Which is the Best engineering college as per NIRF Ranking?

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the top engineering college as per NIRF Ranking list.

How are the NIRF rankings calculated?

There are five parameters: Teaching, Learning & Resources; Research and Professional Practice; Graduation Outcomes; Outreach and Inclusivity; Perception.

What can be the weightage of each parameter in the NIRF ranking?

The weightage of each parameter differs for various categories of institutions.

How does NIRF measure research output?

Research output is measured through parameters like publications, citations, patents, and research grants.

What is the importance of placement records in NIRF ranking?

Placement records are of much importance and contribute highly to the overall ranking.

NIRF Ranking 2024: Top Universities, Colleges, and Key Parameters Explained

Q: When was the NIRF 2024 ranking released?

The NIRF 2024 rankings were declared on August 12, 2024.

NIRF Ranking 2024: Top Universities, Colleges

What is the NIRF Ranking

The National Institutional Rating Framework (NIRF) is a rating system adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank higher education institutions in India. This framework was approved by the former Ministry of Human Resource Development (now the Ministry of Education) and launched by the Minister on 29 September 2015.

Depending on the area of work, under 11 sectors of industry - mainly Universities, Professionals, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, law, medicine, architecture, dentistry and research. The framework uses several parameters for ranking purposes such as resources, research and stakeholder perspective. These parameters are grouped into five clusters and specific weights are assigned to these clusters. These weights depend on the type of business. About 3,500 firms only participated in the first phase of the ranking.

When was the NIRF 2024 Ranking Released?

NIRF Rank 2024: The Ministry of Education released the NIRF Rank 2024 on August 12, 2024. The ninth edition of this list is available on the official website. NIRF is owned by 13 departments, including universities, colleges, research institutes and various specialized fields such as engineering, management and health education.

Top 10 Universities based on NIRF Ranking 2024

India’s top universities based on the NIRF 2024 Ranking, and their scores are tabulated below.

University	State	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru	Karnataka	83.29	1
JNU	New Delhi	69.80	2
JMI	New Delhi	68.11	3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal	Karnataka	67.18	4
BHU, Varanasi	U.P.	66.05	5
Delhi University	New Delhi	65.90	6
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	65.73	7
AMU, Aligarh	U.P.	65.57	8
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	West Bengal	65.39	9
VIT, Vellore	Tamil Nadu	64.79	10

Top 10 NIRF Ranking 2024 for Engineering

Engineering is the most popular course in India, both in terms of education and economy. With thousands of engineering colleges and institutions, India is known for producing a large pool of engineering talent every year. Engineering in India is diverse, with specialisations including computer science, electrical, mechanical, civil, and many more. The NIRF plays an important role in selecting the best colleges for students.

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	89.46	1
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	86.66	2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	83.09	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	82.79	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	76.88	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	76.00	6
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	71.86	7
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	71.55	8
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	66.88	9
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	66.69	10

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Top 10 NIRF Ranking 2024 for Management

MBA is one of the most popular degree courses in India, and students can choose from a variety of degree types. There are 6 different MBA verticals or types that you can study in India: Full-time MBA, Online MBA, Distance MBA, Executive MBA, One Year MBA and MBA Integrated Course. This type of MBA can be further classified into specialisations, each of which focuses on a specific research topic and related sub-disciplines.

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	83.32	1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	81.16	2
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	Kozhikode	Kerala	77.90	3
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	76.25	4
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	Kolkata	West Bengal	75.07	5
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra	74.73	6
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	74.43	7
Indian Institute of Management Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	73.53	8
XLRI - Xavier School of Management	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	68.13	9
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	67.16	10

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Top 10 NIRF Ranking 2024 for Medical

Medical courses help candidates pursue careers in healthcare. Today, the demand for medical fields is high. Thousands of students dream of becoming doctors and helping in healthcare. The NIRF ranking framework helps students find the best college for their future. It is the most trusted framework in India. One of the important steps on the path to becoming a doctor is clearing the medical entrance exam. This exam is a gateway to top medical colleges. It tests a student's knowledge, skills, and commitment to medicine. some colleges also accept NEET UG, CUET, MHT CET, KEAM, KCET, etc. scores. Whereas, admission to PG Medical courses is majorly based on GPAT, NEET PG, NEET MDS, AP PGECET, TS PGECET, CUET PG, etc

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
Armed Force Medical College	Pune	Maharashtra	57.68	30
Medical College	Kolkata	West Bengal	51.87	44
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	Kolkata	West Bengal	60.47	22
Lady Hardinge Medical College	New Delhi	Delhi	57.80	29
Christian Medical College	Ludhiana	Punjab	50.96	49
Dayanand Medical College	Ludhiana	Punjab	54.48	40
Govt. Medical College & Hospital	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	56.53	35
Osmania Medical College	HYDERABAD	Telangana	50.99	48
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences	Rohtak	Haryana	50.71	50
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital	New Delhi	Delhi	62.36	17

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Top 100 universities based on NIRF rankings 2024

Given below is the list of the top 100 universities as per NIRF 2024 rankings. You can also check their ranks in the past few years.

