NIRF Rankings 2021 Live Updates: Lists out, IIT Madras tops overall category
NIRF Rankings 2021 was released on Thursday, September 9, 2021. The list for top colleges and universities has been released by Dharmendra Pradhan under various categories.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday, September 9, released the NIRF Rankings 2021. The Rankings have been released under various categories, including, Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Overall, Research etc.
IIT Madras has topped the Rankings in the overall category, while IISc Bengaluru has come second, which is followed by IIT Bombay at the third place. The complete list of the rankings for all top institutes can be checked on the official website of NIRF on nirfindia.org.
This year NIRF has released the sixth annual ranking list of higher educational institutes of the country.
The rankings for all colleges and universities across the country given by the Ministry were based on teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and peer perception. Along with the overall rankings, stream-wise rankings have also been released.
Follow all the updates here:
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Sep 09, 2021 02:46 PM IST
NIRF Rankings: Education Minister congratulates premier institutes
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Sep 09, 2021 01:55 PM IST
NIRF Rankings: Miranda college secures top spot in college category
Miranda House has topped the list under the college category this year. Lady Shri Ram College for Women of Delhi and Loyola College of Chennai has secured the second rank and third rank respectively.
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Sep 09, 2021 01:38 PM IST
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Dental colleges
- Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Udupi
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi
- King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
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Sep 09, 2021 12:46 PM IST
Top 5 Research Institutes of 2021
- IISc, Bangalore
- IIT Madras
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kharagpur
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Sep 09, 2021 12:43 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021: Lists released for all 11 categories
The rankings have been made for eleven categories this year- Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), Law and Research Institutions. The ‘Research Institutions’ category has been added this year.
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Sep 09, 2021 12:38 PM IST
NIRF Rankings for Architecture 2021: Top 5 institutes
- IIT Roorkee
- NIT Calicut
- IIT Kharagpur
- School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
- Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
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Sep 09, 2021 12:34 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021 Pharmacy: Top 5 institutes
- Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
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Sep 09, 2021 12:26 PM IST
NIRF Rankings: Top 10 Universities
- IISC, Bangalore
- JNU
- BHU
- Calcutta University
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- JMI
- Manipal Academy of Higher
- JU
- University of Hyderabad
- Aligarh Muslim University
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Sep 09, 2021 12:23 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021: Top 10 Engineering colleges of 2021
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- NIT Tiruchirappalli
- NIT Surathkal
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Sep 09, 2021 12:20 PM IST
NIRF Rankings: Top 5 Medical colleges of 2021
AIIMS Delhi
PGIMER Chandigarh
CMC Vellor
NIMHNS, Bangalore
SGPIMS, Lucknow
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Sep 09, 2021 12:18 PM IST
NIRF College Rankings 2021: Top 10
Miranda House
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Loyala College
St Xaviers College, Kolkata
Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira
PSGR Krishanammal College for Women
Presidency College, Chennai
St Stephen College
Hindu College
Shri Ram College for Commerce
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Sep 09, 2021 12:17 PM IST
Top 5 Management Institutes of 2021
IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Calcutta
IIM Kozhikode
IIT Delhi
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Sep 09, 2021 12:13 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021: Top 10 Institutes in overall category
- IIT Madras
- IISC Bangalore
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- JNU, New Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
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Sep 09, 2021 12:07 PM IST
NIRF 2021: New category has been added
New category Research institutions have been launched this year along with the other categories. The list for the new category will also be released today.
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Sep 09, 2021 12:04 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021: Event begins
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Sep 09, 2021 12:02 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan to address the event shortly
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will address the event shortly. All the other members have already arrived at the venue. The announcement will be made soon.
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Sep 09, 2021 12:00 PM IST
NIRF 2021 Ranking: Where to check the lists
Soon after the declaration of NIRF 2021 Rankings by theUnion Education Minister, the list of overall categories along with stream-wise categories will be available on the official site of NIRF on nirfindia.org.
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Sep 09, 2021 11:56 AM IST
NIRF University Ranking 2021: Top 10 universities of 2020
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- Calcutta University, Kolkata
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
- Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi
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Sep 09, 2021 11:45 AM IST
NIRF Rankings: Where to watch
NIRF Rankings for this year will begin at 12 noon. The lists of overall rankings along with stream-wise rankings will be released by Union Education Minister. The direct link to watch the event is given below.
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Sep 09, 2021 11:35 AM IST
NIRF Ranking 2021 MBA: Top 10 colleges of 2020
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Lucknow
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIM Indore
- IIT Delhi
- Xavier Labour Relations Institute
- MDI Gurgaon
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Sep 09, 2021 11:25 AM IST
NIRF Rankings: How ranks are calculated
The rankings for all colleges and universities across the country given by the Ministry will be on the basis of teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and peer perception.
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Sep 09, 2021 11:15 AM IST
NIRF Ranking 2021 release date: September 9 at 12 noon
NIRF Ranking 2021 release date is September 9, 2021 at 12 noon. The rankings have been prepared and will be announced by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. This year NIRF will release the sixth annual ranking list of higher educational institutes of the country.
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Sep 09, 2021 11:10 AM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021 Engineering Colleges: Last year top 10 colleges
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- NIT Trichy
- IIT Indore
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Sep 09, 2021 11:05 AM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021 List: Categories of lists
The NIRF rankings 2021 list will be announced for ten categories- Overall, University, Management, College, Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) and Law.
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Sep 09, 2021 11:00 AM IST
NIRF Rankings 2021 MBBS: Top 10 medical colleges of last year
- All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC Vellore)
- National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
- King George`s Medical University, Lucknow
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Sep 09, 2021 10:55 AM IST
NIRF Ranking 2021: What is NIRF rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework, NIRF is the Ministry of Education's college and university ranking exercise. The ranking framework was launched in 2015 and the first annual ranking list was declared in 2016.
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Sep 09, 2021 10:50 AM IST
NIRF 2021: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to release the lists
This year Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will release NIRF 2021 rankings list for all streams and also release overall rankings. The event will begin at 12 noon. The youtube link will be available here.
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Sep 09, 2021 10:45 AM IST
NIRF Rankings: List to release today at 12 noon
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