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State-wise rankings

NIRF 2022 Research ranking by state

Browse state-wise NIRF 2022 Research college rankings. Each state page is filtered from the official category ranking table.

Full Research ranking About NIRF 2022
18States represented
50+Ranked institutions
50+Total colleges in list
NIRF 2022Research
Best state overall Karnataka

Leading in quality and number of top engineering institutions.

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Top 100 colleges 10

From Tamil Nadu

Top 50 colleges 10

From Tamil Nadu

Top 10 colleges 2

From Tamil Nadu

Top performing states

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By number of colleges inside the NIRF 2022 Research top 100.

  1. 1
    Tamil Nadu
    10
  2. 2
    Delhi
    5
  3. 3
    Maharashtra
    5
  4. 4
    Uttar Pradesh
    5
  5. 5
    West Bengal
    4

Distribution of colleges in states

  • South15 colleges
  • North14 colleges
  • East11 colleges
  • West8 colleges
  • Others2 colleges

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Ranking trend

Colleges inside the Research top 100, by state, over the last five editions.

Top 5 states

State-wise ranking questions

How are these state pages created?

Each page filters the official NIRF 2022 Research ranking by the published state field.

Can I compare colleges after choosing a state?

Yes. Open a college profile, or use the comparison tool from the ranking links to compare ranks, scores and pillar data side by side.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. State pages use the state published in the official ranking row.