University	NIRF 2024 Ranking	NIRF 2023 Ranking	NIRF 2022 Ranking
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore	1	1	1
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi	2	2	2
Jamia Milia Islamia	3	3	3
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	9	4	4
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi	5	5	6
Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal	4	6	7
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	7	7	5
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore	10	8	9
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	8	9	11
University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad	17	10	10
University of Delhi	6	11	13
Calcutta University	18	12	8
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	11	13	26
Anna University	13	14	21
Siksha`O`Anusandhan University	14	15	16
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	15	16	20
Homi Bhabha National Institute	16	17	17
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	12	18	19
Savitribai Phule Pune University	23	19	12
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	19	20	18
Bharathiar University	26	21	15
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29	22	31
Institute of Chemical Technology	35	23	14
Kerala University	21	24	40
Panjab University	38	25	25
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	28	26	24
Chandigarh University	20	27	29
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	22	28	27
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education	30	29	35
Alagappa University	47	30	28
Mahatma Gandhi University	37	31	30
Symbiosis International University	31	32	32
University of Kashmir	45	33	53
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	24	34	34
Amity University	32	35	23
Osmania University	43	36	22
Cochin University of Science and Technology	34	37	41
Lovely Professional University	27	38	47
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences	42	39	54
Delhi Technological University	48	40	38
Bharathidasan University	36	41	57
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	33	42	55
Andhra University	25	43	36
Mysore University	54	44	33
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow	53	45	50
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune	44	46	42
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	49	47	51
Guru Nanak Dev University	-	48	44
Jamia Hamdard	40	49	46
University of Madras	39	50	39
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	51	51	43
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	-	52	65
Madurai Kamraj University	63	53	52
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana	57	54	-
Graphic Era University	52	55	74z
Mumbai University	61	56	45
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	55	57	48
Banasthali Vidyapith	67	58	49
Periyar University	56	59	63
Sri Venkateswara University	87	60	67
Gujarat University	76	61	58
Shiv Nadar University	62	62	61
University of Jammu	50	63	56
Visvesvaraya Technological University	75	63	72
NITTE University, Mangalore	66	65	75
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	73	66	62
Christ University	60	67	71
Jain University, Bangalore	65	68	79
Tezpur University	69	69	59
Calicut University	89	70	69
Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi	82	71	99
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu	84	72	-
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	70	73	96
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	80	74	77
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	72	75	95
Mizoram University	77	76	78
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus	68	77	70
Maharishi Markandeshwar	71	78	91
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar	88	79	-
North Eastern Hill University	-	80	66
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	98	81	84
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	79	82	93
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	93	83	80
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	74	84	-
Yenepoya University	95	85	97
The University of Burdwan	-	86	87
Sharda University, Greater Noida	86	87	-
Gauhati University	40	88	37
Central University of Tamil Nadu	99	89	85
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore	90	90	-
Bharati Vidyapeeth	78	91	76
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	-	92	100
Utkal University	-	93	90
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	-	94	-
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), Delhi	100	95	-
Maharshi Dayanand University	-	96	94
Visva Bharati	-	97	98
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	58	98	60
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana	-	99	-
Central University of Punjab	83	100	82
UPES, Dehradun	46	-	-
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	59	-	-
Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan	64	-	-
Bangalore University	81	-	-
Sant Longowal Institute of Science and Technology, Longowal, Punjab	85	-	-
Chitkara University	90	-	-
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies	92	-	-
Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, U.P.	94	-	-
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	96	-	-
University of Lucknow	97	-	-

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NIRF 2024 Ranking - Parameters and Their Weightage

The ministry ranks universities and colleges based on 5 parameters. These parameters have some sub-parameters or criteria, each with their weightage. This weightage determines the score obtained by each institution. These 5 determining parameters are mentioned in the table below.

NIRF Ranking Parameter	NIRF Ranking Criteria	Marks Assigned	Total Marks
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)	Student Strength including doctoral students (SS)	20	100
	Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)	30
	Combined metric for faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and experience (FQE)	20
	Total budget and its utilisation (CBTU)	30
Research and Professional Practice (RP)	The combined metric for publications (PU)	30	100
	Combined metric for quality of publications (QP)	40
	IPR and patents: Filed, published, granted and licensed (IPR)	15
	Footprint of projects and professional practice and executive development programmes (FPPP)	15
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)	Percentage of students from other states/ countries [Region Diversity (RD)]	30	100
	Percentage of women (WF) + (WS) + (WA)	25
	Economically and socially challenged students (ESCS)	25
	Facilities for physically challenged students (PCS)	20
Graduation Outcome (GO)	Combined % for placement, higher studies, and entrepreneurship (GPHE)	40	100
	Metric for university examinations (GUE)	15
	Median Salary	20
	Metric for graduating students admitted into top universities (GTOP)	15
	Metric for number of PhD students graduated (GPHD)	10
Perception (PR)	Peer Perception: Employers and research investors (PREMP)	25	100
	Peer perception: Academics (PRACD)	25
	Public perception (PRPUB)	25
	Competitiveness (PRCMP)	25

Why NIRF is a trusted source for students?

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has emerged as a reliable model for students pursuing higher education in India. Its credibility stems from several factors:

Government Approval: Being the initiative of the Ministry of Education, NIRF carries the burden of government support and lays down the lines of transparency and impartiality.

Comprehensive evaluation: NIRF evaluates institutions on several parameters, including teaching and learning resources, research output, certification results, outreach and learning, and visibility. This thereby helps the establishment have a holistic view of the firm's strengths.

Transparency: NIRF is based on a very transparent methodology, so the ranking process is open to scrutiny. This process builds trust in the minds of students, parents, and academic communities.

Comparative Analysis: NIRF enables students to evaluate various institutions according to their priorities, such as research focus, locations, community outreach, and more.

Quality Assurance: NIRF, through its process of ranking institutions, indirectly encourages them to improve their performance in various areas that benefit students.