NIRF Rankings 2024 Out: Top Universities & Colleges in India

Check top ranked institutions in Engineering, Medical, Law & other disciplines!

Before getting admission to the UG or PG courses offered by universities or colleges in India. Candidates must make sure to look at the NIRF rankings.

The NIRF Rankings is the initiative of the Ministry of Education to rank and evaluate higher education institutions in the country.

NIRF Rankings 2024 has been released by the Ministry of Education on 12th August 2024. IIT Madras is ranked as the best higher educational Institute in India and IISC Bengaluru is the best university.

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newiconNIRF Rankings 2024: Key Highlights

The education minister has released the NIRF rankings 2024, as many as 10,885 applications were received this year. Below are the key highlights of the rankings.

  • IIT Madras ranked as the best Higher Education Institute in India.
  • IISC Bengaluru ranked as the best university.
  • IIT Madras has also been ranked as the best engineering college, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay.
  • IIM Ahmedabad secures the top spot in the management category, followed by IIM Bangalore and Kozhikode.
  • In top college rankings, Hindu College is ranked at number 1 position, with Miranda House in the second position and St. stephen’s college at 3rd.
  • In the research category, IISc Bengaluru secures rank 1, IIT Madras at second rank & rank 3 is IIT Delhi 

This year three new categories have been introduced, namely ‘open universities’, ‘Skill universities’ and ‘State funded government universities’.

The ministry of education under GOI, releases NIRF rankings every year for different categories. The popular categories for which NIRF rankings released are:

  • Overall
  • Universities
  • Colleges
  • Research Institutions
  • Engineering
  • Management
  • Pharmacy
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Law
  • Architecture & Planning
  • Agriculture & Allied Sectors
  • Innovation

What is NIRF Rankings?

Latest Update: NIRF Rankings 2024-25 has be released by ministry of education on August 12, 2024.

The NIRF rankings are released every year by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and are based on a transparent and objective methodology for ranking top universities & colleges under different categories.

The aims & objectives of this framework is to outline a mechanism to rank higher education institutions across the country. 

The rankings provide a reliable benchmark for comparing different institutions and making informed decisions about higher education. The NIRF rankings create a lot of excitement every year and are a useful source of information for students, parents, and educators.

NIRF releases higher institutions ranking annually in various categories such as universities, engineering colleges, management institutes, pharmacy colleges, etc.

Apart from students and parents, the rankings also help institutions in identifying their strengths and weaknesses and take appropriate measures to improve their performance in various areas.

NIRF Rankings Latest Update

NIRF Rankings 2024 has been released on August 12 2024. This year also IIT Madras has secured 1st position in the “overall” and “engineering” category. 

NIRF Ranking Parameters

For ranking higher education institutions in India, NIRF consider several parameters such as:

  • Teaching Learning & Resources
  • Research and Professional Practice
  • Graduation Outcome
  • Outreach & Inclusivity
  • PerceptionNIRF Rankings 2024-25 Release Date

The NIRF Rankings 2024 has been released on August 12 2024 NIRF rankings are published annually to rank educational institutions all over the country. The year 2024 will be the 9th edition of the NIRF rankings, which was started in the year 2016.

In 2023, the higher education institutions were ranked in 12 categories with “Agriculture and allied sectors” has been introduced as a new category in NIRF.

NIRF 2024 Rankings Overall Category

The top ranked institutions in India in the overall category are listed below:

UniversityState Rank
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasTamil Nadu1
Indian Institute of ScienceKarnataka2
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Maharashtra3
Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiDelhi4
Indian Institute of Technology KanpurUttar Pradesh5
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Delhi6
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, DelhiWest Bengal7
Indian Institute of Technology, RoorkeeUttarakhand8
Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiAssam9
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityDelhi10

NIRF University Rankings 2024

Top ranked universities in India as per NIRF 2024 are listed below:

UniversityState Rank
Indian Institute of ScienceKarnataka1
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi2
Jamia Millia Islamia, New DelhiNew Delhi3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Karnataka 4
Banaras Hindu UniversityUttar Pradesh5
University of DelhiNew Delhi6
Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamTamil Nadu7
Aligarh Muslim UniversityUttar Pradesh8
Jadavpur UniversityWest Bengal9
Vellore Institute of TechnologyTamil Nadu10

Learn More About – Top universities in India 2024-25

NIRF Engineering Institutions Rankings 2024

The top rank engineering colleges as per NIRF rankings are:

InstituteStateRank
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasTamil Nadu1
Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiDelhi2
Indian Institute of Technology, BombayMaharashtra3
Indian Institute of Technology KanpurUttar Pradesh4
Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurWest Bengal5
Indian Institute of Technology, RoorkeeUttarakhand6
Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiAssam7
Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadTelangana8
National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu9
IIT BHUUttar Pradesh10

Learn More About – Top Engineering colleges in India 2024-25

NIRF Management Institutions Ranking 2024

Below is the list of NIRF top management institutions as per NIRF 2024:

