NIRF Rankings 2024: IIT Madras Leads Overall Category, IISc Bengaluru Tops University Rankings
News Mania Desk/Agnibeena Ghosh/12th August 2024
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the highly anticipated NIRF Rankings 2024 on August 12, showcasing the latest evaluations of higher education institutions across India. The ninth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has revealed the top performers in various categories, reflecting the country’s leading academic institutions.
In this year’s rankings, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has emerged as the top university, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia, both located in New Delhi. The overall category, which assesses institutions across multiple disciplines, has been topped by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. IIT Madras also led the engineering category, further cementing its reputation as a premier institution in technical education.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has been recognized as the leading institution in the management category, demonstrating its continued excellence in business education. In the college category, Hindu College in Delhi has taken the top spot, while the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi has been ranked first in the medical category.
The top ten institutions in the overall category include:
- IIT Madras
- IISc Bengaluru
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- JNU, New Delhi
In the universities category, the rankings are led by:
- IISc Bengaluru
- JNU, New Delhi
- Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- University of Delhi, New Delhi
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
For engineering, the top institutions are:
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- NIT Tiruchirappalli
- IIT-BHU Varanasi
In management, the leading institutes are:
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIT Delhi
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Mumbai
- IIM Lucknow
- IIM Indore
- XLRI, Jamshedpur
- IIT Bombay
For colleges, Hindu College in Delhi is ranked first, followed by:
- Miranda House, Delhi
- St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
- Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata
- Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, Delhi
- St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
- PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
- Loyola College, Chennai
- Kirori Mal College, Delhi
- Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
In law, the top institutes include:
- National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
- National Law University, Delhi
- Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad
- The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
- Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Open universities are led by:
- IGNOU
- Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad
These rankings highlight the leading educational institutions in India, recognizing their contributions to academia and research across various fields. The comprehensive list reflects a broad spectrum of excellence, from engineering and management to law and open universities.
