India, Sept. 4 -- The Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework, NIRF Rankings 2025, on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The tenth edition of NIRF India Rankings was released by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

In 2025, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has emerged as the top university in India. Besides, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi also retained its former positions in the second spot. In the third spot is Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

Jamia Millia Islamia, meanwhile, went down to the fourth spot this year.

Notably, this year, the ministry has ranked institutions on 17 categories, introducing the SDG or...