30-09-2021 | 17:13 PM
National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021
The Ministry of Education released the sixth edition of the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
Key Points
• NIRF India Ranking 2021 has been announced for eleven categories, namely, Overall, University, Management, Pharmacy, College, Architecture, Engineering, Medical, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), Law and Research Institutions.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras was ranked the best higher education institution in the country for the third year in a row.
• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru ranked second, followed by IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Guwahati. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
• Ranking of Universities: IISc was ranked one, followed by JNU, BHU, Calcutta University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.
• Ranking of Engineering Institutions: IIT-Madras remained number one, followed by IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Hyderabad.
• Ranking of Management Institutions: Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad was ranked one, followed by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Calcutta, IIM-Kozhikode, IIT-Delhi, IIM-Indore.
• Miranda House, Delhi topped the list in college category.
• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi was ranked at first position in Pharmacy category.
• In Medical Category, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi was ranked at first position.
