NIRF 2023
Top Private Research colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2023
Browse resolved private colleges from the official NIRF 2023 Research ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.
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Top private — Research 2023
VIT Vellore · Vellore#11 · 62.41
MAHE Manipal · Manipal#25 · 52.48
BITS Pilani · Pilani#26 · 52.32
Top private Research colleges — NIRF 2023
Official rank order
#11 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu
VIT Vellore
Score 62.41
#25 · Manipal, Karnataka
MAHE Manipal
Score 52.48
#26 · Pilani, Rajasthan
BITS Pilani
Score 52.32
#32 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Amrita
Score 50.83
#34 · Patiala, Punjab
Thapar Patiala
Score 50.06
#36 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Saveetha Chennai
Score 49.54
#39 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
SRMIST Chennai
Score 48.58
#42 · Phagwara, Punjab
LPU
Score 44.87
#44 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha
KIIT Bhubaneswar
Score 43.98
#45 · Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Amity Noida
Score 43.89
State-wise Research ranking
Featured state
Tamil Nadu
Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2023 ranking table.
VIT Vellore Best college in the state
#11 · 4 ranked Best rank and ranked colleges View Tamil Nadu ranking
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Institute
Score
11
VIT Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Private
62.41
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 12
2022: rank 10
2023: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
1 places
from #12 in 2021 to #11 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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25
MAHE Manipal
Manipal, Karnataka
Private
52.48
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 27
2022: rank 30
2023: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
2 places
from #27 in 2021 to #25 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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26
BITS Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
Private
52.32
7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 36
2022: rank 33
2023: rank 26
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
10 places
from #36 in 2021 to #26 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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32
Amrita
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private
50.83
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 29
2022: rank 31
2023: rank 32
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
3 places
from #29 in 2021 to #32 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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34
Thapar Patiala
Patiala, Punjab
Private
50.06
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 38
2022: rank 35
2023: rank 34
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
4 places
from #38 in 2021 to #34 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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36
Saveetha Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
49.54
12
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 48
2023: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
12 places
from #48 in 2022 to #36 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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39
SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
48.58
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: rank 46
2022: rank 36
2023: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
7 places
from #46 in 2021 to #39 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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42
LPU
Phagwara, Punjab
Private
44.87
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: not ranked
2023: rank 42
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#42
in both 2023 and 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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44
KIIT Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
43.98
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 47
2023: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
3 places
from #47 in 2022 to #44 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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45
Amity Noida
Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Private
43.89
7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 38
2023: rank 45
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
7 places
from #38 in 2022 to #45 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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49
SOA Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Private
43.21
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
2021: not ranked
2022: rank 45
2023: rank 49
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
4 places
from #45 in 2022 to #49 in 2023.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
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About this NIRF ranking
What is the NIRF 2023 Research ranking?
It is the imported official NIRF 2023 Research list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.
Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?
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