The Education Ministry has announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2021. Check the list of top universities and top engineering colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2020, 2019 & 2018 here.
The Education Ministry has announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2021 on September 9. This will be the sixth edition of the NIRF Rankings. The framework was started in 2015 to devise a methodology of ranking institutions across India. Participating institutes were judged on the basis of various parameters including ‘Teaching, Learning and Resources’, ‘Graduation Outcomes’, ‘Research and Professional Practices’, ‘Outreach and Inclusivity’ as well as ‘Perception’. The first list of NIRF Institutes was launched on April 4, 2016.
Best Indian Universities NIRF Rankings 2021
The 2021 rankings are -
| Name of the Institute | Rank |
| IISc Bangalore | 1 |
| JNU New Delhi | 2 |
| BHU Varanasi | 3 |
| Calcutta University | 4 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam | 5 |
| Jamila Milia Islamia | 6 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 7 |
| Jadavpur University, Kolkata | 8 |
| University of Hyderabad | 9 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | 10 |
| SPPU Pune | 11 |
| University of Delhi | 12 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | 13 |
| Bharatiya University, Coimbatore | 14 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai | 15 |
| Anna University, Chennai | 16 |
| BITS Pilani | 17 |
| Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai | 18 |
| Mysore University | 19 |
| Shiksha 'O' Anusandhan | 20 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 21 |
| SASTRA, Thanjavur | 22 |
| Panjab University | 23 |
| Andhra University | 24 |
| Amity University - UP | 25 |
Top 10 Engineering Colleges NIRF Ranking 2021
| Name of the Institute | Rank |
| IIT Madras | 1 |
| IIT Delhi | 2 |
| IIT Bombay | 3 |
| IIT Kanpur | 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 5 |
| IIT Roorkee | 6 |
| IIT Guwahati | 7 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 8 |
| NIT Trichy | 9 |
| NIT Surathkal | 10 |
NIRF Ranking 2021 for Best Research Institutes
The 2021 NIRF ranking 2021 for institutes that excelled in the field of research are as follows -
| Name of the Institute | Rank |
| IISc Bangalore | 1 |
| IIT Madars | 2 |
| IIT Bombay | 3 |
| IIT Delhi | 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 5 |
Best Indian Universities NIRF Rankings 2020, 2019, 2018
The 2020 rankings are announced -
| Name of the Institute | NIRF Rank 2020 | NIRF Rank 2019 | NIRF Rank 2018 |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Banaras Hindu University | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Calcutta University | 7 | 5 | - |
| Anna University | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| University of Hyderabad | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Jadavpur University, Kolkata | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Delhi University | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 8 | 9 | - |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | 17 | 11 | 10 |
NIRF Ranking 2021 (All Streams)
You can click on the links below to check NIRF Ranking 2020 of all streams -
Top Engineering Colleges NIRF Rankings 2020
| Name of the Institute | NIRF Rank 2020 | NIRF Rank 2019 | NIRF Ranking 2018 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Anna University, Chennai | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| NIT Trichy | 9 | 10 | - |
The officials also added that the number of participating colleges will increase every year as now colleges have started collecting information required for NIRF rankings.
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