Source: PIB
Context: The Ministry of Education released the India Rankings 2025 under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
About India Rankings 2025:
- What it is?
- India Rankings is the annual ranking of higher education institutions based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), introduced in 2015. It covers universities, colleges, and specialized institutions across disciplines.
- Published by: The Ministry of Education, Government of India, with data support from agencies like Scopus, Web of Science, and Derwent Innovation.
- Aim:
- To promote accountability, transparency, and quality benchmarking among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
- To guide students, parents, and policymakers with credible performance indicators.
- To align higher education with NEP 2020 goals and India’s vision of becoming a knowledge superpower by 2047.
- Criteria Used (5 Parameters & Weightage):
- Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%) – faculty quality, student strength, financial resources.
- Research & Professional Practice (30%) – publications, citations, patents.
- Graduation Outcomes (20%) – placement, higher studies, median salary.
- Outreach & Inclusivity (10%) – gender balance, regional diversity, inclusivity.
- Perception (10%) – academic and public reputation.
- Trends in Report (2025): (No need to remember everything just have the idea)
- IIT Madras retained dominance – ranked 1st in the Overall category for the 7th year in a row, and 1st in Engineering for the 10th year.
- IISc Bengaluru’s consistent lead – topped Universities for the 10th consecutive year and Research Institutions for the 5th year.
- Domain leaders unchanged – IIM Ahmedabad in Management, AIIMS Delhi in Medical, IIT Roorkee in Architecture, and NLSIU Bengaluru in Law maintained their top positions.
- Delhi colleges dominance – Hindu College secured 1st place for the 2nd year, while six of the top 10 colleges are from Delhi.
- Expansion of categories – 9 categories and 8 subject domains covered; new SDG-based rankings introduced, topped by IIT Madras.
- Growing participation – 7,692 unique institutions applied, with 14,163 submissions, reflecting a 297% rise in applications since 2016.
- Emerging diversity in leaders – Jamia Hamdard (Pharmacy), IGNOU (Open Universities), Symbiosis (Skill Universities), and IARI Delhi (Agriculture) highlight non-IIT/non-IIM excellence.
