College Rankings
NIRF 2023

NIRF 2023 Research rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2023 rankings, using key parameters like teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.

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Top private — Research 2023

VIT Vellore · Vellore #11 · 62.41
MAHE Manipal · Manipal #25 · 52.48
BITS Pilani · Pilani #26 · 52.32

Top 10 Research colleges — NIRF 2023

Official rank order
#11 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore Score 62.41 #25 · Manipal, Karnataka MAHE Manipal Score 52.48 #26 · Pilani, Rajasthan BITS Pilani Score 52.32 #32 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Amrita Score 50.83 #34 · Patiala, Punjab Thapar Patiala Score 50.06 #36 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Saveetha Chennai Score 49.54 #39 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu SRMIST Chennai Score 48.58 #42 · Phagwara, Punjab LPU Score 44.87 #44 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha KIIT Bhubaneswar Score 43.98 #45 · Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Amity Noida Score 43.89
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11 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 62.41 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 10
  • 2023: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #12 in 2021 to #11 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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25 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 52.48 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 27
  • 2022: rank 30
  • 2023: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #27 in 2021 to #25 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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26 BITS Pilani Pilani, Rajasthan Private 52.32 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 36
  • 2022: rank 33
  • 2023: rank 26

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #36 in 2021 to #26 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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32 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 50.83 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 29
  • 2022: rank 31
  • 2023: rank 32

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #29 in 2021 to #32 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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34 Thapar Patiala Patiala, Punjab Private 50.06 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 38
  • 2022: rank 35
  • 2023: rank 34

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #38 in 2021 to #34 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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36 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 49.54 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 48
  • 2023: rank 36

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 12 places from #48 in 2022 to #36 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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39 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 48.58 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 46
  • 2022: rank 36
  • 2023: rank 39

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #46 in 2021 to #39 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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42 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 44.87 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 42

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #42 in both 2023 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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44 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 43.98 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 47
  • 2023: rank 44

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #47 in 2022 to #44 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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45 Amity Noida Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Private 43.89 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 38
  • 2023: rank 45

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #38 in 2022 to #45 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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49 SOA Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 43.21 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 45
  • 2023: rank 49

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #45 in 2022 to #49 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2023 Research ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2023 Research list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?

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