NIRF Ranking 2020 released by MHRD; IIT Madras ranked one in overall
NIRF Ranking 2020 was released by the Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on June 11 online on twitter. The E-release of the NIRF 2020 ranking was widely telecast and the minister announced the top 3 ranked institutes under each category. The NIRF India ranking 2020 is the fifth one since inception and around 5805 institutes have applied which is a 20% increase in the number of applications when compared to 2019. The NIRF ranking 2020 is announced for 9 categories where the dental rankings have been introduced for the first time. IIT Madras has topped not just the overall but also the engineering ranks. The details of the ranking of NIRK 2020 are given below -
NIRF Ranking 2020 Statistics:
A total of 5805 applications were received under various categories. About 3771 institutions (unique) had applied under “Overall”, category-specific and / or domain-specific rankings for NIRK India rankings 2020. The applications included 294 Universities, 1071 Engineering, 630 Management, 334 Pharmacy, 97 Law, 118 Medical, 48 Architecture institutions and 1659 General Degree Colleges. The number of unique applicants to NIRF 2020 rankings have increased from 3127 in 2019 to 3771 in 2020 which is 20%. The total number of applications for ranking in various categories have increased from 4873 (in 2019) to 5805 (in 2020) which makes a total increase of 644 unique institutions and 932 total applicants for this year.
As a matter of practice, 200 institutions are ranked in engineering, 100 institutions in Overall, University and College categories, 75 each in Management as well as Pharmacy, 40 in Medical and 20 each in Architecture and Law. For the first time, 30 institutions are ranked in Dental discipline.
NIRF Rankings 2020 - Highlights
- The IITs have dominated the overall and engineering as well as architecture rankings. They have also a presence in the management rankings too.
- Universities like JNU, BHU and IISc have retained positions albeit with changes in rankings.
- Dental rankings have been introduced for the first time. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences leads the list followed by Manipal College of Dental Sciences and Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth at 2nd and 3rd ranks respectively.
- NIRF University Rankings 2020 - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore has topped the University rankings amongst the deemed and private universities followed by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. These two universities are just ranked in the top 10 but also have stepped up in their rankings when compared to last year.
- NIRF Engineering Rankings 2020 - Vellore Institute of Technology leads the private/ deemed universities in the engineering rankings with a rank of 15 followed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at 20th rank, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology at 29th and Birla Institute of Technology & Science at 30th ranks respectively.
- NIRF Management Rankings 2020- While the IIMs and IITs have to a large extent dominated the BSchool rankings, notable private players at good positions in the rankings are XLRI at 9th rank followed by MDI at 10th. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management comes next at 22nd followed by Great Lakes Institute of Management at 23rd place
NIRF 2020 Rankings – Overall Top 10 in India
The overall rankings saw some changes. IIT Guwahati has moved up this year as has IIT Roorkee while JNU has dropped a place as compared to last year.
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | |
5 | 5 | |
6 | 6 | |
7 | 9 | |
8 | 7 | |
9 | 8 | |
10 | 10 |
NIRF University Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Universities in India
The rankings for the top 10 universities have a shift in the rankings. The surprise entry has been Jamia Milia Islamia at 10th place; two steps upwards from rank 12. Other changes in the list are Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore has moved from 8th position (2019) to 4th followed by Jadavpur University, Kolkata Other details are given below. Check the entire NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Universities in India for a detailed analysis.
