The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Madras is still the nation’s best in the field of college, according to the National Institutional Ranking Structure (NIRF) launched on Thursday. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, stands at the 2nd place, followed by IIT-Delhi.
Under the universities category, the IISc topped the list, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University. While Delhi University has dropped out of the top 10, all the very best colleges are connected to it: Miranda Home got the first rank in the colleges classification, followed by Woman Shri Ram College for Women and Hindu College.
These rankings come days after the QS World University Rankings showed that India’s finest– including IISc and most IITs– have insinuated the global lists. This is because of the high weightage given to the perception specification in many worldwide rankings, Personnel Advancement Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stated at the NIRF release. “The global agencies offer us a lower ranking due to ‘understanding’