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IIT Madras Rankings
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IIT Madras Rankings 2026
NIRF OVERALL ranking placed the institute at 1 in 2025.
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IIT Madras Rankings
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| Ranking Agency | Year | Stream | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | 2025 | OVERALL | 1 | 87.31 |
| NIRF | 2025 | RESEARCH | 2 | 82.99 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Engineering | 1 | 88.72 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Management | 13 | 66.5 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Sustainable Development | 1 | - |
| Outlook | 2025 | Maritime Universities | 4 | 926.84 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Technical Universities | 1 | 928.46 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Engineering Institutes | 1 | 900.4 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Engineering | 1 | 900.4 |
| The Week | 2025 | Engineering | 3 | 760 |
| NIRF | 2024 | OVERALL | 1 | 86.42 |
| NIRF | 2024 | RESEARCH | 2 | 83.29 |
| NIRF | 2024 | Engineering | 1 | 89.46 |
| NIRF | 2024 | Management | 16 | 61.73 |
| Outlook | 2024 | Government Engineering | 1 | 851.79 |
| The Week | 2024 | Engineering | 3 | - |
| The Week | 2024 | Overall Technical Institutions | 2 | - |
| NIRF | 2023 | OVERALL | 1 | 86.69 |
| NIRF | 2023 | RESEARCH | 2 | 84.01 |
| NIRF | 2023 | Engineering | 1 | 89.79 |
| NIRF | 2023 | Management | 15 | 62.83 |
| Outlook | 2023 | Government Engineering | 1 | 912.51 |