Union Education Minister of India Dharmendra Pradhan, on September 09, 2021, declared the National Institutional Ranking Framework India ranking of 2021 (NIRF – 2021) at nirfindia.org.
Ranking for University, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, medical, law, Architecture, Dental, Research and Overall performance was released through a virtual event on the official website of NIRF.
This year, a new research institution category was introduced, taking the total number of categories up to 11.
The NIRF Ranking 2021 was based on the six parameters – teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research and professional practice (RP), graduation outcomes (GO), outreach and inclusivity (OI), and peer perception.
Using these mentioned parameters, Universities and Colleges were judged.
The Minister launched the NIRF for Educational Institution on September 29, 2015. Annually NIRF rankings are released to recognize the top universities, colleges and other educational institutions across India.
“The National Institutional Ranking Framework Indian rankings should not be considered as an end [by the institutes] but the beginning of the improvement of quality in higher education,” said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in his live webinar.
In India, there are over 45,000 Degree Colleges, over 1000 universities and over 1500 top institutes.
Indian institutes registering for the NIRF ranking in 2020 increased by 20 % compared to 2019. In 2020, around in count 3,800 institutes participated in NIRF Rankings. In 2021, the number is 6000.
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 institutes in Overall category
IIT Madras, for the third consecutive year, has bagged its top spot in the overall university raking.
IIT Madras kept its Rank No. 01 position in the overall category of the NIRF and the top spot for the sixth time consecutively in the Engineering Category.
IISC, Bengaluru, follows the list. The third spot was held by IIT Bombay this year. Last year the third spot was held by IIT Delhi.
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Score: 86.76
Rank 2nd:
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISC), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Score: 82.67
Rank 3rd:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT B), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Score: 82.52
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 Research institutes
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Score: 86.48
Rank 2nd:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Score: 86.01
Rank 3rd:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT B), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Score: 80.93
NIRF Rankings: Top 3 Universities
Despite facing several intense months last year, Jamia Millia Islamia entered into the top 10 universities of the country.
This year, JMIU has improved its ranking from number 10 to number 6. JNU, which witnessed student protests last year over fee hikes, has retained its position as the second-best university in the country after IISc-Bangalore.
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Score: 82.67
Rank 2nd:
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 67.99
Rank 3rd:
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Score: 64.02
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 Engineering
Engineering has always remained the students favourite and the most sought-after higher education in India. Even though, after knowing barely even 7% of engineering graduates from India are employable.
It makes it very important for the students to get a seat in the top engineering colleges of India to create a stronger foundation and get ample opportunities for placement after graduation.
The NIRF Ranking 2021 engineering colleges list has 9 IITs and one NIT in the top 10 list.
Apart from IIT Karnataka at Rank 10, the top 10 engineering colleges per NIRF ranking has remained the same as last year.
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Score: 90.19
Rank 2nd:
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT D), New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 88.96
Rank 3rd:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT B), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Score: 85.16
NIRF Rankings: Top 3 Management Institutes
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM A), Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Score: 83.69
Rank 2nd:
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Score: 83.48
Rank 3rd:
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM C), Kolkata, West Bengal
Score: 80.04
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 Pharmacy Institutes
Rank 1st:
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 78.52
Rank 2nd:
Panjab University, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Score: 77.99
Rank 3rd:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan
Score: 75.57
NIRF Rankings: Top 3 Colleges
Rank 1st:
Miranda House, New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 75.42
Rank 2nd:
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 69.44
Rank 3rd:
Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Score: 69.28
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 Medical Colleges
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi has ranked as the best medical institute in the country, followed by PGIMER and Chandigarh Medical College, Vellore.
AIIMS Delhi bagged the top rank in NIRF 2021, with 90.69 scores, followed by PGIMER and Christian Medical College Vellore at second and third rank, respectively.
Rank 1st:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS), New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 92.07
Rank 2nd:
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Score: 82.62
Rank 3rd:
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Score: 75.33
NIRF Ranking: Top 3 Law Colleges
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has retained its top position in the NIRF 2021. National Law University (NLU), New Delhi is the second-best institute in the rankings, while the third position was retained by Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad.
The top three positions for the Law colleges remained similar to the previous year.
Rank 1st:
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Score: 78.06
Rank 2nd:
National Law University (NLU), New Delhi, Delhi
Score: 74.55
Rank 3rd:
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, Telangana
Score: 72.39
NIRF Ranking 2021: Top 3 Architecture institutes
Rank 1st:
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT R), Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Score: 82.65
Rank 2nd:
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT C), Kozhikode, Kerala
Score: 76.50
Rank 3:
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT K), Kharagpur, West Bengal
Score: 76.14
NIRF Rankings 2021: Top 3 Dental Institutes
Rank 1st:
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi, Karnataka
Score: 81.30
Rank 2nd:
Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra
Score: 80.72
Rank 3rd:
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Score: 78.33
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