IIT Indore NIRF ranking 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) is a government institution in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0273.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Engineering #12 with a score of 66.65. The latest edition contains 3 published categories: Engineering, Research and Overall.
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 Indore 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 Indore NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Engineering #12 with a score of 66.65. Compared with 2024, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 12 | 66.65 | Improved by 4 places |
| Research | 24 | 55.52 | Improved by 3 places |
| Overall | 27 | 60.13 | Improved by 6 places |
IIT Indore NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Engineering #16 with a score of 64.72. Compared with 2023, 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 16 | 64.72 | Declined by 2 places |
| Research | 27 | 52.70 | Declined by 6 places |
| Overall | 33 | 57.31 | Declined by 5 places |
IIT Indore NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Engineering #14 with a score of 63.93. Compared with 2022, 3 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 14 | 63.93 | Improved by 2 places |
| Research | 21 | 53.71 | Improved by 5 places |
| Overall | 28 | 58.00 | Improved by 3 places |
IIT Indore NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #16 with a score of 61.68. Compared with 2021, 2 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 16 | 61.68 | Declined by 3 places |
| Research | 26 | 50.73 | No rank change |
| Overall | 31 | 55.13 | Declined by 1 place |
IIT Indore NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #13 with a score of 62.56. Compared with 2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 13 | 62.56 | Declined by 3 places |
| Research | 26 | 48.86 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 30 | 53.22 | Declined by 7 places |
IIT Indore NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #10 with a score of 62.88. Compared with 2019, 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 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 10 | 62.88 | Improved by 3 places |
| Overall | 23 | 55.94 | First published row on this profile |
IIT Indore NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Engineering #13 with a score of 59.35. Compared with 2018, 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 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 13 | 59.35 | Improved by 1 place |
IIT Indore NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Engineering #14 with a score of 57.95. Compared with 2017, 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 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 14 | 57.95 | Improved by 1 place |
IIT Indore NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #15 with a score of 57.70. Compared with 2016, 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 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 15 | 57.70 | Improved by 1 place |
| Overall | 24 | 50.23 | First published row on this profile |
IIT Indore NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #16 with a score of 72.00. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 16 | 72.00 |
IIT Indore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #16 · 2016 · 72.00 | #12 · 2025 · 66.65 | Improved by 4 places |
| Research | #26 · 2021 · 48.86 | #24 · 2025 · 55.52 | Improved by 2 places |
| Overall | #24 · 2017 · 50.23 | #27 · 2025 · 60.13 | Declined by 3 places |
IIT Indore 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 | 153 | 63 | 41.2% | ₹10.00 lakh | 49 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 331 | 234 | 70.7% | ₹19.48 lakh | 27 |
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 Indore Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 1,987 students across the programme groups below, including 412 women, 1,688 students from outside the home state, 4 international students and 693 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 1,524 | 314 | 1,294 | 0 | 607 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 463 | 98 | 394 | 4 | 86 |
IIT Indore 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 | 633 | 41 | 81 | 265 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 81 | 174 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 96 | 206 |
IIT Indore 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 | 2016 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 86.75 | 81.25 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 75.78 | 59.55 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 89.85 | 76.52 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 39.23 | 63.77 |
| PR — Perception | 46.00 | 27.15 |
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 Indore was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0273
At a glance
Indian Institute of Technology Indore is a government institution in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #12 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 70.7% and a ₹19.48L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 1,987 students.
2023-24
234 / 331
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#12 Score66.65
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #13 → #12 since 2021; score 62.56 → 66.65.
The rank line is IIT Indore's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #13 in 2021 to #12 in 2025. Lower is better.
Engineering 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #12
- Score (out of 100)
- 66.65
- Last year rank
- #16
- Movement vs previous
- 4
- Best rank
- #12
- Ranking trend
- Improving
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#24 Score55.52
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#27 Score60.13
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 68.5% → 70.7%; latest median salary ₹19.48L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 234 placed — 70.7% of the batch
- 27 chose higher studies
- 70 reported another outcome
Half of the 234 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹19.48L
- Placement rate
- 70.7%
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 rose from 68.5% to 70.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹10L in 2017-18 to ₹19.48L 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 ₹40.24 Cr → ₹82.26 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: ₹40.24 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹82.26 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹5.79 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹17.7 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 55.8 → 63.8. 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. IIT Indore improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (55.8 → 63.8). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 81.3, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 27.2.
Questions about IIT Indore
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
IIT Indore ranking questions
What is IIT Indore NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology Indore's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #12 with a score of 66.65.
Which NIRF categories include IIT Indore in 2025?
IIT Indore appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering, Research and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is Indian Institute of Technology Indore private or government?
Indian Institute of Technology Indore is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Indian Institute of Technology Indore located?
Indian Institute of Technology Indore is listed in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of IIT Indore graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹19.48L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 234 of 331 graduates placed (70.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹10L.
What is IIT Indore's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #12 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 66.65.
How many students does IIT Indore have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 1,987 students, including 1,688 from outside the state and 4 international students.
Is IIT Indore improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 55.9 in 2021 to 59.6 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 674 PhD scholars.
How much does IIT Indore spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹82.26 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹17.7 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹5.79 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.