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NIRF 2025 University ranking by state

Browse state-wise NIRF 2025 University college rankings. Each state page is filtered from the official category ranking table.

Full University ranking About NIRF 2025
22States represented
100+Ranked institutions
100+Total colleges in list
NIRF 2025University
Best state overall Karnataka

Leading in quality and number of top engineering institutions.

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Top 100 colleges 20

From Tamil Nadu

Top 50 colleges 11

From Tamil Nadu

Top 10 colleges 3

From Delhi

Top performing states

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By number of colleges inside the NIRF 2025 University top 100.

  1. 1
    Tamil Nadu
    20
  2. 2
    Maharashtra
    11
  3. 3
    Karnataka
    9
  4. 4
    Uttar Pradesh
    9
  5. 5
    Delhi
    8

Distribution of colleges in states

  • South41 colleges
  • North30 colleges
  • West16 colleges
  • East8 colleges
  • Others5 colleges

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Maharashtra 11 ranked

Best: Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Jammu and Kashmir 3 ranked

Best: University of Kashmir

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Jharkhand 1 ranked

Best: Birla Institute of Technology

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Ranking trend

Colleges inside the University 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 2025 University 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.