The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras was ranked the best higher education institution in the country for the third year in a row
Key highlights of the India Rankings 2021
The IITs dominated the overall rankings, grabbing seven of the top 10 positions.
Overall toppers: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was ranked second, followed by the IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Guwahati.
Top Non-IITs University: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were at rank nine and 10.
Top universities: (1) IISc; (2) JNU; (3) the BHU; (4) the University of Calcutta; (5) the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore; (6) Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Top engineering institutions: The IIT, Madras followed by the IITs in Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur
Topmanagement institutions: IIM-Ahmedabad followed by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Calcutta, IIT-Kozhikode, IIT-Delhi
Top Pharmacy institute: Jamia Hamdard
Top dental institute: Manipal College of Dental Sciences
What is NIRF?
NIRF is an annual report card on the performance of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
It was launched in 2015, outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
The NIRF ranks institutions based on five parameters:
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and
