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NIRF rankings, real fee structures, honest cutoffs, scholarships you may have missed. Verified by students currently studying there. 77 colleges curated from the official NIRF 2024 rankings — engineering, medical, management, law, universities and pharmacy. Every rank cites NIRF directly. No invented rankings, no paid placements.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1956
India's top medical institute. Admission to MBBS via NEET UG; cut-off is the most competitive of any medical school in the country.
NIRF Overall #7, Medical #1 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad · Gujarat · est. 1961
India's top-ranked B-school for over a decade. The PGP is the country's most competitive management programme — admission via CAT.
NIRF Management #1 (2024)
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1909
India's premier research institution. The only Indian university consistently inside the QS top 200. Undergraduate BS programme admission via JEE Advanced (top-500 typically).
NIRF Overall #2, University #1, Research #1 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1959
India's top-ranked institution overall and in engineering for six consecutive NIRF cycles. Strong in mechanical, ocean engineering, computer science and the new BS in Data Science (online + on-campus tracks).
NIRF Overall #1, Engineering #1, Management #4 (2024)
National Law School of India University
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1986
India's first National Law University, top-ranked NLU for the entire history of the NIRF law category. Admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB via CLAT.
NIRF Law #1 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1973
The other anchor of the IIM-A/B/C trio. Particularly strong on the Bengaluru tech ecosystem — strong tech-product management placement track.
NIRF Management #2 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1961
Anchor of the Delhi research cluster. Strong CSE + Electrical, large research footprint via SCAI (computational + AI), Bharti School and the textile / fibre engineering programmes.
NIRF Overall #4, Engineering #2, Management #4 (2024)
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1969
Central university famous for the social sciences, international studies, languages and life sciences. Admission via CUET / dedicated PG entrance.
NIRF Overall #10, University #2 (2024)
National Law University, Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 2008
Operates its own entrance test (AILET) instead of CLAT. Strong constitutional and public-policy law curriculum, located in Dwarka.
NIRF Law #2 (2024)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh · Chandigarh · est. 1962
Specialised in postgraduate medical education. Strong reputation across surgical and clinical specialties; major tertiary-care referral hospital for north India.
NIRF Medical #2 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Kozhikode · Kerala · est. 1996
Highest gender-balanced batch among the IIMs. Pioneered IPM (5-year integrated programme) admissions directly from Class 12.
NIRF Management #3 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai · Maharashtra · est. 1958
The largest IIT by departments. Dominant in CSE placements, the only IIT with a campus-based architecture programme, and the SJMSOM management school.
NIRF Overall #3, Engineering #3, Management #10 (2024)
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1920
Central university with strong engineering, mass communication, architecture and Islamic studies programmes. CUET admission for most undergraduate streams.
NIRF University #3 (2024)
Nalsar University of Law
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1998
South India's premier NLU. CLAT admission, strong corporate and IP law placements, particularly with Hyderabad-based firms and tech companies.
NIRF Law #3 (2024)
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
Mohali · Punjab · est. 1998
India's first NIPER and the only one to offer PhD across pharmaceutical disciplines. PG admission via NIPER JEE.
NIRF Pharmacy #3 (2024)
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1993
Management programme within IIT Delhi, admission via CAT. Particularly strong in tech-product and operations management; smaller batch size than the IIMs.
NIRF Management #4 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1959
First IIT to set up a computer science programme. Strong in aerospace, materials science, and the country's top startup pipeline through SIIC (Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre).
NIRF Overall #5, Engineering #4 (2024)
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1925
India's premier institute for mental health and neuroscience. Specialist postgraduate programmes — admission via NIMHANS entrance.
NIRF Medical #4 (2024)
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1999
Eastern India's flagship NLU. CLAT admission, strong public-international-law programme and student-run NUJS Law Review.
NIRF Law #4 (2024)
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1916
One of Asia's largest residential universities. Strong faculties across humanities, sciences, medicine (IMS-BHU) and engineering (IIT BHU is the engineering wing).
NIRF University #5 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 1951
Oldest IIT and the largest campus. Houses the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) — India's only IP-focused law school inside a technical university.
NIRF Overall #6, Engineering #5 (2024)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Puducherry · Puducherry · est. 1823
One of India's oldest medical institutions (originally Ecole de Medicine, 1823). MBBS admission via NEET UG; strong clinical training reputation in south India.
NIRF Medical #5 (2024)
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 2006
Only IIT-housed law school. Specialised LLB programme open to engineering and science graduates — unique IP and tech-law focus.
NIRF Law #5 (2024)
University of Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1922
Anchor of the Delhi higher-education cluster, with 90+ affiliated colleges. Admission via CUET. Most sought-after constituent colleges: St. Stephen's, Hindu, LSR, SRCC, Hansraj.
NIRF University #6 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1961
The third of the original IIMs (with A and B). Particularly strong in finance — major recruiter pipeline to investment banking and consulting.
NIRF Management #6 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee · Uttarakhand · est. 1847
Originally the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (1847) — predates the IIT system by over a century. Anchor for civil, earthquake and water-resource engineering.
NIRF Overall #8, Engineering #6 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1984
Strong general management curriculum. Noida campus runs the Working Managers Programme — popular with mid-career executives.
