INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BENGALURU NIRF ranking 2025
Explore Indian Institute of Science NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #1 in NIRF 2025.
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0220
At a glance
Indian Institute of Science is a government institution in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Its best current NIRF result is #1 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 1.0% and a ₹3L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,096 students.
2023-24
1 / 96
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#1 Score85.05
NIRF University journey
Rank #1 → #1 since 2018; score 82.16 → 85.05.
The rank line is Indian Institute of Science's all-India position in NIRF University: #1 in 2018 to #1 in 2025. Lower is better.
University 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #1
- Score (out of 100)
- 85.05
- Last year rank
- #1
- Movement vs previous
- 0
- Best rank
- #1
- Ranking trend
- Stable
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#1 Score85.01
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#2 Score85.00
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 11.6% → 1.0%; latest median salary ₹3L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 1 placed — 1.0% of the batch
- 95 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 1 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹3L
- Placement rate
- 1.0%
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 fell from 11.6% to 1.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹12.5L in 2017-18 to ₹3L 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 ₹312.79 Cr → ₹501.1 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: ₹312.79 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹501.1 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹21.85 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹168.32 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 43.7 → 60.3. Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) 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. Indian Institute of Science improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (43.7 → 60.3). Its latest strongest pillar is Perception (PR) at 98.9, while Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) is lowest at 60.3.
Questions about INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BENGALURU
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BENGALURU ranking questions
What is Indian Institute of Science NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Science's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #1 with a score of 85.05.
Which NIRF categories include Indian Institute of Science in 2025?
Indian Institute of Science appears in the NIRF 2025 University, Research and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is Indian Institute of Science private or government?
Indian Institute of Science is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Indian Institute of Science located?
Indian Institute of Science is listed in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Indian Institute of Science graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹3L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 1 of 96 graduates placed (1.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹22.5L.
What is Indian Institute of Science's best NIRF category?
University is its best current result at #1 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 85.05.
How many students does Indian Institute of Science have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,096 students, including 1,857 from outside the state and 17 international students.
Is Indian Institute of Science improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 91.1 in 2018 to 88.2 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,772 PhD scholars.
How much does Indian Institute of Science spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹501.1 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹168.32 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹21.85 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.