The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank higher education institutions in India on the basis of parameters like Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception.
The NIRF ranking 2021 was released on 9 September where institutions were judged against 11 criteria 6000 Indian institutions were registered for NIRF ranking 2021. In the overall rankings, IIT Madras and IISc Bangalore have secured top and second ranks respectively, same as last year’s rankings. IIT Bombay comes in third. 32 colleges from Tamil Nadu and 29 from Kerala are ranked in the top 100 colleges.
Top 3 institutions in other categories are as follows:
Top 3 ‘Universities’ in India | Top 3 ‘Colleges’ in India |
Rank 1: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru | Rank 1: Miranda House, New Delhi |
Rank 2: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) | Rank 2: Lady Shri Ram College For Women, New Delhi |
Rank 3: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) | Rank 3: Loyola College |
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Top 3 ‘Engineering’ institutes in India | Top 3 ‘Management’ institutes in India |
Rank 1: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras | Rank 1: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad |
Rank 2: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi | Rank 2: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore |
Rank 3: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay | Rank 3: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta |
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Top 3 ‘Pharmacy’ institutes in India | Top 3 ‘Medical’ colleges in India |
Rank 1: Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi | Rank 1: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) |
Rank 2: Panjab University, Chandigarh | Rank 2: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh |
Rank 3: Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani | Rank 3: Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore |
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Top 3 ‘Law’ colleges in India | Top 3 ‘Architecture’ institutes in India |
Rank 1: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru | Rank 1: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee |
Rank 2: National Law University (NLU), New Delhi | Rank 2: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut |
Rank 3: Nalsar University of Law | Rank 3: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur |
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Top 3 ‘Dental’ institutes in India | Top 3 ‘Research' institutes in India |
Rank 1: Manipal College of Dental Sciences | Rank 1: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru |
Rank 2: Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth | Rank 2: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras |
Rank 3: Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Rank 3: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay |
British Council says:
The NIRF rankings was first launched in 2015 and the results for 2021 were declared by the new Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. India’s internationalisation ambitions, both for inward and outward mobility means an increased focus on rankings and standardised processes of evaluation of India’s massive education sector.
While the NIRF makes a solid framework for its domestic sector, it will be important to see how India positions itself in international rankings as well in coming years. The NIRF covers a wide range of Indian institutions and focuses more on teaching-centric indicators rather than research. These lists can help UK institutions to better understand potential Indian partners and their potential for cooperation, although it is important to look beyond rankings and look at institutions in their individual circumstances as well.
Read more:
https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/Ranking.html