Top IITs In India 2023

The best IITs in India 2023

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, has recently revealed the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking for the top Engineering colleges in the nation. IIT Madras has claimed the top spot, with IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay following in second and third place, respectively. These three institutions have maintained their positions for the past three years. This article provides a rundown of the leading IITs in India.

NIRF was established in 2015 to rank higher education institutions in India. In 2016, NIRF categorized universities and colleges into 4 groups. By 2019, the number of categories had expanded to 8, and an overall ranking was introduced. IIT Madras has held the top spot in the overall category since 2016. Below is a list of IITs, along with their most recent NIRF ranking and score, to aid candidates in selecting the best college after clearing their JEE exam.

List of Top IITs in India
Name of the Institute NIRF Rank – 2023 NIRF Score – 2023
IIT Madras 1 86.69
IIT Delhi 3 82.16
IIT Bombay 4 81.28
IIT Kanpur 5 77.23
IIT Kharagpur 7 71.82
IIT Roorkee 8 71.66
IIT Guwahati 9 68.78
IIT Hyderabad 14 64.24
IIT Varanasi 31 57.08
IIT Dhanbad 42 53.86
IIT Indore 28 58
IIT Mandi 73 49.03
IIT Ropar 33 56.16
IIT Gandhinagar 24 58.89
IIT Jodhpur 66 49.79
IIT Patna 66 49.79
IIT Bhubaneswar 91 46.73
NIRF 2023 Ranks of IITs in Engineering Rankings
S.No Name of the Institute NIRF Rank – 2023 NIRF Score – 2023
1 IIT Madras 1 89.79
2 IIT Delhi 2 87.09
3 IIT Bombay 3 80.74
4 IIT Kanpur 4 80.65
5 IIT Roorkee 5 75.64
6 IIT Kharagpur 6 73.76
7 IIT Guwahati 7 70.32
8 IIT Hyderabad 8 70.28
9 IIT Indore 14 63.93
10 IIT Varanasi 15 63.74
11 IIT Dhanbad 17 62.37
12 IIT Gandhinagar 18 61.66
13 IIT Ropar 22 60.51
14 IIT Jodhpur 30 58.03
15 IIT Mandi 33 56.49
16 IIT Patna 41 55.03
17 IIT Bhubaneswar 47 52.42
18 IIT Tirupati 59 49.8
19 IIT Jammu 67 48.15
20 IIT Palakkad 69 47.86
21 IIT Bhilai 81 45.86
22 IIT Dharwad 93 42.36
23 IIT Goa Unranked
NIRF Rankings – 2022
Name of the Institute NIRF Rank – 2022 NIRF Score – 2022
IIT Madras 1 90.04
IIT Delhi 2 88.12
IIT Bombay 3 83.96
IIT Kanpur 4 82.56
IIT Kharagpur 5 78.89
IIT Roorkee 6 76.70
IIT Guwahati 7 72.98
IIT Hyderabad 9 68.03
IIT Varanasi 13 63.51
IIT Dhanbad 14 63.50
IIT Indore 16 61.68
IIT Mandi 20 60.43
IIT Ropar 22 59.16
IIT Gandhinagar 23 58.27
IIT Jodhpur 30 56.70
IIT Patna 33 56.19
IIT Bhubaneswar 36 55.11

Some facts about IITs:

  1. How many IITs are there in India?: There are 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India, governed by the Institute of Technology Act 1961 and under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. These 23 IITs are located in various states across India, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, sciences, humanities, and management.

  2. What are the top IITs in India?: The top IITs in India are generally considered to be those that consistently rank high in national and international rankings. The list of top IITs in India includes:

    • IIT Madras (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
    • IIT Delhi (New Delhi, Delhi)
    • IIT Bombay (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
    • IIT Kanpur (Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh)
    • IIT Roorkee (Roorkee, Uttarakhand)
    • IIT Kharagpur (Kharagpur, West Bengal)
    • IIT Guwahati (Guwahati, Assam)
  3. Which is the oldest IIT in India?: The oldest IIT in India is IIT Kharagpur, which was established in 1951. IIT Roorkee was founded in 1847 as a college of engineering but was established as an IIT in 2001.

  4. Which are the 23 IITs in India?: The names of all 23 IITs in India are listed below:

    • IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
    • IIT Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi
    • IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra
    • IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
    • IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
    • IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal
    • IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam
    • IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
    • IIT Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
    • IIT Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
    • IIT Dhanbad, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
    • IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
    • IIT Ropar, Ropar, Punjab
    • IIT Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
    • IIT Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
    • IIT Patna, Patna, Bihar
    • IIT Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
    • IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
    • IIT Jammu, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
    • IIT Goa, Goa
    • IIT Bhilai, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
    • IIT Dharwad, Dharward, Maharashtra
    • IIT Palakkad, Kerala
  5. Which are the new IITs in India?: In addition to the 23 existing IITs, there are also several new IITs established in recent years, including:

    • IIT Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (established in 2016)
    • IIT Dharward, Maharashtra (established in 2016)
    • IIT Goa, Goa (established in 2016)
  6. What is the Institute of Technology Act 1961?: The Institute of Technology Act 1961 is a legislation passed by the Government of India to establish and govern the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). This act provides the framework for the establishment, management, and operation of the IITs.