NIRF Ranking 2024: Three new categories introduced; IGNOU best open university
NIRF ranking 2024 included around 10,885 higher education institutions, with Anna University securing the top position among state-funded universities.

Vikas Kumar Pandit | August 12, 2024 | 05:01 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education has issued the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024, which ranks India's top colleges and universities based on a range of parameters and academic excellence. As per the ranking, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has topped the NIRF ranking 2024 list of engineering colleges in India. This year the education ministry has introduced three new categories including open universities, skill universities , and state-funding public universities. NIRF Ranking 2024 LIVE
According to the NIRF press conference, Anna University, Chennai, has been ranked first among state-funded universities, with Jadavpur University and Savitribai Phule Pune University securing the second and third positions, respectively. In the Open University category, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) topped the rankings, followed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Open University (NSCBMU) and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (DBAU) in second and third positions, respectively.
“By including three new categories — State Public Universities, Open Universities, and Skill Universities — NIRF 2024 becomes more comprehensive by recognising the diverse types of higher educational institutions in India,” UGC chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar said.
After the addition of three new categories, the top-ranking institutions has been ranked and categorised into 16 groups, including universities, colleges, engineering, management, law, architecture, dental, innovation, agriculture, allied institutions, research institutions, open universities, skill universities, and state-funding public universities.
The NIRF assesses India's top colleges and universities based on five key parameters, including teaching, learning, and resources (TLR), research and professional practices (RPC), graduation outcomes (GO), outreach and inclusivity (OI), and perception (PR).
NIRF Ranking 2024: Skill category
Candidates can refer to the table below for the top universities in the skill category.
Rank |
Name |
State |
1 |
Symbiosis Skills and Professional University |
Maharashtra |
2 |
Shri Vishwakarma Skill University |
Haryana |
3 |
Bhartiya Skill Development University |
Rajasthan |
NIRF Ranking 2024: Open university category
Candidates can check the table below for the top universities in the open university category, as per NIRF 2024.
Rank |
Name |
State |
1 |
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) |
Delhi |
2 |
Netaji Subhash Open University |
West Bengal |
3 |
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University |
Gujarat |
NIRF Ranking 2024: State public university category
Candidates can refer to the table below for the top ten universities in the state public university category, according to the NIRF Ranking 2024.
Rank |
Name |
State |
1 |
Anna University |
Tamil Nadu |
2 |
Jadavpur University |
West Bengal |
3 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
Maharashtra |
4 |
Calcutta University |
West Bengal |
5 |
Panjab University |
Chandigarh |
6 |
Osmania University |
Telangana |
7 |
Andhra University |
Andhra Pradesh |
8 |
Bharathiar University |
Tamil Nadu |
9 |
Kerala University |
Kerala |
10 |
Cochin University of Science and Technology |
Kerala |
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