NIRF India Rankings 2024: Institutional Participation Doubles with New Categories and Continued Top Performers
CHECK Key Trends and Highlights of NIRF India Rankings 2024
India Rankings 2024 reports a surge in engagement, with 6,517 unique institutions applying, a 168.63% increase since 2016. Total applications have risen to 10,845, up 204.21% from eight years ago. Noteworthy highlights include continued top positions for IIT Madras, IISc Bengaluru, and AIIMS Delhi, alongside the introduction of new categories like State Public Universities and Skill Universities.
India Rankings 2024 has seen a remarkable rise in institutional engagement, with a total of 6,517 unique institutions applying across various categories, up from 2,426 in 2016. This represents a significant 168.63% increase in unique applicants. The total number of applications surged to 10,845 from 3,565 in 2016, marking a 204.21% increase.
Key Trends and Highlights of NIRF India Rankings 2024
Overall Participation: A notable increase in institutional participation underscores the growing recognition of the ranking system as fair and transparent.
Category Breakdown: Of the total applications, 2,781 were for the Overall category, 1,463 for Engineering, and 3,371 for General Degree Colleges.
Changes in Ranked Institutions:
Historical Ranking Structure: Traditionally, 100 institutions have been ranked in the Overall, Universities, Engineering, and College categories. Recent expansions include increased rankings in Management and Pharmacy from 75 to 100 each, and additional rankings in new categories like State Public Universities and Innovation Institutions.
Noteworthy Highlights:
Top Performers:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras continues its dominance, securing the 1st position in the Overall and Engineering categories for six and nine consecutive years, respectively.
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru leads the Universities category for nine years and tops the Research Institutions category for four years.
IIM Ahmedabad maintains its top spot in Management for five consecutive years.
AIIMS New Delhi remains the leader in Medical for seven years and is ranked 7th in the Overall category.
Jamia Hamdard tops Pharmacy after previously holding the top spot from 2019 to 2022.
Hindu College claims 1st place among Colleges, replacing Miranda House, which had held the position for seven years.
IIT Roorkee retains the top spot in Architecture and Planning for four years.
New Categories and First-time Rankings:
Anna University, Chennai tops the newly introduced State Public Universities category.
Q: Can I get IIT Delhi with 500 rank?
Yes, you can get into IIT Delhi with 500 rank. As per the IIT Delhi Cutoff 2024, the last round closing ranks ranged between 116 and 6102 for the General AI category students. There are a few courses available at 500 rank including BTech in CSE and BTech in Mathematics and Computer Engineering.
The table provided below mentions the courses available at rank 500, for the General All India category candidates:
Q: Can I get admission to IIT Bombay in BTech if my rank is between 1 and 5000?
The cut off rank in Round 6 for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering is 67 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission in IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology.
Q: Can I get admission to IIT Madras with a low JEE rank?
Q: What is the JAM rank required for IIT Madras MSc admission?
JAM 2023 concluded after round 4 which was released on July 7. As per the latest year JAM cutoff, the opening and closing ranks ranges between 1 and 262, including all the MSc specialisations. So, to be eligible for IIT Madras MSc course, candidates must secure a rank between 1 to 300 for General category. To know the JAM 2023 cutoff for IIT Madras along with the previosu year trends, candidates can refer to the table given below:
| Course | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSc in Physics | – / – | – / – | 228 |
| MSc in Mathematics | 151 | 222 | 228 |
| MSc in Chemistry | 248 | 238 | 262 |
Q: What is the JAM 2023 Second admission list opening and closing rank for MSc specialisations at IIT Bombay?
IIT Bombay cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Second Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for MSc Biotechnology are 1 and 14, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc and MSc - PhD specializations offered by IIT Kharagpur:
| MSc Specialisations | ORs | CRs |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Geology | 1 | 17 |
| Applied Geophysics | 153 | 301 |
| Statistics | 1 | 26 |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 14 |
| Chemistry | 1 | 25 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 32 |
| Physics | 5 | 41 |
| MSc - PhD Specialisations | ORs | CRs |
| Energy Science And Engineering- CY | 317 | 544 |
| Energy Science And Engineering- MA | 523 | 523 |
| Energy Science And Engineering- PH | 217 | 296 |
| Environmental Science And Engineering- BT | 31 | 31 |
| Environmental Science And Engineering- CY | 487 | 577 |
| Environmental Science And Engineering- MA | 560 | 560 |
| Environmental Science And Engineering- PH | 662 | 662 |
| Operations Research- MA | 11 | 17 |
| Operations Research- MS | 3 | 36 |
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi leads the Open Universities category.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the top institution in the Innovation category.
Symbiosis Skill and Professional University (SSPU), Pune tops the Skill Universities category.
The significant rise in both the number of applicants and the diversity of ranked institutions highlights the growing impact and acceptance of India Rankings among higher education institutions across the country.
Read More:
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- NIRF India Rankings 2024: IGNOU Tops Open Universities, SSPU Pune Leads Skill Universities, Anna University Tops STFUs
- NIRF Rankings 2024: IIT Madras, IISc, AIIMS, and IIM Ahmedabad Retain Top Positions
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