India, Sept. 5 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has secured top rank in the engineering category for the 10th consecutive year in NIRF 2025 and in the overall category for the 7th consecutive year. It also secured the first rank in the innovations category, improving upon its second position of last year. The Chennai-based institute also secured first rank in the category of 'Sustainability Development Goals' (SDG), which was introduced this year.

In an interview with HT, IIT Madras director Prof. V. Kamakoti shared the reasons behind the institution's continued success. Edited excerpts:

What has helped IIT Madras consistently secure the top spot in overall and engineering category of NIRF rankings?

Our success comes ...