The wait for one of the most awaited rankings of the year in the education sector in India is over with the 8th edition of NIRF Ranking 2023 getting released. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, the Minister of State for Education and External Affairs has released the ranking.
NIRF Ranking, which started in 2016 with 4 categories : Management, Engineering, University and Pharmacy, now in its 8th edition has 13 categories in 2023. It started with and now in 2023 8686 institutions participated.
NIRF ranking is considered one of the unbiased rankings of India as it is not associated with any commercial transaction or any business house or media, secondly it is released by the Ministry of Education (earlier known as MHRD).
Hence, despite some of the flaws in the classifications, process and data analysis which it may have, it is widely considered as an acceptable ranking of Indian institutes for any technical, management, pharmacy, or university. A source to refer to assess the quality of education offered by an institute, research, standard, and public accountability.
Hence, more and more institutes are now participating and are striving to achieve improvement in their NIRF ranking.
“When we look at world rankings, they have completely different parameters and that is why the government started NIRF,” says Dr. Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman NBA, at the press conference.
This year the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has topped in the overall NIRF ranking which is followed by Indian Institute of Science, and then Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
Top educational institutes of India
IISC, JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia are the top 3 institutions in the Universities Category of the NIRF Rankings 2023.
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NIRF ranking for Technological Institutes
The top position achieved in the NIRF ranking by IIT Madras reflects the quality maintained and improved by it. Prof. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras seemed extremely glad with this ranking. He ensured to keep improving the quality and standard and try to make IIT Madras a globally recognized institute.
NIRF ranking for Management Institutes
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad achieved the number 1 position in NIRF Ranking 2023 for management institutes. This institute has maintained its number 1 position with better quality and standards.
Top 5 Management Institutes in NIRF Ranking 2023
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIM Calcutta
- IIT Delhi
XLRI is the only private B School in the top 10 list, NITIE Mumbai, ranked 7th, IIM Kozhikode ranked 3rd above IIM Calcutta.
IIM Calcutta ranked 4th in the NIRF Ranking Management Category, IIM Kozhikode ranked 5th in 2022, jumped by 2 places whereas XLRI slipped by one position.
NIRF ranking for Medical Institutes
All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS-Delhi] has maintained its top position in NIRF Ranking 2023 in medical colleges.
Top 3 Management Institutes in NIRF Ranking 2023
- AIIMS Delhi
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- Christian Medical College Vellore
List of NIRF Ranking 2023 – Overall
Here is the list of the top 5 overall ranking in NIRF for 2023 along with the score:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras – 86.69
- Indian Institute of Science, (IISC) Bangalore – 83.09
- Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Delhi – 82.16
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay – 81.28
- Indian Institute of Technology, BHU – 77.23
Earlier Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023, which will replace the 2019 guidelines. Higher education institutions which are less than 20 years old will now be eligible to apply for deemed university status and private universities will have to create executive councils like central universities, according to the University Grants Commission’s revised guidelines. On Friday, June 2, the Centre released the revised guidelines for existing higher education institutions to get the deemed-to-be status by simplifying the eligibility criteria in order to establish more quality-focused deemed universities, as stated in a report.
