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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

KL University NIRF #70 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile
IIM Bangalore NIRF #2 · 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 #35 —
NIRF 2025 KL University IIM Bangalore
NIRF Rank #35 —
Score 58.95 —
TLR 77.6 —
RPC 48.7 —
GO 69.9 —
OI 66.8 —
PR 4.1 —

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
KL University #59 NEW #68 9 #49 19 #52 3 #58 6 #50 8 #44 6 #44 0 #35 9 #35 0
IIM Bangalore · · · · · · · · · ·
Overall2025 #46 —
NIRF 2025 KL University IIM Bangalore
NIRF Rank #46 —
Score 55.99 —
TLR 69.0 —
RPC 45.3 —
GO 73.1 —
OI 66.7 —
PR 3.9 —

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
KL University · #83 NEW #74 9 #70 4 #69 1 #54 15 #50 4 #40 10 #46 6
IIM Bangalore #25 NEW · · · · · · · ·
University2025 #26 —
NIRF 2025 KL University IIM Bangalore
NIRF Rank #26 —
Score 58.87 —
TLR 69.0 —
RPC 45.3 —
GO 73.1 —
OI 66.7 —
PR 32.7 —

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
KL University #56 NEW #50 6 #41 9 #35 6 #27 8 #28 1 #22 6 #26 4
IIM Bangalore · · · · · · · ·
Management2025 #70 #2
NIRF 2025 KL University IIM Bangalore
NIRF Rank #70 #2
Score 49.89 81.56
TLR 72.1 89.2
RPC 27.6 59.0
GO 62.7 98.9
OI 71.4 73.3
PR 2.9 100.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
KL University · #46 NEW #58 12 #70 12 #38 32 #47 9 #52 5 #79 27 #70 9
IIM Bangalore #2 NEW #2 0 #1 1 #2 1 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0

Deep dive by category

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Leader — NIRF Management 2025

IIM Bangalore

IIM Bangalore leads at #2 with a score of 81.56. KL University is #70.

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
72.12 72.1
89.16 89.2
RPC Research & Professional Practice
27.64 27.6
59.04 59.0
GO Graduation Outcomes
62.71 62.7
98.86 98.9
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
71.37 71.4
73.27 73.3
PR Perception
2.9 2.9
100 100.0
KL University IIM Bangalore

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIM Bangalore leads at #2 with a score of 81.56. KL University is #70.

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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