In the sixth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) announced by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, secured the second rank in medical colleges.
As per the NIRF ranking, AIIMS Delhi has bagged the top spot among medical colleges, followed by PGIMER, Chandigarh, and Christian Medical College, Vellore.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained the top spot among institutes in the country, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, ranked the best among research institutions, according to the Ministry of Education’s NIRF ranking.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad ranked as the best B-School, while Jamia Hamdard was declared the top institution for pharmacy studies.
In the colleges category, Miranda House in Delhi bagged the first rank, followed by Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Delhi, and Loyola College, Chennai.
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.
Check out all the ratings below:
Top 5 Dental colleges
- Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Udupi
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi
- King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
Top 5 Research Institutes of 2021
- IISc, Bangalore
- IIT Madras
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kharagpur
NIRF Rankings for Architecture 2021: Top 5 institutes
- IIT Roorkee
- NIT Calicut
- IIT Kharagpur
- School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
- Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
Pharmacy: Top 5 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
Top 10 Universities
- IISC, Bangalore
- JNU
- BHU
- Calcutta University
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- JMI
- Manipal Academy of Higher
- JU
- University of Hyderabad
- Aligarh Muslim University
Top 10 Engineering colleges of 2021
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- NIT Tiruchirappalli
- NIT Surathkal
Top 5 Medical colleges of 2021
- AIIMS Delhi
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- CMC Vellor
- NIMHNS, Bangalore
- SGPIMS, Lucknow
NIRF College Rankings 2021: Top 10
- Miranda House
- Lady Shri Ram College for Women
- Loyala College
- St Xaviers College, Kolkata
- Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira
- PSGR Krishanammal College for Women
- Presidency College, Chennai
- St Stephen College
- Hindu College
- Shri Ram College for Commerce
Top 5 Management Institutes of 2021
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIT Delhi
Top 10 Institutes in overall category
- IIT Madras
- IISC Bangalore
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- JNU, New Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
