IIT Dharwad NIRF ranking 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad) is a government institution in Dharwad, Karnataka. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0899.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Engineering #77 with a score of 48.61. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Engineering.
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 IIT Dharwad 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.
IIT Dharwad NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Engineering #77 with a score of 48.61. Compared with 2023, 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 77 | 48.61 | Improved by 16 places |
IIT Dharwad NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Engineering #93 with a score of 42.36. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 93 | 42.36 |
IIT Dharwad NIRF Ranking Trends (2023–2025)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #93 · 2023 · 42.36 | #77 · 2025 · 48.61 | Improved by 16 places |
IIT Dharwad Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Engineering 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 | 10 | 7 | 70.0% | ₹8.00 lakh | 2 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 154 | 95 | 61.7% | ₹11.62 lakh | 39 |
| 2022-23 | PG, 2 years | 0 | 0 | — | ₹0.00 lakh | 0 |
| 2022-23 | UG, 4 years | 125 | 77 | 61.6% | ₹14.85 lakh | 12 |
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.
IIT Dharwad Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 911 students across the programme groups below, including 174 women, 832 students from outside the home state, 0 international students and 193 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 771 | 153 | 709 | 0 | 179 |
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 52 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 14 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 48 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| PG [3 Year Program(s)] | 40 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
IIT Dharwad 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 | 148 | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 6 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 2 | 18 |
IIT Dharwad NIRF Engineering 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 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 64.84 | 74.99 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 15.16 | 17.71 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 57.36 | 63.79 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 39.17 | 57.85 |
| PR — Perception | 29.69 | 22.58 |
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 IIT Dharwad was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Dharwad, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0899
At a glance
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is a government institution in Dharwad, Karnataka. Its best current NIRF result is #77 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 61.7% and a ₹11.62L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 911 students.
2023-24
95 / 154
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#77 Score48.61
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #93 → #77 since 2023; score 42.36 → 48.61.
The rank line is IIT Dharwad's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #93 in 2023 to #77 in 2025. Lower is better.
Engineering 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #77
- Score (out of 100)
- 48.61
- Last year rank
- #93
- Movement vs previous
- 16
- Best rank
- #77
- Ranking trend
- Improving
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 64.4% → 61.7%; latest median salary ₹11.62L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 95 placed — 61.7% of the batch
- 39 chose higher studies
- 20 reported another outcome
Half of the 95 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹11.62L
- Placement rate
- 61.7%
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 64.4% to 61.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹6.5L in 2019-20 to ₹11.62L 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 ₹13.67 Cr → ₹35.69 Cr.
Year by year, 2019-20–2023-24
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: ₹13.67 Cr in 2019-20 to ₹35.69 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹43.05 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹36.84 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 39.2 → 57.9. Research (RPC) 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. IIT Dharwad improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (39.2 → 57.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 75.0, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 17.7.
Questions about IIT Dharwad
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
IIT Dharwad ranking questions
What is IIT Dharwad NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #77 with a score of 48.61.
Which NIRF categories include IIT Dharwad in 2025?
IIT Dharwad appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.
Is Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad private or government?
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad located?
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is listed in Dharwad, Karnataka.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of IIT Dharwad graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹11.62L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 95 of 154 graduates placed (61.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹8L.
What is IIT Dharwad's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #77 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 48.61.
How many students does IIT Dharwad have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 911 students, including 832 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is IIT Dharwad improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 15.2 in 2023 to 17.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 152 PhD scholars.
How much does IIT Dharwad spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹35.69 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹36.84 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹43.05 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.