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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

University of Delhi NIRF #12 · 2025 GOVT BENCHMARK Full profile
IIT Madras 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 — #1
NIRF 2025 University of Delhi 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
University of Delhi · · · · · · · · · ·
IIT Madras #1 NEW #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
Overall2025 #15 #1
NIRF 2025 University of Delhi IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #15 #1
Score 66.19 87.31
TLR 60.7 90.6
RPC 58.5 88.0
GO 96.9 87.0
OI 70.2 63.3
PR 40.6 100.0

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
University of Delhi #15 NEW #14 1 #20 6 #18 2 #19 1 #23 4 #22 1 #15 7 #15 0
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #1 1 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0 #1 0
University2025 #5 —
NIRF 2025 University of Delhi IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #5 —
Score 67.38 —
TLR 60.7 —
RPC 58.5 —
GO 96.9 —
OI 70.2 —
PR 52.4 —

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
University of Delhi #6 NEW #8 2 #7 1 #13 6 #11 2 #12 1 #13 1 #11 2 #6 5 #5 1
IIT Madras · · · · · · · · · ·
Management2025 — #13
NIRF 2025 University of Delhi 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
University of Delhi · · · · · · ·
IIT Madras #15 NEW #14 1 #13 1 #10 3 #15 5 #16 1 #13 3
Research2025 #12 #2
NIRF 2025 University of Delhi IIT Madras
NIRF Rank #12 #2
Score 62.65 82.99
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 70.2 63.3
PR 28.2 89.7

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
University of Delhi #11 NEW #16 5 #17 1 #14 3 #12 2
IIT Madras #2 NEW #2 0 #2 0 #2 0 #2 0

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Leader — NIRF Research 2025

IIT Madras

IIT Madras leads at #2 with a score of 82.99. University of Delhi is #12.

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
RPC Research & Professional Practice
GO Graduation Outcomes
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
70.15 70.2
63.34 63.3
PR Perception
28.23 28.2
89.73 89.7
University of Delhi IIT Madras

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

IIT Madras leads at #2 with a score of 82.99. University of Delhi is #12.

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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