National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 released by HRD Ministry

NIRF –

• National Institutional Ranking Framework is an indigenous ranking framework for higher education institutions in country.
• NIRF outlines methodology and follows Indian methodology to rank institutions across country based on five parameters broadly covering
  1. Teaching,
  2. Learning and Resources,
  3. Research and Professional practices,
  4. Graduation Outcomes,
  5. Outreach and inclusivity and Perception.
• It ranks nine categories of institutions including
  1. universities,
  2. engineering,
  3. management,
  4. pharmacy,
  5. architecture,
  6. Law,
  7. medical institutions and
  8. general degree colleges.

NIRF Survey 2018 – 

• The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged as overall best Indian university in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 or NIRF-3 released by Ministry of Human Resource Development .
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) was adjudged best engineering college and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) the best management institution.
• Delhi University’s Miranda House was adjudged best college, AIIMS-Delhi as best medical college and NLSIU-Bengaluru as best law school in country.
• In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

Source: Indian Express