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NIT Delhi NIRF #65 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
IIT Delhi 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 #65 #2
NIRF 2025 NIT Delhi IIT Delhi
NIRF Rank #65 #2
Score 50.79 85.74
TLR 62.8 85.9
RPC 29.4 93.5
GO 71.3 81.7
OI 69.5 62.0
PR 19.5 94.0

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Delhi #92 NEW · · · · · #194 102 #51 143 #45 6 #65 20
IIT Delhi #4 NEW #4 0 #3 1 #2 1 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0
Overall2025 — #4
NIRF 2025 NIT Delhi IIT Delhi
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
NIT Delhi · · · · · · · · ·
IIT Delhi #5 NEW #4 1 #3 1 #3 0 #4 1 #4 0 #3 1 #4 1 #4 0
Management2025 — #4
NIRF 2025 NIT Delhi IIT Delhi
NIRF Rank — #4
Score — 78.94
TLR — 74.0
RPC — 87.5
GO — 83.3
OI — 75.6
PR — 62.6

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Delhi · · · · · · · · ·
IIT Delhi #6 NEW #8 2 #9 1 #8 1 #5 3 #4 1 #5 1 #4 1 #4 0
Research2025 — #3
NIRF 2025 NIT Delhi IIT Delhi
NIRF Rank — #3
Score — 80.42
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 63.5
PR — 77.2

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
NIT Delhi · · · · ·
IIT Delhi #4 NEW #3 1 #3 0 #3 0 #3 0

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Leader — NIRF Engineering 2025

IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi leads at #2 with a score of 85.74. NIT Delhi is #65. Fastest climber: NIT Delhi, up 27 places since 2016.

Ranking trend — who’s climbing?

NIRF rank by year; lower is better.

NIRF parameter summary

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TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources
62.76 62.8
85.89 85.9
RPC Research & Professional Practice
29.35 29.4
93.47 93.5
GO Graduation Outcomes
71.26 71.3
81.67 81.7
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
69.51 69.5
62.01 62.0
PR Perception
19.53 19.5
93.97 94.0
NIT Delhi IIT Delhi

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Delhi leads at #2 with a score of 85.74. NIT Delhi is #65. Fastest climber: NIT Delhi, up 27 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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