SRINAGAR: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has been recognized in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025. NIT Srinagar has secured a ranking in the 1201-1500th category overall and 1001-1250th in the Engineering category. The rankings are based on a comprehensive evaluation of universities across five key performance indicators: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry Engagement, and International Outlook.
NIT Srinagar’s scores in these parameters reflect its continuous efforts toward academic and research excellence. The institute achieved a score of 26.1 in Teaching, 12.8 in Research Environment, 43 in Research Quality, 18.4 in Industry Engagement, and 25.8 in International Outlook. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 assessed from 108 countries and regions using the latest WUR 3.0 methodology, which incorporates 18 calibrated performance indicators.
This year’s rankings analyzed over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars worldwide. A total of 411,789 data points were collected from 2,673 institutions that submitted data for the rankings. Speaking on this recognition, Director NIT Srinagar Prof. Binod Kanaujia in his message said this remarkable achievement underscores NIT Srinagar’s commitment to academic excellence, research innovation, and global engagement. We are committed to further enhancing our academic and research standards to make NIT Srinagar a globally recognized institution, he added.
Institute’s Registrar Prof. Atik-ur-Rehman said this achievement reflects our sustained efforts to improve our research output and academic excellence. We will continue striving towards greater innovation and global collaborations, he added. Nodal Officer, Institute ranking Dr. Vijay kumar and Dr. Harveer Singh Pali both appreciated the efforts and active participation of all Deans, HoD’s, HoC’s, faculty and non-faculty staff, and students which led to this great achievement.
He expressed their gratitude to Director NIT Srinagar; Prof. Binod Kanaujia led administration for their consistent support and encouragement. "We are confident that, in future we will improve our rankings and recognition of the Institute," he added.
