NIRF is the National Institutional Ranking Framework, a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank higher education institutions in the country.

Which engineering colleges consistently rank high in NIRF?

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) generally occupy the top ranks, followed by other prestigious institutions like National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and some private universities.

How important is NIRF ranking for choosing an engineering college?

NIRF ranking can be a good starting point for selecting an engineering college, but it's essential to consider other factors like the specific program, faculty, placements, infrastructure, and your personal preferences.

Top NIRF Ranking of Engineering colleges in India 2024

The Ministry of Education officially released the NIRF Rank 2024 on 12th August on its website, www.nirfindia.org. Check out the list of best engineering colleges in India and other important details in this article

The National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) uses a standardized system to assess the ranking of colleges all over India. Five parameters are used to determine the ranking of the colleges. Every year the Ministry of Education publishes NIRF lists in multiple categories. This year 3 new categories have been added - Azad University, Technical University and Government University. They are introducing the best institutions that are shaping the future of education in India. Once the list is published, students can check it on the official website of the Ministry of Education.

The Top 10 NIRF 2024 Engineering Colleges in India

The NIRF 2024 engineering rankings are out and once again IIT Madras has secured the top spot. The list includes the usual favourites like Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, and Guwahati. the list for this year reflects the continued dominance of the IITs in engineering education. Here is the list of the top 10 NIRF 2O24 Engineering colleges in India.

Engineering College Name	NIRF Rank
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	1
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	6
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	7
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	8
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	9
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	10

Top 100 universities based on NIRF rankings 2024

Given below is the list of the top 100 universities as per NIRF 2024 rankings. You can also check their ranks in the past few years.

University	NIRF 2024 Ranking	NIRF 2023 Ranking	NIRF 2022 Ranking	NIRF 2021 Ranking
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore	1	1	1	1
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi	2	2	2	2
Jamia Milia Islamia	3	3	3	6
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	9	4	4	8
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi	5	5	6	3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal	4	6	7	7
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	7	7	5	5
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore	10	8	9	13
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	8	9	11	10
University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad	17	10	10	9
University of Delhi	6	11	13	12
Calcutta University	18	12	8	4
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	11	13	26	29
Anna University	13	14	21	16
Siksha`O`Anusandhan University	14	15	16	20
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	15	16	20	21
Homi Bhabha National Institute	16	17	17	18
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	12	18	19	30
Savitribai Phule Pune University	23	19	12	11
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	19	20	18	17
Bharathiar University	26	21	15	14
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29	22	31	26
Institute of Chemical Technology	35	23	14	15
Kerala University	21	24	40	27
Panjab University	38	25	25	23
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	28	26	24	22
Chandigarh University	20	27	29	52
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	22	28	27	35
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education	30	29	35	50
Alagappa University	47	30	28	33
Mahatma Gandhi University	37	31	30	31
Symbiosis International University	31	32	32	38
University of Kashmir	45	33	53	48
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	24	34	34	34
Amity University	32	35	23	25
Osmania University	43	36	22	32
Cochin University of Science and Technology	34	37	41	44
Lovely Professional University	27	38	47	62
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences	42	39	54	61
Delhi Technological University	48	40	38	42
Bharathidasan University	36	41	57	57
Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	33	42	55	65
Andhra University	25	43	36	24
Mysore University	54	44	33	19
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow	53	45	50	39
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune	44	46	42	49
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	49	47	51	55
Guru Nanak Dev University	-	48	44	53
Jamia Hamdard	40	49	46	41
University of Madras	39	50	39	28
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	51	51	43	40
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	-	52	65	100
Madurai Kamraj University	63	53	52	63
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana	57	54	-	-
Graphic Era University	52	55	74	98
Mumbai University	61	56	45	71
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	55	57	48	47
Banasthali Vidyapith	67	58	49	35
Periyar University	56	59	63	73
Sri Venkateswara University	87	60	67	54
Gujarat University	76	61	58	43
Shiv Nadar University	62	62	61	56
University of Jammu	50	63	56	66
Visvesvaraya Technological University	75	63	72	82
NITTE University, Mangalore	66	65	75	77
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	73	66	62	51
Christ University	60	67	71	-
Jain University, Bangalore	65	68	79	99
Tezpur University	69	69	59	46
Calicut University	89	70	69	60
Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi	82	71	99	86
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu	84	72	-	-
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	70	73	96	89
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	80	74	77	79
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	72	75	95	97
Mizoram University	77	76	78	-
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus	68	77	70	80
Maharishi Markandeshwar	71	78	91	-
G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar	88	79	-	-
North Eastern Hill University	-	80	66	59
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	98	81	84	75
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	79	82	93	92
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	93	83	80	70
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	74	84	-	-
Yenepoya University	95	85	97	-
The University of Burdwan	-	86	87	85
Sharda University, Greater Noida	86	87	-	-
Gauhati University	40	88	37	45
Central University of Tamil Nadu	99	89	85
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore	90	90	-	-
Bharati Vidyapeeth	78	91	76	68
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	-	92	100	-
Utkal University	-	93	90	87
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	-	94	-	-
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), Delhi	100	95	-	-
Maharshi Dayanand University	-	96	94	78
Visva Bharati	-	97	98	64
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	58	98	60	37
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana	-	99	-	-
Central University of Punjab	83	100	82	84
UPES, Dehradun	46	-	-	-
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	59	-	-	-
Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan	64	-	-	-
Bangalore University	81	-	-	-
Sant Longowal Institute of Science and Technology, Longowal, Punjab	85	-	-	-
Chitkara University	90	-	-	-
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies	92	-	-	-
Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, U.P.	94	-	-	-
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	96	-	-	-
University of Lucknow	97	-	-	-

