IIT Kharagpur Ranking 2026: NIRF, QS & Others
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IIT Kharagpur Ranking 2026
The IIT Kharagpur ranking 2026 depends on the list you read. It is 6th in India by NIRF Overall and 205th in the world by QS. The IIT Kharagpur ranking details below show each list with its year and score.
NIRF is the national ranking of the Ministry of Education. It scores teaching, research, graduation outcomes, outreach and perception. Use the IIT Kharagpur national ranking for a home comparison.
A strong IIT Kharagpur ranking in one list does not mean the same in the other.
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What Is the IIT Kharagpur Ranking in India?
The IIT Kharagpur ranking in India is 6th in NIRF 2025 Overall and 5th in NIRF 2025 Engineering. It is 5th in Research and 4th in Innovation. It is 3rd in Architecture, 6th in Law and 12th in Management. The institute was 4th among Indian institutions in QS 2025 and QS 2026.
Which Ranking Should You Use to Choose a College?
Use NIRF for a comparison with other Indian colleges and QS for a world view. For B.Tech, read the NIRF Engineering list. The IIT Kharagpur ranking in India matters less than the branch cutoff you can reach, which the cutoff page gives.
Is IIT Kharagpur Tier 1?
India has no official tier list for colleges. By the IIT Kharagpur national ranking in NIRF 2025, it sits in the top six Overall and the top five in Engineering. Four IITs and IISc Bangalore ranked above it Overall.
IIT Kharagpur Ranking Highlights 2026
The IIT Kharagpur ranking highlights are 5th in Engineering, 5th in Research, 6th Overall and 205th in QS 2027. These IIT Kharagpur ranking details use the 2025 edition for NIRF and the 2027 edition for QS, released in June 2026. The QS figure is the world view.
Rank 5
NIRF Engineering
2025 edition, score 78.69
Rank 5
NIRF Research
2025 edition, score 71.61
Rank 6
NIRF Overall
2025 edition, score 73.99
Rank 205
QS World University Rankings
2027 edition, up from 215
IIT Kharagpur NIRF Ranking 2025
The IIT Kharagpur NIRF ranking 2025 is 5 in Engineering, 5 in Research and 6 in Overall. NIRF scores each institute out of 100 on five parameters. Each IIT Kharagpur national ranking category has its own score. The NIRF 2025 Engineering list is the one most B.Tech applicants use.
| NIRF 2025 category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 5 | 78.69 |
| Overall | 6 | 73.99 |
| Research | 5 | 71.61 |
Has the IIT Kharagpur NIRF Ranking Improved?
Yes, a little. The IIT Kharagpur ranking in Engineering moved from 6th in 2023 to 5th in 2024 and 2025. In Overall it moved from 7th in 2023 to 6th in 2024 and 2025. The table gives the score for each year.
| Year | Engineering rank, score | Overall rank, score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6, 73.76 | 7, 71.82 |
| 2024 | 5, 76.88 | 6, 74.77 |
| 2025 | 5, 78.69 | 6, 73.99 |
The tabs show the five scores behind each category. TLR is teaching, learning and resources. RPC is research and professional practice. GO is graduation outcomes. OI is outreach and inclusivity.
TLR 77.73, RPC 71.21, GO 81.52, OI 60.63, Perception 69.51. Total 73.99, rank 6.
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What Is the IIT Kharagpur NIRF Ranking 2026?
There is no IIT Kharagpur NIRF ranking 2026 yet. The NIRF 2026 list had not been released by 7 October 2026. Use the NIRF 2025 ranks until the IIT Kharagpur NIRF ranking 2026 appears, and check Engineering first.
Why Is the IIT Kharagpur Overall Rank 6?
Research and perception hold the IIT Kharagpur ranking down. IIT Kharagpur scored 71.21 on RPC in the Overall list, against 86.67 for IIT Delhi. It scored 69.51 on perception, against 92.23 for IIT Delhi. Graduation outcomes were a strength at 81.52, well above IIT Delhi at 74.71.
IIT Kharagpur QS Ranking 2027
IIT Kharagpur is 205th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, up ten places from 215th. QS released the list in June 2026, with an overall score of 55.1. The IIT Kharagpur ranking 2026 in QS has improved in every edition since 2024.
QS 2024 Edition
Rank 271
The starting point for the gain over three editions.
June 2024
QS 2025: Rank 222
Up 49 places. IIT Kharagpur was 4th among Indian institutions.
June 2025
QS 2026: Rank 215
Up 7 places. IIT Kharagpur was again 4th in India.
June 2026
QS 2027: Rank 205
Up 10 places, with an overall score of 55.1.
Is IIT Kharagpur in the Top 500 in QS?
