NIRF Ranking 2018: Top 100 Colleges in India
A few days ago, the HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar released the annual India Ranking of Higher Education for 9 categories including – Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture and Law. The main Idea behind the NIRF 2018 Top 100 Colleges in India is to guide students to some of the best-known courses after 12th and colleges centred around the subject. This year Delhi-based Miranda House (Delhi University) has bagged the number 1 Ranking followed by St. Stephens College Delhi and Bishop Heber College at 2nd and 3rd Position.
Miranda House
The NIRF India Ranking is based on several parameters that were set by the Ministry of HRD ministry. Let us have a look at the NIRF Ranking methodology before going to the NIRF 2018 List for Top Colleges in India.
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How NIRF Rank the college?
To outline the Brand value of a specific College in India, the Concept of NIRF Ranking was introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource & Development(MHRD) on 29th September 2015. The main Idea behind the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is to outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
NIRF Ranking 2018
NIRF Ranking 2017
Ranking various institutions across the country is made by a Core Committee that Consist of High order Thinkers, Professor and other Reputed Think Tanks of India. The major aim of NIRF Lies in identifying the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover mainly five things
- Teaching, Learning and Resources
- Research and Professional Practices
- Graduation Outcomes
- Outreach and Inclusivity
- Perception
NIRF 2018 Top 100 Colleges in India
Here is the Complete Updated list of Top Colleges in India with the Cumulative Marks Scored in NIRF Ranking Parameters 2018.
| Name | State | Score | Rank |
| Miranda House | Delhi | 71 | 1 |
| St. Stephen`s College | Delhi | 7.77 | 2 |
| Bishop Heber College | Tamil Nadu | 67.63 | 3 |
| Hindu College | Delhi | 67.46 | 4 |
| Presidency College | Tamil Nadu | 66.21 | 5 |
| Loyola College | Tamil Nadu | 66.6 | 6 |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce | Delhi | 63.98 | 7 |
| Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi | 63.53 | 8 |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira | West Bengal | 62.79 | 9 |
| Madras Christian College | Tamil Nadu | 6.74 | 10 |
| PSG College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu | 6.34 | 11 |
| Lady Irwin College | Delhi | 6.4 | 12 |
| Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College | Delhi | 59.76 | 13 |
| Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College | Delhi | 59.55 | 14 |
| Gargi College | Delhi | 59.46 | 15 |
| PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 59.39 | 16 |
| St. Xavier`s College | West Bengal | 58.45 | 17 |
| University College | Kerala | 57.51 | 18 |
| Fergusson College | Maharashtra | 57.37 | 19 |
| Kirori Mal College | Delhi | 57.32 | 20 |
| Hans Raj College | Delhi | 57.19 | 21 |
| Women`s Christian College | Tamil Nadu | 57.18 | 22 |
| Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | Delhi | 56.96 | 23 |
| Sri Venkateswara College | Delhi | 56.62 | 24 |
| Dyal Singh College | Delhi | 56.43 | 25 |
| Ramanujan College | Delhi | 56.13 | 26 |
| Acharya Narendra Dev College | Delhi | 55.99 | 27 |
| St. Joseph`s College | Tamil Nadu | 54.41 | 28 |
| Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College | West Bengal | 53.95 | 29 |
| Stella Maris College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 53.66 | 30 |
| Loreto College | West Bengal | 53.55 | 31 |
| Maharaja Agrasen College | Delhi | 53.35 | 32 |
| Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu | 53.16 | 33 |
| St. Joseph`s College | Kerala | 53.13 | 34 |
| Silver Jubilee Degree College | Andhra Pradesh | 53.12 | 35 |
| Mar Ivanios College | Kerala | 53.9 | 36 |
| Scott Christian College | Tamil Nadu | 53.8 | 37 |
| Ethiraj College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 52.92 | 38 |
| Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science | Tamil Nadu | 52.83 | 39 |
| Ramakrishna Mission Residential College | West Bengal | 52.71 | 40 |
| Sacred Heart College | Kerala | 52.52 | 41 |
| Holy Cross College | Tamil Nadu | 52.51 | 42 |
| Rajagiri College of Social Sciences | Kerala | 52 | 43 |
| Thiagarajar College | Tamil Nadu | 51.93 | 44 |
| T. K. M. College of Arts and Science | Kerala | 51.46 | 45 |
| S. B. College | Kerala | 51.43 | 46 |
| Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College | Tamil Nadu | 51.35 | 47 |
| P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences | Gujarat | 51.17 | 48 |
| Madras School of Social Work | Tamil Nadu | 5.57 | 49 |
| Jesus & Mary College | Delhi | 5.48 | 50 |
| Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College | Tamil Nadu | 5.47 | 51 |
| Indraprastha College for Women | Delhi | 49.91 | 52 |
| Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women | Delhi | 49.85 | 53 |
| St. Xavier`s College | Tamil Nadu | 49.83 | 54 |
| St. Joseph`s College of Commerce | Karnataka | 49.65 | 55 |
| Andhra Loyola College | Andhra Pradesh | 49.45 | 56 |
| Vellalar College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 49.27 | 57 |
| Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 49.2 | 58 |
| Shivaji College | Delhi | 49.15 | 59 |
| St. Josephs Arts & Science College | Karnataka | 49.12 | 60 |
| Shyam Lal College | Delhi | 48.98 | 61 |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology | Maharashtra | 48.95 | 62 |
| Christ College | Kerala | 48.8 | 63 |
| Sri Krishna Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu | 48.75 | 64 |
| Fatima College | Tamil Nadu | 48.73 | 65 |
| St. Xavier`s College | Gujarat | 48.73 | 66 |
| Kongunadu Arts & Science College | Tamil Nadu | 48.67 | 67 |
| Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls | Chandigarh | 48.57 | 68 |
| Kuriakose Gregorios College | Kerala | 48.52 | 69 |
| Women`s Christian College | Tamil Nadu | 48.48 | 70 |
| Government Arts College | Tamil Nadu | 47.96 | 71 |
| CMS College of Science and Commerce | Tamil Nadu | 47.92 | 72 |
| College of Vocational Studies | Delhi | 47.82 | 73 |
| National College | Tamil Nadu | 47.81 | 74 |
| St. Xavier`s College | Maharashtra | 47.81 | 75 |
| St. Teresa`s College | Kerala | 47.78 | 76 |
| Queen Mary`s College | Tamil Nadu | 47.53 | 77 |
| Vimala College | Kerala | 47.53 | 78 |
| St. Thomas College | Kerala | 47.43 | 79 |
| Lakshmi Bai College | Delhi | 47.33 | 80 |
| Lady Doak College | Tamil Nadu | 47.21 | 81 |
| Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College | Chandigarh | 47.12 | 82 |
| Jamal Mohamed College | Tamil Nadu | 46.98 | 83 |
| Marian College | Kerala | 46.85 | 84 |
| V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 46.76 | 85 |
| Maitreyi College | Delhi | 46.73 | 86 |
| Nirmalagiri College | Kerala | 46.68 | 87 |
| Mahatma Gandhi College | Kerala | 46.6 | 88 |
| Kongu Arts & Science College | Tamil Nadu | 46.45 | 89 |
| The American College | Tamil Nadu | 46.34 | 90 |
| Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College | Tamil Nadu | 46.29 | 91 |
| Bishop Moore College | Kerala | 46.22 | 92 |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts | Maharashtra | 46.19 | 93 |
| St. Aloysius College | Karnataka | 46.1 | 94 |
| Anna Adarsh College for Women | Tamil Nadu | 46.7 | 95 |
| Mahendra Arts & Science College | Tamil Nadu | 45.93 | 96 |
| St. Joseph’s College | Kerala | 45.88 | 97 |
| Rathinam College of Arts and Science | Tamil Nadu | 45.83 | 98 |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) | Delhi | 45.8 | 99 |
| Keshav Mahavidyalya | Delhi | 45.78 | 100 |
Note: Though the NIRF Ranking is the most trusted methodology to decide between a good and the best one Just because the college is “highly-ranked” or “prestigious” doesn’t mean it’s the right College for you. Always keep in mind that one person’s dream college could be another’s nightmare. It’s always better to visit and experience the college.
Source: National Institute of Ranking Framework.
