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IIT Kanpur Rankings
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IIT Kanpur Rankings 2026
India Today Engineering ranking placed the institute at 3 in 2025.
Ranking Bodies Covered
- India Today: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
- NIRF: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
- Outlook: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
- The Week: Check the rank with the year and category shown in the table.
How to Use IIT Kanpur Rankings
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IIT Kanpur Rankings
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| Ranking Agency | Year | Stream | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Today | 2025 | Engineering | 3 | 1843.4 |
| India Today | 2025 | Government Engineering | 3 | 1843.4 |
| NIRF | 2025 | OVERALL | 5 | 77.25 |
| NIRF | 2025 | RESEARCH | 6 | 69.8 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Engineering | 4 | 81.82 |
| NIRF | 2025 | Management | 27 | 60.15 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Technical Universities | 5 | 922.1 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Engineering Institutes | 5 | 890.3 |
| Outlook | 2025 | Government Engineering | 5 | 890.3 |
| The Week | 2025 | Engineering | 4 | 754 |
| India Today | 2024 | Engineering | 3 | 1841.7 |
| India Today | 2024 | Government Engineering | 3 | 1841.7 |
| NIRF | 2024 | OVERALL | 5 | 77.56 |
| NIRF | 2024 | RESEARCH | 7 | 70.04 |
| NIRF | 2024 | Engineering | 4 | 82.79 |
| NIRF | 2024 | Management | 29 | 57.23 |
| Outlook | 2024 | Government Engineering | 5 | 649.35 |
| The Week | 2024 | Engineering | 4 | - |
| The Week | 2024 | Overall Technical Institutions | 4 | - |
| India Today | 2023 | Engineering | 3 | 1827.2 |
| India Today | 2023 | Government Engineering | 3 | 1827.2 |
| NIRF | 2023 | OVERALL | 5 | 77.23 |
| NIRF | 2023 | RESEARCH | 6 | 71.33 |
| NIRF | 2023 | Engineering | 4 | 80.65 |
| NIRF | 2023 | Management | 23 | 60.63 |
| Outlook | 2023 | Government Engineering | 5 | 815.73 |