Yes. The IIT Kharagpur ranking of 205th in QS is well inside the top 500 and the top 250. A QS rank under 500 is a strong global position for an Indian institute.
IIT Kharagpur QS Indicator Scores 2027
IIT Kharagpur scores highest on QS citations per faculty, at 96.3 out of 100, and lowest on international students, at 1.4. These IIT Kharagpur ranking details come from the QS profile, which lists nine indicator scores for the 2027 edition. The accordion groups them from strongest to weakest.
Strongest: Citations per Faculty 96.3, Employer Reputation 85
Citations per Faculty measures research impact for each faculty member. Employer Reputation comes from a QS survey of employers on the institutions that give them job-ready graduates. Sustainability, at 79.2, is also strong.
Middle: International Research Network 69.4, Employment Outcomes 48.5
International Research Network counts how widely an institution works with partners abroad. Employment Outcomes reflects how well graduates find jobs and become leaders.
Lower: Academic Reputation 41.7
Academic Reputation comes from a QS survey of academics worldwide on where the best research is done.
Weakest: Faculty Student Ratio 8.2, International Faculty 4.2, International Students 1.4
These three score low for most Indian institutes, because the student body is large and mostly domestic.
IIT Kharagpur Course-Wise Ranking 2026
The IIT Kharagpur ranking 2026 by discipline is best in Architecture, at 3rd, and lowest in Management, at 12th. NIRF ranks disciplines, not B.Tech branches. These are the discipline ranks for the programmes that IIT Kharagpur offers beyond engineering.
| NIRF 2025 discipline | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 3 | 77.38 |
| Law | 6 | 74.09 |
| Management | 12 | 66.97 |
Which IIT Kharagpur Course Has the Best Ranking?
Architecture has the best IIT Kharagpur ranking by discipline, at 3rd. IIT Roorkee was 1st at 83.95. NIRF does not rank single branches such as Computer Science, so use the branch cutoff and placement pages for those.
NIRF Does Not Rank Single Branches
A branch-wise IIT Kharagpur ranking does not exist in NIRF. The Engineering category covers all B.Tech branches together.
IIT Kharagpur Ranking Comparison with Other IITs 2025
The IIT Kharagpur ranking in India is behind IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur in NIRF 2025 Overall. In Engineering, the same four are ahead. NIRF uses one scale for every institute, so the IIT Kharagpur ranking compares directly with each IIT below. IISc Bangalore was 2nd Overall at 85.00.
| Institute | NIRF 2025 Overall | NIRF 2025 Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Madras | Rank 1, 87.31 | Rank 1, 88.72 |
| IIT Bombay | Rank 3, 81.62 | Rank 3, 83.65 |
| IIT Delhi | Rank 4, 80.67 | Rank 2, 85.74 |
| IIT Kanpur | Rank 5, 77.25 | Rank 4, 81.82 |
| IIT Kharagpur | Rank 6, 73.99 | Rank 5, 78.69 |
| IIT Roorkee | Rank 7, 71.73 | Rank 6, 75.44 |
| IIT Guwahati | Rank 11, 67.67 | Rank 8, 72.24 |
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Which IIT Ranking Is No 1?
IIT Madras is 1st in India in NIRF 2025, both Overall at 87.31 and in Engineering at 88.72. IIT Kharagpur is ahead of IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati in both lists.
Is IIT Kharagpur Better than IIT Bombay?
Not by the IIT Kharagpur national ranking. IIT Bombay is ahead in NIRF 2025, 81.62 against 73.99 Overall and 83.65 against 78.69 in Engineering. Compare the branch you want and its cutoff, because the gap between two IITs matters less than the branch.
Commonly asked questions
Answers to what readers ask most often.
Q: Does NIRF rank each IIT Kharagpur branch?
No. The IIT Kharagpur national ranking in NIRF treats Engineering as one category, and it ranks Architecture, Law and Management as separate disciplines. QS ranks subjects separately. Data Sources: NIRF India Rankings 2025.
Q: When will the NIRF 2026 ranking come out?
The NIRF 2026 list had not been released by 7 October 2026. IIT Kharagpur has submitted its 2026 data. Check nirfindia.org for the release. Data Sources: NIRF India Rankings; NIRF 2026 data submitted by IIT Kharagpur.
Q: When does QS release the IIT Kharagpur ranking?
QS has released its World University Rankings in June in each of the last three years. The 2027 edition came in June 2026. Data Sources: IIT Kharagpur news items on QS 2025 and QS 2026; QS profile of IIT Kharagpur.
Q: How many places has IIT Kharagpur gained in QS in three editions?
It gained 66 places, from 271st in the 2024 edition to 205th in the 2027 edition. Data Sources: IIT Kharagpur news items on QS 2025 and QS 2026; QS profile of IIT Kharagpur.
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