Top research institutes in India

This blog post will provide the list of the top 50 research institutes based on the NIRF ranking 2024. The NIRF Indian institution ranking for 2022 – 2023 was released on 15 July 2022. According to this ranking, the Indian Institute of Science stands at the top.

These top Indian research institutions will help researchers to excel in their careers in the research field.

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List of top 50 research institutes

Rank	Name	City	State	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	47.30
35	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab	46.38
36	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	46.00
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	41.00
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	40.40
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