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Top Private Research colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2021

Browse resolved private colleges from the official NIRF 2021 Research ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.

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Top private — Research 2021

VIT Vellore · Vellore #12 · 55.58
MAHE Manipal · Manipal #27 · 48.73
Amrita · Coimbatore #29 · 48.29

Top private Research colleges — NIRF 2021

Official rank order
#12 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore Score 55.58 #27 · Manipal, Karnataka MAHE Manipal Score 48.73 #29 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Amrita Score 48.29 #36 · Pilani, Rajasthan BITS Pilani Score 44.76 #38 · Patiala, Punjab Thapar Patiala Score 44.17 #46 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu SRMIST Chennai Score 40.16 #50 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu SASTRA Score 38.53

State-wise Research ranking

Featured state

Tamil Nadu

Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2021 ranking table.

VIT VelloreBest college in the state
#12 · 4 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges
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Other states

3 more states

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Karnataka, Rajasthan, PunjabEvery state with ranked colleges
3+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2021 list
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State-wise Research ranking

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Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore #12 · 4 ranked Top Research colleges in Karnataka MAHE Manipal #27 · 1 ranked Top Research colleges in Rajasthan BITS Pilani #36 · 1 ranked Top Research colleges in Punjab Thapar Patiala #38 · 1 ranked
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12 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 55.58 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12

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Highlights

Ranked #12 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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27 MAHE Manipal Manipal, Karnataka Private 48.73 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 27

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #27 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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29 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 48.29 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 29

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #29 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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36 BITS Pilani Pilani, Rajasthan Private 44.76 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 36

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #36 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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38 Thapar Patiala Patiala, Punjab Private 44.17 NEW
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  • 2021: rank 38

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #38 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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46 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 40.16 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 46

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #46 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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50 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 38.53 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 50

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #50 in both 2021 and 2021.

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.

About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2021 Research ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2021 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.