MANIT’s latest confirmed NIRF positions
The latest completed NIRF edition reviewed for this page is India Rankings 2025. In its Engineering category, the Ministry of Education framework placed Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal at rank 81, with a score of 48.26. In the separate Architecture and Planning category, MANIT placed 17th, scoring 58.80. These are category results for the institution, not course-level rankings for every branch or degree. NIRF Engineering 2025 · NIRF Architecture and Planning 2025.
The category split matters for applicants. The Architecture and Planning result is most directly relevant to the B.Arch and planning context; it does not show that every MANIT programme is ranked 17th. The Engineering result is broader than one branch, so it cannot establish a CSE, ECE or Mechanical-specific position. A rank is one comparative signal within the named edition and category, not a guarantee about teaching in a particular course, an individual student’s outcome or admission likelihood.
Use the result as a dated reference point: the edition is 2025 even though this page is being prepared for applicants planning a later intake. NIRF assigns category positions from its published framework; the listed score and position belong together for that year. A score of 58.80 in Architecture and Planning is not a percentage mark and should not be read as a student’s chance of admission. Likewise, an institute’s rank does not tell you how many seats a branch will offer, what its current cutoff will be, or whether a particular specialisation is available in the next admission cycle. Those questions need current notices and course-level information.
What changed from 2024 to 2025?
The official category tables provide a short two-edition comparison. In Engineering, MANIT moved from rank 72 and score 48.86 in 2024 to rank 81 and score 48.26 in 2025. That is a nine-place lower position and a score difference of 0.60 points. In Architecture and Planning, it remained at rank 17; the reported score moved from 60.39 in 2024 to 58.80 in 2025, a difference of 1.59 points. NIRF Engineering 2024 · NIRF Architecture and Planning 2024.
These calculations describe the published tables, not a causal explanation. A category rank depends on MANIT’s score relative to other participating institutions in that edition; a lower position does not by itself identify which underlying factor changed or how a branch compares. Likewise, a stable Architecture and Planning rank alongside a lower score is not contradictory: rank is relative, while score is the category’s reported numerical result. Use the category score and position together, and avoid interpreting a one-year movement as a forecast.
The year-to-year arithmetic is useful for describing direction, but it has limits. The nine-place Engineering movement is calculated by subtracting the 2024 position, 72, from the 2025 position, 81. The 0.60-point score difference is 48.86 minus 48.26. In Architecture and Planning, the position difference is zero, while the score difference is 60.39 minus 58.80, or 1.59 points. These calculations use the category figures in the two official editions. They do not measure the quality of an individual department, and rank changes can reflect the relative results of other institutions as well as MANIT’s own submitted data.
Use the ranking with course-level evidence
If you are comparing MANIT with another institute, match the same NIRF year and category before comparing positions. An Engineering rank should be compared with another institution’s Engineering result; an Architecture and Planning rank belongs beside that category. Overall, University, Research and discipline results answer different questions and should not be substituted for one another. The 2025 values above do not establish a current 2026 ranking or a 2027-28 outcome; check NIRF’s category tables when the next edition is released.
For a course decision, use the ranking as a starting point and then inspect the facts that apply to your programme: curriculum and studio or laboratory resources, admission route and cutoff, fee schedule, and cohort-specific placement reporting. MANIT’s official programme catalogues and notices identify the courses and admissions channels, while its placement pages separate annual or ongoing records. Those materials have their own years and definitions; they cannot be inferred from an NIRF position. In particular, do not compare an ongoing placement list with a completed cohort statistic or read an institute-wide category rank as evidence that a specific branch guarantees a job or salary.
Practical reading: the 2025 tables show different positions for Architecture and Planning and Engineering, with a stable Architecture position and a lower Engineering position than 2024. Decide whether that category is relevant to the course you want, then verify the course-specific evidence and current admission information before shortlisting.
A practical shortlist should therefore keep three records side by side: the ranking category and year, the programme-specific evidence that matters to you, and the admission cycle you will actually apply for. For a B.Arch applicant, the Architecture and Planning category is the closer match, but it still does not assess every studio, faculty member or student experience. For an engineering applicant, rank 81 gives institute-wide category context; compare branch curriculum, current seat and cutoff tables, and placements for a matching graduating cohort before deciding. If NIRF releases another edition, replace this comparison only after checking the exact MANIT row and category in the new official table.