NIRF 2025

SRMIST Chennai NIRF ranking 2025

Explore SRM Institute of Science and Technology NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Pharmacy #10 in NIRF 2025.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-P-U-0473

Private institution Best in 2025: Pharmacy #10 10 categories in 2025 60,645 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is a private institution in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #10 in Pharmacy (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 91.0% and a ₹6.2L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 60,645 students.

₹6.2LUG median salary
2023-24
91.0% UG placed
7,302 / 8,022
#22Overall rank
NIRF 2025
2,641PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Pharmacy journey & 2025 category scoreboard

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

UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#11 Score65.26
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #11 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 65.26.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#14 Score65.83
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #14 in Engineering for NIRF 2025 with a score of 65.83.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#18 Score58.63
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #18 in Architecture for NIRF 2025 with a score of 58.63.
MedicalNIRF 2025 Rank#18 Score63.22
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #18 in Medical for NIRF 2025 with a score of 63.22.
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#22 Score62.87
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #22 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 62.87.
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#25 Score55.41
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #25 in Research for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.41.
LawNIRF 2025 Rank#25 Score58.00
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #25 in Law for NIRF 2025 with a score of 58.00.
AgricultureNIRF 2025 Rank#33 Score49.38
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #33 in Agriculture for NIRF 2025 with a score of 49.38.
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#56 Score52.74
SRMIST Chennai is ranked #56 in Management for NIRF 2025 with a score of 52.74.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 75.3% → 91.0%; latest median salary ₹6.2L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 8,022 graduates
91.0%
  • 7,302 placed — 91.0% of the batch
  • 502 chose higher studies
  • 218 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹6.2L

Half of the 7,302 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹6.2L
Placement rate
91.0%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

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 75.3% to 91.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.6L in 2017-18 to ₹6.2L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 1,605 / 1,884 85.2% ₹4.5L
2022-23 2,109 / 2,279 92.5% ₹5.1L
2023-24 2,905 / 3,374 86.1% ₹5.85L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students60,645All reported programmes
From outside the state75.4%45,742 students
International939Students from outside India
Women43.3%26,246 students
Full fee reimbursement8,271Funded by the institution
Largest programme group37,775UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars2,6411,760 full-time · 881 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24546319 in 2021-22 → 546 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects391Peak reported year 2022-23
RPC pillar score66.8Was 51.0 in 2017

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹437.95 Cr → ₹848.39 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹848.39 Cr₹437.95 Cr in 2017-18 → +94%
Academic maintenance₹836.36 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹180.53 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹48.66 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: ₹437.95 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹848.39 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹48.66 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹180.53 Cr.

Official sources

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

The five NIRF pillars

Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 58.2 → 82.8. 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. SRMIST Chennai improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (58.2 → 82.8). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 82.8, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 46.2.

Questions about SRMIST Chennai

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

SRMIST Chennai ranking questions

What is SRMIST Chennai NIRF ranking 2025?

SRM Institute of Science and Technology's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Pharmacy rank #10 with a score of 70.84.

Which NIRF categories include SRMIST Chennai in 2025?

SRMIST Chennai appears in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy, University, Engineering, Architecture, Medical, Overall, Research, Law, Agriculture and Management ranking categories on this profile.

Is SRM Institute of Science and Technology private or government?

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is SRM Institute of Science and Technology located?

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is listed in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of SRMIST Chennai graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹6.2L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 7,302 of 8,022 graduates placed (91.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹5.85L.

What is SRMIST Chennai's best NIRF category?

Pharmacy is its best current result at #10 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 70.84.

How many students does SRMIST Chennai have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 60,645 students, including 45,742 from outside the state and 939 international students.

Is SRMIST Chennai improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 51.0 in 2017 to 66.8 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,641 PhD scholars.

How much does SRMIST Chennai spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹848.39 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹180.53 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹48.66 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.