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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

NIT Patna NIRF #53 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
IIT Patna NIRF #19 · 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 #53 #19
NIRF 2025 NIT Patna IIT Patna
NIRF Rank #53 #19
Score 53.89 64.52
TLR 59.0 79.2
RPC 51.7 55.0
GO 73.8 78.4
OI 53.0 64.0
PR 6.4 21.7

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Patna #87 NEW · · #134 47 #92 42 #72 20 #63 9 #56 7 #55 1 #53 2
IIT Patna #10 NEW #19 9 #24 5 #22 2 #26 4 #21 5 #33 12 #41 8 #34 7 #19 15
Overall2025 — #36
NIRF 2025 NIT Patna IIT Patna
NIRF Rank — #36
Score — 57.63
TLR — 69.8
RPC — 47.2
GO — 72.4
OI — 64.1
PR — 16.3

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
NIT Patna · · · · · · · · ·
IIT Patna #83 NEW #69 14 #58 11 #54 4 #51 3 #59 8 #66 7 #73 7 #36 37
Architecture2025 #13 —
NIRF 2025 NIT Patna IIT Patna
NIRF Rank #13 —
Score 60.16 —
TLR 58.5 —
RPC 61.8 —
GO 73.3 —
OI 65.0 —
PR 32.1 —

Year-wise rank

2022202320242025
NIT Patna #30 NEW #19 11 #27 8 #13 14
IIT Patna · · · ·
Research2025 — #39
NIRF 2025 NIT Patna IIT Patna
NIRF Rank — #39
Score — 48.75
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 64.1
PR — 17.4

Year-wise rank

202120222025
NIT Patna · · ·
IIT Patna #47 NEW #41 6 #39 2

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Leader — NIRF Engineering 2025

IIT Patna

IIT Patna leads at #19 with a score of 64.52. NIT Patna is #53. Fastest climber: NIT Patna, up 34 places since 2016.

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
58.95 59.0
79.24 79.2
RPC Research & Professional Practice
51.69 51.7
55.04 55.0
GO Graduation Outcomes
73.81 73.8
78.4 78.4
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
53.01 53.0
63.95 64.0
PR Perception
6.35 6.4
21.73 21.7
NIT Patna IIT Patna

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Patna leads at #19 with a score of 64.52. NIT Patna is #53. Fastest climber: NIT Patna, up 34 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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