BITS Pilani NIRF ranking 2026
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) is a private institution in Pilani, Rajasthan. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0391.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Pharmacy #2 with a score of 82.28. The latest edition contains 5 published categories: Pharmacy, University, Engineering, Overall and Research.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which BITS Pilani has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
BITS Pilani NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Pharmacy #2 with a score of 82.28. Compared with 2024, 5 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 2 | 82.28 | Improved by 1 place |
| University | 7 | 67.24 | Improved by 12 places |
| Engineering | 11 | 67.02 | Improved by 9 places |
| Overall | 16 | 65.06 | Improved by 7 places |
| Research | 18 | 56.71 | Improved by 8 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Pharmacy #3 with a score of 78.95. Compared with 2023, 3 improved and 2 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 3 | 78.95 | No rank change |
| University | 19 | 60.03 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | 20 | 63.04 | Improved by 5 places |
| Overall | 23 | 60.87 | Improved by 2 places |
| Research | 26 | 53.06 | No rank change |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Pharmacy #3 with a score of 76.67. Compared with 2022, 4 improved and 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 3 | 76.67 | Improved by 2 places |
| University | 20 | 58.00 | Declined by 2 places |
| Engineering | 25 | 59.52 | Improved by 4 places |
| Overall | 25 | 58.76 | Improved by 7 places |
| Research | 26 | 52.32 | Improved by 7 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Pharmacy #5 with a score of 74.99. Compared with 2021, 1 improved and 4 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 5 | 74.99 | Declined by 2 places |
| University | 18 | 56.68 | Declined by 1 place |
| Engineering | 29 | 56.90 | Declined by 3 places |
| Overall | 32 | 55.10 | Declined by 3 places |
| Research | 33 | 47.65 | Improved by 3 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Pharmacy #3 with a score of 75.57. Compared with 2020, 2 improved, 2 moved to weaker positions and 1 has no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 3 | 75.57 | Improved by 3 places |
| University | 17 | 54.74 | Declined by 2 places |
| Engineering | 26 | 56.35 | Improved by 4 places |
| Overall | 29 | 53.32 | Declined by 2 places |
| Research | 36 | 44.76 | First published row on this profile |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Pharmacy #6 with a score of 72.95. Compared with 2019, 2 improved and 2 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 6 | 72.95 | Declined by 1 place |
| University | 15 | 55.79 | Improved by 8 places |
| Overall | 27 | 54.13 | Improved by 12 places |
| Engineering | 30 | 54.39 | Declined by 5 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Pharmacy #5 with a score of 69.09. Compared with 2018, 3 moved to weaker positions and 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 5 | 69.09 | No rank change |
| University | 23 | 50.53 | Declined by 6 places |
| Engineering | 25 | 53.82 | Declined by 8 places |
| Overall | 39 | 50.53 | Declined by 13 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Pharmacy #5 with a score of 71.92. Compared with 2017, 1 improved and 3 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 5 | 71.92 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | 17 | 56.98 | Declined by 1 place |
| University | 17 | 52.15 | Declined by 4 places |
| Overall | 26 | 52.15 | Declined by 5 places |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Pharmacy #6 with a score of 64.79. Compared with 2016, 1 moved to weaker positions and 3 have no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 6 | 64.79 | First published row on this profile |
| University | 13 | 51.46 | Declined by 4 places |
| Engineering | 16 | 55.43 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 21 | 51.46 | First published row on this profile |
BITS Pilani NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is University #9 with a score of 76.85. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| University | 9 | 76.85 |
BITS Pilani NIRF Ranking Trends (2016–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | #6 · 2017 · 64.79 | #2 · 2025 · 82.28 | Improved by 4 places |
| University | #9 · 2016 · 76.85 | #7 · 2025 · 67.24 | Improved by 2 places |
| Engineering | #16 · 2017 · 55.43 | #11 · 2025 · 67.02 | Improved by 5 places |
| Overall | #21 · 2017 · 51.46 | #16 · 2025 · 65.06 | Improved by 5 places |
| Research | #36 · 2021 · 44.76 | #18 · 2025 · 56.71 | Improved by 18 places |
BITS Pilani Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Overall submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 870 | 840 | 96.6% | ₹17.00 lakh | 20 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 2,883 | 2,554 | 88.6% | ₹17.70 lakh | 310 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
BITS Pilani Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 13,551 students across the programme groups below, including 2,307 women, 10,595 students from outside the home state, 407 international students and 89 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 10,777 | 1,577 | 8,398 | 401 | 84 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 1,634 | 458 | 1,354 | 0 | 0 |
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 1,140 | 272 | 843 | 6 | 5 |
BITS Pilani PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 1,651 | 475 | 247 | 425 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 185 | 257 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 168 | 301 |
BITS Pilani NIRF Pharmacy Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2017 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 69.09 | 91.15 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 57.70 | 80.66 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 75.20 | 90.46 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 55.81 | 70.73 |
| PR — Perception | 61.34 | 55.79 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that BITS Pilani was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan · NIRF ID IR-P-U-0391
At a glance
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani is a private institution in Pilani, Rajasthan. Its best current NIRF result is #2 in Pharmacy (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 88.6% and a ₹17.7L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 13,551 students.
2023-24
2,554 / 2,883
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Pharmacy journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
PharmacyNIRF 2025 Rank#2 Score82.28
NIRF Pharmacy journey
Rank #6 → #2 since 2017; score 64.79 → 82.28.
The rank line is BITS Pilani's all-India position in NIRF Pharmacy: #6 in 2017 to #2 in 2025. Lower is better.
Pharmacy 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #2
- Score (out of 100)
- 82.28
- Last year rank
- #3
- Movement vs previous
- 1
- Best rank
- #2
- Ranking trend
- Improving
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#7 Score67.24
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#11 Score67.02
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#16 Score65.06
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#18 Score56.71
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 85.4% → 88.6%; latest median salary ₹17.7L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 2,554 placed — 88.6% of the batch
- 310 chose higher studies
- 19 reported another outcome
Half of the 2,554 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹17.7L
- Placement rate
- 88.6%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 85.4% to 88.6%. The reported median salary moved from ₹11L in 2017-18 to ₹17.7L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹230.99 Cr → ₹459.9 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹230.99 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹459.9 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹20.64 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹143.91 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 57.7 → 80.7. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. BITS Pilani improved most in Research (RPC) (57.7 → 80.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 91.2, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 55.8.
Questions about BITS Pilani
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
BITS Pilani ranking questions
What is BITS Pilani NIRF ranking 2025?
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Pharmacy rank #2 with a score of 82.28.
Which NIRF categories include BITS Pilani in 2025?
BITS Pilani appears in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy, University, Engineering, Overall and Research ranking categories on this profile.
Is Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani private or government?
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani located?
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani is listed in Pilani, Rajasthan.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of BITS Pilani graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹17.7L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 2,554 of 2,883 graduates placed (88.6%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹17L.
What is BITS Pilani's best NIRF category?
Pharmacy is its best current result at #2 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 82.28.
How many students does BITS Pilani have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 13,551 students, including 10,595 from outside the state and 407 international students.
Is BITS Pilani improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 57.7 in 2017 to 80.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,126 PhD scholars.
How much does BITS Pilani spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹459.9 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹143.91 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹20.64 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.