NIRF Ranking 2019: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has announced the National Institutional Ranking (NIRF) today, April 8, 2019 (Monday). Launched in 2016, this is the fourth edition of the country-wide competitive rankings framework and the fourth consecutive year that the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has emerged as the top ranking university in India. The top three ranking universities have retained their positions in the list as last year. This year, there are two new entrants in the list of top 10 universities. Calcutta University made a grand entrance at the rank five. Another debutant Manipal Academy of Higher Education secured ninth position. Read| NIRF 2019 LIVE updates NIRF ranking 2019: Top Universities Indian Institute of Science Jawaharlal Nehru University Banaras Hindu University University of Hyderabad Calcutta University Jadavpur University Anna University Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Manipal Academy of Higher Education Savitribai Phule Pune University Video | Top institutes in India, check ranking NIRF ranking 2018 Indian Institute of Science Jawaharlal Nehru University Banaras Hindu University Anna University University of Hyderabad Jadavpur University University of Delhi Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Savitribai Phule Pune University Aligarh Muslim University The ranking framework releases several lists including one overall list of top Indian higher education institutes (HEIs) and several subcategories based on stream and nature of institute. The NIRF rankings will be released for a total of 9 categories – Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture The NIRF rankings access education institutes on several parameters including teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusion and perception.