NIRF 2025

Vignan's Foundation for Science NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #70 in NIRF 2025.

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0043

Private institution Best in 2025: University #70 2 categories in 2025 8,260 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research is a private institution in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #70 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 43.4% and a ₹3.36L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 8,260 students.

₹3.36LUG median salary
2023-24
43.4% UG placed
691 / 1,594
#70University rank
NIRF 2025
655PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard

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

EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#80 Score48.27
Vignan's Foundation for Science is ranked #80 in Engineering for NIRF 2025 with a score of 48.27.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 65.4% → 43.4%; latest median salary ₹3.36L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 1,594 graduates
43.4%
  • 691 placed — 43.4% of the batch
  • 605 chose higher studies
  • 298 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹3.36L

Half of the 691 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹3.36L
Placement rate
43.4%

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 fell from 65.4% to 43.4%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.85L in 2017-18 to ₹3.36L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2020-21 90 / 101 89.1% ₹4.75L
2021-22 80 / 86 93.0% ₹5.07L
2022-23 131 / 147 89.1% ₹5.9L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students8,260All reported programmes
From outside the state48.4%3,996 students
International368Students from outside India
Women47.0%3,880 students
Full fee reimbursement2,456Funded by the institution
Largest programme group7,989UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars655512 full-time · 143 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-246665 in 2021-22 → 66 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects281Peak reported year 2021-22
RPC pillar score21.7Was 8.4 in 2020

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹34.9 Cr → ₹54.99 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹54.99 Cr₹34.9 Cr in 2017-18 → +58%
Academic maintenance₹39.14 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹6.58 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹9.78 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: ₹34.9 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹54.99 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹9.78 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹6.58 Cr.

Official sources

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

The five NIRF pillars

Perception (PR) improved most: 20.5 → 38.5. 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. Vignan's Foundation for Science improved most in Perception (PR) (20.5 → 38.5). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 69.1, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 21.7.

Questions about Vignan's Foundation for Science

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

Vignan's Foundation for Science ranking questions

What is Vignan's Foundation for Science NIRF ranking 2025?

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #70 with a score of 50.06.

Which NIRF categories include Vignan's Foundation for Science in 2025?

Vignan's Foundation for Science appears in the NIRF 2025 University and Engineering ranking categories on this profile.

Is Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research private or government?

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research located?

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research is listed in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Vignan's Foundation for Science graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹3.36L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 691 of 1,594 graduates placed (43.4%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹5.9L.

What is Vignan's Foundation for Science's best NIRF category?

University is its best current result at #70 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 50.06.

How many students does Vignan's Foundation for Science have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 8,260 students, including 3,996 from outside the state and 368 international students.

Is Vignan's Foundation for Science improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 8.4 in 2020 to 21.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 655 PhD scholars.

How much does Vignan's Foundation for Science spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹54.99 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹6.58 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹9.78 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.