IIT Madras Retains Top Spot in Overall Category of NIRF India Ranking 2021

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2021 on Thursday (September 9). The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) has retained the top spot in the overall category, followed by IISc Bangalore. The rankings have been released for 11 categories- Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), Law and Research Institutions. The ‘Research Institutions’ category has been included this year.  

• The Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF India Rankings 2021, on September 09, 2021 through video conferencing.
• Categories: The NIRF India Ranking 2021 has been announced for eleven categories, which are Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, Dental, Law and Research Institutions.
• The Research Institution category has been introduced for the first time in India Rankings 2021.
• The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking is released by the Ministry of Education. It was launched in 2015 and the first annual ranking list was released in 2016. 

List of Winners

1. Overall – Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
2. University –  Indian Institute of Science, (IISc) Bangaluru
3. Management – Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
4. College – Miranda House, Delhi
5. Pharmacy – Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
6. Medical – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi
7. Engineering -Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
8. Architecture – Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
9. Dental – Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi
10. Law – National Law School of India University (NLSUI), Bengaluru
11. Research Institutions –  Indian Institute of Science, (IISc) Bangalore