New Delhi, 12 June 2020: India Ranking 2020 Report has been released by Ministry of HRD under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020. There are many surprises in the University category.

As expected Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India’s science & technology based research university, remains at the top among universities in India. Jawaharlal Nehru University, the top central university, has bagged second place. Banaras Hindu University,  another central university, retains the third place. There is no change of position the top three spots.

There are Six Central Universities among Top 25 in India Rankings 2020. University of Hyderabad secures sixth place. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi for the first time breaks into Top 10 place. University of Delhi secures 11^th place while Aligarh Muslim University bags 17^th place.

There are seven private universities break into NIRF Top 25  Universities 2020.  Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore has emerged as the Top among universities with a spot of 4^th in the University category.  Manipal Academy of Higher Education is another private university remains in the Top 10 with 8^th spot.

BITS Pilani and VIT Vellore grab 15^th and 16^th position in the Ranking Table. The other private universities in the Top 25 are as followed: Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar-20, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar -24, and Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur -25.

There are nine state universities that break into Top 25.  Jadavpur University, Kolkata secures 5^th spot while Calcutta University bags 7^th place. The other state universities in the Top 25 club are as followed: Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune -09,  Anna University Chennai -12, Bharathiar University Coimbatore -13,  Institute of Chemical Technology    Mumbai -18, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -19,  University of Madras, Chennai -22, and Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram-23.

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 – Top 25 Universities  

1. Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University
3. Banaras Hindu University
4. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore
5. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
6. University of Hyderabad
7. Calcutta University
8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education
9. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
10. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
11. University of Delhi
12. Anna University Chennai
13. Bharathiar University Coimbatore
14. Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai
15. Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani
16. Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore
17. Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh
18. Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai
19. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
20. Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar
21. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
22. University of Madras, Chennai
23. Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
24. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
25. Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur
26. Panjab University Chandigarh