NIRF Ranking 2021: The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today released the sixth edition of the National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2021. IIT Madras has topped the list in the overall category, while IISc Bengaluru is at the second position followed by IIT Bombay. The complete list of the rankings for all top institutes can be checked on the official website of NIRF on nirfindia.org. Under the best college category, Miranda House has again topped the list this year. Lady Shri Ram College for Women of Delhi and Loyola College of Chennai has secured the second rank and third rank respectively. The institutes are given scores based on – teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research and professional practice (RP), graduation outcomes (GO), outreach and inclusivity (OI), peer perception. Last year, the NIRF rankings were released in online format owing to the pandemic. IIT Madras was adjudged the top institute of India 2020 (overall category) while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore was the top university followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). READ | Top Colleges in India | Best Indian Engineering College | Top 10 management institutes | Top law colleges | Best Medical colleges in India | Top universities in India IIT-Madras, the top-scoring institute obtained a score of 83.88. It had surpassed its own highest score of 85.31 from 2019. IIT-Madras had got the highest score in perception with 96.16 followed by research with 90.67
