NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Private Colleges in India

Edited By Vishwas Garia | Updated on Jun 14, 2020 11:35 AM IST

Top Private Colleges in India - The much awaited prestigious National Institute Research Framework Ranking has been announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on June 11. Loyola College

Chennai has again topped the list of best private colleges in India, with an All India rank 6 and an overall score of 68.03. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore have secured the seventh, ninth and tenth position respectively.

NIRF Ranking 2020 - Top Private Colleges in India

There are four colleges in the top 10 list of the NIRF private colleges ranking 2020. The top 20 private colleges in India belong to the three states. i.e, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

There are following parameters which are used to design the framework of NIRF ranking. MHRD started announcing the NIRF ranking from the year 2016. The announcement of rankings of public and private colleges in India started a year later. Careers360 brings to you the list of top private colleges in India under rank 100, according to the NIRF ranking 2020.

Top Private Colleges - NIRF Ranking 2020

Colleges	State	AIR	Overall Score
Loyola College, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	6	68.03
St Xavier's College, Kolkata	West Bengal	7	67.59
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah	West Bengal	9	67.59
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	10	66.63
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata	West Bengal	11	66.58
Madras Christian College, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	17	64.36
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Kolkata	West Bengal	20	62.36
Thiagarajar College, Madurai	Tamil Nadu	22	61.29
PD Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Anand	Gujarat	24	61.01
PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	25	60.74
Scott Christian College, Nagercoil	Tamil Nadu	27	59.98
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Ernakulam	Kerala	28	59.36
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	29	58.56
St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	31	58.27
Madras School of Social Work, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	33	57.99
Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	36	57.64
Women's Christian College, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	38	56.78
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	39	56.65
Queen Mary's College, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	41	56.28
Fergusson College, Pune	Maharashtra	42	56.04
Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	46	55.76
St Teresa's College, Ernakulam	Kerala	47	55.6
Mar Ivanios College, Nalanchira	Kerala	48	55.51
Lady Doak College, Madurai	Tamil Nadu	52	54.67
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudhunagar	Tamil Nadu	53	54.63
Sacred Heart College, Kochi	Kerala	55	54.52
St Joseph's College, Devagiri	Kerala	60	53.82
St Thomas College, Thrissur	Kerala	63	53.42
Stella Maris College, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	64	53.36
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	65	53.32
VO Chidambaram College, Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	68	53.08
Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	70	52.68
St Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore	Karnataka	72	52.37
St Francis College for Women, Hyderabad	Telangana	73	52.28
Fatima College, Madurai	Tamil Nadu	74	52.2
Loreto College, Kolkata	West Bengal	75	52.17
Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara	Kerala	76	52.04
Women's Christian College, Nagercoil	Tamil Nadu	78	51.75
St Berchmans College, Changanassery	Kerala	79	51.6
Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Kottayam	Kerala	80	51.55
CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	82	51.49
Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla	Kerala	84	51.37
Dr NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	85	51.33
Vellalar College For Women, Thindal	Tamil Nadu	87	51.25
Mahendra Arts and Science College, Namakkal	Tamil Nadu	90	51.14
St Xaviers College, Mumbai	Maharashtra	90	51.14
Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum	Kerala	93	50.59
Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata	West Bengal	94	50.47
Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad	Kerala	95	50.46
St Alberts College, Ernakulam	Kerala	97	50.34
Vimala College, Thrissur	Kerala	99	50.2
Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	Kerala	100	50.13

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. Which private college in India tops the NIRF ranking 2020?

Loyola College, Chennai has been ranked sixth in All India ranking of NIRF 2020.

2. 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.

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.