Attention aspirants, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has announced the NIRF 2020 Ranking list for top educational institutions in the country in 10 different categories which include Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Architecture and Law.
According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)’s NIRF 2020 Ranking List, The IIT Madras ranked top this year’s Overall ranking which was dominated by premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
In this article, we will read about Top 20 Architecture College in India by National Institutional Ranking framework 2020.

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.
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NIRF Ranking Parameter: How NIRF Rank a College???
NIRF Ranking methodology of 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 are broadly categorised into mainly five things:
- Teaching, Learning and Resources
- Research and Professional Practices
- Graduation Outcomes
- Outreach and Inclusivity
- Perception
NIRF Ranking List 2019
NIRF Ranking List 2020
List of Top 20 Architecture College in India: NIRF Ranking 2020
Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 80.46 | 1 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 79.75 | 2 |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 69.24 | 3 |
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 66.68 | 4 |
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 65.63 | 5 |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology | Shibpur | West Bengal | 65.05 | 6 |
School of Planning and Architecture | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 63.87 | 7 |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 60.29 | 8 |
School of Planning and Architecture | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 59.63 | 9 |
Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 56.29 | 10 |
College of Engineering Trivandrum | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 55.75 | 11 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Udupi | Karnataka | 53.11 | 12 |
Birla Institute of Technology | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 52.45 | 13 |
BMS College of Architecture | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 52.18 | 14 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 51.70 | 15 |
Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 51.52 | 16 |
Thiagarajar College of Engineering | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 50.30 | 17 |
Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 48.73 | 18 |
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 48.59 | 19 |
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 48.50 | 20 |
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 college.
Source: National Institute of Ranking Framework.
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