IIT Madras tops the overall NIRF ranking 2023. Miranda House is placed at the first position for NIRF 2023 top colleges, Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) for top universities, Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) for management, and AIIMS (Delhi) for medical.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology framework, launched on 29th February 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development to rank the institutions of higher education in India. The NIRF rankings 2023 is released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, on 5 June 2023. The NIRF rankings are a great indicator of a college's quality and standing among the best educational institutions in the country.
The NIRF rankings 2023 are also a good reference for students looking for the top colleges and universities based on different streams like engineering, management, dentistry, pharmacy, medicine, architecture, etc.
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NIRF Rankings 2023
IIT Madras tops the NIRF 2023 rankings for overall top institute. Below are the NIRF rankings 2023 for the top colleges and courses.
- NIRF Overall Rankings 2023 Top Institutes
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Top Colleges
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Top Universities
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Engineering
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Management
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Pharmacy
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Medical
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Law
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Dental
- NIRF Rankings 2023 Architecture
NIRF Overall Rankings 2023 Top Institutes
The table below contains the names of the top institutions in India as per the NIRF 2023 overall ranking:
NIRF Rankings 2023 Top Colleges
The table below contains the names of the top colleges in India as per the NIRF 2023 rankings:
Institution | NIRF Ranking 2023 |
Miranda House | 1 |
Hindu College | 2 |
Presidency College | 3 |
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | 4 |
St. Xavier`s College | 5 |
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | 6 |
Loyola College | 7 |
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College | 8 |
Kirori Mal College | 9 |
Lady Shri Ram College For Women | 10 |
Shri Ram College of Commerce | 11 |
Hans Raj College | 12 |
Sri Venkateswara College | 13 |
St. Stephens's College | 14 |
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira | 15 |
Madras Christian College | 16 |
Deshbandhu College | 17 |
Thiagarajar College | 18 |
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College | 19 |
PSG College of Arts and Science | 20 |
Acharya Narendra Dev College | 21 |
Lady Irwin College | 22 |
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences | 23 |
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | 24 |
St. Joseph's College, Trichy | 25 |
University College, Thiruvananthapuram | 26 |
V.O. Chidambaram College | 27 |
Daulat Ram College | 28 |
Kongunadu Arts & Science College | 29 |
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences | 30 |
Gargi College | 31 |
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women | 32 |
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College | 33 |
Bishop Heber College | 34 |
Pachhunga University College | 35 |
Maitreyi College | 36 |
Stella Maris College for Women | 37 |
Jesus & Mary College | 38 |
Madras School of Social Work | 39 |
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli | 40 |
St. Teresa's College, Krerala | 41 |
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous) | 42 |
Kamala Nehru College | 43 |
Government Arts College | 44 |
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram | 45 |
Maharaja's College | 46 |
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce | 47 |
Dyal Singh College | 48 |
Ramanujan College | 49 |
Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research | 50 |
Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha | 51 |
Govt Home Science College,Sector-10 | 52 |
St. Thomas College, Thrissur | 53 |
S.B. College, Changanacherry | 54 |
St.Xavier's College, Tamil Nadu | 55 |
Jamal Mohamed College | 56 |
College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan | 57 |
The American College | 58 |
St. Joseph's College, Devagiri | 59 |
Queen Mary`s College | 60 |
I.C.College of Home Science | 61 |
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | 62 |
Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi | 63 |
St. Joseph`s College of Commerce | 65 |
Women`s Christian College | 66 |
Ramjas College | 67 |
Shyam Lal College | 68 |
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College | 69 |
Shivaji College | 70 |
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science | 70 |
Sacred Heart College | 72 |
Midnapore College | 73 |
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women | 74 |
Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram | 75 |
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College | 76 |
Union Christian College | 77 |
Bethune College | 78 |
Fergusson College (Autonomous) | 79 |
St. Aloysius College | 80 |
Maharaja Agrasen College | 81 |
Guru Nanak College | 82 |
Government Institute of Science, Nagpur | 83 |
Delhi College of Arts & Commerce | 84 |
CMS College Kottayam | 85 |
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science | 86 |
Mar Athanasius College | 87 |
Nesamony Memorial Christian College | 88 |
Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science | 89 |
National College | 90 |
Women's Christian College, Tamil Nadu | 91 |
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | 92 |
Keshav Mahavidyalya | 93 |
Ethiraj College for Women | 94 |
N. G. M. College | 95 |
St. Xavier's College, Gujarat | 96 |
Indraprastha College for Women | 97 |
St. Francis College for Women | 97 |
Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science | 99 |
Scottish Church College | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Top Universities
The table below contains the names of the top universities in India as per the NIRF 2023 rankings:
Institution | NIRF Ranking 2023 |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | 1 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University | 2 |
Jamia Millia Islamia | 3 |
Jadavpur University | 4 |
Banaras Hindu University | 5 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal | 6 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 7 |
Vellore Institute of Technology | 8 |
Aligarh Muslim University | 9 |
University of Hyderabad | 10 |
University of Delhi | 11 |
Calcutta University | 12 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 13 |
Anna University | 14 |
Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 15 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 16 |
Homi Bhabha National Institute | 17 |
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | 18 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University | 19 |
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani | 20 |
Bharathiar University | 21 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) | 22 |
Institute of Chemical Technology | 23 |
Kerala University | 24 |
Panjab University | 25 |
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | 26 |
Chandigarh University | 27 |
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) | 28 |
