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NIRF 2025

NIRF Research Rankings

Q: What is the NIRF 2025 Research ranking?

It is the official NIRF 2025 ranking list for the Research category, with rank, score and institution details.

The official NIRF 2025 Research ranking in this database contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Science leads at rank 1 with a score of 85.01. IIT Madras is second and IIT Delhi is third.

Among institutions classified by NIRFRank, 37 are government and 13 are private. Saveetha Chennai is the leading private entry at rank 13 with a score of 60.96. The list covers 17 states and 35 cities. A smaller rank number is better, and scores should be compared only within the same category and year.

Movement compares each year with the preceding available edition. Newly listed means absent from the comparison year, not necessarily a first appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing. Rank changes alone do not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2025

View full 2025 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major NIRF Research ranking changes from 2024 to 2025

Amity University, Noida recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 9 places from rank 47 to 38. Calcutta University recorded the largest decline, moving down 12 places from rank 36 to 48. The 2025 list contains 5 institutions not present in the 2024 list, while 5 from 2024 are not present in 2025. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2025 rank	Institution	2024 rank	Change
38	Amity University, Noida	47	↑ 9 places
18	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	26	↑ 8 places
29	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	37	↑ 8 places
48	Calcutta University	36	↓ 12 places
44	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	34	↓ 10 places
26	Anna University	17	↓ 9 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 5 newly listed and 5 no longer listed

2025 rank	Institution	Score	Status
22	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	55.81	Newly present
34	Chandigarh University	50.47	Newly present
39	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	48.75	Newly present
45	UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)	46.46	Newly present
50	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	45.02	Newly present

2024 rank	Institution	Status
41	Bharathiar University	Not present in 2025
42	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Not present in 2025
43	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	Not present in 2025
48	Bharathidasan University	Not present in 2025
49	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	Not present in 2025

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NIRF 2024 Research rankings

The published 2024 Research list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Science holds rank 1 with a score of 84.98. VIT Vellore is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 13 with a score of 60.28.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Science	1	No change	84.98
2	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	2	No change	83.29
3	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	3	No change	81.08
4	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	4	No change	77.75
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	5	No change	72.65
6	Homi Bhabha National Institute	15	↑ 9	70.11
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	6	↓ 1	70.04
8	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	8	No change	67.43
9	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	7	↓ 2	66.78
10	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	9	↓ 1	64.94
11	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research	12	↑ 1	64.20
12	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	10	↓ 2	60.54
13	Vellore Institute of Technology	11	↓ 2	60.28
14	University of Delhi	17	↑ 3	60.07
15	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	14	↓ 1	59.96
16	Banaras Hindu University	16	No change	58.52
17	Anna University	13	↓ 4	58.39
18	Jawaharlal Nehru University	18	No change	56.43
19	Jamia Millia Islamia	20	↑ 1	56.12
20	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	36	↑ 16	55.85
21	Jadavpur University	19	↓ 2	54.85
22	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	24	↑ 2	54.77
23	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	25	↑ 2	54.31
24	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	39	↑ 15	53.34
25	Aligarh Muslim University	23	↓ 2	53.29
26	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	26	No change	53.06
27	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	21	↓ 6	52.70
28	University of Hyderabad	28	No change	51.90
29	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	27	↓ 2	51.53
30	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	29	↓ 1	51.16
31	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	22	↓ 9	50.94
32	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	31	↓ 1	50.78
33	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	32	↓ 1	50.38
34	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	30	↓ 4	50.06
35	Panjab University	33	↓ 2	49.73
36	Calcutta University	35	↓ 1	48.57
37	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	—	New	48.55
38	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	40	↑ 2	47.31
39	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	34	↓ 5	47.30
40	Institute of Chemical Technology	37	↓ 3	46.83
41	Bharathiar University	38	↓ 3	46.79
42	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	41	↓ 1	45.41
43	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	48	↑ 5	45.18
44	Lovely Professional University	42	↓ 2	45.01
45	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	46	↑ 1	44.99
46	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	44	↓ 2	44.64
47	Amity University, Noida	45	↓ 2	44.57
48	Bharathidasan University	—	New	44.41
49	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	50	↑ 1	44.09
50	Siksha O Anusandhan	49	↓ 1	43.87

