Five Odisha Institutions Among Top-100 in NIRF India Rankings 2025

Sept (2025): Odisha has once again made a mark in higher education as five institutions from the state secured spots in the top-100 list of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Odisha Institutions in Top-100 (Overall Category)

  • SOA University – Rank 25

  • KIIT University – Rank 27

  • NIT Rourkela – Rank 34

  • IIT Bhubaneswar – Rank 80

  • AIIMS Bhubaneswar – Rank 100

Out of 4,100 institutions that participated nationwide, 54 were from Odisha.

University Rankings

  • SOA (15th) and KIIT (17th) among top universities.

  • Utkal University improved its rank among public universities to 48th, up from 50 last year.

  • Sambalpur University and VSSUT placed in the 151–200 band.

Research & Engineering

  • NIT Rourkela ranked 30th in research (same as 2024).

  • KIIT (43rd) and SOA (49th) also made the list.

  • In engineering, NIT Rourkela improved to 13th rank from 19 last year.

  • IIT Bhubaneswar did not secure a place in the research category for the third year.

Management

  • IIM Sambalpur rose to 34th (from 43rd in 2024).

  • XIM University improved to 45th (from 50th).

Medical & Agriculture

  • AIIMS Bhubaneswar ranked 14th among top-100 medical colleges.

  • SOA (15th) and KIIT (24th) also featured in the medical list.

  • OUAT secured the 19th rank among agricultural institutions.

Law & SDG Category

  • SOA topped law institutions from Odisha at 10th rank.

  • KIIT (14th) and NLUO, Cuttack (15th) closely followed.

  • In the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category, NIT Rourkela ranked 9th nationally.

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