By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Aug 12: The North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), which was once considered the premier educational institute in the Northeastern region, has failed to secure a spot in the top-100 universities of the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) which was released on Monday.
Gauhati University had the best rank in the Northeast, securing the 40th spot, followed by Tezpur University (69th), and Mizoram University (77th). Assam University, Dibrugarh University and Manipur University were all ranked above NEHU.
Pachhunga University College, Aizawl was the only college from the Northeast to figure in the top-100 colleges list.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras remained on the top spot in the NIRF 2024 for the sixth consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was ranked as the best university for the ninth year in a row, according to the Ministry of Education.
Delhi University improved its rank from 11 to 6 while Hindu College stalled Miranda College’s seven-year run as the best college in the ninth edition of the NIRF rankings, which was announced by Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan.
Behind IIT Madras, IISc Bengaluru took the second spot in the “overall” category, followed by IIT Bombay while IIT Delhi, which was at the third place in the category last year, slipped to the fourth position.
Eight IITs figured in the top ten besides All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Among universities, IISc Bengaluru is followed by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia. All three retained their positions.
Nine IITs are in the top-ten list for engineering colleges with IIT Madras being at the top for the ninth consecutive year in the category. IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay also retained their second and third spot respectively in the category. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirapalli is the only non-IIT in the top-ten list.
Among management colleges, IIM Ahmedabad retained its top spot for fifth year in a row, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode. Two IITs — Bombay and Delhi — also figured in the top-ten list for management courses.
In pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard rose to the top spot from its second position last year while the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad slipped to the second rank. BITS Pilani retained its third position in the category.
DU’s Hindu College and Miranda House switched positions in the colleges’ category with the former bagging the top spot. St Stephen’s College is in the third position among colleges, up from its 14th rank last year.
For law, the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru followed by the National Law University, Delhi and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad retained their first, second and third spots, respectively.
Among medical colleges, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi bagged the top position followed by PGIME, Chandigarh and CMC Vellore at second and third spot.
For 2024, the ranking exercise maintains the practice of providing a comprehensive “overall” rank, alongside distinct rankings in categories — Universities, Research Institutions, Degree Colleges and Innovation as well as discipline-specific rankings in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Law, Medical, Dental, Architecture and Planning, and Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
Additionally, open universities, state public universities and skill universities have been included as new verticals in this year’s rankings. (With PTI inputs)