The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) maintained its position as India’s best educational institute, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was once again declared the best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings (NIRF).
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is the only liberal arts institute in the top 10 list that was dominated by the IITs.
Releasing the results on Friday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that accreditation and assessment will be made mandatory in the coming years, and every Higher Education Institution (HEIs) will need to be accredited.
“From next year NIRF ranking categories will also include Innovation and Entrepreneurship," Pradhan said. "Only those universities or colleges which have NAAC grading or NIRF ranking will be eligible for inclusion in the list maintained by the UGC under Section 12 B of the UGC Act, 1956 for receiving financial assistance.”
He added that there will soon be a system where schools are also accredited.
In the overall category, IIT-Madras, IISc, Bengaluru, and the IITs of Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Guwahati occupied the first eight positions, respectively. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences and JNU, both in Delhi, occupied the next two positions.
Among universities, IISc, JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia were the top three, followed by Jadavpur University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Banaras Hindu University, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Calcutta University, Vellore Institute of Technology, and University of Hyderabad.
The IITs swept the top positions among engineering institutes as well. The IITs in Madras, Delhi and Bombay took the top three positions, followed by Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Guwahati. The National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli, IIT-Hyderabad and NIT-Surathkal occupied the rest of the positions.
Delhi University’s Miranda House and Hindu College were adjudged the best colleges, followed by the Chennai-based Presidency College, Loyola College and DU’s Lady Shri Ram College For Women.
In the management category, the IIMs ruled the roost, with Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta occupying the top three slots.
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, National Institute of Industrial Engineering Mumbai and IIT-Madras were the other institutes in the top ten.
Among medical colleges, AIIMS, Delhi, Chandigarh’s Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, and Christian Medical College Vellore occupied the top positions.
In Law, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, National Law University, New Delhi, and Symbiosis Law School in Pune were the top law colleges.
Institutes were ranked on parameters such as teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity accounting as well as perception.