IIT Madras, IISc, and IIT Delhi are the top 3 institutions in Indian government's rankings for higher education

• The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) today unveiled the rankings of the Indian higher education institutions under the national institutional ranking framework (NIRF) 2020.
  
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has topped the charts for the second consecutive year, followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IIT Delhi.
  
• The Indian government has been releasing the national rankings since 2016.
  
• The rankings are based on several parameters including teaching, research and professional practices, learning and resources, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) today unveiled the rankings of the Indian higher education institutions under the national institutional ranking framework 2020.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has topped the charts for the second consecutive year. The institute has been boosting its technical expertise with its advanced research labs. The researchers at the institute have been actively developing solutions like N-95 masks, face shields and interactive voice response systems to tackle the global pandemic.

In terms of the top performers, the rankings have shown similar trends as last year. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IIT Delhi have secured the second and third position, the Union Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced today.

Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) and Hindu College are the top performers under the country’s premier government university — University of Delhi.

The Indian government has been releasing the national rankings since 2016. The centre’s rankings are based on several parameters including teaching, research and professional practices, learning and resources, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

The annual ranking is also comparative to the global university rankings by the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) — featuring Indian IITs and IISc in the top ranking institutions access the globe. However, Indian universities are yet to make a mark on a global scale — the rankings have declined in the past.

However, Pokhriyal said that he does not agree with the THE and QS rankings of Indian institutions. The low ranking is based on one of the parameters — perception, he said.