New Delhi: IISc Bengaluru has topped the list of Top 10 universities issued by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). This list was released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday.


JNU and BHU are ranked at second and third positions respectively. In the overall category, IIT Madras has secured the top position, while IISc Bengaluru and IIT Bombay have ranked second and third respectively.


READ: IIT Madras Bags First Position In Overall Category In NIRF India Ranking 2021


Top 10 Universities In India: NIRF Rankings 2021



  1. IISc, Bangalore

  2. JNU, New Delhi

  3. BHU, Varanasi

  4. Calcutta University, Kolkata

  5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

  6. Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi

  7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

  8. Jadavpur University, Kolkata

  9. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

  10. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh


Delhi's Miranda House Tops List Of Colleges: NIRF Rankings 2021


This year, a list has been released for 11 categories, with a new category of research institutes included. Miranda House of Delhi University has topped the college category for the fifth year in a row. Delhi's Lady Shriram College for Women and Loyola College in Chennai have secured the second and third positions respectively.


5 out of the top 10 colleges are affiliated with Delhi University, namely Miranda House (Rank 1), Lady Shri Ram College for Women (Rank 2), St. Stephen's College, Delhi (Rank 8), Hindu College (Rank 9), and Lady Shriram College of Commerce (Rank 10).


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