NIRF Ranking 2021 (Released) Live Updates: IIT Madras best of all; New category of research institution added

KIIT said on Twitter: "There goes one more feather to the hat! We so proudly exclaim that #KIIT has been ranked 21 & the School of Law has been ranked10 among Indian Universities National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India - 2021"

There goes one more feather to the hat!

We so proudly exclaim that #KIIT has been ranked 21 & the School of Law has been ranked10 among Indian Universities National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India - 2021 pic.twitter.com/XvlMxNwIoZ

— KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (@KIITUniversity) September 9, 2021

Lovely Profeessional University (LPU) said on Twitter: "#LPU has been ranked among the top 25 institutions in India for many of its disciplines- 12th in Architecture, 24th in #Law & 23rd in #Pharmacy across #India. We are also 66th in #Engineering & 37th in Management in NIRF Rankings 2021 with 20% ranking upgrade! #NIRF2021 #ThinkBIG"

#LPU has been ranked among the top 25 institutions in India for many of its disciplines- 12th in Architecture, 24th in #Law & 23rd in #Pharmacy across #India. We are also 66th in #Engineering & 37th in Management in NIRF Rankings 2021 with 20% ranking upgrade!#NIRF2021 #ThinkBIG pic.twitter.com/PKyRtYbH5I

— Lovely Professional University - LPU (@lpuuniversity) September 9, 2021

IIM Raipur said on Twitter: "Indian Institute of Management Raipur is pleased to announce that it has been ranked #15 & #1 among the New IIMs in the MHRD-NIRF Ranking 2021 for the Management Institutes released by Hon'ble Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. #IIMRaipur #NIRF #MHRD #Top15 #IIM"

Indian Institute of Management Raipur is pleased to announce that it has been ranked #15 & #1 among the New IIMs in the MHRD-NIRF Ranking 2021 for the Management Institutes released by Hon'ble Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. #IIMRaipur #NIRF #MHRD #Top15 #IIM pic.twitter.com/SSqtlr3jRC

— IIM Raipur (@iimraipur) September 9, 2021

Banaras Hindu University has bagged the third position in NIRF Ranking 2021 under the University category for the last three years. Vice-Chancellor of BHU congratulated the university. 

Also Read | NIRF Ranking 2021: Check last three years’ category-wise NIRF rankings

Amid the ongoing upheaval around NEET 2021, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has called the government "unresponsive to genuine concerns" as the Supreme Court rejected the plea seeking rescheduling of NEET exam. 

Also Read | Government ‘Unresponsive to genuine concerns’: Shashi Tharoor on NEET 2021

University of Delhi said on Twitter: "Vice Chancellor, Prof.P.C.Joshi congratulated Principal and the IQAC chair MirandaHouse_MH College for retaining the first position among colleges in India in the latest NIRF ranking released by MoE. UnivofDelhi EduMinOfIndia dpradhanbjp"

Vice Chancellor, Prof.P.C.Joshi congratulated Principal and the IQAC chair @MirandaHouse_MH College for retaining the first position among colleges in India in the latest NIRF ranking released by MoE.@UnivofDelhi@EduMinOfIndia @dpradhanbjp pic.twitter.com/eiKZl80UAH

— University of Delhi (@UnivofDelhi) September 9, 2021

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the NIRF Ranking 2021 today. The Indian universities are awarded ranks on the basis of set parameters, marks, and weightage. This year, 6,000 institutions took part in the India Rankings. IIT Madras has bagged the top position this year too.

Also Read | NIRF Rankings 2021: Ranking of Indian universities explained

IIT Roorkee has ranked first in NIRF Ranking 2021 under the Architecture category. 

Check the NIRF Ranking PDF for Architecture here. 

RANK_ARCHITECTURE_2021.pdf

JNU said on Twitter: "JNU has achieved the status of the second best university in India in the NIRF ranking by the Ministry of Education, fifth time in a row. JNU continues to remain as number one  Central University in the country. Congratulations to entire JNU family!"

JNU has achieved the status of the second best university in India in the NIRF ranking by the Ministry of Education, fifth time in a row. JNU continues to remain as number one Central University in the country.
Congratulations to entire JNU family!

— Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) September 9, 2021

Union education minister released the NIRF Ranking 2021 today. During the online event, he congratulated all institutes which participated making a total of 6,000 this year, 

Also Read | NIRF Rankings 2021: Dharmendra Pradhan urges to develop regional ranking frameworks

ARSD College on Twitter said: "#Proudmomentforall arsdcollegedu Delhiuniversit has got All India 12th Rank in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (#NIRF) EduMinOfIndia Government of India #NIRFRanking2021 #NIRFRanking"

#Proudmomentforall@arsdcollegedu @Delhiuniversit
has got All India 12th Rank in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (#NIRF) @EduMinOfIndia Government of India#NIRFRanking2021#NIRFRanking pic.twitter.com/aOcPa3K543

— arsdcollegedu (@arsdcollegedu) September 9, 2021

Several institutes retained the top positions in the different categories of NIRF Ranking 2021 such as IIT Madras, IISc Bengaluru, NLSIU etc.

Check NIRF Ranking 2019, NIRF Ranking 2020 etc and see which institute has replaced or retained positions under which category. 

Also Read | NIRF Ranking 2021: Check last three years’ category-wise NIRF rankings

This year, a new Research category has been added to the NIRF Ranking 2021 released by Dharmendra Pradhan today. 

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru has bagged the first position in the Research category. 

Check the NIRF Ranking PDF for the full list of research category here. 

RANK_RESEARCH_2021.pdf

IIT Madras has yet again made it to the first position in NIRF Ranking 2021 under Engineering and Overall category. Union education minister released the India rankings today. 

Also Read | NIRF Ranking 2021: IIT Madras tops engineering list for the sixth year

Jamia Hamdard has gained first position in NIRF Ranking 2021 under the pharmacy category. 

Check NIRF Ranking PDF for full list of Pharmacy colleges here.

RANK_PHARMACY_2021.pdf

National Law School of India University has ranked first in the NIRF Ranking 2021 law category. 

Check the NIRF Ranking 2021 PDF for law here. RANK_LAW_2021.pdf

AIIMS Delhi has bagged the first position in NIRF Ranking 2021 medical category for another year. 

Also Read | NIRF Ranking 2021: AIIMS Delhi tops NIRF medical college ranking again, PGIMER is second

IIT Madras has topped the list of NIRF Ranking 2021 Engineering category and Overall category this year too. 

Check the full list of NIRF Ranking 2021 overall category here. 

RANK_OVERALL_2021.pdf

NIRF Ranking 2021 was released by education minister today. IIM Ahmedabad has bagged the top position yet again. 

Check the NIRF Ranking 2021 PDF for Management category here.

 RANK_MANAGEMENT_2021.pdf

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Twitter: "Along with my colleagues Smt. Annapurna4BJP, Shri Drsubhassarkar and Shri RanjanRajkuma11 released the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. Glad to learn that 6,000 institutions have participated in the rankings framework this year."

Along with my colleagues Smt. @Annapurna4BJP, Shri @Drsubhassarkar and Shri @RanjanRajkuma11 released the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. Glad to learn that 6,000 institutions have participated in the rankings framework this year. pic.twitter.com/EuRgSsiC3u

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 9, 2021

Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF Rankings 2021 today. Check the full list on the official website - nirfindia.org

Releasing the NIRF Ranking 2021, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said: "I am happy to be part of the India Rankings 2021 along the side lines of the Shiksha Parv initiatives envisioned by our visionary Prime Ministry Shri Narendra Modi ji. He arranged for the Education Sector to have rankings in the country. This is the sixth year we are having this ranking framework. This is very essential in the 21st Century.”

IIM Bangalore said in a social media post on Twitter: "NIRF Ranking 2021 For MBA: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta Are Top Institutes. #NIRF #MBARankings #NIRFRanking2021 #IIMB"

NIRF Ranking 2021 For MBA:
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta Are Top Institutes.#NIRF #MBARankings #NIRFRanking2021 #IIMB@dpradhanbjp @EduMinOfIndia @PIBHRD @rishikesha pic.twitter.com/GccEuyJJs2

— IIM Bangalore (@iimb_official) September 9, 2021

Director, IIT Delhi, V Ramgopal Rao in social media post on twitter said: "Happy to see IIT Delhi's Management Department figure among the top 5 management programmes in the country, along side top IIMs. In Engineering, IIT Delhi is ranked #2"

Happy to see IIT Delhi's Management Department figure among the top 5 management programmes in the country, along side top IIMs. In Engineering, IIT Delhi is ranked #2. @iitdelhi @iitdaa #iitdelhi @DMSIITD pic.twitter.com/YEmHN5NRRV

— Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao (@ramgopal_rao) September 9, 2021

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF Ranking 2021 today for all 10 categories.

