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NIRF India Rankings 2025
- 05 Sep 2025
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The Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2025, which reaffirmed Indian Institute of Technology Madras as the top institution in the Overall Category for the 7th consecutive year.
- NIRF 2025 covered 7,692 institutions, the highest ever, across 17 categories including a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category to measure “green” practices, highlighting the government’s focus on sustainable and accountable higher education.
- National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF): Launched in September 2015 by the Ministry of Education, it ranks institutions on five parameters: Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%), Research & Professional Practice (30%), Graduation Outcomes (20%), and Outreach & Inclusivity and Peer Perception (10% each).