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | 29 |
Alagappa University | 30 |
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | 31 |
Symbiosis International | 32 |
University of Kashmir | 33 |
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research | 34 |
Amity University | 35 |
Osmania University | 36 |
Cochin University of Science and Technology | 37 |
Lovely Professional University | 38 |
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research | 39 |
Delhi Technological University | 40 |
Bharathidasan University | 41 |
Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 42 |
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam | 43 |
Mysore University | 44 |
King George`s Medical University | 45 |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | 46 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | 47 |
Guru Nanak Dev University | 48 |
Jamia Hamdard | 49 |
University of Madras | 50 |
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | 51 |
UPES | 52 |
Madurai Kamaraj University | 53 |
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 54 |
Graphic Era University | 55 |
Mumbai University | 56 |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | 57 |
Banasthali Vidyapith | 58 |
Periyar University | 59 |
Sri Venkateswara University | 60 |
Gujarat University | 61 |
Shiv Nadar University | 62 |
University of Jammu | 63 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University | 63 |
NITTE | 65 |
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research | 66 |
Christ University | 67 |
Jain university,Bangalore | 68 |
Tezpur University | 69 |
Calicut University, Thenhipalem, Malapuram | 70 |
Birla Institute of Technology | 71 |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | 72 |
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 73 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | 74 |
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Mizoram University | 76 |
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus | 77 |
Maharishi Markandeshwar | 78 |
G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | 79 |
North Eastern Hill University | 80 |
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women | 81 |
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education | 82 |
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli | 83 |
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | 84 |
Yenepoya University | 85 |
The University of Burdwan | 86 |
Sharda University | 87 |
Gauhati University | 88 |
Central University of Tamil Nadu | 89 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | 90 |
Bharati Vidyapeeth | 91 |
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | 92 |
Utkal University | 93 |
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon | 94 |
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) | 95 |
Maharshi Dayanand University | 96 |
Visva Bharati | 97 |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences | 98 |
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | 99 |
Central University of Punjab | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Engineering
The table below contains the top institutions for NIRF rankings 2023 for engineering:
Read More: NIRF Ranked Engineering Colleges
NIRF Rankings 2023 Management
The table below contains the top institutions for NIRF rankings 2023 for management:
Institution |
NIRF Ranking |
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 1 |
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | 2 |
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode | 3 |
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta | 4 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | 5 |
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow | 6 |
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai | 7 |
Indian Institute of Management, Indore | 8 |
XLRI-Xavier School of Management | 9 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 10 |
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur | 11 |
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak | 12 |
Management Development Institute | 13 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 14 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 15 |
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur | 16 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management | 17 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 18 |
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur | 19 |
S.P. Jain Institute of Management, & Research | 20 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management, Studies | 21 |
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli | 22 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 23 |
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi | 24 |
Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi | 25 |
Indian Institute of Management, Shillong | 26 |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | 27 |
Amity University | 28 |
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam | 29 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 30 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | 31 |
Lovely Professional University | 32 |
Goa Institute of Management | 33 |
International Management Institute | 34 |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 35 |
Chandigarh University | 36 |
MICA | 37 |
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad | 38 |
UPES | 39 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | 40 |
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu (IIMJ) | 41 |
T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal | 42 |
Indian Institute of Management | 43 |
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | 44 |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research | 45 |
XIIM University | 46 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management | 47 |
Birla Institute of Management Technology | 48 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) | 49 |
Anna University | 49 |
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar | 51 |
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) | 52 |
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya | 53 |
Institute of Rural Management, Anand | 54 |
Aligarh Muslim University | 55 |
Banaras Hindu University | 56 |
Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 57 |
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur | 58 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 59 |
Christ University | 60 |
Nirma University | 61 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management,Gurgaon | 62 |
Fore School of Management | 63 |
Chitkara University | 64 |
Graphic Era University | 65 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | 66 |
International Management Institute | 67 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management | 68 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology | 69 |
International Management Institute | 70 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 71 |
BML Munjal University | 72 |
Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 73 |
Krea University | 74 |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | 75 |
National Institute of Bank Management | 76 |
Birla Institute of Technology | 77 |
Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 78 |
Manipal University Jaipur | 79 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management | 80 |
