NIT Puducherry NIRF ranking 2026
National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT Puducherry) is a government institution in Karaikal, Pondicherry. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0621.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Engineering #99 with a score of 45.83. 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 NIT Puducherry 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.
NIT Puducherry NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Engineering #99 with a score of 45.83. Compared with 2024, 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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 99 | 45.83 | Declined by 2 places |
NIT Puducherry NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Engineering #97 with a score of 44.38. Compared with 2022, 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 97 | 44.38 | Improved by 39 places |
NIT Puducherry NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #136 with a score of 37.49. Compared with 2021, 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 136 | 37.49 | Improved by 8 places |
NIT Puducherry NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #144 with a score of 35.66. Compared with 2020, 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 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 144 | 35.66 | Declined by 14 places |
NIT Puducherry NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #130 with a score of 34.87. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 130 | 34.87 |
NIT Puducherry NIRF Ranking Trends (2020–2025)
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 | #130 · 2020 · 34.87 | #99 · 2025 · 45.83 | Improved by 31 places |
NIT Puducherry 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 | UG, 4 years | 230 | 158 | 68.7% | ₹7.00 lakh | 23 |
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.
NIT Puducherry Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 1,006 students across the programme groups below, including 265 women, 607 students from outside the home state, 41 international students and 546 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 980 | 257 | 581 | 41 | 542 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 26 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
NIT Puducherry 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 | 176 | 81 | 35 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 22 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 17 | 14 |
NIT Puducherry 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 | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 54.57 | 60.59 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 3.41 | 25.67 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 54.45 | 61.86 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 58.82 | 63.73 |
| PR — Perception | 7.12 | 12.13 |
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 NIT Puducherry was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
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.