On Thursday, September 9, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, released the NIRF Rankings for the year 2021. The Rankings have been released under various categories, including, Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Overall, Research, etc.
IIT Madras has topped the rankings in the overall category. After that, IISc Bengaluru has stood second, followed by IIT Bombay on the third position. Accordingly, the complete list of the rankings for all top institutes can be checked on the official website of NIRF on nirfindia.org.
At last, the University of Delhi secured its place at 19th position in the overall category. However, Miranda College, Lady Shree Ram College for Women, St. Stephens’s College, Hindu College and Shri Ram College of Commerce have been successfully placed under the top 10 colleges. Meanwhile, Sri Venkateswara College, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Hans Raj College, Gargi College, Kirori Mal College and Acharya Narendra Dev College secured 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 20th position respectively.
This year the NIRF has released the sixth annual ranking list of higher educational institutes of the country.

The rankings for all colleges and universities across the country given by the Ministry were based on teaching, learning and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and peer perception. Additionally, the stream-wise rankings have also been released.
NIRF 2021: Top 10 Institutes in the overall category
- IIT Madras
- IISC Bangalore
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- JNU, New Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Management Institutes
- IIM Ahmedabad
- IIM Bangalore
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Kozhikode
- IIT Delhi
NIRF 2021: Top 5 College
- Miranda House
- Lady Shri Ram College for Women
- Loyola College
- St Xaviers College, Kolkata
- Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Medical Colleges
- AIIMS Delhi
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- CMC Vellore
- NIMHNS, Bangalore
- SGPGIMS, Lucknow
NIRF 2021: Top 10 Engineering Colleges
- IIT Madras
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Research Institutes
IISc Bangalore
IIT Madras
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Kharagpur
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Universities
- IISC, Bangalore
- JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
- BHU (Banaras Hindu University)
- Calcutta University
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Pharmacy Institutes
- Jamia Hamdard
- Panjab University
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
- Institute of Chemical Technology
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Architecture Institutes
- IIT Roorkee
- NIT Calicut
- IIT Kharagpur
- School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
- Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
NIRF 2021: Top 5 Dental colleges
- Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi
- Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi
- King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
Also, read about the phased reopening of Delhi University from 15th September, 2021 here.