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon | 81 |
Panjab University | 82 |
Rajagiri Business School | 83 |
Institute of Management Technology | 84 |
Jain university,Bangalore | 85 |
Bharathidasan Institute of Management | 86 |
Alliance University | 87 |
Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 88 |
PSG College of Technology | 89 |
Thiagarajar School of Management | 90 |
Galgotias University | 91 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management | 92 |
Tezpur University | 93 |
Pandit Deendayal Energy University | 94 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University | 95 |
Jamia Hamdard | 96 |
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | 97 |
Indian Institute of Management | 98 |
New Delhi Institute Of Management | 99 |
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Pharmacy
The table below contains the top colleges for NIRF rankings 2023 for pharmacy:
Institution |
NIRF Ranking 2023 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad | 1 |
Jamia Hamdard | 2 |
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani | 3 |
JSS College of Pharmacy | 4 |
Institute of Chemical Technology | 5 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | 6 |
JSS College of Pharmacy | 7 |
Panjab University | 8 |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal | 9 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 10 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | 11 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati | 12 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad | 13 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli | 14 |
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | 15 |
Chitkara University | 16 |
Lovely Professional University | 17 |
Jadavpur University | 18 |
Central University of Punjab | 19 |
Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 20 |
Amity University | 21 |
AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University | 22 |
Banasthali Vidyapith | 23 |
I. S. F. College of Pharmacy | 24 |
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University | 25 |
Annamalai University | 26 |
Central University of Rajasthan | 27 |
Birla Institute of Technology | 28 |
Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune | 29 |
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | 30 |
Maharishi Markandeshwar | 31 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kolkata | 32 |
Dibrugarh University | 33 |
Chandigarh University | 34 |
Maharshi Dayanand University | 35 |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | 36 |
Nirma University | 37 |
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KLE College of Pharmacy | 39 |
Punjabi University, Patiala | 40 |
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 41 |
Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute) | 42 |
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya | 43 |
National Institute Of Pharmaceutical Education And Research Hajipur | 44 |
DR D Y Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research | 45 |
N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 46 |
VELS Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (Vistas) ,Chennai | 47 |
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management | 48 |
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar | 49 |
R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research | 50 |
The Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University | 51 |
Galgotias University | 52 |
Parul University | 53 |
G. L. A. University | 54 |
Bombay College of Pharmacy | 55 |
Integral University | 56 |
Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy | 57 |
L. M. College of Pharmacy | 58 |
Suresh Gyan Vihar University | 59 |
Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam | 60 |
PSG College of Pharmacy | 61 |
Sharda University | 62 |
Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 63 |
Kumaun University, Nainital | 64 |
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | 65 |
Goa College of Pharmacy | 66 |
Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy | 67 |
Smt. Kishoritai Bhoyar College of Pharmacy | 68 |
Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of | 69 |
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences | 70 |
Gujarat Technological University | 71 |
College of Pharmacy, Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS | 72 |
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University | 73 |
College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College | 74 |
Vishnu Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research | 75 |
Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy | 76 |
Nandha College of Pharmacy | 77 |
Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy | 78 |
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy | 79 |
Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy | 80 |
Anurag University | 81 |
Kakatiya University | 82 |
Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri | 83 |
Bundelkhand University | 83 |
CMR College of Pharmacy | 85 |
Chandigarh College of Pharmacy, Landran | 86 |
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology | 87 |
KIET Group of Institutions | 88 |
Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 89 |
Maliba Pharmacy College | 90 |
Principal K.M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy | 91 |
Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceuatical Education & Research | 92 |
AISSMS College of Pharmacy | 93 |
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University | 94 |
C.U.Shah College of Pharmacy | 95 |
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Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Pharmacy | 97 |
Himalayan Pharmacy Institute | 98 |
Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University | 99 |
Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Medical
The table below contains the top colleges for NIRF rankings 2023 for medicine:
NIRF Rankings 2023 Law
The table below contains the top colleges for NIRF rankings 2023 for law:
Institution |
NIRF Ranking 2023 |
National Law School of India University | 1 |
National Law University | 2 |
Nalsar University of Law | 3 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | 4 |
Jamia Millia Islamia | 5 |
Symbiosis Law School | 6 |
Gujarat National Law University | 7 |
Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 8 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 9 |
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 10 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 11 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 12 |
Christ University | 13 |
Aligarh Muslim University | 14 |
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | 15 |
Lovely Professional University | 16 |
Indian Law Institute | 17 |
National Law Institute University | 18 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | 19 |
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | 20 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University | 21 |
Banaras Hindu University | 22 |
Amity University Haryana | 23 |
National University of Study & Research in Law | 24 |
Alliance University | 25 |
Army Institute of Law | 26 |
Nirma University | 27 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy | 28 |
Manipal University | 29 |
National Law University | 30 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Dental
