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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

Anna University NIRF #28 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
NIT Trichy NIRF #9 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile

Category scoreboard

Every NIRF category in 2025 — expand for scores and history through this edition. Green marks the winner.

Engineering2025 #20 #9
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #20 #9
Score 63.51 68.14
TLR 69.4 73.3
RPC 62.8 57.6
GO 63.3 78.7
OI 51.1 64.8
PR 60.7 66.5

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Anna University · #8 NEW #8 0 #9 1 #14 5 #18 4 #17 1 #13 4 #14 1 #20 6
NIT Trichy #12 NEW #11 1 #11 0 #10 1 #9 1 #9 0 #8 1 #9 1 #9 0 #9 0
Overall2025 #29 #30
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #29 #30
Score 60.06 60.05
TLR 62.6 59.3
RPC 54.9 50.4
GO 67.8 74.2
OI 51.3 66.4
PR 61.2 56.5

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Anna University #13 NEW #10 3 #14 4 #20 6 #25 5 #22 3 #18 4 #20 2 #29 9
NIT Trichy #34 NEW #31 3 #24 7 #24 0 #23 1 #21 2 #21 0 #31 10 #30 1
University2025 #20 —
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #20 —
Score 61.22 —
TLR 62.6 —
RPC 54.9 —
GO 67.8 —
OI 51.3 —
PR 72.8 —

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Anna University #6 NEW #4 2 #7 3 #12 5 #16 4 #20 4 #14 6 #13 1 #20 7
NIT Trichy · · · · · · · · ·
Management2025 #88 #57
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #88 #57
Score 46.92 52.47
TLR 56.9 54.4
RPC 30.6 46.0
GO 59.7 71.6
OI 47.9 60.5
PR 39.7 19.9

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Anna University #23 NEW #28 5 #43 15 #59 16 #57 2 #49 8 #49 0 #69 20 #88 19
NIT Trichy · · #17 NEW #35 18 #48 13 #39 9 #35 4 #51 16 #57 6
Architecture2025 #28 #9
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #28 #9
Score 54.60 64.30
TLR 53.2 55.9
RPC 47.4 50.9
GO 51.2 80.5
OI 53.1 75.4
PR 82.9 81.2

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
Anna University #6 NEW #12 6 #18 6 #22 4 #29 7 · #34 5 #28 6
NIT Trichy · #7 NEW #8 1 #7 1 #5 2 #4 1 #8 4 #9 1
Research2025 #26 #33
NIRF 2025 Anna University NIT Trichy
NIRF Rank #26 #33
Score 55.09 51.40
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 51.3 66.4
PR 60.0 47.2

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
Anna University #32 NEW #21 11 #13 8 #17 4 #26 9
NIT Trichy #35 NEW #23 12 #22 1 #31 9 #33 2

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Leader — NIRF Architecture 2025

NIT Trichy

NIT Trichy leads at #9 with a score of 64.30. Anna University is #28.

Ranking trend — who’s climbing?

NIRF rank by year; lower is better.

NIRF parameter summary

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TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources
53.19 53.2
55.94 55.9
RPC Research & Professional Practice
47.36 47.4
50.92 50.9
GO Graduation Outcomes
51.24 51.2
80.46 80.5
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
53.12 53.1
75.4 75.4
PR Perception
82.93 82.9
81.24 81.2
Anna University NIT Trichy

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

NIT Trichy leads at #9 with a score of 64.30. Anna University is #28.

Why focus on private universities?

Private universities are the primary comparison set here because students often shortlist them side by side. Government institutions remain available only as clearly marked benchmarks.

Does NIRF measure placements?

Partly. Graduation Outcomes includes placement, higher-studies and median-salary signals reported through the official NIRF framework.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India — 2025 edition selected; history is limited through this year.

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