The Indian Institute of SciencesBengaluru has retained its top spot of being the best institute in the country,in the annual ranking of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF),2022. The NIRF ranking was revealed by Union Education Minister Shri.Dharmendra Pradhan earlier today, through a virtual session.
IISc and JNU have retained their spotsin the top two, whereas Jamia Milia Islamia has moved 3 ranks up the order tobe placed at 3rd replacing, Banaras Hindu University, which has nowslipped to the 6th spot. Delhi University’s colleges have dominatedthe rankings in the College category but the university failed to enter the top10 club. In a total of 11 categories, therankings were announced, including overall, University, Management, College,Pharmacy, Medical, Engineering, Architecture, ARIIA (Atal Ranking ofInstitutions on Innovation Achievements), Law, and Research Institutions.
Top-10 universities in India as per NIRFRankings 2022:
In theEngineering category, all premier public institute has retained the top five spotssame as that of last year, With IIT Madras leading the chart, followed by IITDelhi, IIT Bombay, Kanpur, and Kharagpur. In the year 2021, IISc Bangalore hasmaintained its top position in the best university category with a score of82.67. However, in terms of the score there remained a huge gap between 1stand 2nd rank holders, JNU finished second securing a total of 67.99.
Next to JNU was Uttar Pradesh’sBanaras Hindu University with a score of 64.02 and Calcutta University with ascore of 62.06. Last year, two universities from UP, BHU, and Aligarh MuslimUniversity featured in the top 10, and similarly, JNU and Jamia Millia Islamiaachieved the same from the national capital city. Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Jadavpur University, and the University of Hyderabad also made it to the top 10list of the NIRF 2021 university rankings.