India, Sept. 4 -- LUCKNOW Institutions from Uttar Pradesh continued to set a benchmark on the country's education horizon, with some minor ups and downs in various categories in the National Institutional Research Framework (NIRF) rankings that were announced on Thursday.

While IIM-Lucknow climbed two spots to become the fifth-best management institute in the country, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-BHU retained 4th and 10th ranks, respectively, in the engineering category. IIT-K also secured 6th rank in the research institutions category and 5th position in the innovation category.

Prof MP Gupta, director, IIM-L, said: "IIM-Lucknow's performance in NIRF 2025 rankings highlights our commitment to academic excellence. This recognition reflects dedica...