| Rank | Name of the Institution | City | State | NIRF Score |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Science | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 88.62 |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 86.38 |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 82.16 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 80.21 |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 74.05 |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 72.47 |
| 7 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 66.63 |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 66.29 |
| 9 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 62.48 |
| 10 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 59.71 |
| 11 | Homi Bhabha National Institute | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 58.65 |
| 12 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 57.96 |
| 13 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | West Bengal | 56.81 |
| 14 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | Delhi | 56.75 |
| 15 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 55.61 |
| 16 | University of Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | 55.51 |
| 17 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | 55.39 |
| 18 | Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 53.21 |
| 19 | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 53.14 |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 53.07 |
| 21 | Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 52.85 |
| 22 | Bharathiar University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 51.18 |
| 23 | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 51.14 |
| 24 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha | 50.94 |
| 25 | Institute of Chemical Technology | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 50.81 |
| 26 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 50.73 |
| 27 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 50.52 |
| 28 | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 50.16 |
| 29 | Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 50.15 |
| 30 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 49.96 |
| 31 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 49.42 |
| 32 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata | Mohanpur | West Bengal | 48.08 |
| 33 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani | Pilani | Rajasthan | 47.65 |
| 34 | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 47.3 |
| 35 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | Patiala | Punjab | 46.38 |
| 36 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 46 |
| 37 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 44.09 |
| 38 | Amity University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 42.13 |
| 39 | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | 41.92 |
| 40 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Howrah | West Bengal | 41.36 |
| 41 | Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 41.19 |
| 42 | National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka | 41.14 |
| 43 | Alagappa University | Karaikudi | Tamil Nadu | 41 |
| 44 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | 40.4 |
| 45 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 40.06 |
| 46 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 39.82 |
| 47 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 39.64 |
| 48 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 39.58 |
| 49 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 39.51 |
| 50 | National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Assam | 38.67 |
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