Major NIRF Research ranking changes from 2023 to 2024

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 16 places from rank 36 to 20. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli recorded the largest decline, moving down 9 places from rank 22 to 31. The 2024 list contains 2 institutions not present in the 2023 list, while 2 from 2023 are not present in 2024. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change
20	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	36	↑ 16 places
24	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	39	↑ 15 places
6	Homi Bhabha National Institute	15	↑ 9 places
31	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	22	↓ 9 places
27	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	21	↓ 6 places
39	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	34	↓ 5 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

2024 rank	Institution	Score	Status
37	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	48.55	Newly present
48	Bharathidasan University	44.41	Newly present

2023 rank	Institution	Status
43	Alagappa University	Not present in 2024
47	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Not present in 2024

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NIRF 2023 Research rankings

The published 2023 Research list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Science holds rank 1 with a score of 86.22. VIT Vellore is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 11 with a score of 62.41.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Science	1	No change	86.22
2	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	2	No change	84.01
3	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	3	No change	82.07
4	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	4	No change	79.19
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	5	No change	71.63
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	6	No change	71.33
7	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	8	↑ 1	66.52
8	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	9	↑ 1	66.13
9	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	—	New	64.68
10	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	7	↓ 3	62.66
11	Vellore Institute of Technology	10	↓ 1	62.41
12	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research	18	↑ 6	59.85
13	Anna University	21	↑ 8	59.65
14	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	12	↓ 2	59.41
15	Homi Bhabha National Institute	11	↓ 4	58.88
16	Banaras Hindu University	15	↓ 1	58.14
17	University of Delhi	16	↓ 1	57.45
18	Jawaharlal Nehru University	14	↓ 4	57.33
19	Jadavpur University	13	↓ 6	56.69
20	Jamia Millia Islamia	19	↓ 1	55.86
21	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	26	↑ 5	53.71
22	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	23	↑ 1	53.63
23	Aligarh Muslim University	28	↑ 5	53.58
24	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	20	↓ 4	52.80
25	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	30	↑ 5	52.48
26	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	33	↑ 7	52.32
27	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	17	↓ 10	52.22
28	University of Hyderabad	27	↓ 1	51.85
29	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	24	↓ 5	51.32
30	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	—	New	51.08
31	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	34	↑ 3	50.84
32	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	31	↓ 1	50.83
33	Panjab University	29	↓ 4	50.65
34	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	35	↑ 1	50.06
35	Calcutta University	—	New	49.76
36	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	48	↑ 12	49.54
37	Institute of Chemical Technology	25	↓ 12	48.82
38	Bharathiar University	22	↓ 16	48.72
39	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	36	↓ 3	48.58
40	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	32	↓ 8	46.95
41	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	—	New	46.89
42	Lovely Professional University	—	New	44.87
43	Alagappa University	43	No change	44.06
44	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	47	↑ 3	43.98
45	Amity University, Noida	38	↓ 7	43.89
46	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	—	New	43.65
47	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	46	↓ 1	43.37
48	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	42	↓ 6	43.35
49	Siksha O Anusandhan	45	↓ 4	43.21
50	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	—	New	43.15

Major NIRF Research ranking changes from 2022 to 2023

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 12 places from rank 48 to 36. Bharathiar University recorded the largest decline, moving down 16 places from rank 22 to 38. The 2023 list contains 7 institutions not present in the 2022 list, while 7 from 2022 are not present in 2023. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
36	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	48	↑ 12 places
13	Anna University	21	↑ 8 places
26	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	33	↑ 7 places
38	Bharathiar University	22	↓ 16 places
37	Institute of Chemical Technology	25	↓ 12 places
27	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	17	↓ 10 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 7 newly listed and 7 no longer listed

2023 rank	Institution	Score	Status
9	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	64.68	Newly present
30	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	51.08	Newly present
35	Calcutta University	49.76	Newly present
41	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	46.89	Newly present
42	Lovely Professional University	44.87	Newly present
46	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	43.65	Newly present
50	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	43.15	Newly present

2022 rank	Institution	Status
37	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Not present in 2023
39	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Not present in 2023
40	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Not present in 2023
41	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Not present in 2023
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Not present in 2023
49	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal	Not present in 2023
50	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Not present in 2023

