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NIRF 2025: Research Institutions

50 institutions as published by NIRF. Exact ranks for the top of the list, bands below that.

NIRF 2025 Research Institutions
RankInstitutionLocationScore
#1Indian Institute of ScienceBengaluru, Karnataka85.01
#2Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai, Tamil Nadu82.99
#3Indian Institute of Technology DelhiDelhi80.42
#4Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai, Maharashtra77.8
#5Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur, West Bengal71.61
#6Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur, Uttar Pradesh69.8
#7Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai, Maharashtra69.39
#8Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee, Uttarakhand67.27
#9Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh67.15
#10Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati, Assam64.18
#11AIIMS New DelhiDelhi63.61
#12University of DelhiDelhi62.65
#13Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesKanchipuram, Tamil Nadu60.96
#14Vellore Institute of TechnologyVellore, Tamil Nadu60.39
#15Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadHyderabad, Telangana60.15
#16Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh58.28
#17Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai, Maharashtra57.96
#18Birla Institute of Technology & Science -PilaniPilani, Rajasthan56.71
#19Manipal Academy of Higher EducationUdupi, Karnataka56.41
#20Jamia Millia IslamiaDelhi56.13
#21Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityDelhi56.06
#22Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) VaranasiVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh55.81
#23Jadavpur UniversityKolkata, West Bengal55.53
#24Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore, Madhya Pradesh55.52
#25S.R.M. Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu55.41
#26Anna UniversityChennai, Tamil Nadu55.09
#27Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)Dhanbad, Jharkhand54.28
#28Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar Pradesh54.07
#29Indian Agricultural Research InstituteDelhi52.98
#30National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela, Odisha52.69
#31Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu52.48
#32University of HyderabadHyderabad, Telangana51.48
#33National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu51.4
#34Chandigarh UniversityMohali, Punjab50.47
#35Indian Institute of Science Education & Research PunePune, Maharashtra50.35
#36Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagar, Gujarat49.61
#37Panjab UniversityChandigarh49.47
#38Amity UniversityGautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh49.25
#39Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna, Bihar48.75
#40Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwara, Punjab48.72
#41Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbai, Maharashtra47.92
#42Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Deemed To Be UniversityPatiala, Punjab47.59
#43Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswar, Odisha46.73
#44Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchBengaluru, Karnataka46.57
#45UPESDehradun, Uttarakhand46.46
#46Indian Institute of Science Education & Research KolkataMohanpur, West Bengal46.42
#47Indian Institute of Technology RoparRupnagar, Punjab46
#48Calcutta UniversityKolkata, West Bengal45.83
#49Siksha 'O' AnusandhanBhubaneswar, Odisha45.12
#50Malaviya National Institute of TechnologyJaipur, Rajasthan45.02

Source: nirfindia.org, as of 2026-09-19.

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