NIRF Management #7 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati · Assam · est. 1994
The northeast's flagship IIT. Strong in design (IIT Guwahati offers a B.Des), biosciences and bio-engineering. Campus on the Brahmaputra is among the prettiest in the IIT system.
NIRF Overall #9, Engineering #7 (2024)
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1960
The medical faculty of BHU. MBBS admission via NEET UG. Strong reputation in Ayurveda and clinical specialties.
NIRF Medical #7 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Indore · Madhya Pradesh · est. 1996
The only IIM with a dedicated 5-year IPM programme that admits directly after Class 12 via the IPMAT exam. Strong in marketing, operations.
NIRF Management #8 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 2008
Youngest IIT in the top 10 engineering ranks. Pioneered the fractal academic system (CSE specialisations), strong AI/ML output, multiple Japanese university partnerships.
NIRF Engineering #8 (2024)
Gujarat National Law University
Gandhinagar · Gujarat · est. 2003
Gujarat's NLU. CLAT admission, particularly strong in international commercial law and a long-running diploma in cyber law.
NIRF Law #9 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu · est. 1964
Top-ranked NIT for six consecutive years. Strong CSE and ECE placements, the largest electrical engineering intake among the NITs.
NIRF Engineering #9 (2024)
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1974
Central university particularly strong in basic sciences, integrated MSc programmes and humanities research. The campus is one of the largest in central India.
NIRF University #10 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1919
Originally Banaras Engineering College, converted to IIT in 2012. Strong mining, metallurgy, ceramic and chemical engineering programmes — fields BHU has run for over a century.
NIRF Engineering #10 (2024)
National Law University, Jodhpur
Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 1999
Rajasthan's NLU and the only NLU to require both science and commerce streams' graduates separately for the BBA-LLB programme.
NIRF Law #10 (2024)
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay
Mumbai · Maharashtra · est. 1995
IIT Bombay's management school. Strong tech-product management curriculum, deep connections to the Mumbai financial-services and startup ecosystem.
NIRF Management #11 (2024)
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 2005
Uttar Pradesh's flagship NLU. CLAT admission; relatively newer NLU but with steadily improving rankings and a strong moot-court culture.
NIRF Law #12 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu · est. 2011
Tamil Nadu's IIM. Newer batch but strong placement track record especially in BFSI and consulting.
NIRF Management #13 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore · Madhya Pradesh · est. 2009
Among the newer IITs, climbed into the engineering top 15 inside a decade. Strong physics, astronomy and CSE departments.
NIRF Engineering #14 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad · Jharkhand · est. 1926
The country's premier institute for mining and petroleum engineering — the only IIT with those as core specialisations. Strong placement track record in the coal and oil & gas sector.
NIRF Engineering #16 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Mangaluru · Karnataka · est. 1960
Coastal Karnataka's flagship engineering institute. Strong civil, marine and computer science programmes, beachfront campus.
NIRF Engineering #17 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Rourkela · Odisha · est. 1961
Strong metallurgy, ceramic and mining engineering programmes — historic strengths from the Rourkela steel-plant region.
NIRF Engineering #19 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal · Telangana · est. 1959
The first regional engineering college in India (then RECW), converted to NIT in 2002. Strong CSE and electronics output, well-known alumni network in IT services.
NIRF Engineering #21 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar · Gujarat · est. 2008
Newer IIT with a heavily project-based undergraduate curriculum. Strong materials science and the only IIT offering a BTech in materials engineering as a flagship.
NIRF Engineering #22 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Rupnagar · Punjab · est. 2008
Punjab's IIT. Particularly strong in CSE and the Centre of Excellence in AI. Newer campus on the Sutlej river.
NIRF Engineering #23 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kozhikode · Kerala · est. 1961
Kerala's NIT, formerly the Calicut REC. Strong civil, mechanical and computer science programmes; the architecture course is among the most competitive in the NIT system.
NIRF Engineering #25 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Shillong · Meghalaya · est. 2007
The first IIM in north-east India. The PGP curriculum has a notable sustainability and rural-development focus, mirroring Meghalaya's location.
NIRF Management #27 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 2008
Rajasthan's IIT, expanding into healthcare engineering with an upcoming AIIMS-IIT-J joint MBBS-BTech programme. Strong AI/ML and biotechnology output.
NIRF Engineering #27 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar · Odisha · est. 2008
Odisha's IIT. Strong civil, mechanical and a relatively new aerospace engineering programme. Coastal-engineering focus given the state's geography.
NIRF Engineering #28 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Mandi · Himachal Pradesh · est. 2009
Himalayan IIT, strong civil, mechanical and emerging electronics-and-communication programmes. The country's only Hindi-medium technical school option among IITs.
NIRF Engineering #31 (2024)
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Prayagraj · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1999
The first IIIT to be set up as a centrally-funded institute. CSE and ECE focused — admission via JEE Main.
NIRF Engineering #84 (2024)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
Mohanpur · West Bengal · est. 2006
First IISER in eastern India. Strong interdisciplinary sciences and the only IISER offering a BS in Earth Sciences.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
Mohali · Punjab · est. 2007
North India's IISER, particularly strong in mathematics and physics. Hosted India's first quantum computing PhD programme.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Pune · Maharashtra · est. 2006
Centrally-funded research-and-undergraduate institute. 5-year integrated BS-MS programme; admission via IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) or KVPY successor channels.
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