Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani released first-of-its-kind National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) on Monday. This ranking framework for higher education institutions has come out with a list of top 100 universities and institutes in Engineering, Management and Pharmacy.
As per NIRF, IIT Madras is the top engineering college slot followed by IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur. The Mumbai-based Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), was ranked number two by NIRF, with a score of 87.58. Top management institution is IIM Bangalore while Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is the best university in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is ranked as country’s third best university followed by Hyderabad Central University which stands at rank 4.
All 122 centrally-funded institutions — including all central universities, IITs and IIMs — participated in the first round of ranking. The framework is primarily divided into two categories:
Category A covered institutions with academic autonomy and a greater focus on research and
Category B comprised colleges and centres affiliated to a university and more focused on teaching. An institution can volunteer to be ranked in both categories.
Top 10 Universities in the country
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam
- University of Delhi, Delhi
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science –Pilani
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Top 10 Engineering institutes in India
- Indian Institute of Technology, Madras – (Score: 89.41)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay – (87.66)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – (83.91)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi – (82.02)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur – (81.07)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee – (78.68)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad – (77.22)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar – (75.20)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar-Rupnagar – (74.88)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Patna – (74.68)
Top 10 Management institutes in the country
- Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru – (Score: 93.04)
- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad – (89.1)
- Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta – (87.45)
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow – (86.12)
- Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur – (84.22)
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode – (81.97)
- International Management Institute, New Delhi – (81.77)
- Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal – (81.01)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur – (79.43)
- Indian Institute of Management, Indore – (78.62)
Top 10 Pharmaceutical institutes
- Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
- University institute of pharmaceutical sciences –Chandigarh
- Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
- Poona College of Pharmacy, Erandwane, Pune
- Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
- Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai
- Birla Institute of technology, Ranchi
- Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi
- JSS college of Pharmacy, Ootacamund
- JSS college of Pharmacy, Mysuru
The Top 10 Universities in India:
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Score: 91.81)
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (87.58)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (86.45)
- The University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (85.45)
- Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam (84.31)
- The University of Delhi, Delhi (83.19)
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (81.22)
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (78.82)
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science –Pilani (76.85)
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (76.62)