Union human resources development (HRD) minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2018 which rates the best educational institutions in the country under different categories. The institutes are ranked under nine categories - overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, and Law.

Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, maintained its rank as the top educational institutions in the country in the overall category as well as in the best universities category. IIT Madras was ranked as the best technical education institute followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi.

Architecture, medical and law were the three new categories introduced this year.

In the management institutes category, IIM Ahmedabad was ranked as the best institute followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta at second and third ranks, respectively.

After IISc, Bangalore, JNU and BHU were ranked as second and third best universities, respectively.

In the colleges offering pharmacy courses, NIPER, Mohali was ranked first, while Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, stood second. Last year, Jamia Hamdard was ranked as the top pharmacy college. Delhi's Miranda House was ranked as the best college.

Here is the complete list of NIRF 2018 rankings:

Overall ranking:

    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

    IIT Madras

    IIT Bombay

    IIT Delhi

    IIT Kharagpur

    Jawaharlal Nehru University

    IIT Kanpur

    IIT Roorkee

    Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    Anna University, Chennai

 

Top engineering colleges in India:

    IIT Madras

    IIT Bombay

    IIT Delhi

    IIT Kharagpur

    IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

    IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand

    IIT Guwahati, Assam

    Anna University, Chennai

    IIT, Hyderabad

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

 

Top Management Institutes in India:

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow

    Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Bombay

    Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee

    Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur

 

Top Pharmacy colleges in India:

    National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali

    Jamia Hamdard, Delhi

    University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh

    Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani

    National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

    Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

    Bombay College of Pharmacy

    SVKM, Mumbai

    JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore

 

Top Universities in India:

    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

    Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    Anna University, Chennai

    University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

    Jadavpur University, Kolkata

    University of Delhi, New Delhi

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

    Savitribai Phule Pune University

    Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

 

Top Medical Colleges:

    AIIMS, Delhi

    PGI Chandigarh

    CMCH, Vellore

 

Top Law Institutes:

    Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad

    National Law University, Delhi

    National Law School of India University, Bangalore

 

Top ranked colleges in India:

1. Miranda House, Delhi University

2. St, Stephens, Delhi University

3. Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli

4. Hindu College, Delhi

5. Presidency College, Chennai

6. Loyola College, Chennai

7. Shri Ram College for Commerce, Delhi

8. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

9. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah

10. Madras Christian College, Chennai

In 2017, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore had emerged as the top institute in the overall category. IIT Madras was the top institute among engineering institutes, IIM Ahmedabad was the top institute among management institutes, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore was also the top University in India. Among colleges, Miranda House was ranked as the top college in India, and Jamia Hamdard was ranked as the top institute for pharmacy.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister of Human Resource Development on 29th September 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover "Teaching, Learning and Resources," "Research and Professional Practices," "Graduation Outcomes," "Outreach and Inclusivity," and "Perception".