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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

KLE Technological University Not ranked · Overall 2025 PRIVATE Full profile
IIT Madras NIRF #1 · 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 — #1
NIRF 2025 KLE Technological University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank — #1
Score — 88.72
TLR — 95.7
RPC — 90.7
GO — 82.3
OI — 63.3
PR — 100.0

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
KLE Technological University · · · #159 NEW #136 23 #180 44 #196 16 · · ·
IIT Madras #1 NEW #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Overall2025 — #1
NIRF 2025 KLE Technological University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank — #1
Score — 87.31
TLR — 90.6
RPC — 88.0
GO — 87.0
OI — 63.3
PR — 100.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
KLE Technological University · · · · · · · · ·
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #1 1 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Management2025 — #13
NIRF 2025 KLE Technological University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank — #13
Score — 66.50
TLR — 79.0
RPC — 52.5
GO — 76.5
OI — 65.5
PR — 52.1

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
KLE Technological University · · · · · · ·
IIT Madras #15 NEW #14 1 #13 1 #10 3 #15 5 #16 1 #13 3
Research2025 — #2
NIRF 2025 KLE Technological University IIT Madras
NIRF Rank — #2
Score — 82.99
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 63.3
PR — 89.7

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
KLE Technological University · · · · ·
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0

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Leader — NIRF Overall 2025

IIT Madras

IIT Madras leads at #1 with a score of 87.31. Fastest climber: IIT Madras, up 1 places since 2017.

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
90.58 90.6
RPC Research & Professional Practice
88.02 88.0
GO Graduation Outcomes
87.01 87.0
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
63.34 63.3
PR Perception
100 100.0
KLE Technological University not ranked IIT Madras

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Madras leads at #1 with a score of 87.31. Fastest climber: IIT Madras, up 1 places since 2017.

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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