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Top 25 engineering colleges in India, 8 IITs in top 10 list: NIRF ranking 2019

NIRF ranking 2019: The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Madras, topped the national ranking of higher institutes released by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) on Monday.

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Besides holding number one position in the overall institutes’ category, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has again bagged the top position in the engineering college category. President Ram Nath Kovind has today announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) at New Delhi.

In the overall category, The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and IIT-Delhi ranked second and third in the list respectively. Of the top 10 institutes, seven are IITs. The ranking of IIT-Bombay slipped from number 2 in 2018 to number 3 this year. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli has made it the top 10 list while the ranking of the Anna University has slipped this year.

NIRF Updates: Here is the complete list of top colleges, universities in India

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NIRF ranking 2019: Top 25 engineering colleges in India

As per the NIRF 2019 rankings, the top 10 engineering colleges in India are:

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad

Anna University, Chennai

National Institute of Technology, Thiruchirappalli

NIRF Ranking 2019: IIT Madras Is India’s Best Institute

Top 25 engineering colleges in India in 2018
1) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

2) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

3) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

4) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

5) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

6) Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

7) Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

8) Anna University, Chennai

9) Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

10) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

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Started in 2016, the rankings are announced by the Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister, however, due to the Lok Sabha elections, the President Kovind has released the list. The rankings have been announced under nine categories – overall, universities, engineering, colleges, management, pharmacy, medical, architecture and law. In 2018, about 3,954 higher education institutions were ranked under nine different parameters.

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The framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across India. The ministry prepares the list on the basis of teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

Three new categories were introduced by the Ministry last year that included architecture, medical and law. In 2018, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras occupied the best engineering college while Delhi University’s Miranda House topped the college category. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad was the top position among management institutions last year. Under the law category, NLU Bangalore bagged number 1 position followed by NLU Delhi and NLUSAR.

First uploaded on: 08-04-2019 at 17:42 IST
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