NIRF 2025

NIMHANS Bengaluru NIRF ranking 2025

Explore National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Medical #7 in NIRF 2025.

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-D-U-0236

Government Best in 2025: Medical #7 2 categories in 2025 530 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore is a government institution in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Its best current NIRF result is #7 in Medical (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 530 students.

UG median salary
Latest batch
UG placed
#60Overall rank
NIRF 2025
280PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Medical journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#60 Score54.28
NIMHANS Bengaluru is ranked #60 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 54.28.

Placements — official numbers

Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

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.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2020-21 67 / 67 100.0% ₹6L
2021-22 0 / 0 0.0% ₹0L
2022-23 94 / 94 100.0% ₹6L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students530All reported programmes
From outside the state78.1%414 students
International0Students from outside India
Women66.6%353 students
Full fee reimbursement0Funded by the institution
Largest programme group279UG [5 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars280280 full-time · 0 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-246941 in 2021-22 → 69 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects387Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score55.9Was 62.2 in 2021

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹296.81 Cr → ₹468.55 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹468.55 Cr₹296.81 Cr in 2017-18 → +58%
Academic maintenance₹335.34 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹58.67 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹3.98 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

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: ₹296.81 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹468.55 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹3.98 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹58.67 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 79.9 → 88.9. 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. NIMHANS Bengaluru improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (79.9 → 88.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 88.9, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 55.9.

Questions about NIMHANS Bengaluru

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

NIMHANS Bengaluru ranking questions

What is NIMHANS Bengaluru NIRF ranking 2025?

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Medical rank #7 with a score of 69.77.

Which NIRF categories include NIMHANS Bengaluru in 2025?

NIMHANS Bengaluru appears in the NIRF 2025 Medical and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore private or government?

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore located?

National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore is listed in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Students also ask

What is NIMHANS Bengaluru's best NIRF category?

Medical is its best current result at #7 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 69.77.

How many students does NIMHANS Bengaluru have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 530 students, including 414 from outside the state and 0 international students.

Is NIMHANS Bengaluru improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 62.2 in 2021 to 55.9 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 280 PhD scholars.

How much does NIMHANS Bengaluru spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹468.55 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹58.67 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹3.98 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.