NIRF Rankings 2024: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 rankings were unveiled on Monday, August 12, by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Ahmedabad retained the top spot for best Business school in India again. IIM-Ahmedabad was followed by IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Kozhikode, IIT -Delhi, IIM-Calcutta.
This year's ranking saw a record 10,885 institutions applying, highlighting a significant increase in participation and competition among India's educational institutions since its launch in 2015.
According to NIRF Ranking 2024, IIM-Mumbai was placed sixth, followed by IIM-Lucknow, IIM-Indore, Xavier School of Management-Jamshedpur, and IIT-Bombay.
| Institution Name | Ranking |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Management Mumbai | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | 8 |
| XLRI- Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur | 9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 10 |
Monday's event was attended by Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar who is the Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India, UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, among others.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Minister of Human Resource Development on September 29, 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
The higher educational institutes are listed under 13 categories — overall, universities, medical, engineering, management, law, architecture, colleges, research institutions, pharmacy, dental, agriculture and allied sectors, and innovation.
The 2024 edition of NIRF Ranking saw the addition of three new categories-Open Universities, Skill Universities, and State-funded government universities. NIRF rankings will include Sustainability Rankings from next year, AICTE chairperson Anil Sahasrabudhe said.
Teaching, learning, and resources, as well as research and professional practice, are each assigned 30 per cent of the weightage, Graduation results contribute 20 per cent, outreach, inclusion, and perception account for 10 per cent of the overall weightage.
A total of 8686 institutes took part in NIRF 2023. IIT Madras continued to bag the top spot for the fifth consecutive year while Miranda House topped the colleges' list in the country for the fourth time in 2023.
In 2023 the top five Management colleges in India were:
Rank 1: IIM Ahmedabad
Rank 2: IIM Bangalore
Rank 3: IIM Kozhikode
Rank 4: IIM Calcutta
Rank 5: IIT Delhi
