New Delhi: The new academic year is about to start in the next couple of months. Many premier universities have already published their admission notification for various higher degree programmes. Students have tough time how to select their dream university where they will pursue their high study.

On this context, India Ranking Report 2017, a comprehensive report published by Ministry of HRD, has released yesterday lists of top educational institutes in India for 2017. Out of six categories of ranking lists, the best university list assumes most significant.  IISc Bangalore has topped the universities in India and its dominance in the ranking report has continued for this year also.

The next two top positions are bagged by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi (2) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU, Varanasi (3). BHU has seen a jump of four places compared to previous year ranking of seven, as per NIRF 2017.

The most surprise part of the NIRF 2017 is that the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, is a multidisciplinary research institute, bagged fourth spot. Jadavpur University from West Bengal secures fifth rank while Anna University form Tamil Nadu finds sixth place.

University of Hyderabad grabs seventh position while University of Delhi bags eight place. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore emerges as the top private university in India with all India rank of nine. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune finds tenth spot in the NIRF 2017.

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh features at the 11^th place as Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi stands at 12^th spot. Birla Institute of Technology & Science –Pilani (BITS Pilani) emerges as the 13^th best university in India. Another private university Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore stands at 14^th  place.

Meanwhile, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India’s premier agriculture institute, secures 15^th spot.  Two agricultural universities are among the top twenty as Tamil Nadu Agricultural University stands at 17^th place.

Among best 20 universities, five are private universities: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, BITS Pilani, VIT, Vellore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal, and Siksha`O` Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar.

List of Best Universities in India as per NIRF 2017:

1. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bengaluru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru Karnataka
5. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
6. Anna University, Chennai
7. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
8. University of Delhi, Delhi
9. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
10. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
11. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
12. Jamia Millia Islami, New Delhi
13. Birla Institute of Technology & Science –Pilani,
14. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Tamil Nadu
15. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
16. Calcutta University, Kolkata
17. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
18. Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal
19. Visva Bharati, Kolkata
20. Siksha`O` Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar
21. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
22. Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai
23. Osmania University, Hyderabad
24. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
25. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
26. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
27. Gauhati University, Guwahati
28. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
29. Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
30. Tezpur University, Tezpur