List of Top 10 Dental Colleges in India NIRF Ranking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings at Bharat Mandapam on Monday. In the category of Dental colleges, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, has achieved the top ranking. Meanwhile, Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Manipal has been recognised as the leading college for Dental education.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranks colleges based on their overall performance. For dental colleges, the rankings consider teaching quality, resources, research, professional practice, graduation rates, peer feedback, and how well the college supports a diverse student body and engages with the community.
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NIRF Ranking methodology of ranking various institutions across the country is made by a Core Committee that consists of high-order Thinkers, professors, and Other Reputed Think Tanks of India.
List of Top 10 Dental Colleges in India by NIRF Ranking 2025
| Rank | Institute Name | City | State | Rank |
| 1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 89.12 |
| 2 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 85.31 |
| 3 | Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | Delhi | Delhi | 72.55 |
| 4 | Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra | 72.36 |
| 5 | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 70.58 |
| 6 | A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 69.00 |
| 7 | King George’s Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 68.89 |
| 8 | SRM Dental College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 68.19 |
| 9 | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 63.12 |
| 10 | JSS Dental College and Hospital | Mysuru | Karnataka | 62.59 |
