NIRF 2025 Ranking Engineering: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings for engineering colleges were announced on Sep 4, 2025 by the Education Minister.
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This year only 39 Private engineering colleges in India ranked in top 100
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has retained its number one position in the engineering category for the 10th consecutive year in NIRF 2025.
This year, the list has been released for 17 ranking categories, namely Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Innovation, Open University, Skill University, State Public University, and SDG or Sustainability.
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani (BITS Pilani) Tops in the private engineering category with a jump of 9 places followed by S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) Chennai, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore
- VIT Vellore slipped by 5 places
- Top 5 Private engineering colleges are BITS Pilani, SRMIST Chennai, VIT Vellore, Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology and Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering), UPES maintain its position
- Manipal Institute of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology both loose its position by 3 places
- Christ University jumped by 17th places no ranked 76, in 2024 it was 93
- International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) jumped by 9th place. (47 to 38 in 2025)
Top Engineering Colleges in India ~ Based on NIRF Ranking 2025
| Private Rank | Name | 2024 |
2025 |
| 1 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani | 20 | 11 |
| 2 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 26 | 22 |
| 5 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 23 | 23 |
| 6 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | Chandigarh University | 32 | 31 |
| 8 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | 36 | 33 |
| 9 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University | 35 | 35 |
| 10 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 37 | 36 |
| 11 | Amity University | 30 | 37 |
| 12 | IIIT Hyderabad | 47 | 38 |
| 13 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research | 38 | 40 |
| 14 | UPES | 43 | 43 |
| 15 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 53 | 45 |
| 16 | Symbiosis International | 50 | 46 |
| 17 | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | 46 | 47 |
| 18 | Lovely Professional University | 49 | 48 |
| 19 | Birla Institute of Technology | 48 | 51 |
| 20 | Graphic Era University | 52 | 52 |
| 21 | Manipal Institute of Technology | 56 | 59 |
| 22 | PSG College of Technology | 67 | 67 |
| 23 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | 66 | 67 |
| 24 | IIIT Bangalore | 74 | 69 |
| 25 | Banasthali Vidyapith | 78 | 71 |
| 26 | M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | 75 | 75 |
| 27 | Christ University | 93 | 76 |
| 28 | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | 80 | 78 |
| 29 | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology | 76 | 79 |
| 30 | Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research | 91 | 80 |
| 31 | Jain university,Bangalore | 95 | 84 |
| 32 | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D IST | 86 | 87 |
| 33 | AU College of Engineering (A) | 90 | 88 |
| 34 | Chitkara University | 94 | 89 |
| 35 | COEP Technological University | 76 | 90 |
| 36 | SR University | 98 | 91 |
| 37 | C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha | 96 | 95 |
| 38 | Pandit Deendayal Energy University | N.A | 98 |
| 39 | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | 83 | 100 |
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