National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024:
Union Minister for Education released the India Rankings 2024, which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) drafted for this purpose by the Ministry of Education in 2015.
Key highlights of NIRF 2024:
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st position in the Overall Category for the sixth consecutive year, i.e. 2019 to 2024 and in Engineering for 9th consecutive year, i.e. from 2016 to 2024.
- Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the Universities Category for the ninth consecutive year, i.e. from 2016 to 2024. It stood first in the Research Institutions Category for the fourth consecutive year, i.e. from 2021 to 2024.
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad tops in Management subjects retaining its first position for the fifth consecutive year, i.e. from 2020 to 2024.
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi occupies the top slot in Medical for the seventh consecutive year, i.e. from 2018 to 2024.
- Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi tops the ranking in Pharmacy this year.
- National Law School of India University, Bengaluru retains its first position in Law.