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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

IIT Dharwad NIRF #77 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
NITK Surathkal NIRF #17 · 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 #77 #17
NIRF 2025 IIT Dharwad NITK Surathkal
NIRF Rank #77 #17
Score 48.61 64.59
TLR 75.0 75.4
RPC 17.7 51.8
GO 63.8 78.1
OI 57.9 62.5
PR 22.6 45.7

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
IIT Dharwad · · · · · · #93 NEW · #77 16
NITK Surathkal #22 NEW #21 1 #21 0 #13 8 #10 3 #10 0 #12 2 #17 5 #17 0
Overall2025 — #54
NIRF 2025 IIT Dharwad NITK Surathkal
NIRF Rank — #54
Score — 55.21
TLR — 59.8
RPC — 44.2
GO — 74.0
OI — 62.7
PR — 29.5

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
IIT Dharwad · · · · · · · · ·
NITK Surathkal #65 NEW #57 8 #53 4 #33 20 #32 1 #27 5 #38 11 #46 8 #54 8
Research2025 — —
NIRF 2025 IIT Dharwad NITK Surathkal
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Score — —
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Year-wise rank

202120232024
IIT Dharwad · · ·
NITK Surathkal #40 NEW #41 1 #42 1

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Leader — NIRF Engineering 2025

NITK Surathkal

NITK Surathkal leads at #17 with a score of 64.59. IIT Dharwad is #77. Fastest climber: IIT Dharwad, up 16 places since 2023.

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
74.99 75.0
75.38 75.4
RPC Research & Professional Practice
17.71 17.7
51.8 51.8
GO Graduation Outcomes
63.79 63.8
78.11 78.1
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
57.85 57.9
62.49 62.5
PR Perception
22.58 22.6
45.7 45.7
IIT Dharwad NITK Surathkal

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

NITK Surathkal leads at #17 with a score of 64.59. IIT Dharwad is #77. Fastest climber: IIT Dharwad, up 16 places since 2023.

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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