IIT Madras No.1 in NIRF 2025 rankings for 7th year: Full list of Top 10 universities, colleges in India

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras once again clinched the top position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025.

While IIT Madras topped in the ‘Overall’ category’, the Institute also “ranked No.1 in ‘Engineering’ category for tenth year in a row in NIRF 2025,” IIT Madras said in a press release on Thursday.

It also secured the No.1 rank in the ‘Innovations’ category (previously known as Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), improving upon its No.2 position in the same category last year.

Notably, IIT Madras also secured first rank in the category of ‘Sustainability Development Goals’ (SDG), which was introduced this year.

IIT Madras Prof V Kamakoti Director said, “Being a topper consistently is a result of a collective, cohesive and focused team effort. Thanking the Almighty for blessing us with such a wonderful team. Together, we pledge to put in our best efforts towards Viksit Bharat@2047.”

The rankings were announced by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday.

NIRF 2025: Top 10 INDIA RANKING | ‘Overall’ category’

According to the Ministry of Education, here’s Top 10 institutes and universities in the ‘Overall’ category’:

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Universities

Meanwhile, among universities, the top spot has been bagged by IISc Bengaluru, with Jawaharlal Nehru University at the second spot. The third and fourth positions have been bagged by Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Jamia Millia Islamia.

NIRF 2025: Top 10 Colleges

Delhi University’s Hindu College has been ranked at the top among colleges, followed by Miranda House and Hans Raj College. Kirori Mal College is at the fourth spot, while St Stephen’s College has secured the fifth position.

NIRF 2025 rankings: Top open universities

Among open universities, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is at the top spot, followed by Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru.