IIT Kanpur is one of the top institutes in India, also known for its academic excellence and innovation. For many years, the IIT Kanpur ranking has been published by well-known agencies such as NIRF Rankings, QS Ranking, and IIRF Rankings. In IIT Kanpur ranking 2025, the institute was ranked at 4th position in Engineering by NIRF Rankings 2025. Also, the institute achieved 6th rank under the B.Tech category in IIRF Ranking 2025. In addition, the IIT Kanpur QS ranking has consistently placed the institute among the top institutions globally. Each year, the IIT Kanpur ranking in India is decided based on parameters like research, infrastructure, teaching, and graduation outcomes.
IIT Kanpur NIRF Ranking
The NIRF ranking of IIT Kanpur are given in the table below:
| Year | Ranking Body | Category | Rank |
| 2025 | NIRF Ranking | Engineering | #4 in India |
| 2025 | NIRF Ranking | Overall | #5 in India |
| 2025 | NIRF Ranking | Management | #27 |
| 2025 | NIRF Ranking | Research | #6 |
| 2025 | NIRF Ranking | Innovation | #5 |
IIT Kanpur QS Ranking
According to QS World University Rankings, IIT was ranked 222nd in the overall category in 2026. The QS world university ranking of the institute is as follows:
|
Year |
Category |
Rank |
|
2026 |
Overall |
#222 |
|
2025 |
Overall |
#263 |
|
2024 |
Overall |
#278 |
|
2023 |
Overall |
#264 |
|
2022 |
Overall |
#351 |
IIT Kanpur IIRF Ranking
According to IIRF Rankings 2025, IITK stood 7th under the design category. The IIRF ranking of the institute are as follows:
|
Year |
Category |
Rank |
|
2025 |
Design |
#7 |
| Engineering | #6 | |
| Management | #25 | |
|
2024 |
Design |
#5 |
|
Engineering |
#6 |
|
|
2023 |
Design |
#6 |
|
Engineering |
#6 |
IIT Kanpur India Today Ranking
IITK was ranked 3rd under the B.Tech category by India Today Rankings 2024. The India Today ranking of the institute are as follows:
|
Year |
Category |
Rank |
| 2025 | Engineering | #3 |
|
2024 |
Engineering |
#3 |
|
2023 |
Overall |
#3 |
|
Engineering |
#3 |
|
|
2022 |
Engineering |
#3 |