Under the college category, Miranda House topped the list followed by Lady Shri Ram, St Stephen's, and the Hindu colleges.

These are the top 10 colleges in India: 

• Miranda House 
• Lady Shri Ram College for Women 
• Loyola College 
• St Xavier's College, Kolkata 
• Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah 
• PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore 
• Presidency College, Chennai 
• St Stephens College, Delhi 
• Hindu College, Delhi
• Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi 

IIT Guwahati said on Twitter: "IITGuwahati Ranked 7th in Engineering AND 8th in Overall Category in #NIRF Ranking, 2021. dpradhanbjp EduMinOfIndia SITHARAMtg DirectorIITG PIB_Guwahati"

.@IITGuwahati Ranked 7th in Engineering AND 8th in Overall Category in #NIRF Ranking, 2021.@dpradhanbjp @EduMinOfIndia @SITHARAMtg @DirectorIITG @PIB_Guwahati pic.twitter.com/cfrJywBxej

— IIT Guwahati (@IITGuwahati) September 9, 2021

IIT Bombay said on Twitter: "IIT Bombay stood 3rd in Overall, Engineering and Research category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The result of 6th edition of NIRF rankings 2021 was announced by the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Government of India Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan today."

IIT Bombay stood 3rd in Overall, Engineering and Research category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The result of 6th edition of NIRF rankings 2021 was announced by the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Government of India Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan today. pic.twitter.com/CNw0ODcVkg

— IIT Bombay (@iitbombay) September 9, 2021

The Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University said on Twitter: "Congratulations....Banaras Hindu University Ranked 3rd in Indian Universities and 10th in Overall Category in #NIRF Ranking, 2021."

Congratulations....
Banaras Hindu University Ranked 3rd in Indian Universities and 10th in Overall Category in #NIRF Ranking, 2021. pic.twitter.com/EJ3vnAAEBh

— VC-BHU (@VCofficeBHU) September 9, 2021

The Vice Chancellor of Delhi University, PC Joshi in a social media post on twitter said: "Congratulations to Miranda House, Lady Sri Ram College, St Stephen's College, Hindu College & Sri Ram College of Commerce for making to  NIRF ranking under top 10 colleges of India."

Congratulations to Miranda House, Lady Sri Ram College,St.Stephen's College,Hindu College & Sri Ram College of Commerce for making to NIRF ranking under top 10 colleges of India.@MirandaHouse_MH @StStephensClg @hinducollege @Sriramcollege1 @UnivofDelhi
Prof.PC Joshi
VC

— University of Delhi (@UnivofDelhi) September 9, 2021

The top five institutions in the NIRF Ranking for architecture are:

• IIT Roorkee
• NIT Calicut
• IIT Kharagpur
• School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
• Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad

These are the top 10 engineering colleges in India:

• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Roorkee
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
• National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

NIRF ranking 2021, released today by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, has 11 categories. The categories, including research institution, are:

• Overall 
• Research institutions, 
• University, 
• Engineering, 
• Management, 
• Pharmacy, 
• Colleges, 
• Medical, 
• Law, 
• Architecture,
• Dental.

In the sixth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) announced by Union Education Dharmendra Pradhan, eight IITs and two national Institutes of Technology (NITs) figured in the top ten engineering institutions in the country.

The NIRF 2021 rankings were based on the following categories: 

• teaching, 
• learning and resources (TLR), 
• research and professional practice (RP), 
• graduation outcomes (GO), 
• outreach and inclusivity (OI), 
• peer perception.

National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has once again been declared the top law school by the NIRF. National Law University (NLU) Delhi and National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) Hyderabad bagged the second and third best institutions for legal education in the country.

National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru 

A new category, Research Institutions, has been added to the list of NIRF Ranking Lists 2021 taking the total to 11 categories.

Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, or AIIMS Delhi, is the best medical college according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The medical category was introduced in 2018 and AIIMS, Delhi has been at the top of the list ever since. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh took the second spot while Christian Medical College, Vellore has been ranked third.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi

Miranda House is the best college in India according to the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) India rankings (NIRF 2021).

