NIRF Ranking 2024: Updated List of Colleges & Universities

The Ministry of Education has announced the NIRF Rankings 2024 on August 12, 2024, at 3 PM. This ninth edition of the rankings is now available on the official NIRF website.

In 2023, there were in all 13 categories in subject domains. In 2024, 3 new categories are added, Namely Open Universities, State Public Universities and Skill Universities. Thereby expanding the portfolio of Indian Rankings from 13 in 2023 to 16 in 2024.

These rankings are not merely statistics; they represent the hard work, dedication, and quality that characterize our educational institutions.

Students, parents and education enthusiasts were keenly expecting the release of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings of 2024. Making admission related decisions are based on the NIRF ranking of these institutions.

The NIRF evaluates institutions based on various parameters which include:

Teaching, Learning and Resources (30%)
Research and Professional Practice (30%)
Graduation Outcome (20%)
Outreach and Inclusivity (10%)
Perception (10%)

In the 2024 NIRF rankings, a total of 10,845 institutions participated across various categories. Here is the list of top 5 categories and total institutions participated:

Category/Discipline	Total Number of Institutions
College	3371
Engineering	1463
Management	876
Innovation	808
Pharmacy	467

Below is the region-wise categorization of 10,845 institutions.

Region	Total Number of Institutions
North	1633
South	4355
East	1511
West	3346
Total	10845

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 in Overall

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2.	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka
3.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra
4.	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
5.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
6.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal
7.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
8.	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand
9.	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam
10.	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi, Delhi

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 Universities

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi, Delhi
3.	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi, Delhi
4.	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	Manipal, Karnataka
5.	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
6.	University of Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
7.	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
8.	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
9.	Jadavpur University	Kolkata, West Bengal
10.	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore, Tamil Nadu

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 State Universities

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Anna University	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2.	Jadavpur University	Kolkata, West Bengal
3.	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune, Maharashtra
4.	Calcutta University	Kolkata, West Bengal
5.	Panjab University	Chandigarh, Chandigarh
6.	Osmania University	Hyderabad, Telangana
7.	Andhra University	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
8.	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
9.	Kerala University	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
10.	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin, Kerala

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 3 Open Universities

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	New Delhi, Delhi
2.	Netaji Subhash Open University	Kolkata, West Bengal
3.	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University	Ahmedabad, Gujarat

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 3 Skill Universities

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Symbiosis Skills and Professional University	Pune, Maharashtra
2.	Shri Vishwakarma Skill University	Palwal, Haryana
3.	Bhartiya Skill Development University	Jaipur, Rajasthan

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 Colleges

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Hindu College	Delhi, Delhi
2.	Miranda House	Delhi, Delhi
3.	St. Stephens's College	Delhi, Delhi
4.	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	Kolkata, West Bengal
5.	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	New Delhi, Delhi
6.	St. Xavier’s College	Kolkata, West Bengal
7.	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
8.	Loyola College	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
9.	Kirori Mal College	New Delhi, Delhi
10.	Lady Shri Ram College for Women	New Delhi, Delhi

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 in Research

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3.	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
4.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra
5.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal
6.	Homi Bhabha National Institute	Mumbai, Maharashtra
7.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
8.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
9.	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand
10.	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 in Engineering

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
3.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra
4.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
5.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal
6.	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand
7.	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam
8.	Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana
9.	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
10.	Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Innovation

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3.	Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana
4.	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka
5.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 in Management

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2.	Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	Bengaluru, Karnataka
3.	Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode	Kozhikode, Kerala
4.	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
5.	Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta	Kolkata, West Bengal
6.	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra
7.	Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
8.	Indian Institute of Management, Indore	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
9.	XLRI – Xavier School of Management	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
10.	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai, Maharashtra

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 10 in Pharmacy

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Jamia Hamdard	New Delhi, Delhi
2.	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana
3.	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	Pilani, Rajasthan
4.	JSS College of Pharmacy	Ooty, TamilNadu
5.	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai, Maharashtra
6.	JSS College of Pharmacy	Mysore, Karnataka
7.	Panjab University	Chandigarh, Chandigarh
8.	Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal	Udupi, Karnataka
9.	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali	Mohali, Punjab
10.	SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai, Maharashtra

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Architecture and Planning

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal
3.	National Institute of Technology, Calicut	Kozhikode, Kerala
4.	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Howrah, West Bengal
5.	School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Law

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	National Law School of India University	Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.	National Law University	New Delhi, Delhi
3.	Nalsar University of Law	Hyderabad, Telangana
4.	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	Kolkata, West Bengal
5.	Symbiosis Law School	Pune, Maharashtra

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Medical

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	New Delhi, Delhi
2.	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh, Chandigarh
3.	Christian Medical College	Vellore, Tamil Nadu
4.	National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	Bengaluru, Karnataka
5.	Jawaharlal Institute of PostGraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry, Pondicherry

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Dental

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2.	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal	Manipal, Karnataka
3.	Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences	Delhi, Delhi
4.	King George's Medical University	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
5.	Dr.D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune, Maharashtra

NIRF India Rankings 2024: Top 5 in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

Rank	Name	City, State
1.	Indian Agricultural Research Institute	Delhi, Delhi
2.	ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute	Karnal, Haryana
3.	Punjab Agricultural University	Ludhiana, Punjab
4.	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
5.	Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

The NIRF rankings are a valuable resource for anyone involved in higher education in India. Rankings offer insights into where our institutions stand on a national and global scale and help students to make informed decisions about their future.

Whether you're aiming for the top-ranked IITs, the prestigious IIMs, or the leading medical/engineering colleges, these rankings can guide you towards the institution that best fits your aspirations.

Use these rankings as a starting point, but don’t forget to explore each institution to find the best fit for you.

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