India Rankings 2023

News:

What:

Highlights:

Overall category topped by IIT Madras for the 5^th consecutive year. It also tops the Engineering category for the 8^th consecutive year.
University category topped by IISc Bengaluru for the 8^th year in a row. It also tops the Research Institutions Category for the 3^rd year in a row.
In Management category, IIM Ahmedabad tops the list for the 4^th time in a row.
In Medical category, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi tops the list for the 6^th consecutive year.
In Pharmacy, Hyderabad’s National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research tops the list for the first time, pushing past Jamia Hamdard.
Amongst Colleges, Miranda House has retained the top spot for the 7^th consecutive year.
IIT Roorkee tops the Architecture list for the 3^rd time in a row.
In Law category, Bengaluru’s National Law School of India University retains the top spot for the 6^th time.
Delhi’s Indian Agricultural Research Institute tops the list under Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
In the Innovation category, IIT Kanpur is the top performer.
Colleges in Delhi continue to the dominate the Colleges ranking.

Why:

To help students choose HEIs based on their standing in various categories and subject domains.
To help HEIs identify areas needing improvement

Significance:

3 distinct additions have been made to the 8^th edition of India Rankings:
- Introduction of ‘agriculture and allied sectors’ as a separate subject
- Integration of innovation ranking (this was previously done by ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements))
- Expansion of ‘architecture’ to ‘architecture and planning’ to include HEIs providing courses on urban and town planning

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