NIRF 2021: College ranking list

• Rank 1: Miranda House
• Rank 2: Lady Shri Ram College for Women 
• Rank 3: Loyola College  

Speaking on the occasion, Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan suggested regional and provincial ranking frameworks. Talking about the universities, he said, "IISc is reluctant to promote their own achievements"

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad emerged as the best management institute in the NIRF 2021 ranking. IIM Bangalore at the second spot while IIM Calcutta was ranked third in NIRF MBA ranking 2021. All three IIMs have maintained their position from last year NIRF rankings.

Read | NIRF Ranking 2021 for MBA: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta In Top 3; Full list here

A total of 6,000 colleges and universities participated this year for the NIRF 2021 Rankings.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has been ranked as the top university in the country. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) also retained the second and third positions in the NIRF university ranking 2021.

 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru 

IIT Madras adjudged the top institute in the NIRF overall category and NIRF engineering college. 

Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan declared the National Institutional Ranking Framework India ranking 2021 (NIRF India ranking 2021). Indian Institute of Technology, Madras tops  the NIRF overall category again.

"The NIRF Indian rankings should not be considered as an end but the beginning of the improvement of quality in higher education."

The release of NIRF ranking 2021 was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, dental category was added and this year research institution category has been introduced.

Research institutions category has been introduced this year for the first time.

Apart from the IIMs, the NIRF Ranking for management includes six IITs, all in the top 20 ranks. The are the IITs ranked for their management departments in NIRF Ranking for last year: 

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Roorkee
• IIT Madras
• IIT Kanpur

NIRF Ranking Management: IIT Kharagpur was in the top 5 for MBA in the previous NIRF Ranking

The National Institutional Ranking Framework India ranking 2021 live event begins. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will soon declare the NIRF India ranking 2021. Watch the live event here.

These were the top five MBA colleges in the NIRF Ranking last year: 

• IIM Ahmedabad
• IIM Bangalore
• IIM Calcutta
• IIM Lucknow
• IIT Kharagpur

NIRF Ranking: IIM Ahmedabad at the top last year

The sixth edition of the NIRF ranking 2021 list will be released shortly. NIRF ranking live event can also be watched live   

• Ministry of Education (webcast.gov.in),
• youtube.com/watch?v=NtC0G3lWl2A/,
• facebook.com/events/539260243850039/,  
• twitter.com/EduMinOfIndia?s=01/

Dharmendra Pradhan will announce the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2021 today. Watch the NIRF 2021 live event here. 

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru had last won the top spot in 2018 and was pushed to second position by IIT Madras in 2019 in the overall NIRF ranking. IIT Madras has been maintaining its top position since 2016 in the NIRF engineering ranking list. Soon education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will declare NIRF rankings and announce the best colleges in India at a virtual event.

IIT Madras has held on top spot in the NIRF Ranking for engineering colleges since the first NIRF list was declared in 2016. Last year, it was also the top institute in the overall ranking. In engineering, it was followed by IIT Delhi. 

NIRF Ranking: IIT Delhi was second in engineering in last year's ranking list

The first eight positions in the top ten NIRF engineering ranking list last year was bagged by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). IIT Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Indore were the universities in the top ten spots. National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli was at the ninth position in the NIRD engineering list. Anna University which bagged the ninth position in the NIRF 2019 engineering list was pushed to 14th rank in the NIRF 2020 rankings.

Here is the list of top colleges under each category in NIRF rankings last year. 

While the last NIRF MBA Ranking was dominated by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta in the top three positions, the top private management institutions on the NIRF Ranking was Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur. It came in at Number 9 in the NIRF ranking for MBA. 

IIT Madras has been ranked first under the NIRF Engineering rankings since the NIRF's inception. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and IIT-Delhi have bagged the second and third spots in the last year's rankings.

NIRF official website is nirfindia.org. Watch the e-release of NIRF Indian Rankings 2021 here  

These were the top universities in the NIRF Ranking last year: 

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 
• Jadavpur University 

Of these, Jadavpur University is the only state-run public institution and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, the only private one. 

Read More | NIRF Ranking University

Is the score shown against each institution reflective of their performance?

• This score is a relative score, not absolute. Therefore a statement that ‘The institution with fail marks is ranked in the top 100’, is incorrect. This is NOT an absolute score.
• In each parameter, percentile score using the log-function has been derived, which gives - where the Very few institutions have got the accreditation, whereas ranking is open to all!
• It is due to this reason that across the Countries, there is both accreditation and ranking.

Can an institution which had a bad accreditation grade get a good rank and vice versa?

