The NIRF Rankings 2024 were declared on August 12. The ranking lists are prepared by the Ministry of Education. The rankings were published online at the official NIRF website – nirfindia.org.
NIRF 2024 rankings are available for the following 13 categories:
| Overall | Universities | Colleges | Research Institutions | Engineering |
| Management | Pharmacy | Medical | Dental | Law |
| Architecture and Planning | Agriculture and Allied Sectors | Innovation | – | – |
Overall, IIT Madras was ranked the best educational institution for the sixth consecutive year running.
IIT Madras (1), IIT Delhi (2), and IIT Bombay (3) were ranked the top THREE engineering colleges in the country.
Meanwhile, Hindu College leapfrogged Miranda House to be crowned the best college in the country.
In the Universities section, IISc Bangalore came first, followed by JNU, New Delhi, in second, and JMI, New Delhi, in third.
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Kozhikode are the top three management institutes.
In the Medical category, AIIMS Delhi continued its no. 1 position, followed by PGIMER Chandigarh in second, and Christian Medical College, Vellore, in third.
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, is ranked the top Dental college.
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NIFR Rankings 2024 – Category-wise Rankings
- Overall – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Universities – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Colleges – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Research – NIRF Ranking 2024
- Engineering – NIRF Ranking 2024
- Management – NIRF Ranking 2024
- Pharmacy – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Medical – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Dental – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Law – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Architecture and Planning – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Agriculture and Allied Sectors – NIRF Rankings 2024
- Innovation – NIRF Rankings 2024
NIRF Ranking 2024 Engineering – Top 10 Colleges
| Name | City | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| IIT Madras | Chennai | 1 | 1 |
| IIT Delh | New Delhi | 2 | 2 |
| IIT Bombay | Mumbai | 3 | 3 |
| IIT Kanpur | Kanpur | 4 | 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur | 5 | 6 |
| IIT Roorkee | Roorkee | 6 | 5 |
| IIT Guwahati | Guwahati | 7 | 7 |
| IIT Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 8 | 8 |
| NIIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 9 | 9 |
| IIT Varanasi | Varanasi | 10 | 15 |
NIRF Ranking Parameters:
The parameters used by the Union Ministry of Education to rank the academic institutions are given below.
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR):
- Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS)
- Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
- Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
- Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU)
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Research and Professional Practice (RP):
- Combined metric for Publications (PU)
- Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
- IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR)
- Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP)
Graduation Outcomes (GO):
- Metric for University Examinations (GUE)
- Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI):
- Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD)
- Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD)
- Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
- Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)
- Perception (PR) Ranking
Peer Perception:
- Academic Peers and Employers (PR)
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