IISc ranked India’s top university in 2017 NIRF Survey

The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged as the best Indian university in the 2017 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by Union Human Resource Development Ministry.
This year it is second edition NIRF survey and was released as part of the India Rankings 2017 for the Educational Institutions.

What is NIRF Survey?

NIRF survey is first of its kind of indigenous ranking framework for higher education institutions in the country. It outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country based on the parameters broadly covering Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional practices, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and inclusivity and Perception. It covers six categories of institutions including universities, engineering, management, pharmacy, architecture and colleges.

Background

In the second edition of India Rankings, a total of 2995 institutions had participated. It included 232 Universities, 1024 Engineering Institutions, 546 Management Institutions, 318 Pharmacy Institutions and 637 General Degree Colleges, and others. Many of these had participated in multiple disciplines, adding to a total of 3319 participants across disciplines.

List of top 5 India Rankings 2017

Overall

• Indian Institute of Science, Banglore.
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi

Engineering

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Tchnology, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Management

• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management, Banglore
• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

University

• Indian Institute of Science, Banglore
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Banaras Hindu University
• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal

Colleges

• Miranda House, Delhi
• Loyola College, District Chennai
• Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi
• Bishop Heber College, District Tiruchirapalli
• Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College,New Delhi

Pharmacy

• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab
• University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh
• Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017