NIRF Ranking 2023: Our prediction as to which colleges will top the NIRF 2023 Ranking list this time around

It's been a few months since the release of the NIRF Ranking 2022 and the process to calculate the ranks for 2023 is underway. We at 'careerindia' will try to stick our neck out and predict the toppers of 2023 ranking for each category. Let's begin this interesting journey and see how it pans out.

NIRF Ranking 2023: Overall Category

Below is the list of the top 5 for 2022. IIT Madras has been the reigning monarch for quite some time. Though we expect some challenges from the IISc Bangalore in 2023, we believe the table will pretty much stay the same.

• IIT Madras
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Kanpur

NIRF Ranking 2022: Top 5 Universities

• IISc Bangalore
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

2023 List: It's difficult to dislodge IISc Bangalore from the top position. We can see some changes in the list at lower ranks though.

NIRF Ranking 2023: Individual College

Miranda House will face a tough challenge from Hindu College and Lady Shri Ram College. Anyone among them can top. What do you think?

Top 5 Colleges 2022 list:

• Miranda House (Delhi University), New Delhi
• Hindu College (Delhi University), New Delhi
• Presidency College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Loyola College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi University), New Delhi

Top 5 Research Institutions 2022

• IISc Bangalore
  IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kharagpur

NIRF 2023 Top 5 Research Institutions: Though IIT Madras is trying its level best; We think IISc Bangalore will continue to top the list even in the 2023 NIRF Ranking.

Top 5 Engineering Colleges

2023 Ranking: We will hedge our bets on IIT Delhi to perform better. Don't be surprised if it pips IIT Madras to the second spot. Below is the 2022 list:

• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur

Top 5 Management Colleges

NIRF 2023 Ranking: The famous rivalry between the top 2 is legendary. We believe IIM Bangalore to beat IIM Ahmedabad in 2023. Below is the 2022 list:

• IIM Ahmedabad
• IIM Bangalore
• IIM Kolkata
• IIT Delhi
• IIM Kozhikode

Top 5 Pharmacy Colleges 2023 NIRF Ranking: NIPER Hyderabad was only behind by 0.04 points last time. We'd like to gamble on it topping the list in 2023. Can Jamia Hamdard stop it from happening? We are as excited as you are!

This is the top 5 list of 2022:

• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad
• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• NIPER Mohali, Punjab
• BITS Pilani, Rajasthan

Top 5 Medical Colleges 2022

• AIIMS, New Delhi
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• Christian Medical College (CMS), Vellore (Tamil Nadu)
• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

2023 Ranking: We see no change in the first three. Though we can see some shuffling in the 4th and 5th places.

Top 5 Dental Colleges 2023 Ranking: SIMTS surprised everyone by topping the list in 2022. As for 2023, Manipal or DY Patil may dislodge SIMTS in 2023. Let's see how things pan out! Below is the list of 2022 ranking:

• Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) (3rd to one last time)
• Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal (Udupi, Karnataka)*
• Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (Maharashtra)
• Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi
• King Georges Medical University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

Top 5 Law Colleges 2022

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore (Karnataka)
• National Law University, New Delhi
• Symbiosis Law School, Pune (Maharashtra)
• Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad (Telangana)
• The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

2023 Ranking: We see no change in the topper as it's way ahead of the second topper NLU Delhi. It will be a huge surprise if we see any change in the next ranking.

Top 5 Architecture Colleges 2022

• IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
• NIT Calicut, Kozhikode (Kerala)
• IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal
• School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
• NIT Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)

2023 Ranking: IIT Roorkee is ahead by a fair margin and others will have a very tough job toppling it from the pole position. We expect the 2023 ranking to remain pretty much the same as in 2022.

MoE Adds Agriculture and Allied Sectors Category, NIRF Ranking Registration Ends on November 18

Points to Remember about NIRF Ranking

Recently the Ministry of Education has added a new category - "Agriculture and Allied Sectors" - to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2023 bringing the total number of categories to 12. These 12 categories are as follows: Overall Best, Individual Colleges, Universities, Management Institutes, Pharmacy Colleges, Engineering Colleges, Medical Colleges, Law Colleges, Architecture Colleges, and Dental Colleges.

The Indian institutions are evaluated by NIRF in the 5 key areas such as Teaching-learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

History: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was adopted and launched on 29th September 2015. The first ranking was published in 2016 on 4th April.