NIRF Rankings 2025: Here are top 15 colleges in Engineering category
The NIRF Rankings 2025 were released on September 4, 2025, by the Ministry of Education. Here are the top colleges & universities under the Engineering category
The Ministry of Education today released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings, marking the 10th edition of the annual exercise.
1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
IIT Madras retained its #1 rank in Engineering for 2025, continuing its dominance from 2016.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
IIT Delhi secured it's 2nd spot since 2019(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
IIT Bombay bagged it's 3rd position since 2019(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
IIT Kanpur secured it's 4th spot since 2020(Pic: EdexLive Desk)
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur secured it's 5th position from last year. (Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
6. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
IIT Roorkee maintained its #6 rank for another year.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
7. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad moved up by one step to 7th spot from last year.(Pic: EdexLive Desk)
8. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
IIT Guwahati slipped one spot to 8th rank from last year.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
9. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
NIT Tiruchirappalli continued at #9, holding strong in the top 10.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
10. 10) Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
IIT (BHU) Varanasi remained unchanged at #10 from last year(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
11. Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani
BITS Pilani Moved up nine spots to bag 11th position this year(Pic: EdexLive Desk)
12. 12) Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
IIT Indore moved up by four spots and ranked 12th in Engineering category this year.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
NIT Rourkela jumped significantly to #13 in this year, up from #19 in last year.(Pic: EdexLive Desk)
14. S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology dropped to 14th rank by one rank from last year(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
15. Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad stayed consistent at #15 for 2025 as well.(Pic: Wikimedia Commons)