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NIRF 2022 Research rankings

The published 2022 Research list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Science holds rank 1 with a score of 88.62. VIT Vellore is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 10 with a score of 59.71.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Science	1	No change	88.62
2	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	2	No change	86.38
3	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	4	↑ 1	82.16
4	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	3	↓ 1	80.21
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	5	No change	74.05
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	6	No change	72.47
7	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	10	↑ 3	66.63
8	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	7	↓ 1	66.29
9	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	8	↓ 1	62.48
10	Vellore Institute of Technology	12	↑ 2	59.71
11	Homi Bhabha National Institute	13	↑ 2	58.65
12	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	15	↑ 3	57.96
13	Jadavpur University	17	↑ 4	56.81
14	Jawaharlal Nehru University	18	↑ 4	56.75
15	Banaras Hindu University	14	↓ 1	55.61
16	University of Delhi	11	↓ 5	55.51
17	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	16	↓ 1	55.39
18	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research	22	↑ 4	53.21
19	Jamia Millia Islamia	30	↑ 11	53.14
20	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	20	No change	53.07
21	Anna University	32	↑ 11	52.85
22	Bharathiar University	23	↑ 1	51.18
23	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	35	↑ 12	51.14
24	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	31	↑ 7	50.94
25	Institute of Chemical Technology	21	↓ 4	50.81
26	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	26	No change	50.73
27	University of Hyderabad	25	↓ 2	50.52
28	Aligarh Muslim University	24	↓ 4	50.16
29	Panjab University	28	↓ 1	50.15
30	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	27	↓ 3	49.96
31	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	29	↓ 2	49.42
32	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	34	↑ 2	48.08
33	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	36	↑ 3	47.65
34	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	39	↑ 5	47.30
35	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	38	↑ 3	46.38
36	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	46	↑ 10	46.00
37	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	43	↑ 6	44.09
38	Amity University, Noida	—	New	42.13
39	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	—	New	41.92
40	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	48	↑ 8	41.36
41	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	47	↑ 6	41.19
42	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	42	No change	41.14
43	Alagappa University	—	New	41.00
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	50	↑ 6	40.40
45	Siksha O Anusandhan	—	New	40.06
46	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	—	New	39.82
47	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	—	New	39.64
48	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	—	New	39.58
49	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal	45	↓ 4	39.51
50	National Institute of Technology Silchar	—	New	38.67

Major NIRF Research ranking changes from 2021 to 2022

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 12 places from rank 35 to 23. University of Delhi recorded the largest decline, moving down 5 places from rank 11 to 16. The 2022 list contains 8 institutions not present in the 2021 list, while 8 from 2021 are not present in 2022. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
23	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	35	↑ 12 places
19	Jamia Millia Islamia	30	↑ 11 places
21	Anna University	32	↑ 11 places
16	University of Delhi	11	↓ 5 places
25	Institute of Chemical Technology	21	↓ 4 places
28	Aligarh Muslim University	24	↓ 4 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 8 newly listed and 8 no longer listed

2022 rank	Institution	Score	Status
38	Amity University, Noida	42.13	Newly present
39	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	41.92	Newly present
43	Alagappa University	41.00	Newly present
45	Siksha O Anusandhan	40.06	Newly present
46	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	39.82	Newly present
47	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	39.64	Newly present
48	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	39.58	Newly present
50	National Institute of Technology Silchar	38.67	Newly present

2021 rank	Institution	Status
9	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Not present in 2022
19	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	Not present in 2022
33	Calcutta University	Not present in 2022
37	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Not present in 2022
40	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Not present in 2022
41	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	Not present in 2022
44	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	Not present in 2022
49	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Not present in 2022

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NIRF 2021 Research rankings

The published 2021 Research list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Science holds rank 1 with a score of 86.48. VIT Vellore is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 12 with a score of 55.58.

