NIRF Rankings 2024: Hindu College Bags Top Rank (image: x.com/hinducollege_du)

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2024 for all the categories today. As per the list, Delhi University’s Hindu College ranked as the best college in the country. Miranda House College and St. Stephen’s College acquired second and third positions, respectively.

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Here’s the list of Top 10 Colleges in India

1. Hindu College, Delhi
2. Miranda House, Delhi
3. St. Stephens’s College, Delhi
4. Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata
5. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, Delhi
6. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
7. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
8. Loyola College, Chennai
9. Kirori Mal College, Delhi
10. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

Marking the ninth edition of the annual ranking list, it evaluates top institutions in India across 13 different categories, including universities, colleges, research institutions, engineering, management, pharmacy, medical, dental, law, architecture and planning, agriculture and allied sectors, and innovation.

This year, three new categories, namely ‘open universities’, ‘Skill universities’ and ‘State funded government universities’, have been introduced. The Education Ministry plans to start ‘sustainability rankings’ from next year, AICTE chairperson, Anil Sahasrabudhe, said.

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According to NIRF ranking 2023, Miranda House secured the top spot in the colleges list, followed by Hindu College and Presidency College.

NIRF Ranking 2023: Top 10 Colleges in India

1. Miranda House, Delhi
2. Hindu College, Delhi
3. Presidency College, Chennai
4. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
5. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
6. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, Delhi
7. Loyola College, Chennai
8. Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata
9. Kirori Mal College, Delhi
10. Lady Shri Ram College For Women, Delhi

Last year, over 5,543 higher education institutions participated in the NIRF.