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NIRF 2024

NIRF 2024 Research rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2024 rankings, using key parameters like teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.

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Top private — Research 2024

VIT Vellore · Vellore #13 · 60.28
Saveetha Chennai · Chennai #20 · 55.85
MAHE Manipal · Manipal #23 · 54.31

Top 10 Research colleges — NIRF 2024

Official rank order
#13 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore Score 60.28 #20 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Saveetha Chennai Score 55.85 #23 · Manipal, Karnataka MAHE Manipal Score 54.31 #24 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu SRMIST Chennai Score 53.34 #26 · Pilani, Rajasthan BITS Pilani Score 53.06 #33 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Amrita Score 50.38 #39 · Patiala, Punjab Thapar Patiala Score 47.30 #44 · Phagwara, Punjab LPU Score 45.01 #46 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha KIIT Bhubaneswar Score 44.64 #47 · Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Amity Noida Score 44.57
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13 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.28 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 10
  • 2023: rank 11
  • 2024: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #12 in 2021 to #13 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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20 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.85 16
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 48
  • 2023: rank 36
  • 2024: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 28 places from #48 in 2022 to #20 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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23 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 54.31 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 27
  • 2022: rank 30
  • 2023: rank 25
  • 2024: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #27 in 2021 to #23 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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24 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 53.34 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 46
  • 2022: rank 36
  • 2023: rank 39
  • 2024: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 22 places from #46 in 2021 to #24 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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26 BITS Pilani Pilani, Rajasthan Private 53.06 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 36
  • 2022: rank 33
  • 2023: rank 26
  • 2024: rank 26

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #36 in 2021 to #26 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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33 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 50.38 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 29
  • 2022: rank 31
  • 2023: rank 32
  • 2024: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #29 in 2021 to #33 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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39 Thapar Patiala Patiala, Punjab Private 47.30 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 38
  • 2022: rank 35
  • 2023: rank 34
  • 2024: rank 39

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #38 in 2021 to #39 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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44 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 45.01 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 42
  • 2024: rank 44

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #42 in 2023 to #44 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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46 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 44.64 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 47
  • 2023: rank 44
  • 2024: rank 46

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #47 in 2022 to #46 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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47 Amity Noida Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Private 44.57 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 38
  • 2023: rank 45
  • 2024: rank 47

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #38 in 2022 to #47 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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50 SOA Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 43.87 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 45
  • 2023: rank 49
  • 2024: rank 50

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #45 in 2022 to #50 in 2024.

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 2024 Research ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2024 Research list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

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