New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retains its first position in the Overall Category for the sixth consecutive year, from 2019 to 2024 and in Engineering for 9th consecutive year, that is from 2016 to 2024, in the India Rankings 2024, which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) drafted for this purpose by the Ministry of Education in 2015.
In the latest rankings, released today by Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, the top 100 in the Overall category consists of 23 state public universities, 22 private deemed universities, 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 9 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 7 central universities, 7 private universities, 4 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), 4 Government deemed universities, 3 Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) and 1 college.
The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the Universities Category for the ninth consecutive year from 2016 to 2024. It stood first in the Research Institutions Category for the fourth consecutive year – from 2021 to 2024.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad tops in Management subjects retaining its first position for a fifth consecutive year, i.e. from 2020 to 2024. It was ranked among the top two in Management subject of the India Rankings from 2016 to 2019.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi occupies the top slot in Medical studies for the seventh consecutive year, i.e. from 2018 to 2024. Moreover, AIIMS is ranked in the 7th position in the Overall category. It was ranked in 6th position in the Overall category of India Rankings in 2023.
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi tops the ranking in Pharmacy this year. Jamia Hamdard was ranked at 1st position for four consecutive years, i.e., from 2019 to 2022. It was ranked at 2nd position in Pharmacy in 2018 and 2023.
Hindu College secured the 1st position amongst Colleges for the first time replacing Miranda House which retained its 1st position for seven consecutive years, i.e. from 2017 to 2023. Hindu College was ranked at 2nd position in 2019, 2022 and 2023, and at 3rd and 4th positions in 2020 and 2018 respectively.
IIT Roorkee retained its 1st position in Architecture and Planning for the fourth consecutive year, i.e. from 2021 to 2024. IIT Roorkee was ranked in 2nd position from 2018 to 2020.
The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru retains its first position in Law for the seventh consecutive year, i.e. from 2018 to 2024.
Colleges in Delhi maintained their dominance in the ranking of Colleges with six colleges out of the first 10 colleges from Delhi itself. They are, besides Hindu College and Miranda House, St. Stephens’ College (ranked 3), Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College (ranked 5), Kirori Mal College (ranked 9) and Lady Shri Ram College for Women (ranked 10). The remaining colleges in the top 10 list are Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata (ranked 4), St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata (ranked 6), PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore (ranked 7) and Loyola College, Chennai (ranked 8).
The Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai takes the top slot in Dental subjects for the third consecutive year while the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi takes the top slot in Agriculture and Allied Sectors for the second consecutive year.
Anna University, Chennai tops the State Public Universities Category introduced for the first time in India Rankings 2024, and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi tops the Open Universities Category introduced for the first time in India Rankings 2024.
While the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur tops in the Innovation category, Symbiosis Skill and Professional University (SSPU), Pune tops the Skill Universities category ranked this year for the first time.
– global bihari bureau
