NIRF Rankings 2023: IIT Madras Tops Overall, Beats IIT Delhi Again

NIRF Rankings 2023 were announced today and just like last year, IIT Madras topped the overall ranking. It was followed by IISc Bengaluru and IIT Delhi in that order.

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NIRF Rankings 2023: IIT Madras Tops Overall, Beats IIT Delhi Again

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NIRF 2023 Rankings: Categories & Parameters
NIRF 2023 Top Rankers: All Categories
NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Management
NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Engineering
NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Colleges

The Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh released the NIRF 2023 rankings on June 05, 2023. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras topped the list for Overall Ranking for the fifth year in a row. IIT Madras was followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and IIT Delhi, in that order.

Hon'ble Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh released 'India Rankings Report for 2023'. Hon'ble Minister also presented awards and certificates to the top-ranked institutions in various categories and subject domains.@RanjanRajkuma11 pic.twitter.com/UizXJSXkJ8
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) June 5, 2023

NIRF refers to the National Institutional Ranking Framework that the Indian Education Ministry has adopted to rank the institutions of higher education in India.

This year, 8,686 applications were received for the rankings compared to 7,254 received last year. Though the competition got fiercer, IIT Madras retained its position from 2022- along with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and Miranda House. Under NIRF 2023 rankings, IIM Ahmedabad topped the list for best management colleges, while Miranda ranked first for best colleges.

NIRF 2023 Rankings: Categories & Parameters

This year, two new categories have been announced - Innovation and Agriculture & Allied Sector. Here are the categories for the NIRF 2023 rankings:

Overall
Management
Engineering
Agriculture and Allied Sector
Dental
Law
Medical
Architecture and Planning
Pharmacy
Research
University
Innovation
College

The ranking parameters are the same as in 2022. Here are the five parameters used for the NIRF Rankings 2023:

Teaching learning and resources
Research and professional practice
Graduation outcome
Outreach and inclusivity
Perception

Listed below are the top rankers in all categories, as well as the top rankers in management, engineering, and colleges.

NIRF 2023 Top Rankers: All Categories

Category	Top Position
Overall	Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Management	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Agriculture and Allied Sector	Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Dental	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
Law	National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Medical	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
Architecture and Planning	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Pharmacy	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad
Research	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
University	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Innovation	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
College	Miranda House, New Delhi

NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Management

Here’s a look at the top 10 MBA colleges i.e. the top ten rankers in the management category for 2023, along with their comparative ranking from 2022:

Name of the institute	NIRF Ranking: 2023	NIRF Ranking 2022
IIM Ahmedabad	1	1
IIM Bangalore	2	2
IIM Kozhikode	3	5
IIM Calcutta	4	3
IIT Delhi	5	4
IIM Lucknow	6	6
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	7	9
IIM Indore	8	7
XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur	9	8
IIT Bombay	10	11

NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Engineering

Here’s a look at the top rankers in the engineering category for 2023, along with their comparative ranking from 2022:

Name of the institute	NIRF Ranking: 2023	NIRF Ranking 2022
IIT Madras	1	1
IIT Delhi	2	2
IIT Bombay	3	3
IIT Kanpur	4	4
IIT Roorkee	5	6
IIT Kharagpur	6	5
IIT Guwahati	7	7
IIT Hyderabad	8	9
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	9	8
Jadavpur University, Kolkata	10	11

NIRF Ranking 2023 - Category: Colleges

Here’s a look at the top rankers in the colleges’ category for 2023, along with their comparative ranking from 2022:

Name of the institute	NIRF Ranking: 2023	NIRF Ranking 2022
Miranda House, Delhi	1	1
Hindu College, Delhi	2	2
Presidency College, Chennai	3	3
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore	4	6
St. Xavier`s College, Calcutta	5	8
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, Delhi	6	7
Loyola College, Chennai	7	4
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkota	8	13
Kirori Mal College, Delhi	9*	10
Lady Shri Ram College For Women, Delhi	9*	5

*Note: Both Kirori Mal College and Lady Shri Ram College For Women had the same score under NIRF 2023 Rankings and thus, both rank at the ninth position. No college was awarded the tenth rank.

Find the complete NIRF Rankings 2023 list here.

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