IIT-Madras tops engineering list, IIM-Bangalore retains top spot in HRD annual ranking

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras was ranked first in the country's higher education list in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development's annual ranking. The Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru which had topped the list last year came second, while IIT-Delhi came third.

Seven IITs have been featured in the list, while JNU was in the seventh position and Banaras Hindu University in the third.

President Ram Nath Kovind announced it during an event in New Delhi.

The ministry’s National Institutional Ranking Framework is now in its fourth year and evaluates colleges and universities across the country based on various parameters including teaching and learning resources, research practices, inclusivity and placement records.

While IIT-Madras topped the engineering segment, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore was first among business schools, Jamia Hamdard in Delhi was adjudged as the best pharmacy school, Bengaluru's National Law School of India University topped the list of law institutes, while AIIMS, Delhi topped the list in medical institute.

In the management institutes list, six IIMs made it to the list of the 10 best management colleges.

A total of 3,127 institutions participated in the ranking process under all categories.

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