NIRF 2020
Top Private Overall colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2020
Browse resolved private colleges from the official NIRF 2020 Overall ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.
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Top private — Overall 2020
Amrita · Coimbatore#13 · 60.74
MAHE Manipal · Manipal#14 · 59.96
BITS Pilani · Pilani#27 · 54.13
Top private Overall colleges — NIRF 2020
Official rank order
#13 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Amrita
Score 60.74
#14 · Manipal, Karnataka
MAHE Manipal
Score 59.96
#27 · Pilani, Rajasthan
BITS Pilani
Score 54.13
#28 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu
VIT Vellore
Score 53.89
#38 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha
SOA Bhubaneswar
Score 50.97
#44 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha
KIIT Bhubaneswar
Score 50.24
#48 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
SASTRA
Score 49.40
#51 · Patiala, Punjab
Thapar Patiala
Score 48.59
#51 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
SRIHER Chennai
Score 48.59
#54 · Mysuru, Karnataka
JSS AHER
Score 48.09
State-wise Overall ranking
Featured state
Tamil Nadu
Top Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2020 ranking table.
Amrita Best college in the state
#13 · 10 ranked Best rank and ranked colleges View Tamil Nadu ranking
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8 more states
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Karnataka, Rajasthan, Odisha Every state with ranked colleges
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Institute
Score
13
Amrita
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private
60.74
2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 16
2018: rank 15
2019: rank 15
2020: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
3 places
from #16 in 2017 to #13 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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14
MAHE Manipal
Manipal, Karnataka
Private
59.96
2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 30
2018: rank 18
2019: rank 16
2020: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
16 places
from #30 in 2017 to #14 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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27
BITS Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
Private
54.13
12
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 21
2018: rank 26
2019: rank 39
2020: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
6 places
from #21 in 2017 to #27 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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28
VIT Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Private
53.89
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 22
2018: rank 24
2019: rank 32
2020: rank 28
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
6 places
from #22 in 2017 to #28 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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38
SOA Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
50.97
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 33
2018: rank 38
2019: rank 41
2020: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
5 places
from #33 in 2017 to #38 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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44
KIIT Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
50.24
6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 79
2018: rank 65
2019: rank 50
2020: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
35 places
from #79 in 2017 to #44 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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48
SASTRA
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Private
49.40
15
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 54
2019: rank 63
2020: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
6 places
from #54 in 2018 to #48 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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51
Thapar Patiala
Patiala, Punjab
Private
48.59
6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 75
2018: rank 50
2019: rank 45
2020: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
24 places
from #75 in 2017 to #51 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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51
SRIHER Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
48.59
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 62
2019: rank 54
2020: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
11 places
from #62 in 2018 to #51 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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54
JSS AHER
Mysuru, Karnataka
Private
48.09
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 59
2019: rank 55
2020: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
5 places
from #59 in 2018 to #54 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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58
SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
47.27
6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 55
2018: rank 63
2019: rank 52
2020: rank 58
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
3 places
from #55 in 2017 to #58 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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61
Sathyabama
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
47.03
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 72
2018: rank 68
2019: rank 64
2020: rank 61
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
11 places
from #72 in 2017 to #61 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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63
Amity Noida
Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Private
46.88
21
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 86
2018: rank 80
2019: rank 84
2020: rank 63
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
23 places
from #86 in 2017 to #63 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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66
Saveetha Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
46.81
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 91
2018: rank 70
2019: rank 67
2020: rank 66
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
25 places
from #91 in 2017 to #66 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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70
KL University
Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh
Private
45.89
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 83
2019: rank 74
2020: rank 70
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
13 places
from #83 in 2018 to #70 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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73
Symbiosis Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
Private
45.43
9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 97
2018: rank 67
2019: rank 82
2020: rank 73
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
24 places
from #97 in 2017 to #73 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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75
D. Y. Patil Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
Private
45.08
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 79
2019: rank 70
2020: rank 75
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
4 places
from #79 in 2018 to #75 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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79
Banasthali Vidyapith
Banasthali, Rajasthan
Private
44.61
8
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 89
2018: rank 91
2019: rank 87
2020: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
10 places
from #89 in 2017 to #79 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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82
Shiv Nadar
Dadri, Uttar Pradesh
Private
44.47
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 96
2018: rank 72
2019: rank 77
2020: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
14 places
from #96 in 2017 to #82 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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83
SSN College
Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
Private
44.42
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 73
2019: rank 78
2020: rank 83
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
10 places
from #73 in 2018 to #83 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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85
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Private
44.17
0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 66
2019: rank 85
2020: rank 85
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
19 places
from #66 in 2018 to #85 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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85
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private
44.17
9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 88
2018: rank 64
2019: rank 76
2020: rank 85
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
3 places
from #88 in 2017 to #85 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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87
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
44.03
30
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 35
2018: rank 35
2019: rank 57
2020: rank 87
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
52 places
from #35 in 2017 to #87 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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92
NMIMS
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Private
43.07
9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: rank 82
2019: rank 83
2020: rank 92
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
10 places
from #82 in 2018 to #92 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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97
DMIHER
Wardha, Maharashtra
Private
42.24
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 92
2020: rank 97
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
5 places
from #92 in 2019 to #97 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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98
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Pune, Maharashtra
Private
42.23
10
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: rank 90
2018: rank 93
2019: rank 88
2020: rank 98
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
8 places
from #90 in 2017 to #98 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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99
LPU
Phagwara, Punjab
Private
41.81
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
2017: not ranked
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 99
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#99
in both 2020 and 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
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What is the NIRF 2020 Overall ranking?
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