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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

KIIT Bhubaneswar NIRF #68 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile
Saveetha Chennai NIRF #63 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile

Category scoreboard

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

Engineering2025 #36 #45
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #36 #45
Score 58.79 56.55
TLR 78.6 75.8
RPC 47.8 61.6
GO 60.3 40.6
OI 77.3 71.2
PR 10.8 1.1

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #32 NEW #47 15 #51 4 #48 3 #42 6 #39 3 #42 3 #39 3 #37 2 #36 1
Saveetha Chennai · · · #186 NEW #149 37 #121 28 #156 35 #64 92 #53 11 #45 8
Overall2025 #27 #23
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #27 #23
Score 60.13 62.23
TLR 74.0 76.1
RPC 44.0 56.3
GO 80.5 73.6
OI 77.7 71.4
PR 8.5 6.4

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #79 NEW #65 14 #50 15 #44 6 #39 5 #34 5 #29 5 #28 1 #27 1
Saveetha Chennai #91 NEW #70 21 #67 3 #66 1 #49 17 #44 5 #27 17 #22 5 #23 1
University2025 #17 #13
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #17 #13
Score 62.87 65.04
TLR 74.0 76.1
RPC 44.0 56.3
GO 80.5 73.6
OI 77.7 71.4
PR 35.9 34.5

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #53 NEW #49 4 #42 7 #31 11 #24 7 #21 3 #20 1 #16 4 #15 1 #17 2
Saveetha Chennai · #55 NEW #46 9 #43 3 #42 1 #29 13 #26 3 #13 13 #11 2 #13 2
Management2025 #68 #63
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #68 #63
Score 50.68 52.01
TLR 75.3 68.2
RPC 25.9 47.2
GO 59.5 46.9
OI 77.8 79.8
PR 6.5 0.5

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #22 NEW #30 8 #30 0 #32 2 #31 1 #48 17 #59 11 #67 8 #68 1
Saveetha Chennai · · · · · #77 NEW #71 6 #74 3 #63 11
Medical2025 #24 #11
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #24 #11
Score 61.00 66.50
TLR 78.3 75.5
RPC 46.8 74.3
GO 71.8 67.6
OI 72.0 68.1
PR 19.3 12.6

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #20 NEW #30 10 #32 2 #36 4 #30 6 #26 4 #25 1 #24 1
Saveetha Chennai · #25 NEW #34 9 #27 7 #25 2 #18 7 #12 6 #11 1
Law2025 #14 #19
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #14 #19
Score 65.04 60.90
TLR 86.2 80.2
RPC 35.8 34.0
GO 60.5 60.6
OI 75.4 72.2
PR 25.4 13.5

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #12 NEW #12 0 #10 2 #11 1 #12 1 #11 1 #14 3
Saveetha Chennai · · #13 NEW #14 1 #11 3 #13 2 #19 6
Dental2025 #26 #2
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #26 #2
Score 56.34 85.31
TLR 82.8 89.4
RPC 16.4 88.0
GO 82.0 84.8
OI 66.7 72.4
PR 35.2 79.1

Year-wise rank

202020212022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #17 NEW #17 0 #26 9 #20 6 #22 2 #26 4
Saveetha Chennai #4 NEW #3 1 #1 2 #1 0 #1 0 #2 1
Research2025 #43 #13
NIRF 2025 KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai
NIRF Rank #43 #13
Score 46.73 60.96
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 77.7 71.4
PR 9.0 7.7

Year-wise rank

2022202320242025
KIIT Bhubaneswar #47 NEW #44 3 #46 2 #43 3
Saveetha Chennai #48 NEW #36 12 #20 16 #13 7

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Leader — NIRF Management 2025

Saveetha Chennai

Saveetha Chennai leads at #63 with a score of 52.01. KIIT Bhubaneswar is #68. Fastest climber: Saveetha Chennai, up 14 places since 2022.

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
75.29 75.3
68.15 68.2
RPC Research & Professional Practice
25.85 25.9
47.17 47.2
GO Graduation Outcomes
59.51 59.5
46.92 46.9
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
77.76 77.8
79.81 79.8
PR Perception
6.47 6.5
0.5 0.5
KIIT Bhubaneswar Saveetha Chennai

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

Saveetha Chennai leads at #63 with a score of 52.01. KIIT Bhubaneswar is #68. Fastest climber: Saveetha Chennai, up 14 places since 2022.

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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