NIRF #1 in Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
⚲ Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Government · Estd 1959
★ 4.9 · Updated on 12 Jul 2026
NIRF Rank
#1
Avg Package
₹22.0 LPA
Total Fees
₹8.5 L
Rating
★ 4.9
IIT Madras Rankings 2024–25
| Ranking | Position |
|---|---|
| NIRF 2024 — Engineering | #1 (9th consecutive year) |
| NIRF 2024 — Overall | #1 (6th consecutive year) |
| NIRF 2024 — Research | #1 |
| NIRF 2024 — Management (DoMS) | #16 |
| QS World University Rankings 2026 | ~#180 (first Indian IIT cohort inside top 200) |
| ARIIA (Innovation) | #1 in multiple editions |
Year-wise NIRF Engineering Rank
| Year | NIRF Engineering rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 |
| 2023 | #1 |
| 2022 | #1 |
| 2021 | #1 |
| 2020 | #1 |
| 2016–2019 | #1 every year |
No other institute has held the NIRF Engineering top spot even once since the rankings began in 2016.
Accreditations & Recognition
- •Institute of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Act
- •Institution of Eminence (IoE) status conferred in 2019
- •Programmes accredited by NBA; the institute leads national research metrics (publications, patents, PhD output)
- •Home to the IIT Madras Research Park and one of India's largest deep-tech incubation ecosystems