NIRF 2025 rankings: What’s new, what’s changing, and what students should know

The NIRF 2025 rankings bring key changes, including a new Sustainable Development Goals category and negative scoring for retracted research papers. With parameters spanning teaching, research, inclusivity, and perception, the framework now emphasizes ethics, sustainability, and academic quality. Students should view rankings as one tool among many, considering faculty, infrastructure, and support before choosing institutions.