National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) - Brief Overview

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Minister of Human Resource Development on 29 September 2015.

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National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) – 10 Categories

NIRF ranks education institutions under 10 different categories. The 1st NIRF rankings released in 2016 had only 4 categories of institutions, 2017 saw the addition of 2 more categories of institutions. In 2020, overall 3800 education institutions had participated in the NIRF ranking process. NIRF 2020 rankings also saw the addition of a new category i.e. Dental institutions.

Below-table gives the categories of education institutions ranked under NIRF.

Sl.No Categories of Institutions 
1 Engineering
2 Universities
3 Management
4 Pharmacy
5 Medical
6 Architecture
7 Law
8 Overall
9 Colleges
10 Dental

NIRF Ranking – Main Parameters

The education institutions are ranked under NIRF as per 5 different parameters, which are listed below.

  1. Teaching, Learning & Resources – This parameter checks the core activities in the education institutions.
  2. Research and Professional Practice – Excellence in teaching and learning is closely associated with the scholarship
  3. Graduation Outcome – Tests the effectiveness of learning/core teaching
  4. Outreach & Exclusivity – Lays special emphasis on the representation of women
  5. Perception – Importance is also given to the perception of an institution
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NIRF Ranking 2023

The Education Ministry released the NIRF 2023 ranking in June 2023.

The below-table gives the list of the Top 5 education institutions under different categories.

NIRF Ranking 2023 Overall

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai
2 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
3 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi
4 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Bombay
5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Engineering

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai
2 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi
3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai
4 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur
5 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Management

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Ahmedabad
2 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bengaluru
3 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kozhikode
4 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Kolkata
5 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Medical

Rank Institute City
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
2 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh
3 Christian Medical College Vellore
4 National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore Bengaluru
5 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Pharmacy

Rank Institute City
1 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad Hyderabad
2 Jamia Hamdard New Delhi
3 Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani Pilani
4 JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty
5 Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai

NIRF Ranking 2023 for University Category

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
3 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
4 Jadavpur University Kolkata
5 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

NIRF Ranking 2023 for College Category

Rank Institute City
1 Miranda House Delhi
2 Hindu College  Delhi
3 Presidency College Chennai
4 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Coimbatore
5 St. Xavier`s College Kolkata

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Law

Rank Institute City
1 National Law School of India University Bengaluru
2 National Law University New Delhi
3 NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad
4 The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences Kolkata
5 Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi New Delhi

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Architecture

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee
2 National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode
3 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur
4 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli
5 School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi New Delhi

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Dental

Rank Institute City
1 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai
2 Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Manipal
3 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune
4 Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Delhi
5 A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Mangaluru

NIRF Ranking 2023 for Research

Rank Institute City
1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai
3 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi
4 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Bombay
5 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur

NIRF 2023 Rankings – Top 5 Institutes

NIRF 2023 rankings were released by the Ministry of Education on 6th June 2020.

The below-table gives the list of top 5 education institutions under different categories.

Sl.No Category Top 5 Ranked Institutions
1 Overall
  1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  2. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka
  3. IIT Delhi
  4. IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  5. IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
2 University
  1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi
  3. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  4. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
  5. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
3 Engineering
  1. IIT Madras
  2. IIT Delhi
  3. IIT Bombay
  4. IIT Kanpur
  5. IIT Roorkee
4 Management
  1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
  2. IIM Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  3. IIM Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala
  4. IIM Calcutta, West Bengal
  5. IIT Delhi, NewDelhi
5 Medical
  1. All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  3. Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu
  4. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  5. Jawaharlal Institutute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
6 Law
  1. National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
  2. National Law University, New Delhi
  3. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, Telangana
  4. The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences, West Bengal
  5. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Dellhi
7 Architecture
  1. IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
  2. National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala
  3. India Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  4. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
  5. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
8 College
  1. Miranda House, Delhi
  2. Hindu College, New Delhi
  3. Presidency College, Chennai
  4. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
  5. St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata
9 Pharmacy
  1. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
  2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab
  3. Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani
  4. JSS College of Pharmacy
  5. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.
10 Dental
  1. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
  2. Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi, Karnataka
  3. Dr. D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra
  4. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
  5. A.B.S.M Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru, Karnataka

Complete List of top education institutions in all 10 categories can be found in the official link – (https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/Ranking2020.html)

Candidates can find the general pattern of the Civil Service Exam by visiting the UPSC Syllabus page.

Quick Facts on NIRF for UPSC

Q1

What is NIRF ranking based on?

The NIRF ranking is based on 10 categories of institutions and 5 parameters. Engineering, Universities, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, Law, Overall, College and Dental are the 10 categories of institutions.
Q2

Why is NIRF ranking important?

The credibility of the education institute is built by the NIRF ranking. The ranks attained by the educational institutions help students choose the best college to enrol in. Also, NIRF ranking promotes healthy challenge among different institutes to improve on their functioning and other aspects so as to attain a spot in this ranking.
Q3

Are NIRF rankings reliable?

NIRF ranking is taken a reliable ranking for it is brought by the Ministry of Education. The clustered parameters on which institutions are ranked are weight-based. The public relations (PR) parameter has not been given much weight so as to avoid false claims and lead to credible rankings.
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