NIRF Rankings 2025: The Ministry of Education released the NIRF Rankings for the year 2025 today, September 4- helping students to choose the top colleges, universities for their future across various fields such as Engineering, Medicine, Overall best universities in India, dental, Pharmacy and more.
While some colleges have maintained their positions, others have moved up or down in the rankings. Hindu College and Miranda House continue to hold the top two spots among India's best colleges, showing an improvement of over 10 percent compared to last year.
NIRF Rankings determine the best colleges, universities based on several factors such as the available of Resources,student strength, quality of publications for research institutions, the number of graduated students and how highly the Employers regard the particular institution's graduates( based on a survey conducted).
Along with this year's top colleges, let's also compare last year's rankings to help you choose the right institution for your future.
Top Colleges In India 2025 As Per NIRF Rankings:
| College | State | Score | Rank |
| Hindu College | Delhi | 84.01 | 1 |
| Miranda House | Delhi | 83.20 | 2 |
| Hans Raj College | Delhi | 81.75 | 3 |
| Kirori Mal College | Delhi | 80.33 | 4 |
| St. Stephens's College | Delhi | 79.41 | 5 |
| Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College | West Bengal | 76.74 | 6 |
| Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | Delhi | 76.09 | 7 |
| St. Xavier`s College | West Bengal | 76.07 | 8 |
| PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 75.52 | 9 |
| PSG College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu | 73.15 | 10 |
Major Changes In NIRF Rankings this year from last year.
- Notably, Kirori Mal College has improved a lot- from the ninth best college in 2024 to among the best four colleges in India.
- This year, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu has some of the best colleges in India with Delhi being best state for the top colleges in India for 2025. Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College has gone down three places in 2025 rankings as compared to last year.
- PSGR Krishnammal College for Women stays among the top 10 colleges in 2025 while Lady Shri Ram College for Women loses has gone down few places.
- Hindu College, Miranda House have stayed as the top two best colleges in India with an overall improvement of over 10 per cent.
Let's check the last year's top colleges as per NIRF 2024 Rankings
| College | State | Score | Rank |
| Hindu College | Delhi | 74.47 | 1 |
| Miranda House | Delhi | 73.22 | 2 |
| Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College | West Bengal | 72.97 | 3 |
| St. Stephens's College | Delhi | 72.97 | 4 |
| Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | Delhi | 72.59 | 5 |
| St. Xavier`s College | West Bengal | 72.15 | 6 |
| PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 72.09 | 7 |
| Loyola College | Tamil Nadu | 70.74 | 8 |
| Kirori Mal College | Delhi | 69.86 | 9 |
| Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi | 69.49 | 10 |
