NIRF Ranking 2026 Release Date Likely Today Live Updates; Know Top Management, Engineering, Medical Colleges and Universities

The authorities have not yet released the NIRF Ranking 2026 release date. It is expected to be out anytime soon.

South India had the most entries - 5268 institutes

West India - 4702 institutes

North India - 2,304 institutes

East India - 1,889 institutes

Students will have to wait longer for the revised 2026 rankings as a result of the delay. The goal of the ongoing examination is to verify the study data prior to the announcement of the final rankings. The rankings were released on September 4, 2025, the previous year.

A new release date has not been announced by the Ministry of Education. For updates, educational institutions and students should visit the official NIRF website.

• Approx 7692 distinct applications submitted a total of 14,163 applications in a variety of topic areas and categories during NIRF 2025.
• Approx 3000 institutes took part in the NIRF 2017 rating procedure.
• Approx 3800 institutes participated in NIRF 2020, a 20% increase over 2019.

IIT Madras

IIT Delhi

IIT Bombay

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kharagpur

5 key parameters are taken into consideration when ranking the institutes across categories. These parameters are Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research Productivity, Impact and IPR (RPII), Graduation Outcome (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). 

Educational institutes will be ranked across different categories. These are:

• Overall
• University
• College
• Engineering
• Management
• Pharmacy
• Medical
• Dental
• Law
• Architecture
• Agriculture and Allied Sectors
• Research Institutions
• Innovation
• Open Universities
• Skill Universities
• State Public Universities

The colleges and universities had to submit their details to the Ministry of Education. The details are checked and evaluated later. The last date to submit the details was March 2026. 

Ministry of Education will release the NIRF ranking 2026 on the official website, i.e. www.nirfindia.org. Colleges and universities will be ranked across the country. 

Check the table below to know the NIRF ranking release date in previous years:

NIRF ranking 2026 release date is expected to be announced today by the Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education will soon announce the exact  NIRF Rankings 2026 release date.