NIRF Ranking 2021: IIT-Madras Best Institute for Third Time in a Row

It is three in a row for IIT Madras. In the latest NIRF Ranking 2021 released by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, IIT Madras has created a history for becoming the best ranking Indian institute for the third time in a row. The institute has been an undefeated champion since 2019. IISc has continued to obtain the second rank. IISc used to be the best-ranking institute in 2018 and before. In the six years of NIRF, no other institute has got the top spot yet.

In the university category, IISc Bengaluru was the best-ranked varsity followed by JNU and BHU at the second and third spot, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021. IISc Bengaluru – overall second, the best in university category – is also the top-ranking institute in newly introduced category research.

The NIRF India Ranking 2021 has been announced for eleven categories — Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), Law and Research Institutions. 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.

With each passing year, the number of institutes participating in NIRF rankings has increased and so have the categories in which institutes are ranked. In 2016, the institutes were ranked in only four categories which increased to eleven in 2021.

According to official data, as many as 6,000 colleges and universities participated this year in the sixth edition of NIRF 2021 Rankings. With each passing year, the number of institutes participating in NIRF rankings has increased and so have the categories in which institutes are ranked. In 2016, the institutes were ranked in only four categories which increased to eleven in 2021.

NIRF Rankings 2021: Overall Category

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
2. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

NIRF Rankings 2021: University Category

1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi
3. Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi
4. Calcutta University Kolkata
5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

NIRF Rankings 2021: Management Category

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, Kolkata
4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

NIRF India Rankings 2021: College

1. 1. Miranda House, Delhi
2. Lady Shree Ram College for Women Delhi
3. Loyola College, Chennai
4. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
5. Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah

NIRF India Rankings 2021: Pharmacy

1. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
2. Panjab University Chandigarh
3. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
4. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
5. Institute of Chemical Technology

Mumbai India Rankings 2021: Medical

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi
2. PGIMER Chandigarh
3. Christian Medical College, Vellore

NIRF Rankings 2021: Engineering

1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Bombay

NIRF India Rankings 2021: Architecture

1. IIT Roorkee
2. NIT Calicut
3. IIT Kharagpur
4. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
5. Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad

NIRF Rankings India 2021: Law

1. National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru
2. National Law University (NLU) Delhi
3. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) Hyderabad

India Rankings 2021: Research Institutions

1. IISc Bangalore
2. IIT Madras
3. IIT Bombay
4. IIT Delhi
5. IIT Kharagpur