The Higher Educational System of India is underlined by a framework of colleges and Universities. As of 2019, India is home to 900+ Universities and over 38,000 colleges. The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) is responsible for the policy, planning and overall development in the basic education sector of the Higher Educational Institutes. Based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 by MHRD, JagranJosh brings to you the list of top colleges and universities in India.
The rankings of the various medical, engineering, law and management colleges along with those of the Universities have also been corroborated by other popular ranking systems such as the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2019, the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world rankings, the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, etc. The factors taken into consideration while deciding the top colleges and universities of India include - Teaching, learning and resources (TLR), Research, professional practice and collaborative performance (RPC), Graduation outcome (GO), Outreach and inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR)
Top Engineering Colleges in India
With the advancement of the technological sector in India, engineering colleges of the country are also making a mark when it comes to producing quality graduates. As of 2019, the top 5 engineering colleges of India based on the cumulative result of various parameters are mentioned in the table below. The Indian Institutes of Technology, the premier institutes for engineering in the sub-continent dominate the rankings with IIT Madras occupying the foremost position.
| Rank |
Name of the Institute |
Parameters (Out of 100) |
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| TLR |
RPC |
GO |
OI |
PR |
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| 1. |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
93.55 |
92.39 |
84.36 |
63.99 |
100.00 |
| 2. |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
85.80 |
96.18 |
80.32 |
56.19 |
90.85 |
| 3. |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
89.12 |
95.30 |
76.47 |
48.17 |
89.61 |
| 4. |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
73.14 |
88.20 |
84.12 |
57.79 |
84.14 |
| 5. |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
79.07 |
81.79 |
82.56 |
46.61 |
81.35 |
Top Medical Colleges of India
India is one of the renowned destinations when it comes to medicine and healthcare. The top medical colleges of India have been instrumental in producing some of the best doctors of the country. The top medical colleges of India offer both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The top medical colleges of the country as of the 2019 rankings are mentioned in the table below.
| Rank |
Name of the Institute |
Parameters (Out of 100) |
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| TLR |
RPC |
GO |
OI |
PR |
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| 1. |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
91.81 |
96.18 |
66.91 |
77.43 |
100.00 |
| 2. |
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
78.60 |
84.47 |
76.99 |
70.74 |
64.87 |
| 3. |
Christian Medical College |
81.92 |
49.27 |
75.52 |
65.89 |
92.74 |
| 4. |
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences |
74.88 |
57.16 |
79.65 |
46.08 |
40.11 |
| 5. |
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research |
75.62 |
43.15 |
73.16 |
74.49 |
51.33 |
Top Management Colleges of India
India is home to some of the finest B schools and management colleges. Management comprises a major portion of the country’s higher education sector. Management education in India has seen tremendous growth in the last decade with the advent of world-class institutions such as the IIMs providing quality education. The top medical colleges of India have some of the finest faculty members along with world-class infrastructure and other facilities. Listed below are the top medical colleges of India as per the ranking by NIRF, ARIIA and other prominent ranking systems.
| Rank |
Name of the Institute |
Parameters (Out of 100) |
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| TLR |
RPC |
GO |
OI |
PR |
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| 1. |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
92.85 |
55.03 |
98.35 |
73.09 |
100.00 |
| 2. |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
90.74 |
57.76 |
98.10 |
68.12 |
96.32 |
| 3. |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
90.14 |
54.16 |
96.07 |
71.52 |
94.02 |
| 4. |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow |
85.37 |
34.53 |
93.01 |
57.55 |
69.57 |
| 5. |
Indian Institute of Management Indore |
83.11 |
37.44 |
93.21 |
70.21 |
51.93 |
Top Law Colleges of India
There are a total of 1206 law colleges in India. Law is a popular field of higher education offered by various Government and Private colleges country-wide. The law colleges are affiliated to the Bar Council of India. A majority of the law colleges offer both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in law. The NIRF and ARIIA 2019 rankings list the below-mentioned colleges as the top law colleges in India.
| Rank |
Name of the Institute |
Parameters (Out of 100) |
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| TLR |
RPC |
GO |
OI |
PR |
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| 1. |
National Law School of India University |
85.16 |
38.77 |
78.96 |
76.02 |
100.00 |
| 2. |
National Law University |
92.30 |
52.69 |
66.34 |
73.12 |
75.20 |
| 3. |
Nalsar University of Law |
84.30 |
38.49 |
83.37 |
72.57 |
70.20 |
| 4. |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
78.37 |
73.22 |
65.42 |
64.60 |
46.57 |
| 5. |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences |
73.61 |
35.25 |
68.16 |
69.34 |
66.89 |
Top Universities of India
The University Grants Commission (UGC) the regulator of Universities in India lists 920 universities of which 50 are regulated by the Central Government, 404 are State Universities, 340 are Private Universities and 26 are Deemed-to-be Universities. Universities in India are significant in contributing to higher education in the country. The 2019 rankings by the NIRF and ARIIA and other significant bodies list the Universities mentioned in the table below as the top Universities of India.
| Rank |
Name of the Institute |
Parameters (Out of 100) |
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| TLR |
RPC |
GO |
OI |
PR |
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| 1. |
Indian Institute of Science |
83.16 |
89.24 |
78.57 |
48.47 |
100.00 |
| 2. |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
76.75 |
41.85 |
99.87 |
75.87 |
55.27 |
| 3. |
Banaras Hindu University |
69.72 |
46.48 |
96.37 |
57.01 |
47.28 |
| 4. |
University of Hyderabad |
74.81 |
43.78 |
83.64 |
58.77 |
36.71 |
| 5. |
Calcutta University |
62.26 |
47.10 |
91.54 |
60.14 |
37.39 |
The article lists the top colleges of India as of the 2019 rankings. Keep following JagranJosh for the latest news and developments related to education.
