NIRF College Ranks 2024: Check Ranking Parameter, Weight, Score & Total Marks

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Updated on Aug 12, 2024 18:42 IST

NIRF Rankings 2024 are now released. Find 2024's top colleges in India as announced by the Ministry of Education.

The Ministry of Education announced the NIRF 2024 rankings on August 12, 2024. This year, Hindu College has topped the list. Last year's NIRF college rankings deemed Miranda House the best college in the country. However, this year it has secured rank 2. St. Stephen's College, Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, etc. have also made it to the top of the NIRF 2024 college rankings. Check out the top 10 colleges according to the NIRF 2024 rankings, NIRF parameters and more in the article below.

NIRF 2024 Rankings - Top 10 Colleges in India

Colleges	NIRF Ranks	Score
Hindu College, Delhi	1	74.47
Miranda House, Delhi	2	73.22
St. Stephens's College, Delhi	3	72.97
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata	4	72.97
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, New Delhi	5	72.59
St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata	6	72.15
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore	7	72.09
Loyola College, Chennai	8	70.74
Kirori Mal College, Delhi	9	69.86
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi	10	69.49

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The NIRF rankings for colleges and universities are based on different parameters. Colleges and universities under all categories are ranked based on five evaluation parameters – Teaching and Learning Resources (TLR), Graduation Outcome (GO), Perception (PR), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Research and Professional Practice (RP). Under each of these parameters, colleges and universities have been evaluated out of a total score of 100. Each parameter has a certain weightage and institutes are evaluated out of a total score of 500. Given below are the NIRF ranking parameters along with the assigned weightage for each parameter:

NIRF 2024 Ranking Parameter	Ranking Weight	Total Marks Assigned
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR) Student Strength (SS) Faculty-Student Ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR) Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE) Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU)	0.40	100
Research and Professional Practice (RP) Combined metric for Publications (PU) Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)	0.15	100
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD) Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD) Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS) Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)	0.10	100
Graduation Outcome (GO) Combined metric for Placement and Higher Studies (GPH) Metric for University Examinations (GUE) Median Salary(GMS)	0.25	100
Perception (PR) Peer Perception: Employers & Academic Peer (PR)	0.10	100

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top 100 Colleges in India

According to the NIRF 2024 college ranking list, these are the top 100 colleges in the country.

College	State	Score	Rank
Hindu College	Delhi	74.47	1
Miranda House	Delhi	73.22	2
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	West Bengal	72.97	3
St. Stephens's College	Delhi	72.97	3
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	Delhi	72.59	5
St. Xavier`s College	West Bengal	72.15	6
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	Tamil Nadu	72.09	7
Loyola College	Tamil Nadu	70.74	8
Kirori Mal College	Delhi	69.86	9
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	Delhi	69.49	10
PSG College of Arts and Science	Tamil Nadu	69.06	11
Hans Raj College	Delhi	68.76	12
Presidency College	Tamil Nadu	68.36	13
Madras Christian College	Tamil Nadu	67.41	14
Thiagarajar College	Tamil Nadu	66.82	15
Deshbandhu College	Delhi	66.03	16
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	West Bengal	65.51	17
Acharya Narendra Dev College	Delhi	64.73	18
Shri Ram College of Commerce	Delhi	64.56	19
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	Kerala	64.22	20
Sri Venkateswara College	Delhi	63.98	21
University College, Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	63.65	22
Lady Irwin College	Delhi	63.27	23
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	West Bengal	62.78	24
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	62.73	25
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	Delhi	62.47	26
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	Delhi	61.55	27
V.O. Chidambaram College	Tamil Nadu	60.80	28
Maitreyi College	Delhi	59.60	29
Stella Maris College for Women	Tamil Nadu	59.51	30
Gargi College	Delhi	59.28	31
Midnapore College	West Bengal	58.91	32
Bishop Heber College	Tamil Nadu	58.61	33
Dyal Singh College	Delhi	58.55	34
Pachhunga University College	Mizoram	58.24	35
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	Tamil Nadu	58.23	36
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	Tamil Nadu	58.22	37
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	Delhi	58.18	38
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	Delhi	57.79	39
Jesus & Mary College	Delhi	57.79	39
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	57.53	41
Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist.	Tamil Nadu	57.03	42
Kamala Nehru College	Delhi	56.95	43
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women	Tamil Nadu	56.91	44
Fergusson College (Autonomous)	Maharashtra	56.77	45
St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	Kerala	56.71	46
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	Tamil Nadu	56.43	47
Sacred Heart College	Kerala	56.31	48
Shivaji College	Delhi	56.11	49
Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	56.11	49
Govt Home Science College	Chandigarh	55.92	51
Kongunadu Arts and Science College	Tamil Nadu	55.91	52
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	Kerala	55.70	53
The American College	Tamil Nadu	55.69	54
St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	Karnataka	55.65	55
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	Tamil Nadu	55.64	56
St. Thomas College, Thrissur	Kerala	55.59	57
St. Aloysius College	Karnataka	55.57	58
Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	55.46	59
Kristu Jayanti College	Karnataka	55.35	60
St. Joseph`s College, Devagiri	Kerala	55.33	61
Bishop Moore College	Kerala	55.25	62
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Tamil Nadu	55.13	63
Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	Maharashtra	54.91	64
Ramanujan College	Delhi	54.85	65
Mar Ivanios College	Kerala	54.75	66
Government Arts College	Tamil Nadu	54.54	67
Women`s Christian College	Tamil Nadu	54.54	67
S.B. College, Changanassery	Kerala	54.51	69
Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Chandigarh	54.50	70
Queen Mary`s College	Tamil Nadu	54.49	71
Daulat Ram College	Delhi	54.37	72
Madras School of Social Work	Tamil Nadu	54.17	73
Mar Athanasius College	Kerala	53.94	74
Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	Tamil Nadu	53.93	75
Alagappa Government Arts College	Tamil Nadu	53.87	76
Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	Pondicherry	53.80	77
A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women	Tamil Nadu	53.77	78
Ethiraj College for Women	Tamil Nadu	53.61	79
Vimala College, Thrissur	Kerala	53.49	80
S S Jain Subodh P G College, Jaipur	Rajasthan	53.46	81
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	Tamil Nadu	53.14	82
National College	Tamil Nadu	53.14	82
Government Victoria College	Kerala	53.09	84
St. Joseph's College	Kerala	52.95	85
Maharaja Agrasen College	Delhi	52.88	86
M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commerce	Karnataka	52.87	87
Scottish Church College	West Bengal	52.79	88
St. Xavier`s College	Maharashtra	52.60	89
Guru Nanak College	Tamil Nadu	52.60	89
Bethune College	West Bengal	52.50	91
CMS College Kottayam	Kerala	52.36	92
Keshav Mahavidyalya	Delhi	52.13	93
Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science	Tamil Nadu	52.08	94
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	Tamil Nadu	52.06	95
Government Arts College	Tamil Nadu	51.92	96
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce	Delhi	51.91	97
Sadakathullah Appa College	Tamil Nadu	51.90	98
Shri Shivaji Science College	Maharashtra	51.86	99
Scott Christian College	Tamil Nadu	51.84	100

