NIRF - Rankings: Ranking-year-, University/Institute- and Category-wise Total Score of Educational Institutions
The dataset contains ranking-year-, university/institute-, state-, city- and category-wise compiled data on the total score of educational institutions, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) data. The different categories of performance scores covered in the dataset include teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research and professional practice (RPC), graduation income (GI), outreach and inclusivity (OI) and perception
Note: The data pertains only to those universities/colleges/institutions whose detailed NIRF submissions is uploaded to the NIRF portal.
NIRF - Rankings: Ranking-year-, University/Institute- and Category-wise Total Score of Educational Institutions
The dataset contains ranking-year-, university/institute-, state-, city- and category-wise compiled data on the total score of educational institutions, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) data. The different categories of performance scores covered in the dataset include teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research and professional practice (RPC), graduation income (GI), outreach and inclusivity (OI) and perception
Note: The data pertains only to those universities/colleges/institutions whose detailed NIRF submissions is uploaded to the NIRF portal.
Rows: 83046
Columns: 8
Time period: 2016 to 2025
Last Updated: 04 September 2025
Data preview
ranking_year
ranking_category
institute_id
institute_name
city
state
score_category
value
2025
Architecture and Planning
IR-A-C-43708
College of Engineering Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
Research and Professional Practice
39.71
2025
University
IR-O-U-0120
University of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Perception
52.38
2025
University
IR-O-U-0476
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy
Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu
Perception
35.92
2025
University
IR-O-U-0458
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
Krishnan Koil
Tamil Nadu
Perception
37.29
2025
University
IR-O-I-1480
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)
Patiala
Punjab
Perception
37.95
2025
University
IR-O-U-0020
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
The calendar year in which the educational institutes were ranked.
ranking_category
String
16
83046
The ranking category or discipline under which the institute was evaluated, such as University or Architecture and Planning.
institute_id
String
2444
83046
The unique identifier code assigned to each institute within the ranking system.
institute_name
String
1585
83046
The official name of the educational institute being ranked.
city
String
457
83046
The city in which the ranked institute is located.
state
String
33
83046
The state or union territory in which the ranked institute is located.
score_category
String
9
83046
The evaluation parameter or component of the ranking methodology for which a score is reported, such as Research and Professional Practice or Perception.
value
Float64
8809
83046
The score awarded to the institute for the specified score category in that year's ranking.
Citation
Ministry of Education. (2026). NIRF - Rankings: Ranking-year-, University/Institute- and Category-wise Total Score of Educational Institutions [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19321
