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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (more popularly known as IIT Delhi) is one of the most prestigious universities in India. IIT Delhi has been ranked 4 under the ‘Overall’ category and 2 under the ‘Engineering‘ category by the NIRF Ranking 2024. The institute has also ranked 1st by India Today 2023 under the Engineering category, and 1st by the India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Government) category. IIT Delhi is popular for its flagship programmes, i.e. MTech and BTech courses.
IITD was established in 1961 as the College of Engineering. Later, it was declared the Institution of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act of 1963. Over the years, over 48,000 students have graduated from the IIT Delhi in several disciplines including Physical Sciences, Engineering, Management, and Humanities and Social Sciences, and various other streams. Over 15,738 students have received their BTech degree from IIT Delhi over the years. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), through various departments and schools of study, offers UG, PG, and various other courses to students. IIT Delhi is also ranked 150 internationally by the QS World University Rankings 2025. It is one of the twenty-three IITs present in India.
| Particulars | IIT Delhi Highlights 2025 |
|---|---|
| Establishment year | 1961 |
| Ownership type | Public/Government University |
| Also known as | IITD |
| Rankings | Ranked 150th internationally by the QS World University Rankings 2025Ranked 4 under the Overall category by the NIRF Ranking 2024Ranked 2 under the Engineering category by the NIRF Ranking 2024 |
| Flagship courses | MTech, BTech |
| Scholarships offered | Merit-and-mean based |
| Prospectus 2023-2024 | Download |
| Official Website | https://home.iitd.ac.in/ |
IIT Delhi NIRF Ranking 2023
Based on the rankings from NIRF, IIT Delhi outperformed numerous other institutes, securing a higher position, indicating that the institute is considered to be doing better in various factors evaluated by the NIRF ranking system. When compared to the ranking from the previous years, it has been seen that in the ‘Overall’ category, the institute’s ranks have shown a fluctuating trend. In 2024, IIT Delhi fell 1 rank to #4 rank in the ‘Overall’ category by the NIRF ranking. Throughout the preceding two years, the rank has oscillated but is currently stable.
One can observe that within the category of ‘Engineering’, the institute’s ranking has steadiness when compared with the previous year’s ranking. In 2024, IIT Delhi’s rank is #2, the same as last year’s rank in the ‘Engineering’ category by the NIRF ranking.
The ‘Management’ category rankings of the institute have shown a fluctuating trend when compared to last year’s rankings. In 2024, IIT Delhi climbed 1 rank to #4 rank in the ‘Management’ category by the NIRF ranking. Throughout the preceding two years, the rank has oscillated but is currently stable.
Check out the latest rankings for other ranking bodies and their categories below.
| Category | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.E. / B.Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 |

