NIT Puducherry NIRF ranking 2025
Explore National Institute of Technology Puducherry NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Engineering #99 in NIRF 2025.
National Institute of Technology Puducherry
Karaikal, Pondicherry · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0621
At a glance
National Institute of Technology Puducherry is a government institution in Karaikal, Pondicherry. Its best current NIRF result is #99 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 68.7% and a ₹7L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 1,006 students.
2023-24
158 / 230
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#99 Score45.83
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #144 → #99 since 2021; score 35.66 → 45.83.
The rank line is NIT Puducherry's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #144 in 2021 to #99 in 2025. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 2 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
Engineering 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #99
- Score (out of 100)
- 45.83
- Last year rank
- #97
- Movement vs previous
- 2
- Best rank
- #97
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 49.1% → 68.7%; latest median salary ₹7L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 158 placed — 68.7% of the batch
- 23 chose higher studies
- 49 reported another outcome
Half of the 158 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹7L
- Placement rate
- 68.7%
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 49.1% to 68.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹5.4L in 2017-18 to ₹7L 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 ₹3.85 Cr → ₹20.18 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: ₹3.85 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹20.18 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹2.01 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹9.13 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 5.4 → 25.7. 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. NIT Puducherry improved most in Research (RPC) (5.4 → 25.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 63.7, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 12.1.
Questions about NIT Puducherry
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NIT Puducherry ranking questions
What is NIT Puducherry NIRF ranking 2025?
National Institute of Technology Puducherry's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #99 with a score of 45.83.
Which NIRF categories include NIT Puducherry in 2025?
NIT Puducherry appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.
Is National Institute of Technology Puducherry private or government?
National Institute of Technology Puducherry is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is National Institute of Technology Puducherry located?
National Institute of Technology Puducherry is listed in Karaikal, Pondicherry.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of NIT Puducherry graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹7L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 158 of 230 graduates placed (68.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹10.55L.
What is NIT Puducherry's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #99 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 45.83.
How many students does NIT Puducherry have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 1,006 students, including 607 from outside the state and 41 international students.
Is NIT Puducherry improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 5.4 in 2021 to 25.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 257 PhD scholars.
How much does NIT Puducherry spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹20.18 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹9.13 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹2.01 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.