NIRF Rankings 2021: IIT Roorkee best architecture college in India, leaves behind IIT Kharagpur

IIT Roorkee has become the top college for architecture with 82.65 score. NIT Calicut and IIT Kharagpur clinched the second and third positions, respectively. 

As per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2021 released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan yesterday, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is the best institute for architecture in the country. It left behind IIT Kharagpur, which was the top college for architecture as per the NIRF Rankings 2020. 

While the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut and IIT Kharagpur bagged the second and the third spots with 76.50 and 76.14 scores, respectively, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad, clinched the fourth and fifth positions. Check below the list of top 10 architecture colleges in India. 

NIRF Rankings 2021: Top 10 Architecture Colleges in India 

Rank	College	Score
1	Indian  Institute of Technology Roorkee	82.65
2	National  Institute of Technology Calicut	76.50
3	Indian  Institute of Technology Kharagpur	76.14
4	School  of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi	70.12
5	Centre  for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad	66.77
6	School  of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	65.58
7	National  Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	65.14
8	School  of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	64.27
9	Indian  Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	61.76
10	Jamia  Millia Islamia, New Delhi	57.23

The complete list of Top Architecture Colleges of India can be checked on nirfindia.org. This year too, the NIRF rankings were online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings for all colleges and universities across the country given by the Education Ministry were based on teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and peer perception. Along with the overall rankings, stream-wise rankings have also been released. 

Top 10 Architecture Colleges in India: NIRF Rankings 2021 VS 2020 

College/Institute	Rank 2021	Rank 2020
Indian  Institute of Technology Roorkee	1	2
National  Institute of Technology Calicut	2	3
Indian  Institute of Technology Kharagpur	3	1
School  of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi	4	5
Centre  for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad	5	4
School  of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal	6	7
National  Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	7	8
School  of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	8	9
Indian  Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	9	6
Jamia  Millia Islamia, New Delhi	10	10

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