NIRF Rankings 2018 – The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) announced the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 rankings for higher education institutes. The educational institutions are ranked under nine categories: Overall, universities, engineering, colleges, management, pharmacy, medical, architecture, and law.

Architecture, medical and law were the three new categories introduced this year.

Complete List of National Institutional Ranking Framework

NIRF Rankings 2018

Category One – Overall Ranking

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2. IIT Madras
3. IIT Bombay
4. IIT Delhi
5. IIT Kharagpur
6. Jawaharlal Nehru University
7. IIT Kanpur
8. IIT Roorkee
9. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
10. Anna University, Chennai

Category Two – Top Ten Engineering Colleges In India:

1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Bombay
3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Kharagpur
5. IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
6. IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
7. IIT Guwahati, Assam
8. Anna University, Chennai
9. IIT Hyderabad
10. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Category Three – Top Management Institutes in India

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
5. Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Bombay
6. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode
7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
8. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
9. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
10. Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur

Category Four – Top Pharmacy colleges in India

1. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
2. Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
3. University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh
4. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
5. Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani
6. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
7. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
8. Bombay College of Pharmacy
9. SVKM, Mumbai
10. JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore

Category Five – Top Universities in India

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Anna University, Chennai
5. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
6. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
7. University of Delhi, New Delhi
8. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
9. Savitribai Phule Pune University
10. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Category Six -Top Medical Colleges

1. AIIMS, Delhi
2. PGI Chandigarh
3. CMCH, Vellore

Category Seven – Top Law Institutes

1. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad
2. National Law University, Delhi
3. National Law School of India University, Bangalore

Category Eight – Top ranked colleges in India:

1. Miranda House, Delhi University
2. St, Stephens, Delhi University
3. Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli
4. Hindu College, Delhi
5. Presidency College, Chennai
6. Loyola College, Chennai
7. Shri Ram College for Commerce, Delhi
8. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
9. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah
10. Madras Christian College, Chennai

Category Nine – Top Architecture Schools

1. IIT Kharagpur
2. IIT Roorlee
3. New Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture
4. College of Engineering Trivandrum
5. School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal

About NIRF

• The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister of Human Resource Development on 29th September 2015.
• This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
• The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.
• The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.