NIRF Rankings 2023: Top 100 Colleges in India

The list of the top 100 colleges as per the NIRF 2023 ranking list is provided below. Students can use this to compare it with the current list.

Name of College	NIRF 2023 Rank	NIRF Score 2023
Miranda House	1	74.81
Hindu College	2	72.39
Presidency College	3	71.18
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	4	71.05
St. Xavier’s College	5	70.80
Atma Ram Santan Dharm College	6	70.78
Loyola College	7	70.46
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	8	69.53
Kirori Mal College	9	69.32
Lady Shri Ram College for Women	9	69.32
Shri Ram College of Commerce	11	68.86
Hans Raj College	12	68.42
Sri Venkateswara College	13	67.89
St Stephen's College, Delhi	14	67.83
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	15	67.38
Madras Christian College	16	66.61
Deshbandhu College	17	65.22
Thiagarajar College	18	65.08
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	19	65.05
PSG College of Arts and Science	20	64.61
Acharya Narendra Dev College	21	63.85
Lady Irwin College	22	63.59
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences	22	63.59
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	24	63.42
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	25	62.48
University College, Thiruvananthapuram	26	62.25
V.O. Chidambaram College	27	62.14
Daulat Ram College	28	61.95
Kongunadu Arts & Science College	29	61.56
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	30	61.30
Gargi College	31	60.40
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	32	60.01
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	33	59.74
Bishop Heber College	34	59.15
Pachhunga University College, Mizoram	34	59.15
Maitreyi College	36	58.39
Stella Maris College For Women	37	58.19
Jesus & Mary College	38	58.05
Madras School of Social Work	39	58.02
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	40	57.88
St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	41	57.59
Sacred Heart College, Tamil Nadu	42	57.49
Kamala Nehru College	43	57.29
Government Arts College	44	57.09
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	45	56.89
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam	46	56.85
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi	47	56.71
Dyal Singh College	48	56.60
Ramanujan College	49	56.22
Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies	50	56.12
Bishop Moore College	51	56.05
Government Home Science College, Sector-10	52	55.94
St. Thomas College, Thrissur	53	55.91
S.B. College, Changanacherry	54	55.90
St. Xavier's College, TN	55	55.73
Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	56	55.20
College of Social Work, Mumbai	57	55.18
The American College	58	55.04
St. Joseph's College,Kerala	59	55.00
Queen Mary`s College	60	54.87
I. C. College of Home Science	61	54.85
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	62	54.83
Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	63	54.76
Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, West Bengal	64	54.64
St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	65	54.58
Women's Christian College	66	54.57
Ramjas College	67	54.47
Shyam Lal College, Delhi	68	54.44
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	69	54.41
Shivaji College	70	54.27
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	71	54.24
Sacred Heart College	72	54.21
Midnapore College, West Bengal	73	54.20
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women	74	54.09
Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	75	54.03
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	76	54.01
Union Christian College, Kerala	77	53.97
Bethune College	78	53.94
Fergusson College	79	53.88
St. Aloysius College	80	53.87
Maharaja Agrasen College	81	53.73
Guru Nanak College	82	53.73
Government Institute of Science, Nagpur	83	53.54
Delhi College of Arts & Commerce	84	53.51
CMS College Kottayam	85	53.21
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	86	53.19
Mar Athanasius College	87	53.17
Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Tamil Nadu	88	53.11
Dr. S. N. S. Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science	89	53.00
National College, Tiruchirapalli	90	52.95
Women`s Christian College	91	52.89
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	92	52.88
Keshav Mahavidyalya, Delhi	93	52.72
Ethiraj College for Women	94	52.64
N. G. M. College, Tamil Nadu	95	52.59
St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad	96	52.57
Indraprastha College for Women	97	52.49
St. Francis College for Women, Telangana	98	52.48
Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Tamil Nadu	99	52.45
Scottish Church College, West Bengal	100	52.36

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