NIT Trichy NIRF ranking 2026
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy) is a government institution in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0467.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Engineering #9 with a score of 68.14. The latest edition contains 5 published categories: Engineering, Architecture, Overall, Research and Management.
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 Trichy 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 Trichy NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Engineering #9 with a score of 68.14. Compared with 2024, 1 improved, 3 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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 9 | 68.14 | No rank change |
| Architecture | 9 | 64.30 | Declined by 1 place |
| Overall | 30 | 60.05 | Improved by 1 place |
| Research | 33 | 51.40 | Declined by 2 places |
| Management | 57 | 52.47 | Declined by 6 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Architecture #8 with a score of 65.08. Compared with 2023, 4 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 8 | 65.08 | Declined by 4 places |
| Engineering | 9 | 66.88 | No rank change |
| Overall | 31 | 58.60 | Declined by 10 places |
| Research | 31 | 50.94 | Declined by 9 places |
| Management | 51 | 51.40 | Declined by 16 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Architecture #4 with a score of 65.42. Compared with 2022, 3 improved, 1 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4 | 65.42 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | 9 | 69.71 | Declined by 1 place |
| Overall | 21 | 60.43 | No rank change |
| Research | 22 | 53.63 | Improved by 1 place |
| Management | 35 | 56.01 | Improved by 4 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Architecture #5 with a score of 65.19. Compared with 2021, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 5 | 65.19 | Improved by 2 places |
| Engineering | 8 | 69.17 | Improved by 1 place |
| Overall | 21 | 58.95 | Improved by 2 places |
| Research | 23 | 51.14 | Improved by 12 places |
| Management | 39 | 53.54 | Improved by 9 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Architecture #7 with a score of 65.14. Compared with 2020, 2 improved, 1 moved to weaker positions, 1 stayed unchanged 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 7 | 65.14 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | 9 | 66.08 | No rank change |
| Overall | 23 | 54.97 | Improved by 1 place |
| Research | 35 | 45.91 | First published row on this profile |
| Management | 48 | 47.71 | Declined by 13 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Architecture #8 with a score of 60.29. Compared with 2019, 1 improved, 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 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 8 | 60.29 | Declined by 1 place |
| Engineering | 9 | 64.10 | Improved by 1 place |
| Overall | 24 | 55.92 | No rank change |
| Management | 35 | 50.49 | Declined by 18 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Architecture #7 with a score of 58.65. Compared with 2018, 2 improved and 2 have 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 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 7 | 58.65 | First published row on this profile |
| Engineering | 10 | 61.62 | Improved by 1 place |
| Management | 17 | 55.57 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 24 | 54.32 | Improved by 7 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Engineering #11 with a score of 60.35. Compared with 2017, 1 improved 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 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 11 | 60.35 | No rank change |
| Overall | 31 | 51.38 | Improved by 3 places |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #11 with a score of 59.44. 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 | 11 | 59.44 | Improved by 1 place |
| Overall | 34 | 46.57 | First published row on this profile |
NIT Trichy NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #12 with a score of 74.45. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 12 | 74.45 |
NIT Trichy 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 | #12 · 2016 · 74.45 | #9 · 2025 · 68.14 | Improved by 3 places |
| Architecture | #7 · 2019 · 58.65 | #9 · 2025 · 64.30 | Declined by 2 places |
| Overall | #34 · 2017 · 46.57 | #30 · 2025 · 60.05 | Improved by 4 places |
| Research | #35 · 2021 · 45.91 | #33 · 2025 · 51.40 | Improved by 2 places |
| Management | #17 · 2019 · 55.57 | #57 · 2025 · 52.47 | Declined by 40 places |
NIT Trichy 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 | 523 | 472 | 90.2% | ₹9.50 lakh | 13 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 1,029 | 791 | 76.9% | ₹14.35 lakh | 158 |
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 Trichy Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 5,296 students across the programme groups below, including 1,106 women, 3,211 students from outside the home state, 149 international students and 2,860 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 4,287 | 950 | 2,285 | 144 | 2,130 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 1,009 | 156 | 926 | 5 | 730 |
NIT Trichy 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 | 649 | 172 | 185 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 137 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 123 | 43 |
NIT Trichy 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 | 56.99 | 73.26 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 80.37 | 57.64 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 81.50 | 78.69 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 79.50 | 64.76 |
| PR — Perception | 92.00 | 66.54 |
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 Trichy was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-A-U-0467
At a glance
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is a government institution in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #9 in Architecture (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 76.9% and a ₹14.35L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,296 students.
2023-24
791 / 1,029
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Architecture journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#9 Score64.30
NIRF Architecture journey
Rank #7 → #9 since 2019; score 58.65 → 64.30.
The rank line is NIT Trichy's all-India position in NIRF Architecture: #7 in 2019 to #9 in 2025. Lower is better.
Architecture 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #9
- Score (out of 100)
- 64.30
- Last year rank
- #8
- Movement vs previous
- 1
- Best rank
- #4
- Ranking trend
- Declining
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#9 Score68.14
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#30 Score60.05
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#33 Score51.40
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#57 Score52.47
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 69.7% → 76.9%; latest median salary ₹14.35L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 791 placed — 76.9% of the batch
- 158 chose higher studies
- 80 reported another outcome
Half of the 791 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹14.35L
- Placement rate
- 76.9%
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 69.7% to 76.9%. The reported median salary moved from ₹7.5L in 2017-18 to ₹14.35L 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 ₹104.2 Cr → ₹229.1 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: ₹104.2 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹229.1 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹57.41 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹12.02 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 66.7 → 80.5. 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. NIT Trichy improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (66.7 → 80.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Perception (PR) at 81.2, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 50.9.
Questions about NIT Trichy
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NIT Trichy ranking questions
What is NIT Trichy NIRF ranking 2025?
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Architecture rank #9 with a score of 64.30.
Which NIRF categories include NIT Trichy in 2025?
NIT Trichy appears in the NIRF 2025 Architecture, Engineering, Overall, Research and Management ranking categories on this profile.
Is National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli private or government?
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli located?
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is listed in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of NIT Trichy graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹14.35L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 791 of 1,029 graduates placed (76.9%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹9.5L.
What is NIT Trichy's best NIRF category?
Architecture is its best current result at #9 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 64.30.
How many students does NIT Trichy have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,296 students, including 3,211 from outside the state and 149 international students.
Is NIT Trichy improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 50.3 in 2019 to 50.9 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 821 PhD scholars.
How much does NIT Trichy spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹229.1 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹12.02 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹57.41 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.