NIRF 2024 Rankings List All Categories: IIT Madras Dominates Overall List, IIM Ahmedabad Tops Business Schools

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings for 2024 were announced today by Union Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.

This marks the ninth edition of the rankings, with a record 10,885 institutions participating, reflecting a significant increase in competition since the framework's inception in 2016.

Top Institutions and Key Highlights

IIT Madras retained its top position in both the overall and engineering categories. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru once again led the universities category, followed by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia. IISc also secured the second spot in the overall category.

Changes and Additions in NIRF Categories

This year's rankings introduced three new categories: Open Universities, Skill Universities, and State Public Universities. The subject domains now include Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Law, Medical, Architecture and Planning, Dental, and the newly added Agriculture and Allied Sectors.

Notable changes in criteria this year include the revision of faculty-to-student ratios: for medical colleges, it has been adjusted from 1:15 to 1:10, and for state-funded government institutes, from 1:20 to 1:15. Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman of the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), also announced that a Sustainability Ranking will be introduced next year to address carbon neutrality and environmental concerns.

Top 10 Institutes in India for 2024

Overall Category:

1. IIT Madras
2. IISc Bengaluru
3. IIT Bombay
4. IIT Delhi
5. IIT Kanpur
6. IIT Kharagpur
7. AIIMS, New Delhi
8. IIT Roorkee
9. IIT Guwahati
10. JNU, New Delhi

Universities:

1. IISc Bengaluru
2. JNU, New Delhi
3. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
4. Manipal University of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
5. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Engineering:

1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Bombay
4. IIT Kanpur
5. IIT Kharagpur
6. IIT Roorkee
7. IIT Guwahati
8. IIT Hyderabad
9. NIT Tiruchirappalli
10. IIT-BHU Varanasi

Management:

1. IIM Ahmedabad
2. IIM Bangalore
3. IIM Kozhikode
4. IIM Delhi
5. IIM Calcutta
6. IIM Lucknow
7. IIM Indore
8. IIM Mumbai
9. XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur
10. IIT Bombay

Pharmacy:

1. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
3. BITS Pilani
4. JSS College of Pharmacy - Ooty
5. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
6. JSS College of Pharmacy - Mysuru
7. NIPER Mohali
8. Panjab University, Chandigarh
9. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
10. NMIMS, Mumbai

Colleges:

1. Hindu College, New Delhi
2. Miranda House, New Delhi
3. St. Stephen's College, New Delhi
3. Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata
5. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, New Delhi

The NIRF rankings are a valuable resource for students and parents seeking detailed information about institutional quality across various fields of study. For further details and to view the complete list, visit the official NIRF website at [nirfindia.org](http://nirfindia.org).