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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

IIT Delhi NIRF #2 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
IIM Ahmedabad Not ranked · Engineering 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 #2 —
NIRF 2025 IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad
NIRF Rank #2 —
Score 85.74 —
TLR 85.9 —
RPC 93.5 —
GO 81.7 —
OI 62.0 —
PR 94.0 —

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
IIT Delhi #4 NEW #4 0 #3 1 #2 1 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0
IIM Ahmedabad · · · · · · · · · ·
Overall2025 #4 —
NIRF 2025 IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad
NIRF Rank #4 —
Score 80.67 —
TLR 80.5 —
RPC 86.7 —
GO 74.7 —
OI 63.5 —
PR 92.2 —

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
IIT Delhi #5 NEW #4 1 #3 1 #3 0 #4 1 #4 0 #3 1 #4 1 #4 0
IIM Ahmedabad #17 NEW · · · · · · · ·
Management2025 #4 #1
NIRF 2025 IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad
NIRF Rank #4 #1
Score 78.94 83.29
TLR 74.0 91.8
RPC 87.5 64.9
GO 83.3 98.7
OI 75.6 72.0
PR 62.6 93.3

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
IIT Delhi · #6 NEW #8 2 #9 1 #8 1 #5 3 #4 1 #5 1 #4 1 #4 0
IIM Ahmedabad #2 NEW #1 1 #1 0 #2 1 #1 1 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Research2025 #3 —
NIRF 2025 IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad
NIRF Rank #3 —
Score 80.42 —
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 63.5 —
PR 77.2 —

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
IIT Delhi #4 NEW #3 1 #3 0 #3 0 #3 0
IIM Ahmedabad · · · · ·

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Leader — NIRF Engineering 2025

IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi leads at #2 with a score of 85.74. Fastest climber: IIT Delhi, up 2 places since 2016.

Ranking trend — who’s climbing?

NIRF rank by year; lower is better.

NIRF parameter summary

Understand how each parameter contributes to the overall score.

TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources
85.89 85.9
RPC Research & Professional Practice
93.47 93.5
GO Graduation Outcomes
81.67 81.7
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
62.01 62.0
PR Perception
93.97 94.0
IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad not ranked

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Delhi leads at #2 with a score of 85.74. Fastest climber: IIT Delhi, up 2 places since 2016.

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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