The HRD ministry’s National Institutional Ranking Framework1 is now in its fourth year and evaluates colleges and universities across the country based on various parameters including teaching and learning resources, research practices, inclusivity and placement records.

Top 15 Institutions

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 81.96 1
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee 78.33 2
National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode 65.52 3
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi New Delhi 62.49 4
College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram 59.47 5
School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal Bhopal 58.72 6
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 58.65 7
Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi 58.07 8
School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada Vijayawada 57.07 9
Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi 56.62 10
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 55.70 11
Anna University Chennai 53.29 12
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 52.17 13
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal 51.87 14
BMS College of Architecture Bengaluru 50.61 15

List of participating Institutions:

Accurate Institute of Architecture & Planning Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
Amity University Gautam Budh Nagar Uttar Pradesh
Angadi Instittute of Technology and Management Belgaum Karnataka
Anjuman-I-Islam`s Kalsekar Technical Campus New Panvel Maharashtra
Anna University Chennai Tamil Nadu
Ansal University Gurgaon Haryana
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu
Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi Jharkhand
BMS College of Architecture Bengaluru Karnataka
Central University of Rajasthan Bandar Sindri Rajasthan
Chitkara University Rajpura Punjab
College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
College of Engineering & Technology Akola Maharashtra
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
D. Y. Patil College of Engg & Tech. Dept. of Architecture Kolhapur Maharashtra
Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology & Management Technical Campus Bengaluru Karnataka
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology Sonipat Haryana
DIT University Dehradun Uttarakhand
Dr. D. Y. Patil Pratishathans College of Architecture Pune Maharashtra
Faculty of Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Udupi Karnataka
G. D. Goenka University Gurgaon Haryana
Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering & Technology Bathinda Punjab
Gogte Institute of Technology Belgaum Karnataka
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi Delhi
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science  Chennai Tamil Nadu
Ideas-Institute of Design Education & Architectural Studies Nagpur Maharashtra
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand
Institute of Architecture Mehsana Gujarat
Integral University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
ITM University Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi Delhi
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education Srivilliputtur Tamil Nadu
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science Ramtek Maharashtra
KMCT College of Architecture Calicut Kerala
Lingaya`s Vidyapeeth Faridabad Haryana
Lovely Professional University Phagwara Punjab
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute Chennai Tamil Nadu
Madhav Institute of Technology and Science Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
Mahatma Gandhi Mission`s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College Aurangabad Maharashtra
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Meenakshi College of Engineering Chennai Tamil Nadu
Mohamed Sathak Engineering College Ramanathapuram Tamil Nadu
National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode Kerala
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh
National Institute of Technology Patna Patna Bihar
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu
P D A College of Engineering Gulbarga Karnataka
Periyar Manaimmai Institute of Science & Technology Vallam Thanjavur Tamil Nadu
School of Architecture Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi New Delhi Delhi
School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh
Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus Ferozepur Punjab
Shantaben Manubhai Patel Institute Architecture and Interior Design ANAND Gujarat
Sharda University Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Bararbanki Uttar Pradesh
Sir J. J. College of Architecture Mumbai Maharashtra
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu
The Oxford College of Engineering Bengaluru Karnataka
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai Tamil Nadu
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat Gujarat
  • 1. Ranking Parameters:

    Teaching, Learning & Resources

    • Student Strength including Doctoral Students
    • Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
    • Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
    • Total Budget and Its Utilisation: (CBTU)

    Research and Professional Practice

    • Combined metric for Publications (PU)
    • Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
    • IPR and Patents: Filed, Published, Granted and Licensed (IPR)
    • Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice And Executive Development Programs (FPPP):

    Graduation Outcomes

    • Combined % for Placement, Higher Studies, and Entrepreneurship (GPHE)
    • Metric for University Examinations: GUE
    • Median Salary
    • Metric for Graduating Students Admitted Into Top Universities (GTOP)
    • Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated GPHD

    Outreach and Inclusivity

    • Percent Students from other states/countries (Region Diversity RD)
    • Percentage of Women (WF) + (WS) + (WA)
    • Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
    • Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)

    Perception

    • Peer Perception: Employers and Research Investors (PREMP)
    • Peer Perception: Academics (PRACD)
    • Public Perception (PRPUB)
    • Competitiveness (PRCMP)

    Source: https://www.nirfindia.org/Parameter