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The framework was approved by the former <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Human_Resource_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Human Resource Development">Ministry of Human Resource Development</a> (now the Ministry of Education) and launched by the Minister on 29 September 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Depending on their areas of operation, institutions have been ranked under 11 different categories – overall, university, colleges, engineering, management, pharmacy, law, medical, architecture, dental and research.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Framework uses several parameters for ranking purposes like resources, research, and stakeholder perception. These parameters have been grouped into five clusters and these clusters were assigned certain weights. These weights depend on the type of institution. About 3500 institutions voluntarily participated in the first round of rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2017 rankings were released by MHRD on 3 April 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in its first rankings released in 2016, NIRF had four categories (Universities, Engineering, Management and Pharmacy), in 2017, two more categories namely, Overall and College, were added. Around 3,000 institutions participated in the rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 April 2018, the 2018 NIRF rankings were released with an increased number of participating institutions over the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2019 NIRF ranking was released on 8 April 2019 in 9 categories: Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, and Law.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2020 rankings, around 3,800 institutions participated in the process, a 20% increase over 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2020 ranked lists were released by MHRD on 11 June 2020. For the first time, dental institutes were placed in a new category.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MHRD organized a one-day workshop on 21 August 2014 on evolving methodologies for the ranking of institutions of higher education in India. The meeting resolved to establish a committee for building a national ranking framework. Later it was also decided to appoint representatives of <a href="/wiki/Centrally_Funded_Technical_Institutes" title="Centrally Funded Technical Institutes">central universities</a> for the proposed committee. Based on these decisions, a core committee consisting of 16 members was constituted on 29 October 2014 with secretary (HE, MHRD, as chairperson and additional secretary (TE), MHRD, as member-secretary. The other members were the vice-chancellors of <a href="/wiki/Delhi_University" title="Delhi University">Delhi University</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_and_Foreign_Languages_University" title="English and Foreign Languages University">EFL University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_University_of_Gujarat" title="Central University of Gujarat">Central University of Gujarat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University,_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi">JNU</a>, the directors of the <a href="/wiki/IIT_Kharagpur" title="IIT Kharagpur">IIT Kharagpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/IIT_Madras" title="IIT Madras">IIT Madras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Ahmedabad" title="Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad">IIM Ahmedabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Bangalore" title="Indian Institute of Management Bangalore">IIM Bangalore</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Technology,_Tiruchirappalli" title="National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli">NIT Tiruchirappalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Technology,_Warangal" title="National Institute of Technology, Warangal">NIT Warangal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_Indian_Institute_of_Information_Technology_and_Management" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management">IIIT&M Gwalior</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Science_Education_and_Research,_Bhopal" title="Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal">IISER Bhopal</a>, <a href="/wiki/School_of_Planning_and_Architecture,_New_Delhi" title="School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi">SPA Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Accreditation_and_Assessment_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="National Accreditation and Assessment Council">NAAC</a>, and chairperson of <a href="/wiki/National_Board_of_Accreditation" title="National Board of Accreditation">NBA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Engg_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The terms of reference of the committee were: </p> <ul><li>Suggest a National Framework for performance measurement and ranking of</li></ul> <ol><li>Institutions;</li> <li>Programmes;</li></ol> <ul><li>Suggest the organizational structure, institutional mechanism and processes for implementation along with time-lines of the National Ranking Framework.</li></ul> <ol><li>Suggest a mechanism for financing of the Scheme on National Ranking Framework.</li> <li>Suggest linkages with <a href="/wiki/National_Assessment_and_Accreditation_Council" title="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">National Assessment and Accreditation Council</a> (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA), if any.</li></ol> <p>The core committee identified a set of measurable parameters to be used as metrics for ranking the institutions. These parameters were grouped into five major headings. The committee suggested the weightages to be assigned to various groups of parameters in the case of institutions of engineering education and left the task of carrying out similar exercises for institutions of other disciplines to other competent agencies. The initial draft of the report was prepared by Surendra Prasad, chairman, National Board of Accreditation and Member of the core committee. </p><p>The University Grants Commission constituted an expert committee on 9 October 2015 to develop a framework for the ranking of universities and colleges in India and the framework developed by this expert committee has been incorporated into NIRF.<sup id="cite_ref-College_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-College-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The core committee also suggested a framework for ranking institutions offering management education also.<sup id="cite_ref-Mgt_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mgt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/All_India_Council_for_Technical_Education" title="All India Council for Technical Education">All India Council for Technical Education</a> developed parameters and metrics for ranking institutions offering pharmacy education<sup id="cite_ref-Pharm_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pharm-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also architecture education.<sup id="cite_ref-Arch_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arch-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recommendations_of_the_core_committee">Recommendations of the core committee</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recommendations of the core committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are some of the recommendations of the core committee:<sup id="cite_ref-Engg_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The metrics for ranking of engineering institutions should be based on the parameters agreed upon by the core committee.</li> <li>The parameters have been organized into five broad heads or groups and each group has been divided into suitable sub-groups. Each broad head has an overall weight assigned to it. Within each head, the sub-heads should also have appropriate weight distributions.</li> <li>A suitable metric has been proposed which computes a score under each sub-head. The sub-head scores are then added to obtain scores for each individual head. The overall score is computed-based on the weights allotted to each head. The overall score can take a maximum value of 100.