Hindu College โTops NIRF 2025 College Rankings, Delhi Dominatesโข topโ Spots
New Delhi: Hindu College โฃhasโ retained the number one position in the national Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings forโข colleges, marking โa continued shift in India’s higher education landscape. This year’s rankings also see Hans Raj College and Kirori Mal College break into the top five for the โฃfirst time,further โขsolidifyingโฃ Delhi’s dominance in the college โฃcategory.
The โNIRF rankings, released today, provide a benchmark for institutions across India, influencing student โขenrollment, research funding,โ and institutional reputation.The consistent rise of Delhi-based colleges highlightsโ a growing concentration of academic excellence in the โฃcapital, while institutions in other regions,โ like Tamil Nadu’sโค PSGR Krishnammal College for Women and PSG Collegeโ ofโ Arts and Science in Coimbatore, continue โto demonstrate strong performance. These rankings areโ crucial for prospective students โseeking quality higher education and for policymakers aimingโข to improve the overall standard of Indian colleges.
Here’s a โlook at โthe topโ 10 colleges inโ the NIRF โ2025 rankings:
- Hindu College, Delhi
- Miranda House, Delhi
- Hans Raj College, Delhi
- Kirori Mal College, Delhi
- St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
- Rama Krishna Missionโฃ Vivekananda Centenary โคCollege, Kolkata
- Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, New Delhi
- St. Xavier’s College, kolkata
- PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
- PSG โCollege of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
The โฃrankings โขreveal a critically important evolution as โ2021, when Miranda House held โtheโฃ top spot, followed by Lady โฃShri Ram College, โLoyola โcollege (Chennai), St. โฃXavier’s โฃCollege (Kolkata), and Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (Howrah). In 2022, Hindu College rose to second place, and in 2023, โPSGR Krishnammal College for Women and St. Xavier’sโ entered the top five.The 2024 rankings saw โHindu โขCollege overtake Miranda Houseโค for the first time, โคaโค trend that has continued into 2025.