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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.
