Union Education MinisterDharmendra Pradhan released the 'National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022' ranking
On 15 July, 2022, the Union Education Minister DharmendranPradhan has released the 'National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022' (NIRF) ranking of India's top colleges and universities. Overall, the top five positions have remained the same this year as in
2021. IIT Madras tops this ranking.
Ranking 2022
Overall
1. IIT Madras
2. IISc Bengaluru
3. IIT Bombay
University
1. IISc Bengaluru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi)
College Category
1. Miranda House (New Delhi)
2. Hindu College (New Delhi)
Engineering Category
1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Delhi
Management Category
1. IIM Ahmedabad
2. IIM Bengaluru
Medical Category
1. AIIMS Delhi
2. PGIMER Chandigarh
Law Category
1. National Law School of India University Bengaluru
2. NLU (New Delhi)
Pharmacy Category
1. Jamia Hamdard (New Delhi)
Dental category
1. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai
Architecture category
1. IIT Roorkee
Research Category
1. IISc Bengaluru
NIRF
It was launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in September 2015. After this, in April
2016, the India Ranking was released on the basis of this framework.
It outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. NIRF is the first attempt by the government to rank the Higher Education Institutions (HEls) in the country. Prior to its introduction HEls were usually racked up by private entities, especially news
magazines.