IIT Patna NIRF ranking 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna) is a government institution in Patna, Bihar. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0064.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Engineering #19 with a score of 64.52. The latest edition contains 3 published categories: 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 IIT Patna 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 Patna NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Engineering #19 with a score of 64.52. Compared with 2024, 2 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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 19 | 64.52 | Improved by 15 places |
| Overall | 36 | 57.63 | Improved by 37 places |
| Research | 39 | 48.75 | First published row on this profile |
IIT Patna NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Engineering #34 with a score of 58.40. Compared with 2023, 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 34 | 58.40 | Improved by 7 places |
| Overall | 73 | 51.24 | Declined by 7 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Engineering #41 with a score of 55.03. Compared with 2022, 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 41 | 55.03 | Declined by 8 places |
| Overall | 66 | 49.79 | Declined by 7 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #33 with a score of 56.19. Compared with 2021, 1 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 33 | 56.19 | Declined by 12 places |
| Research | 41 | 41.19 | Improved by 6 places |
| Overall | 59 | 49.47 | Declined by 8 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #21 with a score of 57.38. Compared with 2020, 2 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 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 21 | 57.38 | Improved by 5 places |
| Research | 47 | 39.99 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 51 | 47.67 | Improved by 3 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #26 with a score of 55.74. Compared with 2019, 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 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 26 | 55.74 | Declined by 4 places |
| Overall | 54 | 48.09 | Improved by 4 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Engineering #22 with a score of 54.86. Compared with 2018, 2 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 | 22 | 54.86 | Improved by 2 places |
| Overall | 58 | 46.28 | Improved by 11 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Engineering #24 with a score of 52.37. Compared with 2017, 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 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 24 | 52.37 | Declined by 5 places |
| Overall | 69 | 44.25 | Improved by 14 places |
IIT Patna NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #19 with a score of 54.02. Compared with 2016, 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 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 19 | 54.02 | Declined by 9 places |
| Overall | 83 | 39.87 | First published row on this profile |
IIT Patna NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #10 with a score of 74.68. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 10 | 74.68 |
IIT Patna 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 | #10 · 2016 · 74.68 | #19 · 2025 · 64.52 | Declined by 9 places |
| Overall | #83 · 2017 · 39.87 | #36 · 2025 · 57.63 | Improved by 47 places |
| Research | #47 · 2021 · 39.99 | #39 · 2025 · 48.75 | Improved by 8 places |
IIT Patna 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 | 130 | 120 | 92.3% | ₹28.00 lakh | 10 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 335 | 320 | 95.5% | ₹22.50 lakh | 15 |
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 Patna Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 2,407 students across the programme groups below, including 420 women, 1,895 students from outside the home state, 3 international students and 1,188 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 1,997 | 364 | 1,649 | 2 | 1,095 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 410 | 56 | 246 | 1 | 93 |
IIT Patna 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 | 636 | 106 | 132 | 100 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 81 | 63 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 102 | 40 |
IIT Patna 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 | 79.80 | 79.24 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 68.29 | 55.04 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 74.13 | 78.40 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 68.78 | 63.95 |
| PR — Perception | 93.00 | 21.73 |
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 Patna was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Patna, Bihar · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0064
At a glance
Indian Institute of Technology Patna is a government institution in Patna, Bihar. Its best current NIRF result is #19 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 95.5% and a ₹22.5L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,407 students.
2023-24
320 / 335
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#19 Score64.52
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #21 → #19 since 2021; score 57.38 → 64.52.
The rank line is IIT Patna's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #21 in 2021 to #19 in 2025. Lower is better.
Engineering 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #19
- Score (out of 100)
- 64.52
- Last year rank
- #34
- Movement vs previous
- 15
- Best rank
- #19
- Ranking trend
- Improving
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#36 Score57.63
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#39 Score48.75
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 73.1% → 95.5%; latest median salary ₹22.5L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 320 placed — 95.5% of the batch
- 15 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 320 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹22.5L
- Placement rate
- 95.5%
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 73.1% to 95.5%. The reported median salary moved from ₹10L in 2017-18 to ₹22.5L 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 ₹31.76 Cr → ₹66.22 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: ₹31.76 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹66.22 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹12.4 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹33.73 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 63.8 → 78.4. 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 Patna improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (63.8 → 78.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 79.2, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 21.7.
Questions about IIT Patna
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
IIT Patna ranking questions
What is IIT Patna NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology Patna's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #19 with a score of 64.52.
Which NIRF categories include IIT Patna in 2025?
IIT Patna appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering, Overall and Research ranking categories on this profile.
Is Indian Institute of Technology Patna private or government?
Indian Institute of Technology Patna is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Indian Institute of Technology Patna located?
Indian Institute of Technology Patna is listed in Patna, Bihar.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of IIT Patna graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹22.5L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 320 of 335 graduates placed (95.5%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹28L.
What is IIT Patna's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #19 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 64.52.
How many students does IIT Patna have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,407 students, including 1,895 from outside the state and 3 international students.
Is IIT Patna improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 44.9 in 2021 to 55.0 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 742 PhD scholars.
How much does IIT Patna spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹66.22 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹33.73 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹12.4 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.