National Institutional Ranking Framework

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has been launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India on 29th September, 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.

Parameters covered

The parameters broadly cover the following

• Teaching Learning and Resources - These parameters are related to the core activities of any place of learning. These lay emphasis on measuring numbers and quality of faculty, library and lab resources and general facilities for development of young persons. These are organized into the following sub-parameters:
• Student Strength including Doctoral Students
• Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
• Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
• Total Budget and Its Utilisation: (CBTU)
• Research Professional Practice & Collaborative Performance - Excellence in teaching and learning is closely associated with the scholarship. Equally, faculty members are expected to make their knowledge and expertise available to benefit the society and industry. These parameters, therefore, attempt to measure the quantity and quality of research output as seen through international data bases, IPR generation and interface with industry and fellow professionals. These are organized as follows:
• Combined metric for Publications (PU)
• Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
• IPR and Patents: Filed, Published, Granted and Licensed (IPR)
• Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice And Executive Development Programs (FPPP)
• Graduation Outcome - This parameter forms the ultimate test of the effectiveness of the core teaching/learning activity, and measures the student graduation rate and their success in finding appropriate placement in industry and Government or taking up higher studies. These are organized as follows:
• Combined % for Placement, Higher Studies, and Entrepreneurship (GPHE)
• Metric for University Examinations: GUE
• Median Salary
• Metric for Graduating Students Admitted Into Top Universities (GTOP)
• Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated GPHD
• Outreach & Inclusivity - The Ranking framework lays special emphasis on representation of women and socially challenged persons in student and/or faculty populations, and also on outreach activities of the institution. These are detailed below:
• Percent Students from other states/countries (Region Diversity RD)
• Region Diversity
• Percentage of Women (WF) + (WS) + (WA)
• Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
• Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)
• Perception - The ranking methodology gives a significant importance to the perception of the institution by its stakeholders. This will be accomplished through Stakeholder Surveys.
• Peer Perception: Employers and Research Investors (PREMP)
• Peer Perception: Academics (PRACD)
• Public Perception (PRPUB)
• Competitiveness (PRCMP)

Disciplines covered

The disciplines covered are

1. Engineering
2. Management
3. Pharmacy
4. Medical
5. Architecture
6. Law
7. Universities
8. Colleges

Ranking methodology

To access the Methodology for Ranking of Academic Institutions in India 2019 click here

Frequency of ranking

As decided by the Ministry of HRD, Ranking of institutions of Higher Education will be an annual exercise. Ranks will be declared on the 1st Monday of April every year.

Ranking of institutions 2020

In this th edition of India Rankings, a total of 3771 institutions have participated. Categories/domain-wise entries included 294 Universities, 1071 Engineering Institutions, 630 Management Institutions, 334 Pharmacy Institutions, 97 Law Institutions, 118 Medical Institutions, 48 Architecture Institutions and 1659 General Degree Colleges.

As a matter of practice, 100 institutions are ranked in Overall, University and Colleges categories, 75 each in Management and Pharmacy, 40 in Medical and 20 each in Architecture and Law and 30 institutions are ranked in Dental for the first time.

Although the Central Government funded institutions, in general continue to do well, some of the state-funded and private universities also appear prominently. Some private institutions and universities have consistently occupied good positions, and some have been rising in their ranks, thus indicating that they offer value for money to their students. Maintenance of consistent or improved positions over previous years clearly indicates that it has not been a one-time random event. This should augur well for Higher Education.

It can also be observed that public-funded institutions including CFTIs, a few deemed-to-be-universities and centrally funded universities hog the most of the top-ranks in almost all categories of rankings. Moreover, a significant number of state and privately funded universities and institutions appear in top 100 ranks in various categories of ranking

List of top 10 India Rankings 2019 is as follows:

Overall:

Management

University

Colleges

Pharmacy

Medical

Architecture

Law

Engineering

Dental

To know the complete list of ranking of institutions, click on the respective list.

• Overall Ranking of Institutions
• Ranking of Universities
• Ranking of Engineering institutions
• Ranking of Colleges
• Ranking of Management institutions
• Ranking of Pharmacy institutions
• Ranking of Medical institutions
• Ranking of Architecture institutions
• Ranking of Law institutions
• Ranking of Dental institutions

Source : NIRF portal