IIT Madras retains top position in NIRF India Rankings 2025; IISc Bengaluru, IIM Ahmedabad, AIIMS Delhi lead in respective domains

new delhi: indian institute of technology madras (iit-m) has retained the top spot in the overall category for the seventh consecutive year, while indian institute of science (iisc), bengaluru, has been ranked the best university and research institution, indian institute of management (iim) ahmedabad led the management category, and aiims delhi topped the medical category, according to the india rankings 2025 released on thursday.union education minister dharmendra pradhan, who released the rankings based on the national institutional ranking framework (nirf), congratulated the featured institutions and said nirf has become a “national benchmark.” he emphasized that the framework is evolving into one of the best global accreditation systems and would continue to expand with more data-driven approaches, parameters, and institutional participation.minister of state for education and doner sukanta majumdar said that with more than 14,000 applications from 7,692 institutions this year, nirf has emerged as a credible framework promoting quality, equity, and innovation. marking a decade of india rankings, he said new additions such as sdg-based parameters ensure that indian heis are future-ready and globally competitive.the nirf framework, launched in 2015, evaluates institutions on five parameters—teaching and learning (30%), research (30%), graduation outcome (20%), outreach and inclusivity (10%), and perception (10%). this year, 14,163 applications were received, nearly a 300% rise compared to 2016.highlights: iit madras retained its overall and engineering no.1 ranking, iisc bengaluru continued its dominance in universities and research, iim ahmedabad led management, aiims delhi topped medical and dental, while jadavpur university, ignou and symbiosis skill and professional university secured first place in their respective categories. iit madras also topped the maiden sustainable development goals (sdg) category.india rankings 2025 - top institutionsoverall (top 10)iit madrasiisc bengaluruiit bombayiit delhiiit kanpuriit kharagpuriit roorkeeaiims delhijawaharlal nehru university (jnu), new delhibanaras hindu university (bhu), varanasiuniversities (top 10)iisc bengalurujnu, new delhimanipal academy of higher educationjamia millia islamia, new delhiuniversity of delhibhu, varanasibits pilaniamrita vishwa vidyapeetham, coimbatorejadavpur university, kolkataaligarh muslim universitycolleges (top 10)hindu college, delhimiranda house, delhihansraj college, delhikirori mal college, delhist. stephen's college, delhiramakrishna mission vivekananda centenary college, kolkataatma ram sanatan dharm college, delhist. xavier's college, kolkatapsgr krishnammal college for women, coimbatorepsg college of arts and science, coimbatoreresearch institutions (top 5)iisc bengaluruiit madrasiit delhiiit bombayiit kharagpurinnovation institutions (top 5)iit madrasiit bombayiisc bengaluruiit kharagpuriit kanpuropen universities (top 3)ignou, new delhikarnataka state open universityup rajarshi tandon open universityskill universities (top 3)symbiosis skills and professional university, punesymbiosis university of applied sciences, indoreshri vishwakarma skill university, palwalstate public universities (top 10)jadavpur university, kolkataanna university, chennaipanjab university, chandigarhandhra university, visakhapatnamkerala university, thiruvananthapuramcochin university of science & technologyosmania university, hyderabaduniversity of kashmir, srinagargauhati university, guwahatibharathiar university, coimbatoresdgs (top 3)iit madrasindian agricultural research institute (iari), new delhijamia millia islamia, new delhiengineering (top 10)iit madrasiit delhiiit bombayiit kanpuriit kharagpuriit roorkeeiit hyderabadiit guwahatinit tiruchirappalliiit (bhu) varanasimanagement (top 10)iim ahmedabadiim bangaloreiim kozhikodeiit delhiiim lucknowiim mumbaiiim calcuttaiim indoremdi gurugramxlri jamshedpurpharmacy (top 10)jamia hamdard, new delhibits pilanipanjab university, chandigarhjss college of pharmacy, ootyniper hyderabadinstitute of chemical technology, mumbaijss college of pharmacy, mysurumanipal college of pharmaceutical sciencesniper mohalisrm institute of science and technology, chennaimedical (top 5)aiims, new delhipgimer, chandigarhchristian medical college, vellorejipmer, puducherrysanjay gandhi pgims, lucknowdental (top 5)aiims, new delhisaveetha institute of medical and technical sciences, chennaimaulana azad institute of dental sciences, delhidr. d.y. patil vidyapeeth, punemanipal college of dental scienceslaw (top 5)national law school of india university (nlsiu), bengalurunational law university, delhinalsar university of law, hyderabadnujs, kolkatagujarat national law university, gandhinagararchitecture and planning (top 5)iit roorkeenit calicutiit kharagpuriiest shibpurjamia millia islamia, new delhiagriculture and allied sectors (top 5)iari, new delhiicar-ndri, karnalpunjab agricultural university, ludhianabhu, varanasiindian veterinary research institute, izatnagar