NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Government Colleges in India

Edited By Vishwas Garia | Updated on Jun 14, 2020 11:40 AM IST

Top Government Colleges in India - The Ministry of Human Resource Development has released the National Institute Research Framework Ranking 2020o on June 11. Miranda House College bagged the first position with an overall score of 77.23. It is for the fourth time in a row that the college has spotted in the first rank. The second, third and fourth rank has been positioned by Lady Shri Ram College, Hindu College and St. Stephen's College, respectively. The NIRF ranking 2020 for government colleges in India is decided using certain formulas and any institution is given weightage and ranking primarily based on five areas that include Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR). 12 out of top 20 colleges are from the Delhi University colleges. Last year, there were 11 DU colleges in top 20 colleges in India. Some colleges like St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Sri Venkateswara College, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, P.D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College have gained their positions. On the other hand some government colleges.have seen a plunge in their rankings.i.e, Kirori Mal College, Presidency College, etc. Careers360 brings to you the list of top government colleges in India under rank 100, according to the NIRF ranking 2020.

NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Government Colleges in India

Top Government Colleges in India - NIRF Ranking 2020

Colleges	State	AIR	Overall Score
Miranda House, Delhi	Delhi	1	77.23
Lady Shriram College for Women, New Delhi	Delhi	2	72.08
Hindu College, Delhi	Delhi	3	70.44
St Stephens College, Delhi	Delhi	4	69.67
Presidency College	Tamil Nadu	5	68.89
Hans Raj College	Delhi	9	67.23
Shri Ram College of Commerce	Delhi	12	66.29
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	Delhi	13	66.15
Sri Venkateswara College	Delhi	14	66.04
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	Delhi	15	65.32
Gargi College	Delhi	16	64.53
Acharya Narendra Dev College	Delhi	18	63.1
Kirori Mal College	Delhi	19	62.58
Dyal Singh College	Delhi	21	62.2
University College	Kerala	23	61.08
Daulat Ram College	Delhi	26	60.4
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	Delhi	30	58.35
Lady Irwin College	Delhi	32	58.25
Government Arts College	Tamil Nadu	34	57.81
Maitreyi College	Delhi	35	57.7
Jesus and Mary College, Delhi	Delhi	37	57.29
Government College for Women	Kerala	40	56.56
Indraprastha College for Women	Delhi	43	55.9
Kamala Nehru College	Delhi	43	55.9
Maharaja Agrasen College	Delhi	45	55.88
IC College of Home Science	Haryana	49	54.93
St. Xavier's College	Tamil Nadu	50	54.91
Shivaji College, Delhi	Delhi	51	54.76
Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	54	54.53
Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Puducherry	Pondicherry	56	54.38
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi	Delhi	57	54.11
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Virudhunagar	Tamil Nadu	58	53.94
St Xavier's College, Ahmedabad	Gujarat	59	53.93
Ramanujan College, New Delhi	Delhi	61	53.73
College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai	Maharashtra	62	53.66
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	66	53.27
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science for Women, Delhi	Delhi	67	53.22
Shyam Lal College, Delhi	Delhi	69	52.7
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi	Delhi	71	52.4
Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Delhi	Delhi	77	51.92
Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu	80	51.55
Government College, Kasaragod	Kerala	83	51.39
Government Home Science College, Chandigarh	Chandigarh	86	51.28
Bethune College, Kolkata	West Bengal	88	51.23
Farook College, Kozhikode	Kerala	88	51.23
Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College, Chalakkara	Pondicherry	92	50.89
Deshbandhu College, New Delhi	Delhi	96	50.38
Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	98	50.22

NIRF Ranking Parameters 2020

Parameters	Marks
1. Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) Ranking weight: 0.30	100
Student Strength including Doctoral Students(SS): 20 marks Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR): 30 marks Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE): 20 marks Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU): 30 marks
2. Research and Professional Practice (RP) Ranking weight: 0.30	100
Combined metric for Publications (PU): 35 marks Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP): 40 marks IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR): 15 marks Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP): 10 marks
3. Graduation Outcomes (GO) Ranking weight: 0.20	100
Combined metric for Placement and Higher Studies (GPH): 40 marks Metric for University Examinations (GUE): 15 marks Median Salary (GMS): 25 marks Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD): 20 marks
4. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) Ranking weight: 0.10	100
Percentage of Students from other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD): 30 marks Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD): 30 marks Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS): 20 marks Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS): 20 marks
5. Perception (PR) Ranking weight: 0.10	100
Peer Perception: Employers & Academic Peer (PR): 100 marks

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the basis of this NIRF Ranking?

NIRF uses certain formulas and any institution is given weightage and ranking primarily based on five areas that include Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR). Further, these parameters have sub-parameters which are also taken into account to rank any institution.

2. Which government college in India tops the NIRF ranking 2020?

Miranda House College has been ranked sixth in All India ranking of NIRF 2020.

3. Who releases the NIRF ranking?

Ministry of Human Resource Development releases the NIRF ranking.

4. Are the NIRF rankings consistent throughout the coming years?

No, the NIRF rankings changes as per the report of the college and universities every year.

5. When did NIRF 2020 ranking come out?

NIRF ranking 2020 was released on June 11 by MHRD.