NIRF rankings: IIT-M retains top spot
- Recently, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), under the Union Ministry of Education, announced the India Rankings 2023 of higher education institutions in New Delhi.
About the rankings
- This was the eighth consecutive edition of India Rankings of HEIs in India.
- The five broad categories of parameters identified in the NIRF are:
- Teaching;
- Learning and resources;
- Research and professional practice;
- Graduation outcome;
- Outreach,
- Inclusivity and perception.
- Each of these five parameters has 2 to 5 sub-parameters.
- With the addition of new category (Innovation) subject domain like
- Agriculture & Allied Sectors and
- Expanded ‘Architecture’ to Architecture and Planning
Objective:
- India Rankings have served as a valuable tool for students in selecting universities based on their relative standing in various categories and subject domains among higher education institutions (HEI) in the country.
Significance:
- Multi-dimensional parameters of India Rankings have successfully captured the quality and excellence of HEIs in India.
Key Highlights:
- On the basis of Field:
- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras in Chennai remained the best educational institution in overall rankings for the fifth consecutive term.
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru ranked as the best university in the country for eight years in a row.
- Miranda House, Delhi is ranked the best college.
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad is the top management institute.
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad is ranked number one for pharmaceutical studies.
- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi is ranked the best medical college, and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai is the top dental college.
- National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is ranked the best law college in the country.
- IIT-Madras has also been ranked the best engineering college for the eighth consecutive year (from 2016 to 2023).
- On the basis of Research Capability:
- IISc Bengaluru stood first in ‘Research Institutions’ category.
- IISc is followed by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia University as the second and third best universities, respectively.
- In Agriculture sector:
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi remained at the top in ‘Agriculture and Allied Sectors’.
- IIT-Kanpur topped the ‘Innovation’ category.
- IISc, Bengaluru and IIT-Delhi are ranked the second and third best institutes in the overall category.
- Hindu College, Delhi and Presidency College, Chennai are ranked the second and third best colleges, respectively.
Prelims Take Away
- NIRF