NIRF 2025
Top Private Research colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2025
Browse resolved private colleges from the official NIRF 2025 Research ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.
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Top private — Research 2025
Saveetha Chennai · Chennai#13 · 60.96
VIT Vellore · Vellore#14 · 60.39
BITS Pilani · Pilani#18 · 56.71
Top private Research colleges — NIRF 2025
Official rank order
#13 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Saveetha Chennai
Score 60.96
#14 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu
VIT Vellore
Score 60.39
#18 · Pilani, Rajasthan
BITS Pilani
Score 56.71
#19 · Manipal, Karnataka
MAHE Manipal
Score 56.41
#25 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
SRMIST Chennai
Score 55.41
#31 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Amrita
Score 52.48
#34 · Mohali, Punjab
Chandigarh University
Score 50.47
#38 · Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Amity Noida
Score 49.25
#40 · Phagwara, Punjab
LPU
Score 48.72
#42 · Patiala, Punjab
Thapar Patiala
Score 47.59
State-wise Research ranking
Featured state
Tamil Nadu
Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2025 ranking table.
Saveetha Chennai Best college in the state
#13 · 4 ranked Best rank and ranked colleges View Tamil Nadu ranking
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6 more states
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Rajasthan, Karnataka, Punjab Every state with ranked colleges
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Institute
Score
13
Saveetha Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
60.96
7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 48
2023: rank 36
2024: rank 20
2025: rank 13
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)
2021: rank 12
2022: rank 10
2023: rank 11
2024: rank 13
2025: rank 14
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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18
BITS Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
Private
56.71
8
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 36
2022: rank 33
2023: rank 26
2024: rank 26
2025: rank 18
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)
2021: rank 27
2022: rank 30
2023: rank 25
2024: rank 23
2025: rank 19
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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25
SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
55.41
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 46
2022: rank 36
2023: rank 39
2024: rank 24
2025: rank 25
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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31
Amrita
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private
52.48
2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 29
2022: rank 31
2023: rank 32
2024: rank 33
2025: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
2 places
from #29 in 2021 to #31 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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34
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
Private
50.47
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: not ranked
2023: not ranked
2024: not ranked
2025: rank 34
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#34
in both 2025 and 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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38
Amity Noida
Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Private
49.25
9
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 38
2023: rank 45
2024: rank 47
2025: rank 38
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#38
in both 2022 and 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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40
LPU
Phagwara, Punjab
Private
48.72
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: not ranked
2023: rank 42
2024: rank 44
2025: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
2 places
from #42 in 2023 to #40 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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42
Thapar Patiala
Patiala, Punjab
Private
47.59
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 38
2022: rank 35
2023: rank 34
2024: rank 39
2025: rank 42
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
4 places
from #38 in 2021 to #42 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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43
KIIT Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
46.73
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 47
2023: rank 44
2024: rank 46
2025: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
4 places
from #47 in 2022 to #43 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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45
UPES Dehradun
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Private
46.46
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: not ranked
2023: not ranked
2024: not ranked
2025: rank 45
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#45
in both 2025 and 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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49
SOA Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
45.12
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 45
2023: rank 49
2024: rank 50
2025: rank 49
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
4 places
from #45 in 2022 to #49 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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About this NIRF ranking
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.
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