National Institute Ranking Framework, (NIRF) Rankings for Top Colleges have been announced on 11th June 2020 through a Live webinar by the HRD Ministry. Miranda House has bagged the Rank 1 position in India among all Dental Colleges. This is the Fifth edition of NIRF Ranking 2020. The Ranking is released for Top 100 Colleges in India. This year the Dental college category has been added for the first time by the Conducting Authority.
The ranking survey was conducted on the basis of certain criteria. These criteria are mentioned below:
- Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
- Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Peer Perception
Top 10 Colleges
| Rank | Name | Score | City | State |
| 1 | Miranda House | 77.23 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 2 | Lady Shri Ram College For Women | 72.08 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 3 | Hindu College | 70.44 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 4 | St. Stephen`s College | 69.67 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 5 | Presidency College | 68.89 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Loyola College | 68.89 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 7 | St. Xavier's College | 67.59 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 8 | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira | 67.59 | Howrah | West Bengal |
| 9 | Hans Raj College | 67.23 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 10 | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | 66.63 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
Miranda House
Ranked 1 in the list of top 100 colleges declared by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020. It is a Women College under the University of Delhi in India. Miranda House offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in courses like liberal education in social sciences, humanities, and basic sciences. The College is very well known for maintaining high academic standards. The College also offers One Year Certificate Courses in a foreign language. These include French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese in collaboration with the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies and Department of East Asian Studies. Some of the famous alumni are
| Name | Award | Year |
| Anita Desai | Padma Bhushan | 2014 |
| Urvashi Butalia | Padma Shri | 2011 |
| Syeda Hameed | Padma Shri | 2007 |
Lady Shri Ram College For Women
Bagged the Second rank for the second time consecutively as per the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020. This college is well known for its academic excellence as acknowledged by NAAC. The Week Survey of 2017 as well as 2018 ranked LSR as the top Arts College in the country. Some of the current top recruiters associated with the placement cell include big organizations like Samsung, Deloitte, Parthenon, Kepler, etc. This college offers Undergraduate programs and one-year Diploma programs. The name of the Departments are mentioned below:
| B.A. Programme | Commerce | Computer – Science | Economics | Elementary Education |
| English | Hindi | History | Journalism | Mathematics |
| Philosophy | Physical Education | Political Science | Psychology | Sanskrit |
| Sociology | Statistics |
Hindu College
One of the consistent top ten rank holders in the list of top 100 colleges in India. This year NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking has ranked this college in 3rd position among all the colleges. It has also received the award of 'Star College' status for its Department of Biotechnology by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Government of India). Some of the top organizations that have participated in the Placement Program are Google, Deloitte, HDFC, KPMG, Maruti, Jaypee, Ernst and Young, Protiviti, DE Shaw, Essar, and Royal Sundaram Alliance, are some of the keen participants of the placement cell for the last few years. It has 17 Departments under its head:
| Botany | Commerce | Economics | English | Hindi |
| History | Mathematics | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science |
| Sanskrit | Sociology | Statistics | Zoology | Chemistry |
| Physical Science – Chemistry | Physical Science-Electronics |
St. Stephen`s College
Ranked 4th by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking among the top 100 colleges in India. St. Stephen`s College has received many awards in the field of Mathematics, Physics, Philosophy, History, etc. India's Top consultancy firms like the Mckinsey and Company, The Boston Consulting Group, and some other companies like Google, Deutsche Bank, Standard Charted are some of the consistent placement companies associated with the college for the past few years. It offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses for the departments mentioned below:
| Chemistry | Physics | Mathematics | Computer Science |
| English | Economics | History | Philosophy |
| Sanskrit | Hindi | Urdu and Persian | BSc Program |
| BA Program | Physical Education |
Presidency College
It has been a frequent rank holder among the top ten colleges of India. NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020 has ranked the college in 5th position for the current year. The former students of this college have become great Nobel Laureates, Social workers, Governors (of a State and Central Bodies like RBI), Army Cheifs, Dewan, and many other prominent positions. Some of the top private recruiters are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Genpact, Concentrix, ICIC Prudential, etc. It provides Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctorate degrees in the departments mentioned below:
| Tamil Literature | History | Political Science | Economics | English Literature |
| Telugu Literature | Hindi Literature | Malayalam Literature | Urdu Literature | Mathematics |
| Statistics | Physics | Chemistry | Plant Biology and Plant Biotech | Zoology |
| Geology | Geography | Psychology | Corporate Secretaryship (Commerce) | Applied Microbiology and Psychology |
| Sanskrit | Computer Science | Philosophy |
Loyola College
Has secured a position in the top ten college list continuously for the third time. NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020 has ranked Loyola College in 6th position for the current year. This college offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Many former alumni have become Supreme Court Judges, Governors of States or Central Bodies, Head of State or Foreign Government, etc. Some of the top private recruiters are RBS, TCS, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Deloitte, etc It is very known for its research papers and a high standard of academic excellence.
