IIT Madras ranked as best for the third time. IIT Madras has been the champion since 2019. IISc has obtained the second rank. IISc was the best-ranking institute in 2018 and before. In the six years of NIRF, no other institute has got the top spot yet.
IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay have come second and third respectively in the NIRF ranking 2021. IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur make up the top five. There are seven IITs in the top ten NIRF ranking. NIRF ranking 2021 has been released for 11 categories including overall rankings, research institutions, universities, engineering, management, pharmacy, college, medical, law, architecture, and dental.
Top 5 Research Institutes of 2021
IISc Bangalore
IIT Madras
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Kharagpur
Top 5 Architecture institutes of 2021
IIT Roorkee
NIT Calicut
IIT Kharagpur
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
Centre for Environment Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
Top 5 Institutes for Pharmacy
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Punjab University, Chandigarh
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Top 10 colleges of 2021
IISC, Bangalore
JNU
BHU
Calcutta University
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
JMI
Manipal Academy of Higher
JU
University of Hyderabad
Aligarh Muslim University
Top 10 Engineering colleges of 2021
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Roorkee
IIT Guwahati
IIT Hyderabad
NIT Tiruchirappalli
NIT Surathkal
Top 5 Medical colleges of 2021
AIIMS Delhi
PGIMER Chandigarh
CMC Vellore
NIMHANS Bangalore
SGPIMS Lucknow
Top 10 Colleges of 2021
Miranda Hose, Delhi
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Loyola College Chennai
St Xaviers College
Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyamandira
PSCR Krishnammal College for Women
Presidency College, Chennai
St Stephen College
Hindu College
Shri Ram College for Commerce
Top 10 Overall Institutes of 2021
IIT Madras
IISC Bangalore
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Roorkee
IIT Guwahati
JNU, New Delhi
BHU, Varanasi