Overview
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the 10th NIRF on September 4, ranking institutions across 17 categories including a new SDG-focused assessment.
- IIT Madras retained the overall No. 1 position, IISc Bengaluru led the research category, and IIT Bombay placed third overall.
- Jadavpur University ranked first among state public universities, narrowly ahead of Anna University, with Panjab University third and Gauhati University rising to ninth.
- Delhi University dominated the college list as Hindu College and Miranda House kept the top two spots, and DU climbed to fifth among universities.
- Regional gains were notable, with Kerala reporting 74 colleges in the top 300 and the University of Mumbai re-entering the overall top 100 at rank 92, while IGNOU remained No. 1 among open universities.