NIRF Rankings 2025: Top Engineering, Medical and Management Colleges in India

The Ministry of Education released NIRF Rankings 2025 in July. IIT Madras topped Engineering for the 7th consecutive year while AIIMS Delhi retained its No. 1 position in Medical. IIM Ahmedabad leads Management.

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NIRF Rankings 2025: Key Highlights

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings were released by the Ministry of Education. Over 6,500 institutions were evaluated across 13 subject categories.

Overall Top 5 1. IIT Madras 2. IIT Delhi 3. IISc Bangalore 4. IIT Bombay 5. IIT Kanpur

Engineering Top 5 1. IIT Madras | 2. IIT Delhi | 3. IIT Bombay | 4. IIT Kanpur | 5. IIT Roorkee

Medical Top 5 1. AIIMS Delhi | 2. PGIMER Chandigarh | 3. CMC Vellore | 4. JIPMER Puducherry | 5. Amrita Institute

Management Top 5 1. IIM Ahmedabad | 2. IIM Bangalore | 3. IIM Calcutta | 4. IIM Kozhikode | 5. IIM Lucknow

Key Movers Manipal Academy, VIT Vellore, and Symbiosis International University showed notable upward movement across multiple categories. Students are advised to use NIRF rankings alongside placement records, faculty quality, and infrastructure when shortlisting colleges.