NIRF 2024 Ranking - Parameters and Their Weightage

There are five parameters on which the Ministry of Education decides the NIRF ranking of the colleges and universities. These parameters are also sub-parameters. The weightage is the score determined by the colleges and universities. The following parameters are listed in the table below

NIRF Ranking Parameter	NIRF Ranking Criteria	Marks Assigned	Total Marks
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)	Student Strength including doctoral students (SS)	20	100
	Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)	30
	Combined metric for faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and experience (FQE)	20
	Total budget and its utilisation (CBTU)	30
Research and Professional Practice (RP)	The combined metric for publications (PU)	30	100
	Combined metric for quality of publications (QP)	40
	IPR and patents: Filed, published, granted and licensed (IPR)	15
	Footprint of projects and professional practice and executive development programmes (FP)	15
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)	Percentage of students from other states/ countries [Region Diversity (RD)]	30	100
	Percentage of women (WF) + (WS) + (WA)	25
	Economically and socially challenged students (ESCS)	25
	Facilities for physically challenged students (PCS)	20
Graduation Outcome (GO)	Combined % for placement, higher studies, and entrepreneurship (GPHE)	40	100
	Metric for university examinations (GUE)	15
	Median Salary	20
	Metric for graduating students admitted into top universities (GTOP)	15
	Metric for number of PhD students graduated (GPHD)	10
Perception (PR)	Peer Perception: Employers and research investors (PREMP)	25	100
	Peer perception: Academics (PRACD)	25
	Public perception (PRPUB)	25
	Competitiveness (PRCMP)	25

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

NIRF Ranking 2024 has been released which provides the most important information about educational institutions, including public and private colleges. Focusing on specific areas is important to choose the best private options. If you are looking for a private college, the NIRF list provides a complete comparison based on education, study materials, research output and placement record.

College Name	Seat Intake	Total Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam	Eligibility
VIT Vellore	6,180	INR 8 lakh	VITEEE	Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology with at least 60-65% aggregate.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai	2,460	INR 10 lakh	JEE Main, SRMJEEE, SAT India, TANCET	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 50-60% aggregate
Amity University, Noida Admission	540	INR 10 lakh	JEE Main	Class 12 with PCB/ PCM with a minimum aggregate of 50-60%
Anusandhan University, Bhubaneshwar Admission	2,460	INR 11 lakh	JEE Main	Class 12 with 50% aggregate

Top Government Engineering Colleges in India

The government institutes continue to dominate the top ranks of the NIRF 2024 engineering colleges. these institutions have continuously shown their excellence in teaching, research, and innovation. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has secured the top position and is followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. Here is the list of the top NIRF 2024 engineering government colleges

College Name	Seat Intake	Total Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam/	Eligibility
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras Admission	1,195	INR 10 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 60%
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi Admission	1,209	INR 8 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum 75% aggregate
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay Admission	1,538	INR 8 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate in PCM
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur Admission	929	INR 8 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate in PCM

Impact of NIRF Rankings on Students’ Choice

The NIRF ranking is very crucial for students and parents when choosing an engineering college. they provide important information about the quality of education, research opportunities and the reputation of the institute. The higher the rank of the colleges the better facilities they have and the placement opportunities make them attraction options for the students

Top Engineering Exams in India

Engineering exams in India are crucial to determining their admission to the top engineering these are conducted at the National level and state levels both these exam checks a student's understanding of Mathematics, Physics and chemistry. The most famous exam is the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) by which the students can gain admission in prestigious institutes like IITs and there are many other state-level exams mentioned below

Top Engineering Entrance Exams in India