InstituteStateRank
Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadGujarat1
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreKarnataka2
Indian Institute of Management KozhikodeKerala3
Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiDelhi4
Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaWest Bengal5
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai Maharashtra6
Indian Institute of Management LucknowUttar Pradesh7
Indian Institute of Management IndoreMadhya Pradesh8
XLRI – Xavier School of ManagementJharkhand9
Indian Institute of Technology BombayMaharashtra10

Learn More About – Top Management colleges in India 2024-25

NIRF Medical Institutions Ranking 2024

The top ranked medical colleges in India as per NIRF rankings 2024 are listed below:

CollegeStateRank
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, DelhiDelhi1
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh2
Christian Medical CollegeTamil Nadu3
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, BangaloreKarnataka4
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & ResearchPondicherry5
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical SciencesUttar Pradesh 6
Banaras Hindu UniversityUttar Pradesh7
Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamTamil Nadu8
Kasturba Medical College, ManipalKarnataka9
Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, ChennaiTamil Nadu10

The admission in UG medical courses in these top institutions is done on the basis of NEET UG exam.

Learn More About – Top Medical colleges in India 2024-25

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top Law Colleges

NIRF top law colleges in India for the year 2024 are:

University Name

NIRF Rank

State

National Law School of India University

1

Karnataka

National Law University

2

Delhi

Nalsar University of Law

3

Telangana

The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences

4

West Bengal

Symbiosis Law School 

5

Maharashtra

Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi

6

Delhi

IIT Kharagpur 

7

West Bengal

Gujarat National Law University 

8

Gujarat

Siksha `O` Anusandhan

9

Odisha

Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

10

Uttar Pradesh

Learn More About – Top Law colleges in India 2024-25

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top Colleges

Here is the list of top colleges in India for the 2024-25 session:

College Name

NIRF Rank

State

Hindu College

1

Delhi

Miranda House

2

Delhi

St. Stephens’s College

3

Delhi

Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College

4

Kolkata

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College

5

New Delhi

St. Xavier`s College

6

Kolkata

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

7

Coimbatore

Loyola College

8

Chennai

Kirori Mal College

9

Delhi

Lady Shri Ram College for Women

10

New Delhi

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top Pharmacy Colleges

NIRF top pharmacy colleges in India for the year 2024 are:

University Name

NIRF Rank

State

Jamia Hamdard 

1

Delhi

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad

2

Telangana

Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

3

Rajasthan

JSS College of Pharmacy

4

Tamil Nadu

Institute of Chemical Technology

5

Maharashtra

JSS College of Pharmacy 

6

Karnataka

Panjab University

7

Chandigarh

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

8

Karnataka

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali

9

Punjab

SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

10

Maharashtra

Learn More About – Top Pharmacy colleges in India 2024-25

Top NIRF Institution in Innovation Category

Here is the list of top institutions in India as per NIRF rankings under “Innovation” category.

University Name

NIRF Rank

State

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

1

Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

2

Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

3

Telangana

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

4

Karnataka

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

5

Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

6

Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

7

Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

8

Himachal Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

9

West Bengal

Anna University

10

Tamil Nadu

NIRF Ranking 2024 – Category wise Top Ranking

The category wise rank 1 colleges as per NIRF Rankings are given below:

CategoryNIRF Ranked 1st Institute in 2024Location
OverallIndian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai
UniversitiesIndian Institute of ScienceBengaluru
CollegesMiranda HouseDelhi
Research InstitutionsIndian Institute of ScienceBengaluru
EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai
ManagementIndian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabad
PharmacyNational Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research HyderabadHyderabad
Medical All India Institute of Medical Sciences, DelhiDelhi
DentalSaveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennai
LawNational Law School of India UniversityBengaluru
Architecture and PlanningIndian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee
Agriculture and Allied SectorsIndian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi
InnovationIndian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur

Since its launch, the NIRF rankings have become a highly anticipated and respected ranking system in India, and have played an important role in promoting excellence and quality in higher education institutions across the country.

The rankings have also helped students, parents, and educators to make informed decisions about higher education, and have provided institutions with valuable insights into their performance and areas for improvement.

If you have any queries regarding NIRF Rankings 2024-25, feel free to drop your comments below.

FAQ’s on NIRF Rankings 2024-25

Q) Is NIRF ranking genuine? is it approved by a government? 

Ans) National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF), is approved by the ministry of education government of India and was launched on 29th September, 2015 by then HRD minister.

Q) What will NIRF Ranking 2024 be released?

Ans) NIRF 2024 rankings has been released by MHRD on august 12 2024. NIRF rankings are approved by the Ministry of Education to rank educational institutions in India on the basis of several parameters.

Q) What is the use of NIRF Ranking?

Ans) With the help of NIRF rankings one can evaluate the top universities & colleges in India under different categories. For students, NIRF rankings can help in selecting top education institutions for pursuing higher education.

Q) What are the top 3 universities in India as per NIRF 2024?

Ans) As per NIRF 2024 university rankings – 1) Indian Institute of Science, 2) Jawaharlal Nehru University, 3) Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi are the top-ranked universities in India.

Q) What are NIRF rankings parameters?

Ans) NIRF considers following parameters for ranking educational institutions – 1)Teaching Learning & Resources, 2) Research and Professional Practice, 3) Graduation Outcome
4) Outreach & Inclusivity, 5) Perception

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