Published 19:28 IST, June 11th 2020
NIRF Ranking 2020: IISc Bengaluru top; Coimbatore's Amrita India's best private university
NIRF ranking 2020 has been recently announced. In the University list, IISc Bangalore is at the top followed by Delhi's JNU. Read to know all top ten ranks
- Education News
- 3 min read
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology and ranking undertaken by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in the country. The NIRF India Rankings of 2020 have been announced. HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank declared the top three ranks for nine different categories. The overall rankings are revealed in E-Release of NIRF Rankings 2020. Take a look at this year’s overall institutions and universities.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework releases lists in around April. This year, the NIRF ranking 2020 was delayed because of the Coronavirus pandemic in India. This is the first time when the National Institutional Ranking Framework is released through the official twitter account of HRD minister, whose current occupant is Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. Here are the top 10 universities according to NIRF rankings.
NIRF Rankings 2020: Top Universities of India
Name of the University |
City/State | Rank | Score |
Indian Institute of Science |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
1 |
84.18 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
New Delhi |
2 |
70.16 |
Banaras Hindu University |
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
3 |
63.15 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
4 |
62.27 |
Jadavpur University |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
5 |
61.99 |
University of Hyderabad |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
6 |
61.70 |
Calcutta University |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
7 |
61.53 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
Manipal, Karnataka |
8 |
61.51 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
Pune, Maharashtra |
9 |
61.13 |
Jamia Millia Islamia |
New Delhi |
10 |
61.07 |
The top three Universities in NIRF 2020 are the same as NIRF 2019 ranking. University of Hyderabad and Calcutta University have dropped from their spot from NIRF 2019 ranking, which was fourth and fifth respectively. Now they stand at sixth and seventh spot, respectively. Jadavpur University, Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Savitribai Phule Pune University have upped one rank in NIRF 2020 from their 2019 place. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has jumped the eighth rank in 2019 to fourth in NIRF 2020 ranking. Anna University Chennai which was at rank seven in 2019 did not make it in the top ten this year, while Jamia Milia Islamia has grabbed the tenth rank in NIRF 2020 rankings from its 12th place in NIRF 2019.
How to check the NIRF engineering ranking
- Go to the official website of NIRF, nirfindia.org
- on the link “India Rankings 2020: Result”
- on the engineering section to see NIRF engineering college ranking.
NIRF ranking 2020: See the full NIRF Engineering ranking HERE
NIRF Ranking 2020: IISc Bengaluru tops the university list followed by Delhi University
Updated 19:28 IST, June 11th 2020