Mumbai, April 03: Indian Institute of Science, in Bangalore, and Miranda House, in Delhi emerged as the winners in categories of best University and College respectively, as per the 2018 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The NIRF rankings were conceptualised by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) in the year 2015.

As per the latest NIRF rankings, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the list of best Universities and Colleges across the country, earlier today. The following ranking lists were prepared by keeping several pre-determined parameters in mind, by the education ministry.

In the list of top-rank universities, it was Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore topped the list, scoring 82.16 points. Second on the list was the much controversial Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi with 67.57 points. Banaras Hindu University (BHU) secured the third spot on the list.

Rank University Name City State Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 82.16
2 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Delhi 67.57
3 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 63.52
4 Anna University Chennai Tamil Nadu 62.82
5 University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana 60.54

In the list of top-ranked colleges, it was Miranda House in Delhi that secured the top spot with 71 points. The second-ranked St. Stephen’s College was not too behind as it was only 0.23 points behind the top-ranked Miranda House, scoring 70.77 points. Third on the list was Bishop Herber College which is located in Tiruchirappalli, in Tamil Nadu.

Rank College Name City State Score
1 Miranda House Delhi Delhi 71.00
2 St. Stephen’s College Delhi Delhi 70.77
3 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 67.63
4 Hindu College Delhi Delhi 67.46
5 Presidency College Chennai Tamil Nadu 66.21

In the overall category, it was again IISc Bangalore who topped the category. IIT Madras and IIT Bombay were on the second and third spots respectively in the list.

Rank College Name City State Score
1 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 82.16
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 81.39
3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra 79.20
4 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi 73.97
5 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 71.39

The NIRF Rankings launched by the Government of India is calculated on the basis of pre-defined parameters and its sub-parameters by the HRD Ministry. The five parameters are Teaching, Learning & Resources; Research and Professional Practise; Graduation Outcomes; Outreach and Inclusivity; and Perception.

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