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What is the News?
The Ministry of Education has released the sixth edition of the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
Launched by: The National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Education.
Objective: To rank higher educational institutions in the country based on objective criteria to promote competitive excellence.
Parameters: The institutions were assessed and ranked based on five parameters:
- Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)
- Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Peer Perception.
Categories: The institutions were ranked across 11 categories as listed out – overall national ranking, universities, engineering, college, medical, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, dental and research.
Rankings in 2021
Overall Ranking: IIT-Madras, IISc-Bangalore, and IIT-Bombay have emerged as the country’s top three higher education institutions
University and Research Institution: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the University as well as Research Institution category
Colleges: Miranda College retains 1st position amongst colleges for the fifth consecutive year.
Engineering: IIT-Madras remained number one.
Management: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was ranked one.
Medical: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi occupies the top slot in Medical for the fourth consecutive year.
Pharmacy: Jamia Hamdard tops the list in Pharmacy subject for the third consecutive.
Architecture: IIT Roorkee takes the top slot for the first time in the Architecture subject.
Law: National Law School of India University, Bangalore retains its first position in Law for the fourth consecutive year.
Dental: Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal secured 1st position.
Source: This post is based on the article “Union Education Minister releases India Rankings 2021” published in PIB on 9th September 2021.
