By Bishal Kalita
Published Apr 22, 2025

Hindustan Times
Education

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Top 7 NITs in India as per NIRF rankings

Have you cleared JEE Main 2025 and are looking to join a National Institute of Technology (NIT)? Here is the list of the top 7 as per NIRF 2024

National Institute of Technology Trichy (Overall ranking: 9th): Located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, NIT Trichy is not just the first among all NITs, it is the only NIT that is among the top 10 in NIRF for the Engineering category

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal: NIT Karnataka is 17th best Engineering college in the country and 2nd among NITs as per NIRF.

National Institute of Technology Rourkela: NIT Rourkela ranks third among NITs and 19th in the overall NIRF rankings

National Institute of Technology Warangal: Telangana’s NIT Warangal is the 21st best Engineering college in India and 4th best among NITs in the category.

National Institute of Technology Calicut: NIT Calicut, Kerala is the 5th best NIT for Engineering and 25th overall as per NIRF rankings.

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur: This NIT in Maharashtra’s Nagpur ranks 6th among NITs and 39th overall for NIRF Engineering rankings.

National Institute of Technology Silchar: Assam-based NIT Silchar is 40th for the Engineering category and the second Engineering institute (after IIT Guwahati) to feature in the NIRF rankings for the category.