</li> <li>The committee recommended the classification of institutions into two categories:</li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><b>Category A institutions:</b> These are institutions of national importance set up by Acts of Parliament, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities and other autonomous institutions.</li> <li><b>Category B institutions:</b> These are institutions affiliated to a University and do not enjoy full academic autonomy.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parameters_and_their_weightages">Parameters and their weightages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Parameters and their weightages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Engineering,_management,_pharmacy_and_architecture_institutions"><span id="Engineering.2C_management.2C_pharmacy_and_architecture_institutions"></span>Engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The approved set of parameter groups and the weightages assigned to them in respect of institutions offering programmes in engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture are given in the following table. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Parameters</b> </td> <td><b>Category A</b><br /> <b>institutions</b></td> <td><b>Category B </b> <br /> <b>institutions</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Teaching, learning and resources (TLR)</td> <td>0.30</td> <td>0.30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research, professional practice and collaborative performance (RPC)</td> <td>0.30</td> <td>0.20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Graduation outcome (GO)</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>0.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outreach and inclusivity (OI)</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>0.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perception (PR)</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>0.10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall_and_colleges">Overall and colleges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Overall and colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The approved set of parameter groups and the weightages assigned to them in respect of overall rating and for colleges are given in the following table, for 2018. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Parameters</th> <th>Overall<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Colleges<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Teaching, learning and resources (TLR)</td> <td>0.30</td> <td>0.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research, productivity, impact and IPR (RPII)</td> <td>0.30</td> <td>0.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Graduation outcome (GO)</td> <td>0.20</td> <td>0.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outreach and inclusivity (OI)</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>0.10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perception (PR)</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>0.10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Latest_Ranking_-_2024">Latest Ranking - 2024</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Latest Ranking - 2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall_(Top_10)[17]"><span id="Overall_.28Top_10.29.5B17.5D"></span>Overall (Top 10)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Overall (Top 10)[17]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Name </th> <th>City </th> <th>State/UT </th> <th>NIRF Score </th> <th>Institutional classification </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Madras" title="IIT Madras">Indian Institute of Technology Madras</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>86.42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Science,_Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore">Indian Institute of Science</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bengaluru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td>83.28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Bombay" title="IIT Bombay">Indian Institute of Technology Bombay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td>81.37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Delhi" title="IIT Delhi">Indian Institute of Technology Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td>80.31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Kanpur" title="IIT Kanpur">Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>77.56 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Kharagpur" title="IIT Kharagpur">Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kharagpur" title="Kharagpur">Kharagpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>74.77 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences,_New_Delhi" title="All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi">All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td>74.27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Roorkee" title="IIT Roorkee">Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roorkee" title="Roorkee">Roorkee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> </td> <td>71.52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Guwahati" title="IIT Guwahati">Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> </td> <td>69.04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University" title="Jawaharlal Nehru University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td>68.53 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_(Top_10)[18]"><span id="Medical_.28Top_10.29.5B18.5D"></span>Medical (Top 10)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Medical (Top 10)[18]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Name </th> <th>City </th> <th>State/UT </th> <th>NIRF Score </th> <th>Institutional classification </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences,_New_Delhi" title="All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi">AIIMS, New Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td>94.46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Institute_of_Medical_Education_and_Research" title="Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research">PGIMER, Chandigarh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td>80.83 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Medical_College_Vellore" title="Christian Medical College Vellore">Christian Medical College, Vellore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vellore" title="Vellore">Vellore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>75.11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Private University">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Mental_Health_and_Neurosciences" title="National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences">National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td>71.92 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Institute_of_Postgraduate_Medical_Education_and_Research" title="Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research">JIPMER, Pondicherry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a> </td> <td>70.74 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Gandhi_Postgraduate_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences" title="Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences">Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>70.07 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banaras_Hindu_University" title="Banaras Hindu University">Banaras Hindu University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>69.54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Vishwa_Vidyapeetham" title="Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham">Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>68.81 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasturba_Medical_College" title="Kasturba Medical College">Kasturba Medical College</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manipal" title="Manipal">Manipal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td>67.42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Private University">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_Medical_College" title="Madras