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NIRF 2022

NIRF 2022 Research rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2022 rankings, using key parameters like teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.

Teaching & Learning Resources Top Government Research State-wise Research
Private

Top private — Research 2022

VIT Vellore · Vellore #10 · 59.71
MAHE Manipal · Manipal #30 · 49.96
Amrita · Coimbatore #31 · 49.42

Top 10 Research colleges — NIRF 2022

Official rank order
#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Institute of Science Score 88.62 #2 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu IIT Madras Score 86.38 #3 · New Delhi, Delhi IIT Delhi Score 82.16 #4 · Mumbai, Maharashtra IIT Bombay Score 80.21 #5 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 74.05 #6 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh IIT Kanpur Score 72.47 #7 · Mumbai, Maharashtra Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Score 66.63 #8 · Roorkee, Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee Score 66.29 #9 · New Delhi, Delhi AIIMS Delhi Score 62.48 #10 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore Score 59.71

Private and government Research colleges

NIRF 2022
Top private colleges VIT Vellore Best rank #10 Top government colleges Indian Institute of Science Best rank #1

State-wise Research ranking

Featured state

Karnataka

Top Research colleges in Karnataka, filtered from the official NIRF 2022 ranking table.

Indian Institute of ScienceBest college in the state
#1 · 3 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges
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11 more states

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Tamil Nadu, Delhi, MaharashtraEvery state with ranked colleges
40+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2022 list
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State-wise Research ranking

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Top Research colleges in Karnataka Indian Institute of Science #1 · 3 ranked Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu IIT Madras #2 · 10 ranked Top Research colleges in Delhi IIT Delhi #3 · 5 ranked Top Research colleges in Maharashtra IIT Bombay #4 · 5 ranked Top Research colleges in West Bengal IIT Kharagpur #5 · 4 ranked Top Research colleges in Uttar Pradesh IIT Kanpur #6 · 5 ranked Top Research colleges in Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee #8 · 1 ranked Top Research colleges in Telangana IIT Hyderabad #12 · 2 ranked Top Research colleges in Jharkhand IIT ISM Dhanbad #20 · 1 ranked Top Research colleges in Odisha NIT Rourkela #24 · 4 ranked Top Research colleges in Madhya Pradesh IIT Indore #26 · 2 ranked Top Research colleges in Chandigarh Panjab University #29 · 1 ranked
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1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 88.62 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 1
  • 2022: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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2 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 86.38 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 2
  • 2022: rank 2

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #2 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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3 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 82.16 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 4
  • 2022: rank 3

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #4 in 2021 to #3 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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4 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 80.21 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 3
  • 2022: rank 4

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #3 in 2021 to #4 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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5 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 74.05 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 5
  • 2022: rank 5

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #5 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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6 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Govt 72.47 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 6
  • 2022: rank 6

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #6 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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7 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 66.63 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 10
  • 2022: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #10 in 2021 to #7 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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8 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand Govt 66.29 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 7
  • 2022: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #7 in 2021 to #8 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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9 AIIMS Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 62.48 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 8
  • 2022: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #8 in 2021 to #9 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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10 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 59.71 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 10

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #12 in 2021 to #10 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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11 Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 58.65 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 13
  • 2022: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #13 in 2021 to #11 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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12 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Govt 57.96 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 15
  • 2022: rank 12

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #15 in 2021 to #12 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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13 Jadavpur University Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 56.81 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 17
  • 2022: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #17 in 2021 to #13 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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14 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, Delhi Govt 56.75 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 18
  • 2022: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #18 in 2021 to #14 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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15 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 55.61 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 14
  • 2022: rank 15

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #14 in 2021 to #15 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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16 University of Delhi Delhi, Delhi Govt 55.51 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 11
  • 2022: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #11 in 2021 to #16 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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17 IISER Pune Pune, Maharashtra Govt 55.39 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 16
  • 2022: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #16 in 2021 to #17 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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18 Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Govt 53.21 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 22
  • 2022: rank 18

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #22 in 2021 to #18 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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19 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 53.14 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 30
  • 2022: rank 19

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 11 places from #30 in 2021 to #19 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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20 IIT ISM Dhanbad Dhanbad, Jharkhand Govt 53.07 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 20
  • 2022: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #20 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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21 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 52.85 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 32
  • 2022: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 11 places from #32 in 2021 to #21 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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22 Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 51.18 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #23 in 2021 to #22 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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23 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 51.14 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 35
  • 2022: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 12 places from #35 in 2021 to #23 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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24 NIT Rourkela Rourkela, Odisha Govt 50.94 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 31
  • 2022: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #31 in 2021 to #24 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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25 Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 50.81 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 21
  • 2022: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #21 in 2021 to #25 in 2022.

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 2022 Research ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2022 Research list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

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