India Rankings 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: PIB
Context: The Ministry of Education released the India Rankings 2025 under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
About India Rankings 2025:
• What it is? India Rankings is the annual ranking of higher education institutions based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), introduced in 2015. It covers universities, colleges, and specialized institutions across disciplines.
• India Rankings is the annual ranking of higher education institutions based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), introduced in 2015. It covers universities, colleges, and specialized institutions across disciplines.
• Published by: The Ministry of Education, Government of India, with data support from agencies like Scopus, Web of Science, and Derwent Innovation.
• Aim: To promote accountability, transparency, and quality benchmarking among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). To guide students, parents, and policymakers with credible performance indicators. To align higher education with NEP 2020 goals and India’s vision of becoming a knowledge superpower by 2047.
• To promote accountability, transparency, and quality benchmarking among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
• To guide students, parents, and policymakers with credible performance indicators.
• To align higher education with NEP 2020 goals and India’s vision of becoming a knowledge superpower by 2047.
• Criteria Used (5 Parameters & Weightage): Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%) – faculty quality, student strength, financial resources. Research & Professional Practice (30%) – publications, citations, patents. Graduation Outcomes (20%) – placement, higher studies, median salary. Outreach & Inclusivity (10%) – gender balance, regional diversity, inclusivity. Perception (10%) – academic and public reputation.
• Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%) – faculty quality, student strength, financial resources.
• Research & Professional Practice (30%) – publications, citations, patents.
• Graduation Outcomes (20%) – placement, higher studies, median salary.
• Outreach & Inclusivity (10%) – gender balance, regional diversity, inclusivity.
• Perception (10%) – academic and public reputation.
• Trends in Report (2025): (No need to remember everything just have the idea) IIT Madras retained dominance – ranked 1st in the Overall category for the 7th year in a row, and 1st in Engineering for the 10th year. IISc Bengaluru’s consistent lead – topped Universities for the 10th consecutive year and Research Institutions for the 5th year. Domain leaders unchanged – IIM Ahmedabad in Management, AIIMS Delhi in Medical, IIT Roorkee in Architecture, and NLSIU Bengaluru in Law maintained their top positions. Delhi colleges dominance – Hindu College secured 1st place for the 2nd year, while six of the top 10 colleges are from Delhi. Expansion of categories – 9 categories and 8 subject domains covered; new SDG-based rankings introduced, topped by IIT Madras. Growing participation – 7,692 unique institutions applied, with 14,163 submissions, reflecting a 297% rise in applications since 2016. Emerging diversity in leaders – Jamia Hamdard (Pharmacy), IGNOU (Open Universities), Symbiosis (Skill Universities), and IARI Delhi (Agriculture) highlight non-IIT/non-IIM excellence.
• IIT Madras retained dominance – ranked 1st in the Overall category for the 7th year in a row, and 1st in Engineering for the 10th year.
• IISc Bengaluru’s consistent lead – topped Universities for the 10th consecutive year and Research Institutions for the 5th year.
• Domain leaders unchanged – IIM Ahmedabad in Management, AIIMS Delhi in Medical, IIT Roorkee in Architecture, and NLSIU Bengaluru in Law maintained their top positions.
• Delhi colleges dominance – Hindu College secured 1st place for the 2nd year, while six of the top 10 colleges are from Delhi.
• Expansion of categories – 9 categories and 8 subject domains covered; new SDG-based rankings introduced, topped by IIT Madras.
• Growing participation – 7,692 unique institutions applied, with 14,163 submissions, reflecting a 297% rise in applications since 2016.
• Emerging diversity in leaders – Jamia Hamdard (Pharmacy), IGNOU (Open Universities), Symbiosis (Skill Universities), and IARI Delhi (Agriculture) highlight non-IIT/non-IIM excellence.