Different Programs offered by this college are
| Economics | English | History | Sociology | Tamil Literature |
| Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology | Chemistry | Mathematics | Physics | Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology |
| Statistics | Visual Communication | 3D Animation | Digital Journalism | Commerce |
| French Literature | Corporate Secretaryship | Accounting & Finance | Computer Applications | Computer Science |
| Visual Communication | Multimedia & Animation | Social Work | Human Resource Management | Data Science |
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
This College has improved itself by 3 ranks as per the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020. Last year St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was Ranked 10th position as compared to this year rank 7 among the top ten colleges in India. This is one of the leading private colleges in India that has even received the College of Excellence Award. The college has been included in the list of Top Three undergraduate colleges in India, in surveys conducted by both Indian Today and Nielsen. It provides undergraduate, postgraduate, Ph.D., Diploma courses, etc. St. Xavier's are very well known for its infrastructure and academic excellence.
Departments
| Commerce | Management Studies (B.M.S.) | English | Bengali | Political Science |
| Sociology | Hindi | History | Film Studies | Journalism |
| Chemistry | Physics | Mathematics | Economics | Computer Science |
| Statistics | Microbiology | Mass Communication | Multimedia and Animation | Environmental Science |
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira
Ranked 8th among the top 100 colleges of India by the NIRF Ranking 2020. It is a fully residential degree college for boys affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira has been placed 11th at the national level in the academic session 2018-2019 college category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). This College was accreditated by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), India and awarded a grade A+ with an institutional score 93.25% in February 2005. The college has been well known for its journals, research papers, books, etc. Currently, as many as 14 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate courses are offered by this college. The departments are mentioned below:
| Departments offering science courses | Departments offering humanities and social sciences courses |
| Mathematics (Honours, Postgraduate and Ph.D.) | Bengali (Honours, Postgraduate and P.hd) |
| Physics (Honours) | Sanskrit (Honours and Postgraduate) |
| Chemistry (Honours) | English (Honours) |
| Microbiology (Honours) | Philosophy (Honours, Postgraduate and M.Phil) |
| Industrial Chemistry (Honours) | Political Science (Honours) |
| Computer Science (Honours) | History (Honours) |
| Applied Chemistry (Postgraduate and Ph.D.) | Economics (Honours) |
| Zoology (Honours) | Statistics (General Course Only) |
| Electronics (General Course Only) |
Hans Raj College
Secured a position in the top ten college list continuously for the second time in a row. This college has been ranked 9th among top 100 colleges by the NIRF Ranking. It is a constituent college of University of Delhi. Hans Raj College was ranked 4th by the India Today in 2019. For years continuously Hans Raj College has been ranked among the Top-10 colleges of India in all three disciplines. This college has science, liberal arts and commerce departments. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various streams. Many Actors, Entreprenuers, Former Government Ministers, Astrophysicist were former students of this college.
Deparments:
| Science | Arts and Commerce |
| Botany | Commerce |
| Chemistry | Economics |
| Computer Science | English |
| Electronics | Hindi |
| Mathematics | History |
| Physics | Philosophy |
| Zoology | Political Science |
| Physical Education | |
| Sanskrit |
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
It is the first time the college has been ranked in the top ten among the list of top 100 colleges by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women has global collaborative agreements with Oregon State University, San Diego State University & Toledo University, USA; Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia; Nottingham Trent University, UK; CETYS University, Mexico; and Swinburne University, Australia. Many renowned companies like McKInsey, Sutherland Global, Amazon, Surya Informatics Solutions P Ltd, HCL State Street Services, etc are some of the college's top recruiters offering palcement oppurtnuities. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in the following departments:
Deparments:
| History | English Literature | Economics | Computer Science |
| Costume Design & Fashion | Mathematics | Physics | Chemistry |
| Botany | Zoology | Psychology | Charted Accountant |
| Commerce (General) | Department of IT and ISM | Business Administration and Management | Physics (SF) |
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These rankings will guide the students for selecting the desirable Universities based on a set of criteria and help the Universities to improve their performance. This can also act as a guideline for the Universities in India to improve its performance and focus on the areas that are in need of development. Pokhriyal said "It is indeed befitting that besides Overall ranking, category-specific rankings are done for colleges and universities and subject-specific rankings are done for Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Law, and Medicine. A new subject domain, i.e. “Dental” is introduced from 2020 onwards". The Ranking of Institutions at the national level introduces competitiveness amongst institutions to perform better and secure a higher rank in the international ranking.
