ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF ranking 2026
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad (ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education) is a private institution in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0012.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Law #31 with a score of 55.28. The latest edition contains 2 published categories: Law and Management.
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 ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education 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.
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Law #31 with a score of 55.28. Compared with 2024, 1 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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 31 | 55.28 | Improved by 5 places |
| Management | 46 | 54.40 | Declined by 7 places |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Law #36 with a score of 49.87. Compared with 2023, 1 improved 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 36 | 49.87 | First published row on this profile |
| Management | 39 | 55.31 | Improved by 1 place |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Management #40 with a score of 54.29. Compared with 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 40 | 54.29 | Declined by 8 places |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Management #32 with a score of 54.88. Compared with 2021, 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 32 | 54.88 | Declined by 5 places |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Management #27 with a score of 55.82. Compared with 2020, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 27 | 55.82 | Declined by 2 places |
| Law | 29 | 45.16 | First published row on this profile |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Management #25 with a score of 55.21. Compared with 2019, 1 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 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 25 | 55.21 | Improved by 1 place |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Management #26 with a score of 52.74. Compared with 2018, 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 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 26 | 52.74 | Declined by 4 places |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Management #22 with a score of 51.16. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 22 | 51.16 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF Ranking Trends (2018–2025)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | #29 · 2021 · 45.16 | #31 · 2025 · 55.28 | Declined by 2 places |
| Management | #22 · 2018 · 51.16 | #46 · 2025 · 54.40 | Declined by 24 places |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Management 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 | 1,320 | 898 | 68.0% | ₹8.00 lakh | 0 |
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.
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 2,550 students across the programme groups below, including 1,291 women, 2,209 students from outside the home state, 0 international students and 32 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 2,550 | 1,291 | 2,209 | 0 | 32 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education 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 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 5 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF Law 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 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 59.31 | 73.87 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 38.60 | 38.39 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 33.80 | 47.51 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 54.65 | 59.09 |
| PR — Perception | 17.26 | 21.81 |
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 ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0012
At a glance
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad is a private institution in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its best current NIRF result is #31 in Law (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,550 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
LawNIRF 2025 Rank#31 Score55.28
NIRF Law journey
Rank #29 → #31 since 2021; score 45.16 → 55.28.
The rank line is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education's all-India position in NIRF Law: #29 in 2021 to #31 in 2025. Lower is better.
Law 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #31
- Score (out of 100)
- 55.28
- Last year rank
- #36
- Movement vs previous
- 5
- Best rank
- #29
- Ranking trend
- Improving
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#46 Score54.40
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
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 ₹33.7 Cr → ₹110.58 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: ₹33.7 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹110.58 Cr in 2023-24.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 59.3 → 73.9. 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. ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (59.3 → 73.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 73.9, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 21.8.
Questions about ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education ranking questions
What is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education NIRF ranking 2025?
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #31 with a score of 55.28.
Which NIRF categories include ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education in 2025?
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education appears in the NIRF 2025 Law and Management ranking categories on this profile.
Is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad private or government?
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad located?
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad is listed in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Students also ask
What is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education's best NIRF category?
Law is its best current result at #31 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 55.28.
How many students does ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,550 students, including 2,209 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 38.6 in 2021 to 38.4 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 70 PhD scholars.
How much does ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹110.58 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, — for new lab equipment, and ₹26.32 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.