The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has retained the top spot among institutes in the country for the third consecutive year, according to the Ministry of Education's NIRF ranking announced on Thursday.
The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has ranked the best among research institutions and has been ranked at second place in the overall ranking. IIT Bombay has taken the third spot on top universities list.
In the sixth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework announced by Union Education Dharmendra Pradhan, eight IITs and two national Institutes of Technology figured in the top ten engineering institutions in the country.
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ranked as the best B-School, while Jamia Hamdard was declared the top institution for pharmacy studies.
In the colleges category, Miranda House in Delhi bagged the first rank followed by Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Delhi and Loyola College, Chennai.
As per the NIRF ranking, AIIMS Delhi has bagged the top spot among medical colleges followed by PGIMER Chandigarh and Christian Medical College, Vellore.