Medical College">Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>64.12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Engineering_(Top_10)[19]"><span id="Engineering_.28Top_10.29.5B19.5D"></span>Engineering (Top 10)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Engineering (Top 10)[19]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Name </th> <th>City </th> <th>State/UT </th> <th>NIRF Score </th> <th>Institutional classification </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Madras" title="IIT Madras">IIT Madras</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>89.46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Delhi" title="IIT Delhi">IIT Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td>86.66 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Bombay" title="IIT Bombay">IIT Bombay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td>83.09 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Kanpur" title="IIT Kanpur">IIT Kanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>82.79 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Kharagpur" title="IIT Kharagpur">IIT Kharagpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kharagpur" title="Kharagpur">Kharagpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>76.88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Roorkee" title="IIT Roorkee">IIT Roorkee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roorkee" title="Roorkee">Roorkee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> </td> <td>76.00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Guwahati" title="IIT Guwahati">IIT Guwahati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> </td> <td>71.86 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_Hyderabad" title="IIT Hyderabad">IIT Hyderabad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> </td> <td>71.55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Technology,_Tiruchirappalli" title="National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli">National Institute of Technology, Trichy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirapalli" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirapalli">Tiruchirapalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>66.88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIT_(BHU)_Varanasi" title="IIT (BHU) Varanasi">Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>66.69 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Universities_(Top_10)[20]"><span id="Universities_.28Top_10.29.5B20.5D"></span>Universities (Top 10)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Universities (Top 10)[20]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Name </th> <th>City </th> <th>State </th> <th>NIRF Score </th> <th>Institutional classification </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Science" title="Indian Institute of Science">Indian Institute of Science</a> </td> <td>Bengaluru </td> <td>Karnataka </td> <td>83.29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University" title="Jawaharlal Nehru University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</a> </td> <td>New Delhi </td> <td>Delhi </td> <td>69.80 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamia_Millia_Islamia" title="Jamia Millia Islamia">Jamia Millia Islamia</a> </td> <td>New Delhi </td> <td>Delhi </td> <td>68.11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manipal_Institute_of_Technology" title="Manipal Institute of Technology">Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal</a> </td> <td>Manipal </td> <td>Karnataka </td> <td>67.18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banaras_Hindu_University" title="Banaras Hindu University">Banaras Hindu University</a> </td> <td>Varanasi </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td> <td>66.05 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi_University" title="Delhi University">Delhi University</a> </td> <td>New Delhi </td> <td>Delhi </td> <td>65.90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Vishwa_Vidyapeetham" title="Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham">Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham</a> </td> <td>Coimbatore </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td> <td>65.73 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aligarh_Muslim_University" title="Aligarh Muslim University">Aligarh Muslim University</a> </td> <td>Aligarh </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td> <td>65.57 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jadavpur_University" title="Jadavpur University">Jadavpur University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>65.39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vellore_Institute_of_Technology" title="Vellore Institute of Technology">Vellore Institute of Technology</a> </td> <td>Vellore </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td> <td>64.79 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_(Top_5_)[21]"><span id="Law_.28Top_5_.29.5B21.5D"></span>Law (Top 5 )<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Law (Top 5 )[21]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Name </th> <th>City </th> <th>State </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Law_School_of_India_University" title="National Law School of India University">National Law School of India University</a> </td> <td>Bengaluru </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Law_University" class="mw-redirect" title="National Law University">National Law University</a> </td> <td>New Delhi </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NALSAR_University_of_Law" title="NALSAR University of Law">NALSAR University of Law</a> </td> <td>Hyderabad </td> <td>Telangana </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_West_Bengal_National_University_of_Juridical_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences">The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences</a> </td> <td>Kolkata </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Symbiosis_Law_School" title="Symbiosis Law School">Symbiosis Law School</a> </td> <td>Pune </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rankings have been criticized as manipulative by students and some academics.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spite of the criticism, the government has done little to modify the methodologies or results of the rankings. The list was criticized for being incomplete and incoherent in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi raised objection on 2017 NIRF ranking, accusing it of being based on incomplete data.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Professor <a href="/wiki/Anil_Kumar_Tripathi_(academician)" title="Anil Kumar Tripathi (academician)">Anil Kumar Tripathi</a>, director of the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Science,_Banaras_Hindu_University" title="Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University">Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University</a> criticized the NIRF University rankings, accusing it to compare institutions with same budget but varying number of students. He said that "<a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Science" title="Indian Institute of Science">IISc</a> no doubt, is the top institution in the country. <a href="/wiki/Banaras_Hindu_University" title="Banaras Hindu University">Banaras Hindu University</a> (BHU), however, is a different kind of educational institution. Both institutions have almost the same budget but the same amount of money caters to a large number of students, teachers and infrastructure at BHU. In comparison to IISc the money available is about five to ten times lesser in our university because of the sheer size".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Skill_Development_Agency" title="National Skill Development Agency">National Skill Development Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Education_Policy_2020" title="National Education Policy 2020">National Education Policy 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skill_India" title="Skill India">Skill India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nirfindia.org/About">"National Institutional Ranking Framework: Overview"</a>. 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