Which is the top Overall college in Kottayam as per NIRF 2025?
Mahatma Gandhi University leads the city list at rank #79.
NIRF 2025 · City ranking
Top Overall Colleges in Kottayam@elseTop Overall colleges in Kottayam: NIRF ranking 2025
1 Kottayam institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Overall list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Mahatma Gandhi University leads the Kottayam entries in 2025 at national rank 79 with a score of 51.73.
Kottayam colleges featured across NIRF Overall editions
These institutions appeared in the available Kottayam lists from 2017 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Overall colleges in Kottayam
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 2025 · National rank 79 · Listed this year
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Kottayam offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Overall ranks, not positions within Kottayam.
Kottayam Overall ranking history
Explore Kottayam institutions in the published NIRF Overall lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Kottayam. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Overall edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Kottayam list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2025
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2025 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 79 with a score of 51.73.
View full Kottayam 2025 ranking with scores and college profiles
Major changes from 2024 to 2025
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 67 to 79. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2024
1| 2025 rank | Institution | 2024 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 67 | ↓ 12 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2025
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2025
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2024
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2024 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 67 with a score of 52.30.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2024
1| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | 52.30 |
Major changes from 2023 to 2024
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 52 to 67. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2023
1| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | ↓ 15 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2024
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2024
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2023
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2023 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 52 with a score of 51.84.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2023
1| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 51 | 51.84 |
Major changes from 2022 to 2023
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 51 to 52. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2022
1| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 51 | ↓ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2023
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2023
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2022
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2022 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 51 with a score of 49.89.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2022
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | 49.89 |
Major changes from 2021 to 2022
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 52 to 51, an improvement of 1 place. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2021
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | ↑ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2022
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2022
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2021
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2021 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 52 with a score of 47.62.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2021
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 49 | 47.62 |
Major changes from 2020 to 2021
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 49 to 52. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2020
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 49 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2021
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2020
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2020 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 49 with a score of 49.29.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2020
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 49 | 49.29 |
Major changes from 2019 to 2020
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kottayam lists.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2019
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2020
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2020
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2019
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2019 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 49 with a score of 48.08.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | 48.08 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 52 to 49, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2018
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 52 | ↑ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2019
0No newly listed Kottayam institutions in this comparison.
Kottayam institutions not present in 2019
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2018
1 Kottayam institution appear in the 2018 published Overall list. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is the highest-ranked Kottayam entry at national rank 52 with a score of 46.56.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2018
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | — | 46.56 |
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kottayam lists.
Biggest Kottayam ranking changes from 2017
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kottayam institutions in 2018
1| 2018 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 46.56 | Newly present |
Kottayam institutions not present in 2018
0Every Kottayam entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kottayam NIRF Overall rankings 2017
0 Kottayam institutions appear in the 2017 published Overall list.
Kottayam institutions in NIRF Overall 2017
0No Kottayam institutions appear in this edition's published list.
This is the earliest available Overall edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Kottayam Overall ranking list
Kerala#InstituteScore
79 Mahatma Gandhi University 51.73 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
- 2021: rank 52
- 2022: rank 51
- 2023: rank 52
- 2024: rank 67
- 2025: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Moved down 27 places from #52 in 2021 to #79 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Kottayam ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Kottayam?
1 colleges from Kottayam appear in the official 2025 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
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