University institutions in Kerala have made impressive advances in the ranking of India 2025 issued on Thursday as part of the national institutional ranking (NIRF).
Among the state public universities, Kerala University and Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) climbed to the fifth and sixth positions, last year from the ninth and tenth. Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) and Calicut University were located 17 and 38. In the category. In particular, two universities from Kerala performed in the TOP 50 across both overall and university categories.
The University of Kerala excelled with an impressive total rank of 42 and 25. Cusat was closely followed by 50. Total rank and 32. In the University list. MGU also maintained a strong presence and placed between universities on 79 and 43.
In the monument’s success of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Ernakulam, the best rated art and scientific university in Kerala, jumped from 20 to 12. University College, Thiruvananthapuram, also made a mark with 23 rank.
A total of 74 institutions from the state secured seats in the best 300 universities in India, an increase of 71 last year. It was 18 governments and 56 private universities. The number of universities from the best 100 also increased from 16 to 18 this year, including four government institutions.
Sree Chitra Tiroal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has achieved an impressive 17th series among medical institutions. The College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, remained in 101-150 ranking among utilities. In the dental school category, government dental universities in Thiruvananthapurama and Kozhikode 35 and 38 were provided.
In the agricultural and allied sectors, she placed in 12th place at the University of Agricultural University, while Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies was placed on 31.
Central institutions in Kerala also published strong performances. Between engineering universities, National Technology Institute (NIT), Calicut; Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram; and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Palakkad; Secure Series 21, 61 and 64. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, was included in the third best trade school in the country, while Nit-Calicut appeared as the second best institution in the category of architecture and planning.
Minister of Higher Education R. Bindu has attributed collective success to reforms and strategic interventions conducted by the state in recent years.
The successful implementation of a four -year university program, with a strong emphasis on the development of skills, employability and research, played an important role in increasing academic standards.
“In addition, kerala restructuring of the curriculum, test systems and evaluation methods also contributed to an improved ranking. Equally important was the focus on providing opportunities for students from economically and socially disadvantaged environments as well as mechanisms of support and mechanisms created for students facing physical and mental health,” she said.
Published – 4 September 2025 17:30 is
