Ministry of Education released the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025. The top 10 positions are held by IIT Madras, followed by IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Trichy, IIT Hyderabad, and Jadavpur University.
The NIRF rankings 2025 for engineering colleges determine the outline rank for all engineering institutions across the country. The Ministry of Education, Government of India, released the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 in September 2025. IIT Madras is placed in the first position, followed by IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and so on.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework was established in 2015 by the Honourable MHRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. The NIRF list includes overall rankings, college rankings, and university rankings, as well as rankings based on streams like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Architecture.
NIRF Ranking 2025: Top 100 Engineering Colleges
NIRF ranking 2025 engineering college and their names are added in the table below. This will help you in understanding the present position of each college.
| Name | State | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Tamil Nadu | 88.72 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Delhi | 85.74 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Maharashtra | 83.65 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 81.82 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | West Bengal | 78.69 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 75.44 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Telangana | 72.31 | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Assam | 72.24 | 8 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 68.14 | 9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 67.24 | 10 |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani | Rajasthan | 67.02 | 11 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 66.65 | 12 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Odisha | 66.62 | 13 |
| S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 65.83 | 14 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Jharkhand | 65.37 | 15 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | Tamil Nadu | 65.25 | 16 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | Karnataka | 64.59 | 17 |
| Jadavpur University | West Bengal | 64.54 | 18 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Bihar | 64.52 | 19 |
| Anna University | Tamil Nadu | 63.51 | 20 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kerala | 63.05 | 21 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Odisha | 62.58 | 22 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Tamil Nadu | 62.46 | 23 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | Delhi | 62.42 | 24 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 62.31 | 25 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | 62.08 | 26 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 61.31 | 27 |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal | Telangana | 61.05 | 28 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) | Punjab | 60.97 | 29 |
| Delhi Technological University | Delhi | 60.85 | 30 |
| Chandigarh University | Punjab | 60.46 | 31 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Punjab | 59.66 | 32 |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Tamil Nadu | 59.03 | 33 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Uttar Pradesh | 59.01 | 34 |
| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) | Andhra Pradesh | 58.95 | 35 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Odisha | 58.79 | 36 |
| Amity University | Uttar Pradesh | 58.53 | 37 |
| International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | Telangana | 58.45 | 38 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 58.22 | 39 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Tamil Nadu | 58.02 | 40 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Maharashtra | 57.96 | 41 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Rajasthan | 57.45 | 42 |
| UPES | Uttarakhand | 56.99 | 43 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Maharashtra | 56.58 | 44 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Tamil Nadu | 56.55 | 45 |
| Symbiosis International | Maharashtra | 56.22 | 46 |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Tamil Nadu | 56.08 | 47 |
| Lovely Professional University | Punjab | 55.99 | 48 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | West Bengal | 55.94 | 49 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | Assam | 55.91 | 50 |
| Birla Institute of Technology | Jharkhand | 55.28 | 51 |
| Graphic Era University | Uttarakhand | 55.26 | 52 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | Bihar | 53.89 | 53 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | West Bengal | 53.63 | 54 |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | Punjab | 53.38 | 55 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 53.08 | 56 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 52.73 | 57 |
| Manipal University Jaipur | Rajasthan | 52.69 | 58 |
| Manipal Institute of Technology | Karnataka | 52.55 | 59 |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Uttar Pradesh | 52.45 | 60 |
| Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology | Kerala | 52.44 | 61 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | Uttar Pradesh | 52.15 | 62 |
| Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology | Delhi | 51.33 | 63 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad | Kerala | 51.20 | 64 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | Delhi | 50.79 | 65 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology | Gujarat | 50.77 | 66 |
| PSG College of Technology | Tamil Nadu | 50.64 | 67 |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 50.64 | 67 |
| International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore | Karnataka | 50.46 | 69 |
| Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) | Delhi | 50.43 | 70 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith | Rajasthan | 50.38 | 71 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 50.37 | 72 |
| National Institute of Technology Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 50.23 | 73 |
| University of Hyderabad | Telangana | 49.36 | 74 |
| M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Karnataka | 49.26 | 75 |
| Christ University | Karnataka | 49.03 | 76 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad | Karnataka | 48.61 | 77 |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Uttar Pradesh | 48.52 | 78 |
| Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology | Punjab | 48.42 | 79 |
| Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research | Andhra Pradesh | 48.27 | 80 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Madhya Pradesh | 48.26 | 81 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 48.25 | 82 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Meghalaya | 48.21 | 83 |
| Jain university,Bangalore | Karnataka | 48.01 | 84 |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Haryana | 47.98 | 85 |
| National Institute of Technology, Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 47.59 | 86 |
| Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 47.43 | 87 |
| AU College of Engineering (A) | Andhra Pradesh | 47.37 | 88 |
| Chitkara University | Punjab | 47.34 | 89 |
| COEP Technological University | Maharashtra | 47.31 | 90 |
| SR University | Telangana | 47.16 | 91 |
| Defence Institute of Advanced Technology | Maharashtra | 46.98 | 92 |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | 46.90 | 93 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Telangana | 46.74 | 94 |
| C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha | Odisha | 46.62 | 95 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management | Madhya Pradesh | 46.25 | 96 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 46.10 | 97 |
| Pandit Deendayal Energy University | Gujarat | 45.97 | 98 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | Pondicherry | 45.83 | 99 |
| Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 45.55 | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2025: Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India with Score
You can find the list of top 10 Engineering colleges in India based on NIRF ranking 2025, along with your scores based on the 5 NIRF parameters and metrics.
| Name | State | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Tamil Nadu | 88.72 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Delhi | 85.74 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Maharashtra | 83.65 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 81.82 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | West Bengal | 78.69 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 75.44 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Telangana | 72.31 | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Assam | 72.24 | 8 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 68.14 | 9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 67.24 | 10 |
Entrance Exams for College Admission
To secure a seat in India's best NIRF-ranked engineering colleges, you must crack the entrance examinations with the maximum marks required as per the college eligibility. With over 14 lakh students appearing for various engineering entrance exams, the competition is very high.
Out of all exams, we have the three most popular engineering entrance exams in India that will help your admission to top engineering colleges.
| Name of the Exam | Number of Candidates appearing for the exam |
| JEE Main | Over 15 lakhs |
| JEE Advanced | Over 2 lakhs |
| BITSAT | Over 2 lakhs |
Factors for NIRF Ranking for Engineering Colleges
There are over 4000 engineering colleges in India. Several survey and education experts have diligently ranked the top engineering colleges in India over the past few years. These experts together form the NIRF.
The colleges' institutional trends and growth are studied and are broadly classified into top-ranking colleges considering the following.
| Parameters | Weightage |
| Teaching Learning and Resources | 30% |
| Research and Professional Practice | 30% |
| Perception | 20% |
| Outreach and Inclusivity | 10% |
| Graduation Outcome | 10% |