• It is possible. The institutions can slip or do better after they got their accreditation. Ranking is a reflection of the yearly performance

Since there is already accreditation, should there be ranking too?

As per the official website: "Accreditation is a one-time (five-year) event and accredited institutions can slip in their yearly performance. Stakeholders are interested in knowing whether the institution is doing better or worse at the end of each year. Ranking is an annual report card to the nation and to the stakeholders on what has been done by the institution in the last one year, on the given performance. Very few institutions have got the accreditation, whereas ranking is open to all. It is due to this reason that across the countries, there is both accreditation and ranking."

Three Indian universities made it to the top 400 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022. This year, however, no university was placed in the top 200 global rankings. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru-based private university were the three universities in the top 400.

• Accreditation is a five-year comprehensive assessment of the institution as a whole.
• Ranking is a yearly affair.
• Accreditation gives absolute grade, ranking is relative to the other institutions similarly placed.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru had last won the top spot in 2018 and was pushed to second position by IIT Madras in 2019 in the overall NIRF ranking. 

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Dental Sciences and Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth were the top three colleges in the medical category as per the NIRF rankings 2020. 

The NIRF was launched by the Ministery for Education on September 29, 2015. NIRF rankings are released annually to recognize top universities, colleges and other educational institutions across India. NIRF full form - National Institutional Ranking Framework.

The IITs have remained at the top, with IIT Kharagpur at the first position followed by IIT Roorkee as per the NIRF rankings even in architecture category. 

Miranda house affiliated to Delhi university has been bagging the top position as per NIRF ranking for the last two years under the college category. The second and third positions have also been secured by Delhi University colleges for the last two year. 

The National Law School of India University has been bagging the first position in NIRF ranking under the category of law since 2018 followed by the National Law University (NLU) Delhi and Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad at the second and third positions respectively.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has been securing the first position under the medical category for the last three years followed by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh.

Check the NIRF Rankings of different categories including Overall, universities, medical, engineering, architecture, law for the past three years. The NIRF awards ranks to colleges and universities under each category on the basis of certain parameters.

READ | NIRF Ranking 2021: Check last three years’ category-wise NIRF rankings

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali was ranked first in NIRF ranking under the pharmacy category in the year 2018, it was replaced by Jamia Hamdard in 2019 and 2020. 

Anna University which bagged the ninth position in the NIRF 2019 engineering list was ranked 14th in the NIRF 2020 rankings under the engineering category. While IIT Madras has been maintaining its top position since 2016 in the NIRF engineering ranking list.

IIT Madras has been ranked first under the NIRF Engineering rankings since the NIRF's inception. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and IIT-Delhi have bagged the second and third spots in the last year's rankings.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras 

The NIRF rankings 2021 will be released for ten categories - Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, and Dental and Law. The dental college ranking was introduced last year.

In April last year, seven Indian Institutes of Technology - IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee- decided not to participate in THE- World University Rankings 2020. The decision was made after none of the Indian universities was ranked in the top 300 list. They had raised concerns over the transparency of the process.

In NIRF rankings 2020, the top three universities in the management category were 

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad 
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore 
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta

Apart from the Indian Institutes of Technology, three other universities also made it to the top ten in NIRF ranking list 2020. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were among the non-IITs in the top ten NIRF ranking list 2020. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras was ranked first under the overall NIRF India rankings 2020. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and IIT-Delhi bagged the second and third spots. The NIRF rankings 2020 was announced by former Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on June 11, 2020.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched on September 29, 2015, to rank Indian universities and colleges based on objective criteria to promote competitive excellence.

NIRF rankings 2021: The Indian universities and colleges will be ranked based on 

• teaching, 
• learning and resources (TLR), 
• research and professional practice (RP), 
• graduation outcomes (GO), 
• outreach and inclusivity (OI), 
• peer perception.

The ministry of education, in a tweet, said, “Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be releasing the new ranking of Indian Education Institutions facilitated by NIRF on the 9th of September, 2021 at 12 pm."

Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp will be releasing the new ranking of Indian Education Institutions facilitated by NIRF on the 9th of September, 2021 at 12 pm.
Join Live:-https://t.co/9CILmYFxTG pic.twitter.com/KIBaFXaqFN

— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) September 8, 2021

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India rankings will be released today (September 9). Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be declaring the NIRF ranking 2021, the sixth annual ranking list, of top colleges and universities at a virtual event.