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NITK Surathkal NIRF #54 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
Indian Institute of Science 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 #17 —
NIRF 2025 NITK Surathkal Indian Institute of Science
NIRF Rank #17 —
Score 64.59 —
TLR 75.4 —
RPC 51.8 —
GO 78.1 —
OI 62.5 —
PR 45.7 —

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
NITK Surathkal #22 NEW #21 1 #21 0 #13 8 #10 3 #10 0 #12 2 #17 5 #17 0
Indian Institute of Science · · · · · · · · ·
Overall2025 #54 #2
NIRF 2025 NITK Surathkal Indian Institute of Science
NIRF Rank #54 #2
Score 55.21 85.00
TLR 59.8 86.5
RPC 44.2 88.2
GO 74.0 83.7
OI 62.7 60.3
PR 29.5 98.4

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
NITK Surathkal #65 NEW #57 8 #53 4 #33 20 #32 1 #27 5 #38 11 #46 8 #54 8
Indian Institute of Science · #1 NEW #2 1 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0
University2025 — #1
NIRF 2025 NITK Surathkal Indian Institute of Science
NIRF Rank — #1
Score — 85.05
TLR — 86.5
RPC — 88.2
GO — 83.7
OI — 60.3
PR — 98.9

Year-wise rank

20182019202020212022202320242025
NITK Surathkal · · · · · · · ·
Indian Institute of Science #1 NEW #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Research2025 — #1
NIRF 2025 NITK Surathkal Indian Institute of Science
NIRF Rank — #1
Score — 85.01
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI — 60.3
PR — 100.0

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
NITK Surathkal #40 NEW · #41 1 #42 1 ·
Indian Institute of Science #1 NEW #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0

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Leader — NIRF Overall 2025

Indian Institute of Science

Indian Institute of Science leads at #2 with a score of 85.00. NITK Surathkal is #54. Fastest climber: NITK Surathkal, up 11 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
59.76 59.8
86.47 86.5
RPC Research & Professional Practice
44.19 44.2
88.16 88.2
GO Graduation Outcomes
73.98 74.0
83.69 83.7
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
62.67 62.7
60.29 60.3
PR Perception
29.47 29.5
98.41 98.4
NITK Surathkal Indian Institute of Science

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

Indian Institute of Science leads at #2 with a score of 85.00. NITK Surathkal is #54. Fastest climber: NITK Surathkal, up 11 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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