NIRF: IIT Bombay drops to 4th position in national rankings

Eleven educational institutionsuniversities from Maharashtra were listed among the top 100 institutions nationwide in the National Institute Ranking Framework NIRF 2023 rankings IIT Bombay dropped from third place to fourth this year while Mumbai University MU tumbled from 81st position to 96th in the overall categoryThe eighth edition of the NIRF Rankings 2023 was released by the Minister of State for Education and External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on MondayThe parameters on which institutes are ranked are teaching learning and resources research and professional practice graduation outcome outreach and inclusivity and perceptionldquoWith 13 categories this edition of NIRF is the largest in its scope to daterdquo says Anil Sahasrabuddhe chairman of NBA ldquoWe started NIRF with four categories The aim was to improve the quality of higher education and help students make decisions With the 8th edition we now have 12 categories including 8 subjectspecific rankingsrdquo said Anil Kumar Nassa member secretary of NBA which prepares NIRFThe top 100 in the overall category consists of 44 centrally funded technical institutes CFTI centrally funded universities CFUs and Institutes of National Importance INI 24 state universities 13 deemed universities 18 private universities 4 agriculture and allied sector institutions and 3 management institutions State institutes and universities in top 100 in overall categoryIn the overall category IIT B ranked four Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai ranked 30 followed by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune 34 SavitriBai Phule Pune University 35 the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai 41 Symbiosis International in Pune 59 Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth in Pune 81 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology VNIT Nagpur ranked 82 SVKMs Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies 88 and Mumbai University at 96However in the list of top 100 universities Mumbai University was placed at 56th position whereas Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS ranked 98A huge disappointment for city colleges as only one college could make it to the list top 100 colleges in the country Nirmala Niketan College of social work was the only college from Mumbai that made it to NIRFs top 100 college list and was ranked 57IIT Bombay has been ranked fourth in both the overall and research categories third in the engineering institutes category tenth in Management and seventh in the newlyadded category of innovationrsquoIIT Bombay Director Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri said IIT Bombay always strives hard to provide the best possible educational experience to its students and faculty members and our performance in various ranking exercises like QS and NIRF is a result of that endeavourDr Ramesh Bhat Vice Chancellor of NMIMS University said The recent NIRF ranking where NMIMS appears in the top 50 institutes in the country highlights the exceptional performance of the University Our relentless pursuit of academic excellence industry collaborations and holistic student development has contributed to our improved overall rankingHe added The remarkable climb of our School of Business Management SBM by four notches to reach the 21 rank showcases our commitment to delivering a worldclass management education The consistent rank of 11 for our pharmacy School for two consecutive years reflects the dedication of our faculty and the quality of education imparted The rankings validate our unwavering dedication to excellence and inspire us to continue raising the bar in education and research We remain steadfast in our mission to nurture future leaders and make a significant impact on societyIIT Madras ranks first in the overall categoryIIT Madras has maintained its status as the finest engineering school for eight years in a row and the top college overall for the fifth consecutive year respectivelyProf V Kamakoti Director of IIT Madras said ldquoIIT Madras has yet again emerged as a topper in the Overall and Engineering categories of the National Institute Rankings Framework 2023 conducted by the Union Ministry of Education This is just a reinforcement of our efforts to be recognised as a global leader in research education and it gives me pride that we are on track with the Strategic Plan outlined for IIT MadrasrdquoKamakoti added ldquoAll this has been made possible by the tireless efforts of the outstanding quality of faculty and students of the institute staff who have contributed significantly to the institutes continuous progress and unwavering support from our alumni across the world I also thank the Ministry of Education Government of India and the Tamil Nadu State Government who have reposed their trust in us We look forward to being of service to the community and the nationrdquo