Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF ranking 2026
Visvesvaraya Technological University is a government institution in Belgaum, Karnataka. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0249.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2024 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2024 result is Engineering #69 with a score of 49.80. The latest edition contains 2 published categories: Engineering and University.
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 Visvesvaraya Technological University 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.
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Engineering #69 with a score of 49.80. Compared with 2023, 2 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 69 | 49.80 | Declined by 17 places |
| University | 75 | 48.10 | Declined by 12 places |
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Engineering #52 with a score of 51.38. Compared with 2022, 2 improved and 2 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 52 | 51.38 | Declined by 3 places |
| University | 63 | 47.58 | Improved by 9 places |
| Overall | 92 | 46.48 | Improved by 8 places |
| Management | 95 | 43.84 | Declined by 19 places |
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #49 with a score of 50.20. Compared with 2021, 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 49 | 50.20 | Improved by 8 places |
| University | 72 | 44.22 | Improved by 10 places |
| Management | 76 | 45.15 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 100 | 44.35 | First published row on this profile |
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #57 with a score of 45.63. Compared with 2020, 2 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 | 57 | 45.63 | Declined by 2 places |
| University | 82 | 40.37 | Declined by 2 places |
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #55 with a score of 45.37. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 55 | 45.37 |
| Management | 71 | 43.24 |
| University | 80 | 41.63 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University NIRF Ranking Trends (2020–2024)
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 | #55 · 2020 · 45.37 | #69 · 2024 · 49.80 | Declined by 14 places |
| University | #80 · 2020 · 41.63 | #75 · 2024 · 48.10 | Improved by 5 places |
| Overall | #100 · 2022 · 44.35 | #92 · 2023 · 46.48 | Improved by 8 places |
| Management | #71 · 2020 · 43.24 | #95 · 2023 · 43.84 | Declined by 24 places |
Visvesvaraya Technological University Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | PG, 2 years | 365 | 210 | 57.5% | ₹5.40 lakh | 155 |
| 2022-23 | UG, 4 years | 0 | 0 | — | ₹0.00 lakh | 0 |
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.
Visvesvaraya Technological University 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 66.34 | 61.27 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 30.98 | 48.05 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 53.14 | 58.19 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 49.19 | 46.62 |
| PR — Perception | 6.18 | 7.10 |
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 Visvesvaraya Technological University was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Belgaum, Karnataka · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0249
At a glance
Visvesvaraya Technological University is a government institution in Belgaum, Karnataka. Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 73.8% and a ₹3L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,294 students.
2023-24
31 / 42
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.
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate — → 73.8%; latest median salary ₹3L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 31 placed — 73.8% of the batch
- 7 chose higher studies
- 4 reported another outcome
Half of the 31 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹3L
- Placement rate
- 73.8%
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 change cannot be calculated from the published values. The reported median salary moved from ₹0L in 2018-19 to ₹3L 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 ₹20.44 Cr → ₹35.8 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
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: ₹20.44 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹35.8 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹4.15 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹4.64 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 31.0 → 48.1. 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. Visvesvaraya Technological University improved most in Research (RPC) (31.0 → 48.1). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 61.3, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 7.1.
Questions about Visvesvaraya Technological University
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Visvesvaraya Technological University ranking questions
Is Visvesvaraya Technological University private or government?
Visvesvaraya Technological University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Visvesvaraya Technological University located?
Visvesvaraya Technological University is listed in Belgaum, Karnataka.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Visvesvaraya Technological University graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹3L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 31 of 42 graduates placed (73.8%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4.1L.
How many students does Visvesvaraya Technological University have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,294 students, including 7 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is Visvesvaraya Technological University improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 31.0 in 2021 to 48.1 in 2024. The latest disclosure also reports 36 PhD scholars.
How much does Visvesvaraya Technological University spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹35.8 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹4.64 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹4.15 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.