Several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Karnataka including premiere institutes, figure among India’s top 100 institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2025 rank list released by the Union Ministry of Education on Thursday.
Institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), National Institute of Technology Surathkal (NITK), National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, and Mysore and Bangalore universities are in the list.
IISc has retained its second rank among the top 100 HEIs across the country and has been ranked as the best university and the best research institute in the country. While NITK has got the 54th rank, NIMHANS has secured 60th place among top 100 HEIs. Three private institutions Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), JSS Academy for Higher Education and Research and CHRIST (Deemed to be University) have secured 14th, 38th and 96th places, respectively.
But, among top 100 universities, even as IISc leads, it is followed by MAHE raqnking 3rd, JSS Academy for Higher Education and Research at 21st rank, Bangalore University at 65, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) at 62, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) at 63, University of Mysore at 71, NITTE University at 80, and University of Agriculture Sciences Bengaluru (UAS-B) at 95th rank.
Bangalore University, which ranked 81 among all HEIs in 2024, has improved its ranking to 65 this year. “This is a significant achievement which will motivate us to continue striving for academic excellence and to further enhance the quality of education and research at our university,” said Dr. Jayakara S.M., Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University.
Public universities
Despite having 32 State-run universities, only four universities managed to rank in the top 50 public universities in the list. The University of Mysore (UoM) has secured 20th rank, Bangalore University (BU) 26th rank, UAS-B 37 and Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) 50th rank.
Meanwhile, four degree colleges— Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru has ranked 34, M.S. Ramaiah Arts, Science and Commerce College, Bengaluru 67, St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru 73, and St. Joseph’s Commerce College Bengaluru has secured 98th rank — figure in the top 100 colleges category. No government-run colleges are on the list.
NLSIU and IIMB
While NLSIU, Bengaluru, has retained its first rank in NIRF Law Rankings-2025 for the eighth consecutive year, IIMB has been ranked second among management colleges in the country.
“We continue to innovate and have institutionalised small group learning and assessment exercises into every course this academic year. We are reinventing our approach to research and professional practice through a new research fellowship programme. We will provide enhanced funding support to faculty research and develop a more flexible research leave policy,” said Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU, Bengaluru.
Published – September 04, 2025 10:01 pm IST