2021 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Science	—	—	86.48
2	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	—	—	86.01
3	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	—	—	80.93
4	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	—	—	78.02
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	—	—	73.21
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	—	—	68.56
7	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	—	—	66.50
8	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	—	—	66.26
9	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	—	—	64.99
10	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	—	—	64.35
11	University of Delhi	—	—	56.96
12	Vellore Institute of Technology	—	—	55.58
13	Homi Bhabha National Institute	—	—	55.24
14	Banaras Hindu University	—	—	54.96
15	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	—	—	54.70
16	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune	—	—	54.50
17	Jadavpur University	—	—	54.02
18	Jawaharlal Nehru University	—	—	53.52
19	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	—	—	52.57
20	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	—	—	52.40
21	Institute of Chemical Technology	—	—	51.22
22	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research	—	—	51.18
23	Bharathiar University	—	—	50.88
24	Aligarh Muslim University	—	—	49.81
25	University of Hyderabad	—	—	49.25
26	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	—	—	48.86
27	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	—	—	48.73
28	Panjab University	—	—	48.71
29	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	—	—	48.29
30	Jamia Millia Islamia	—	—	48.28
31	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	—	—	48.00
32	Anna University	—	—	47.87
33	Calcutta University	—	—	47.74
34	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata	—	—	46.72
35	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	—	—	45.91
36	Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	—	—	44.76
37	Savitribai Phule Pune University	—	—	44.51
38	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	—	—	44.17
39	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	—	—	44.14
40	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	—	—	43.91
41	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata	—	—	43.32
42	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	—	—	43.03
43	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	—	—	42.98
44	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali	—	—	41.54
45	Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal	—	—	41.16
46	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	—	—	40.16
47	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	—	—	39.99
48	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	—	—	39.44
49	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	—	—	38.96
50	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	—	—	38.53

2021 is the earliest Research edition available in this database, so movement, entry and exit groups cannot be calculated for this year.

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Private

Top private — Research 2025

Saveetha Chennai · Chennai #13 · 60.96

VIT Vellore · Vellore #14 · 60.39

BITS Pilani · Pilani #18 · 56.71

Top 10 Research colleges — NIRF 2025

Official rank order

#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka Indian Institute of Science Score 85.01 #2 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu IIT Madras Score 82.99 #3 · New Delhi, Delhi IIT Delhi Score 80.42 #4 · Mumbai, Maharashtra IIT Bombay Score 77.80 #5 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 71.61 #6 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh IIT Kanpur Score 69.80 #7 · Mumbai, Maharashtra Homi Bhabha National Institute Score 69.39 #8 · Roorkee, Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee Score 67.27 #9 · Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research Score 67.15 #10 · Guwahati, Assam IIT Guwahati Score 64.18

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Top private colleges Saveetha Chennai Best rank #13 Top government colleges Indian Institute of Science Best rank #1

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1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 85.01 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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2 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 82.99 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Held the #2 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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3 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 80.42 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #4 in 2021 to #3 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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4 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 77.80 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #3 in 2021 to #4 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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5 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 71.61 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Held the #5 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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6 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Govt 69.80 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Ranked #6 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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7 Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 69.39 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #13 in 2021 to #7 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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8 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand Govt 67.27 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #7 in 2021 to #8 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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9 Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Govt 67.15 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Improved by 13 places from #22 in 2021 to #9 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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10 IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam Govt 64.18 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #9 in 2021 to #10 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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11 AIIMS Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 63.61 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #8 in 2021 to #11 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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12 University of Delhi Delhi, Delhi Govt 62.65 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

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Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #11 in 2021 to #12 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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13 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 60.96 7

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 35 places from #48 in 2022 to #13 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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14 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.39 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #12 in 2021 to #14 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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15 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Govt 60.15 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #15 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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16 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 58.28 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #14 in 2021 to #16 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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17 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 57.96 5

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #10 in 2021 to #17 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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18 BITS Pilani Pilani, Rajasthan Private 56.71 8

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 18 places from #36 in 2021 to #18 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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19 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 56.41 4

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 8 places from #27 in 2021 to #19 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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20 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 56.13 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #30 in 2021 to #20 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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21 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, Delhi Govt 56.06 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #18 in 2021 to #21 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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22 IIT BHU Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 55.81 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #22 in both 2025 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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23 Jadavpur University Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 55.53 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #17 in 2021 to #23 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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24 IIT Indore Indore, Madhya Pradesh Govt 55.52 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #26 in 2021 to #24 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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25 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.41 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Research)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 21 places from #46 in 2021 to #25 in 2025.

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.

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What is the NIRF 2025 Research ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2025 Research list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?

Yes. Use the search box, year selector and private filter to narrow the ranking list, then open tracked college profiles for more history and comparison data.

NIRF Research Rankings

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NIRF 2024 Research rankings

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NIRF 2023 Research rankings

Leading institutions in Research in 2023

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NIRF 2022 Research rankings

Leading institutions in Research in 2022

Major NIRF Research ranking changes from 2021 to 2022

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NIRF 2021 Research rankings

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Top private — Research 2025

Top 10 Research colleges — NIRF 2025

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