The table below contains the top colleges for NIRF rankings 2023 for dentistry:
Institution |
NIRF Ranking |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 1 |
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | 2 |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | 3 |
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | 4 |
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 5 |
SRM Dental College | 6 |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | 7 |
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | 8 |
Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 9 |
Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi | 10 |
JSS Dental College and Hospital | 11 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 12 |
Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences | 13 |
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | 14 |
Govt. Dental College, Nagpur | 15 |
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research | 16 |
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research | 17 |
Banaras Hindu University | 18 |
Nair Hospital Dental College | 19 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 20 |
Government Dental College | 21 |
SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital | 22 |
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | 23 |
Government Dental College, Bangalore | 24 |
Government Dental College | 25 |
NIRF Rankings 2023 Architecture
The table below contains the top colleges for NIRF rankings 2023 for architecture:
Institution |
NIRF Ranking |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 1 |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | 2 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 3 |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 4 |
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi | 5 |
Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi | 6 |
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University | 7 |
National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 8 |
Aligarh Muslim University | 9 |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 10 |
School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal | 11 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 12 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology | 13 |
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | 14 |
Chandigarh University | 15 |
Lovely Professional University | 16 |
College of Engineering Trivandrum | 17 |
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada | 18 |
National Institute of Technology Patna | 19 |
Birla Institute of Technology | 20 |
BMS College of Architecture | 21 |
Nirma University | 22 |
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | 23 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | 24 |
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, MAHE | 25 |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | 26 |
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | 27 |
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 28 |
Chandigarh College of Architecture Sector-12 | 29 |
Chitkara University | 30 |
Categories of NIRF Ranking
The institutions are generally ranked in 11 different categories. The following are the various classifications of the categories for the NIRF ranking:
- Overall
- University
- Colleges
- Engineering
- Management
- Pharmacy
- Law
- Medical
- Architecture
- Dental
- Research
History of NIRF Ranking Categories
Initially, the NIRF had 4 categories namely: Universities, Engineering, Management and Pharmacy which was released in 2016. Later on, in 2017, the category list was updated with NIRF with 2 more categories- Overall and College and ranked the top ones among 3000 institutions. In 2018, there was an increasing number of institutions which lead to the addition of 9 more categories.
Factors Determining the NIRF Ranking
NIRF has a list of parameters based on which the colleges are ranked. Displayed below are the set of parameters used to assess the rankings of the institutions:
- Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
- Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Peer Perception
- Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Graduation Outcomes (GO)
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) | Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS) |
Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
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Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
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Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU) | |
Research and Professional Practice (RP) | Combined metric for Publications (PU) |
Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP) | |
IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR) | |
Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP) | |
Peer Perception | Academic Peers and Employers (PR) |
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) | Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD) |
Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD) | |
Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS) | |
Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS) | |
Perception (PR) Ranking | |
Graduation Outcomes (GO) | Metric for University Examinations (GUE) |
Metric for Number of PhD Students Graduated (GPHD) |
Classifications of Institutions
The core committee involved in the formation of the NIRF classified the institutions into 2 categories as category A and B.
Category A Institutions
These are institutions of national importance set up by Acts of Parliament, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities and other autonomous institutions.
Category B Institutions
These are institutions affiliated to a University and do not enjoy full academic autonomy.
NIRF Ranking Parameters and Weightages
While having known the NIRF ranking list of top institutions, its also important to know the evalutation criteria and the basis on which the ranking is given. Enlisted below is the list of parameters with weightage on each category of institutions.
NIRF Ranking Category: Overall and Colleges
Tabulated below is the approved set of parameter groups and the weightages for institutions in the overall and colleges categories:
Parameters | Overall | Colleges |
Teaching, learning and resources (TLR) | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Research, productivity, impact and IPR (RPII) | 0.3 | 0.15 |
Graduation outcome (GO) | 0.2 | 0.25 |
Outreach and inclusivity (OI) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Perception (PR) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
NIRF Ranking Category: Engineering, Management, Pharmacy And Architecture Institutions
Tabulated below is the approved set of parameter groups and the weightages for institutions that offer engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture courses:
Parameters | Category A Institutions | Category B Institutions |
Teaching, learning and resources (TLR) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Research, professional practice and collaborative performance (RPC) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Graduation outcome (GO) | 0.15 | 0.25 |
Outreach and inclusivity (OI) | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Perception (PR) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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