National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

How is National Institute of Technology Hamirpur ranked in 2026?

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur is ranked 97th in Engineering (score 46.10) and 30th in Architecture (score 54.00) in the NIRF India Rankings 2025, the latest cycle whose figures carry into the 2026 admission season. Beyond the government's NIRF framework, NIT Hamirpur also holds India Today 2025 ranks of #22 in Engineering and #7 in Architecture, and a Careers360 2025 University rank of #80 (Public). Taken together, these placements put this Himachal Pradesh NIT firmly inside the national top 100 for engineering and inside the national top 30 for architecture and planning. The standout headline for applicants is the architecture programme: a #7 finish from India Today and a #30 NIRF position make NIT Hamirpur one of the strongest centrally funded schools of architecture outside the IITs and SPAs. The sections below set out every verified rank year by year, trace how the institute has moved, and show where it sits against peer NITs.

Year-Wise Rankings

The table below consolidates every verified ranking for National Institute of Technology Hamirpur across the major Indian frameworks for 2024 and 2025. It answers the single question an aspirant asks first: "What rank does NIT Hamirpur actually hold, and in which category?" Read it by category - NIRF and India Today both rank Engineering and Architecture separately, while Careers360 gives a combined university rank. The Score column is the composite NIRF score out of 100, which is why a #30 architecture rank carries a higher score (54.00) than a #97 engineering rank (46.10): the two categories are scored against different peer sets.

The clearest takeaway is direction of travel: in Engineering, NIT Hamirpur moved from the 101-150 NIRF band in 2024 to a clean #97 in 2025, re-entering the top 100. In Architecture, the institute climbed from #32 (52.58) in 2024 to #30 (54.00) in 2025, with both the rank and the score rising in the same year. For an applicant, that means the strongest single credential here is architecture, while engineering is improving rather than slipping.

Ranking Trajectory of National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

NIT Hamirpur's NIRF Engineering trajectory has been a recovery story rather than a steady climb. The institute was ranked #99 in 2021, then slipped to #128 in 2022, recovered to #101 in 2023, sat in the 101-150 band in 2024, and then climbed back into the top 100 at #97 in 2025. The table below lays out that engineering path so the dip-and-recovery pattern is visible at a glance.

The signal for 2026 applicants is positive: after a wobble in the early 2020s, NIT Hamirpur's engineering rank has returned to where it was at the start of the decade, and the 2025 #97 finish is its best in four years. The architecture story is steadier still, moving from #32 (2024) to #30 (2025) with the score improving from 52.58 to 54.00. A rising rank and a rising score in the same cycle usually indicates real gains in teaching, research output or perception rather than a one-off statistical swing, which is reassuring for a student committing four or five years to the campus.

How National Institute of Technology Hamirpur Compares

Against its peer set, NIT Hamirpur is a mid-tier NIT in engineering but a genuine standout in architecture. Its NIRF Engineering rank of #97 (2025) places it below the older, larger NITs such as Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal and Rourkela, which sit in the top 25-40 band, but its India Today Engineering rank of #22 (2025) shows it competes strongly on the parameters that ranking weighs. The table below contrasts NIT Hamirpur's two flagship 2025 NIRF positions to show where the institute is most differentiated.

The comparison makes the institute's identity clear: architecture is where NIT Hamirpur punches well above its overall weight, with a national #7 from India Today and a top-30 NIRF position that rivals dedicated planning schools. In engineering, it is a solid top-100 government NIT rather than a top-tier one, and its higher India Today rank (#22) versus its NIRF rank (#97) reflects that different frameworks weight research, perception and outcomes differently. On the global stage, NIT Hamirpur features in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 in the 741-750 band, which is consistent with a strong national institute that is still building international research visibility. For an aspirant, the practical read is: choose NIT Hamirpur for architecture with confidence, and for engineering as a reliable, improving top-100 option.