#1 Overall
Engineering
IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
India's top-ranked institution, with a campus that is also a forest.
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Est. 1959
Based on NIRF 2025
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IISc Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Science
More than a century of Indian science, in the middle of Bengaluru.
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Est. 1909
#3 Overall
Engineering
IIT Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Lakeside campus, the startup capital of the IITs.
- Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Est. 1958
#4 Overall
Engineering
IIT Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Engineering at the heart of the capital.
- Hauz Khas, New Delhi
- Est. 1961
#1 Management
Management
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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The case-method business school with a landmark brick campus.
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Est. 1961
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IIT Madras was ranked first in the NIRF 2025 Overall ranking, released by the Ministry of Education in September 2025. It has held the top spot since 2019.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework is the Government of India's official ranking of higher-education institutions, published each year across categories such as Overall, University, Engineering and Management.
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