IIM Ahmedabad is placed as the best management institute yet again whereas CEPT University has ranked 5th in Architecture which is one position lower than last year.
Gujarat National Law University stands at the 6th position in all the law institutes which has climbed up by one spot. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad has been ranked the tenth position in the top Pharmacy Institutions which is two positions lower than 2020.
There are four institutes in the top 10 from Gujarat from all the categories. However, many other prestigious institutes from Gujarat such as MSU, AU, Gujarat University and many more are not seen in the Top 10 in any of the 11 categories of the NIRF India Ranking, 2021.
IIT Madras has been placed as the best institute overall for the third and sixth time in the Engineering Category.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) that lists top universities and colleges in India released its list, NIRF India Rankings, 2021, today, September 9. The e-release of the sixth edition of NIRF was led by the Union Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan.
Th NIRF India Ranking 2021 has been announced for 11 categories:
Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, Dental, Law and Research Institutions.
What are the NIRF ranking parameters?
The NIRF India Ranking parameters and the weighted averages adopted to derive the rankings differ for all the categories. The broad categories adopted to rank the colleges, universities and institutes include Teaching, Learning and Resources; Research and Professional Practice; Graduation Outcomes; Outreach and Inclusivity and Peer Perception.
What is NIRF?
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the Ministry of Education (then MHRD) and launched by the Minister of Education (then Minister of MHRD) on September 29, 2015.
With each passing year, the number of institutes participating in NIRF rankings has increased and so have the categories in which institutes are ranked. This year as many as 6,000 colleges and universities participated this year. In 2016, the institutes were ranked in only four categories which increased to nine in 2019 and 11 in 2021.
The NIRF India Ranking, 2021 for different categories is as follows:
Top 10 Overall Institutes:
- IIT Madras
- IISC Bangalore
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- JNU, New Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
Gujarat University has dropped to the 63rd position overall from the 60th position in 2020 whereas the IIT, Gandhinagar has jumped two places and has acquired 33rd place this year.
Top 10 Universities:
- IISc, Bangalore
- JNU, Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
- Calcutta University
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- JMI
- Manipal Academy of Higher
- JU
- University of Hyderabad
- Aligarh Muslim University
This year, Gujarat University has moved one place upwards and has been ranked 43rd position overall whereas PDPU and MSU have been ranked 73 and 90, respectively.
Top 10 Colleges:
- Miranda House
- Lady Shri Ram College for Women
- Loyala College
- St Xaviers College, Kolkata
- Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira
- PSGR Krishanammal College for Women
- Presidency College
- St Stephen College
- Hindu College
- Shri Ram College for Commerce
Top 10 Engineering Institutes:
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- NIT Tiruchirappalli
- NIT Surathkal
Top 10 Management Institutes:
- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Management, Indore
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
- Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Top 10 Pharmacy Institutes:
- Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
- JSS College of Pharmacy
- Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
- JSS College of Pharmacy
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad
Nirma University has secured the twentieth position and MSU got the 24th place.
Top 10 Medical Institutes:
- AIIMS Delhi
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- CMC Vellor
- NIMHNS, Bangalore
- SGPIMS, Lucknow
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- Banaras Hindu University
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research
- King George`s Medical University
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Any institute from Gujarat has not been listed in the Medical Institute category.
Top 10 Architecture Institutes:
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Calicut
- IIT Kharagpur
- School of Planning and Architecture Delhi
- Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
- School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal
- National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
- School of Planning & Architecture
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Top 10 Law Institutes:
- NLSUI Bangalore
- NLU Delhi
- NALSAR University Of Law, Hyderabad
- The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Gujarat National Law University
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- National Law University, Jodhpur
- Symbiosis Law School
- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Top 10 Dental Colleges:
- Manipal College of Dental Sciences
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
- King George`s Medical University
- A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
- Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
- Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
- SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital
- SRM Dental College
Top 10 Research Institutes:
- IISc Bangalore
- IIT Madras
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Roorkee
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- IIT Guwahati
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
IIT Gandhinagar has been placed at the 39th position in the newly added category.
The NIRF Ranking, 2021 is available here: https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/Ranking.html
