Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2022 on 15th July. NIRF rankings 2022 has been announced for a total of 11 categories. This includes overall, university, management, college, pharmacy, medical, engineering, architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements), law and research institutions. This year, a total of 7254 higher education institutions have participated, compared to 6272 the previous year. NIRF used various methodologies to evaluate universities like - Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). We have seen, the number of institutes participating in NIRF rankings has increased and so have the categories in which institutes are ranked, with each passing year. Back in 2016, the institutes were ranked in only 4 categories which increased to 11 last year. This year the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru has been declared as the top Indian university followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The complete list is available at the official website – nirfindia.org. Here is the list of top 10 universities in our country, as per 2022 NIRF rankings:
NIRF Rankings 2022: Top 10 Universities in India
1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
3. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi
4. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
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5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
6. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
8. Calcutta University, Kolkata
9. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
10. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad