Today, June 5, the Ministry of Education, Government of India released the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 and IIT Madras has bagged the top spot yet again. It may be recalled that it was in 2015 that these rankings were launched.
When it comes to the Universities category, the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISc) is on top followed by the politically-charged Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).
Here's the full list of the institutes that feature in the Universities category.
NIRF Rankings 2023 | Universities category:
1) Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru - Karnataka
2) Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi - Delhi
3) Jamia Millia Islamia - New Delhi - Delhi
4) Jadavpur University - Kolkata - West Bengal
5) Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh
6) Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal - Manipal - Karnataka
7) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
8) Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore - Tamil Nadu
9) Aligarh Muslim University - Aligarh - Uttar Pradesh
10) University of Hyderabad - Hyderabad - Telangana
11) University of Delhi - Delhi - Delhi
12) Calcutta University - Kolkata - West Bengal
13) Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
14) Anna University - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
15) Siksha `O` Anusandhan - Bhubaneswar - Odisha
16) Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - Bhubaneswar - Odisha
17) Homi Bhabha National Institute - Mumbai - Maharashtra
18) S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
19) Savitribai Phule Pune University - Pune - Maharashtra
20) Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani - Pilani - Rajasthan
21) Bharathiar University - Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
22) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) - Patiala - Punjab
23) Institute of Chemical Technology - Mumbai - Maharashtra
24) Kerala University - Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala
25) Panjab University - Chandigarh - Chandigarh
26) Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy - Thanjavur - Tamil Nadu
27) Chandigarh University - Mohali - Punjab
28) Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) - Vaddeswaram - Andhra Pradesh
29) Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education - Srivilliputtur - Tamil Nadu
30) Alagappa University - Karaikudi - Tamil Nadu
31) Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam - Kottayam - Kerala
32) Symbiosis International - Pune - Maharashtra
33) University of Kashmir - Srinagar - Jammu and Kashmir
34) JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research - Mysuru - Karnataka
35) Amity University - Gautam Budh Nagar - Uttar Pradesh
36) Osmania University - Hyderabad - Telangana
37) Cochin University of Science and Technology - Cochin - Kerala
38) Lovely Professional University - Phagwara - Punjab
39) Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research - Wardha - Maharashtra
40) Delhi Technological University - New Delhi - Delhi
41) Bharathidasan University - Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu
42) Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh
43) Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatnam - Andhra Pradesh
44) Mysore University - Mysuru - Karnataka
45) King George`s Medical University - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh
46) Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth - Pune - Maharashtra
47) SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies - Mumbai - Maharashtra
48) Guru Nanak Dev University - Amritsar - Punjab
49) Jamia Hamdard - New Delhi - Delhi
50) University of Madras - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
51) Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
52) UPES - Dehradun - Uttarakhand
53) Madurai Kamaraj University - Madurai - Tamil Nadu
54) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - Ludhiana - Punjab
55) Graphic Era University - Dehradun - Uttarakhand
56) Mumbai University - Mumbai - Maharashtra
57) Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
58) Banasthali Vidyapith - Banasthali - Rajasthan
59) Periyar University - Salem - Tamil Nadu
60) Sri Venkateswara University - Tirupati - Andhra Pradesh
61) Gujarat University - Ahmedabad - Gujarat
62) Shiv Nadar University - Gautam Buddha Nagar - Uttar Pradesh
63) University of Jammu - Jammu - Jammu and Kashmir
64) Visvesvaraya Technological University - Belgaum - Karnataka
65) NITTE - Mangaluru - Karnataka
66) Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
67) Christ University - Bengaluru - Karnataka
68) Jain University, Bangalore - Bengaluru - Karnataka
69) Tezpur University - Tezpur - Assam
70) Calicut University, Thenhipalem, Malapuram - Malappuram - Kerala
71) Birla Institute of Technology - Ranchi - Jharkhand
72) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
73) Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences - Solan - Himachal Pradesh
74) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University - New Delhi - Delhi
75) Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research - Guntur - Andhra Pradesh
76) Mizoram University - Aizawl - Mizoram
77) Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus - Puducherry - Pondicherry
78) Maharishi Markandeshwar - Ambala - Haryana
79) GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - Pantnagar - Uttarakhand
80) North Eastern Hill University - Shillong - Meghalaya
81) Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women - Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
82) Chettinad Academy of Research and Education - Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District - Tamil Nadu
83) Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli - Tirunelveli - Tamil Nadu
84) International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad - Hyderabad - Telangana
85) Yenepoya University - Mangaluru - Karnataka
86) The University of Burdwan - Bardhaman - West Bengal
87) Sharda University - Greater Noida - Uttar Pradesh
88) Gauhati University - Guwahati - Assam
89) Central University of Tamil Nadu - Tiruvarur - Tamil Nadu
90) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore - Bangalore - Karnataka
91) Bharati Vidyapeeth - Pune - Maharashtra
92) MGR Educational and Research Institute - Chennai - Tamil Nadu
93) Utkal University - Bhubaneswar - Odisha
94) Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon - Gurugram - Haryana
95) Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) - South West - Delhi
96) Maharshi Dayanand University - Rohtak - Haryana
97) Visva Bharati - Santiniketan - West Bengal
98) Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai - Maharashtra
99) Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University - Hisar - Haryana
100) Central University of Punjab - Bathinda - Punjab