Top 10 Universities as per NIRF 2020 University Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | 1 | 1 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 2 | 2 |
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 3 | 3 |
4 | 8 | |
5 | 6 | |
6 | 4 | |
7 | 5 | |
8 | 9 | |
9 | 10 | |
10 | 12 |
NIRF Engineering Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India
IIT Madras has the distinction of topping the list again as compared to 2019. IIT Delhi and Bombay have held their places while Kanpur and Kharagpur have exchanged their ranks when compared to 2019. NIT Trichy and IIT Indore have been the surprise elements this year have shot to the the top ten ranks. Check the detailed NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Engineering Colleges in India to know scores, ranks in depth.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Engineering Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 1 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 2 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 3 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 4 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 5 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 6 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 7 | |
8 | ||
9 | ||
10 |
NIRF Management Rankings 2020 - Check Top 10 MBA Colleges in India
The management rankings have shown some changes with IIM Ahmedabad stepping up from 2nd place (2019) to top the list in 2020. IIM Bangalore has gone down a place to stand at second position. IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi have stepped up in the list as have IIM Kozhikode and IIM Indore. XLRI has dropped a place while MDI has moved to the top 10 list from the 12th place in 2019. See NIRF Management Rankings 2020: Check Top MBA Colleges In India to know more.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Management Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 5 | 6 |
6 | 8 | |
7 | 5 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 8 | 9 |
9 | 7 | |
10 | 12 |
NIRF College Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Colleges in India
The college rankings have shown changes in rankings. The bigger surprise came for PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore which moved to the top 10 from a 22nd position last year. Lady Shri Ram College for Women moved up from the 5th place while Hindu College dropped to the 3rd place as did Presidency College to 5th. See NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Colleges in India to check the detailed ranking as well as methodology.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 College Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | |
4 | 4 | |
5 | 3 | |
6 | 6 | |
7 | 10 | |
8 | 11 | |
9 | 9 | |
10 | 22 |
NIRF Pharmacy Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Pharmacy Colleges in India
While the Pharmacy list has not seen much upheaval, minor changes have been observed in terms of the rankings. NIPER Hyderabad has moved a place up as did NIPER Ahmedabad while JSS Pharmacy College. Ooty has dropped a place as did BITS, Pilani. Check the NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Pharmacy Colleges in India to know the entire list of colleges and details.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Pharmacy Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali | 3 | 3 |
4 | 4 | |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad | 5 | 6 |
6 | 5 | |
7 | 7 | |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad | 8 | 9 |
9 | 8 | |
10 | 10 |
NIRF Medical Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Medical Colleges in India
A new entrance this year is the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore which is ranked 4th. While the tops spots have remained unchanged, the others have seen a bit of changes here and there. Look at the NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Medical Colleges in India to know all details and check the entire list of colleges ranked in this category.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Medical Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | New | |
5 | 4 | |
Banaras Hindu University | 6 | 6 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 7 | 5 |
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | 8 | 8 |
9 | 7 | |
10 | 10 |
NIRF Architecture Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Architecture Colleges in India
Two new institutes have made their presence in the architecture rankings of NIRF 2020. They are the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University and the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology. The rankings have not changed for the top three institutes while the ones listed in 2019 have shown a bit of change on the downward side on account of the two institutes. See the NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Architecture Colleges in India to know more about the same.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Architecture Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 1 | 1 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 2 | 2 |
3 | 3 | |
4 | New | |
5 | 4 | |
6 | New | |
7 | 6 | |
8 | 7 | |
9 | 9 | |
Jamia Millia Islamia | 10 | 8 |
NIRF Law Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Law Colleges in India
NLU Jodhpur has stepped up the ladder of the NRIF rankings for law with the 5th rank this year. West Bengal National University of Juridicial Science has dropped a place while Gujarat National Law University has risen up to the 7th rank from 9th. Symbiosis has seen a rank drop as has Jamia Milia. To know all the details on the law colleges ranked by NIRF, check NIRF Law Ranking 2020 - Top Law Colleges in India
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Law Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. | Rank in 2019 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 4 | 4 |
5 | 7 | |
6 | 5 | |
7 | 9 | |
8 | 7 | |
Jamia Millia Islamia | 9 | 8 |
10 | 10 |
NIRF Dental Rankings 2020 - Top 10 Dental Colleges in India
Dental rankings have been introduced for the first time in NIRF. According to the authorities, the Dental Council of India has endorsed the idea of including the dental colleges under the purview of the NIRF rankings so that students can get the correct idea of the institutions that are ranked and are some of the top in the country offering BDS and other dental courses. Check the NIRF Dental College Ranking 2020 to know more.
Top 10 Institutes as per NIRF 2020 Dental Rankings
Name of Institute | Rank No. |
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 |
Ranking Methodology for NIRF Rankings 2020
While the parameters on a broad sense are five as listed below, the individual ranking methodology is given in the table that follows next.
· Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
· Research and Professional Practice (RP)
· Graduation Outcomes (GO)
· Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
· Peer Perception
Check the stream wise NIRF ranking methodology below
Category | PDF to download |
Overall | |
NIRF Engineering Ranking | |
NIRF Architecture Ranking |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) comes under the aegis of MHRD who has set up a committee to check and award rankings to various institutes on the basis of 5 parameters in a braod mannaer. Based on these, the ranks of the institutes are announced.
Students can know that the ranked institutes are very good ones coming with the backing of the MHRD. These institutes have passed all the parameters and have a very good record in terms of infrastructure, faculty, research, placements etc. students can know that their education is in safe hands.
Till 2019, NIRF rankings were announced overall and then for engineering, management, universities, colleges, law, medicine, architecture, pharmacy. In 2020, dental rankings have been introduced for the first time. So in all 10 categories are announced including dental.
MHRD invites applications from the institutes wishing to rank themselves on the national chart. These applications are then scrutinized and the ranking allotted as per the methodology prescribed. The institutes also have to submit documents to support their applications.
Five parameters are considered - Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practices, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.
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