NIRF Ranking 2019: Second time in a row, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi has topped in the medical category in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF 2019). Last year, the NIRF ranking in medical, law and architecture was introduced and AIIMS-New Delhi clinched the first spot with 90.71 per cent. This year too, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER Chandigarh) and Christian Medical College, Vellore have retained their positions. However, the rankings of Kasturba Medical College and King George's Medical University, who were number 4 and 5 last year, have gone down to number 7 and 10 this year, respectively. Read| NEET result 2019 declared: Check top colleges to apply at NIRF Ranking 2019: Top 10 medical colleges in India Rank 1: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi) Rank 2: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER Chandigarh) Rank 3: Christian Medical College, Vellore READ | Top 20 MBA colleges in India Rank 4: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rank 5: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham READ | Top 25 engineering colleges in India Rank 6: Banaras Hindu University Rank 7: Kasturba Medical College VIDEO | List of top institutes in NIRF ranking 2019 Rank 8: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Rank 9: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Rank 10: King George`s Medical University READ | Top 25 varsities in India The rankings have been announced under nine categories – overall, universities, engineering, colleges, management, pharmacy, medical, architecture and law. The framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across India. The ministry prepares the list on the basis of teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. Three new categories were introduced by the Ministry last year that included architecture, medical and law. In 2018, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras occupied the best engineering college while Delhi University’s Miranda House topped the college category. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad was the top position among management institutions last year. Under the law category, NLU Bangalore bagged number 1 position followed by NLU Delhi and NLUSAR.
