About NIRF

〉 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), established in September 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.

〉 NIRF 2016 ranked institutions in four broad categories, namely, Universities, Engineering, Management and Pharmacy.

〉 NIRF 2017 ranked institutions in six broad categories, adding Colleges as an independent category and also introducing an Overall ranking amongst all five categories.

〉 NIRF 2018 expanded to include more institutions with three more categories to cover Medicine, Architecture, and Law.

〉 The ranking methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.

〉 The parameters broadly cover

• • Teaching, Learning and Resources
  • Research and Professional Practices
  • Graduation Outcomes
  • Outreach and Inclusivity
  • Perception

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