Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, made it to the top 10, securing the 2nd position, while Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, and Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (PMIST) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, entered the top 10, holding the 6th, 7th, and 10th positions, respectively.

BITS Pilani ranks #1 in Top Deemed Private University for Research.
IIRF University Ranking 2024: The Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) university ranking is released for the year 2024. IIRF is the most authentic non-government ranking framework in India, developed by the IIRF Centre for Institutional Research (ICIR). It ranks more than 1,000 educational institutions nationwide.
MACTION Consulting is the agency responsible for all kinds of data collection, data analysis, data management, and statistical research output for the university rankings.

The IIRF 2024 university ranking showed significant changes in the top deemed private university (research) category. While Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, continues to hold the top spot, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, made it to the top 10, securing the 2nd position.
This year, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, dropped one spot to take 3rd place. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, remained ranked 4tgh. The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, located in Hyderabad, Telangana, advanced and now holds the 5th spot.
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, are the new entries in the top 10, grabbing 6th, and 7th positions, respectively.
All India Rank | Deemed Private Universities (Research) | City | State | State Rank |
1 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Pilani | Rajasthan | 1 |
2 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 1 |
3 | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Patiala | Punjab | 1 |
4 | Jamia Hamdard | New Delhi | Delhi | 1 |
5 | ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1 |
6 | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 1 |
7 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Manipal | Karnataka | 1 |
8 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 2 |
9 | Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 3 |
10 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 4 |
Visit https://iirfranking.com/ranking/top-universities-in-india for the full list.
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