NIRF India Ranking 2018 : IISc Bengalore ranks India’s best university, Delhi’s JNU ranks second
The Indian Institute of Science in Bengalore ( IISc Bengalore ) was judged India’s best university in 2018, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings released by Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The Indian Institute of Science had topped the overall rankings as well as the university category in 2017 too.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University was ranked second, and the Banaras Hindu University took the third spot.
Union Minister of HRD @PrakashJavdekar along with MoS for @HRDMinistry @dr_satyapal released the Report of Higher Educational Institutions#IndiaRankings2018 #NIRF2018 #TransformingIndia pic.twitter.com/toopTFCMyP
— Ministry of HRD (@HRDMinistry) April 3, 2018
The rankings were announced under nine categories: overall, universities, engineering, colleges, management, pharmacy, medical, architecture and law. According to the NIRF website, the institutes are ranked on parameters that broadly cover teaching, learning and resources; research and professional practices; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and perception.
Overall Ranking 2018 (Top 10 )
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengalore
2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
6. Jawaharlal Nehru University
7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
8. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
9. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
10. Anna University, Chennai
Top 10 Universities
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Anna University, Chennai
5. University of Hyderabad
6. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
7. Delhi University
8. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
9. Savitribai Phule Pune University
10. Aligarh Muslim University
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