | IIT Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 7 | 8 | IIT Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 8 | 7 | IIT Guwahati | Assam |
| 9 | 9 | NIT Tiruchirapalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 10 | 10 | IIT BHU, Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 | 20 | BITS Pilani | Rajasthan |
| 12 | 16 | IIT Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 13 | 19 | NIT Rourkela | Odisha |
| 14 | 13 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu |
| 15 | 15 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Jharkhand |
| 16 | 11 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 | 17 | NIT Karnataka, Suratkal | Karnataka |
| 18 | 12 | Jadavpur University | West Bengal |
| 19 | 34 | IIT Patna | Bihar |
| 20 | 14 | Anna University | Tamil Nadu |
| 21 | 25 | NIT Calicut | Kerala |
| 22 | 26 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Odisha |
| 23 | 23 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Tamil Nadu |
| 24 | 24 | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| 25 | 18 | IIT Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 26 | 31 | IIT Mandi | Mandi |
| 27 | 28 | IIT Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| 28 | 21 | NIT Warangal | Telangana |
| 29 | 29 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) | Punjab |
| 30 | 27 | Delhi Technological University | Delhi |
| 31 | 32 | Chandigarh University | Punjab |
| 32 | 22 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Punjab |
| 33 | 36 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 34 | 33 | Aligarh Muslim University | Uttar Pradesh |
| 35 | 35 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) | Andhra Pradesh |
| 36 | 37 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Odisha |
| 37 | 30 | Amity University | Uttar Pradesh |
| 38 | 47 | International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 39 | 54 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 40 | 38 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Tamil Nadu |
| 41 | 41 | Institute of Chemical Technology | Maharashtra |
| 42 | 43 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Rajasthan |
| 43 | 42 | UPES | Uttarakhand |
| 44 | 39 | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| 45 | 53 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Tamil Nadu |
| 46 | – | Symbiosis International | Maharashtra |
| 47 | 46 | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 48 | 50 | Lovely Professional University | Punjab |
| 49 | 44 | NIT Durgapur | West Bengal |
| 50 | 40 | NIT Silchar | Assam |
Source: https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/OverallRanking.html
