NIRF 2021
NIRF 2021 Architecture rankings
Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2021 rankings, using key parameters like teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.
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Top private — Architecture 2021
CEPT University · Ahmedabad#5 · 66.77
LPU · Phagwara#12 · 56.12
Birla Institute of Technology · Ranchi#14 · 55.21
Top 10 Architecture colleges — NIRF 2021
Official rank order
#1 · Roorkee, Uttarakhand
IIT Roorkee
Score 82.65
#2 · Kozhikode, Kerala
NIT Calicut
Score 76.50
#3 · Kharagpur, West Bengal
IIT Kharagpur
Score 76.14
#4 · New Delhi, Delhi
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi
Score 70.12
#5 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
CEPT University
Score 66.77
#6 · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal
Score 65.58
#7 · Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
NIT Trichy
Score 65.14
#8 · Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
School of Planning & Architecture
Score 64.27
#9 · Shibpur, West Bengal
IIEST Shibpur
Score 61.76
#10 · New Delhi, Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia
Score 57.23
Private and government Architecture colleges
NIRF 2021
State-wise Architecture ranking
Featured state
Uttarakhand
Top Architecture colleges in Uttarakhand, filtered from the official NIRF 2021 ranking table.
IIT Roorkee Best college in the state
#1 · 1 ranked Best rank and ranked colleges View Uttarakhand ranking
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Institute
Score
1
IIT Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Govt
82.65
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 2
2019: rank 2
2020: rank 2
2021: rank 1
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
1 places
from #2 in 2018 to #1 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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2
NIT Calicut
Kozhikode, Kerala
Govt
76.50
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 3
2020: rank 3
2021: rank 2
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
1 places
from #3 in 2019 to #2 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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3
IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Govt
76.14
2
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 1
2019: rank 1
2020: rank 1
2021: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
2 places
from #1 in 2018 to #3 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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4
School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
Govt
70.12
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 3
2019: rank 4
2020: rank 5
2021: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
1 places
from #3 in 2018 to #4 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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5
CEPT University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Private
66.77
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 4
2021: rank 5
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
1 places
from #4 in 2020 to #5 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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6
School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Govt
65.58
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 5
2019: rank 6
2020: rank 7
2021: rank 6
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
1 places
from #5 in 2018 to #6 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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7
NIT Trichy
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Govt
65.14
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 7
2020: rank 8
2021: rank 7
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#7
in both 2019 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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8
School of Planning & Architecture
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Govt
64.27
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 9
2020: rank 9
2021: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Improved by
1 places
from #9 in 2019 to #8 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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9
IIEST Shibpur
Shibpur, West Bengal
Govt
61.76
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 6
2021: rank 9
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
3 places
from #6 in 2020 to #9 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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10
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
Govt
57.23
0
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 8
2019: rank 8
2020: rank 10
2021: rank 10
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
2 places
from #8 in 2018 to #10 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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11
College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Govt
57.02
0
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 4
2019: rank 5
2020: rank 11
2021: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
7 places
from #4 in 2018 to #11 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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12
LPU
Phagwara, Punjab
Private
56.12
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 12
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#12
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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13
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Govt
55.24
3
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 13
2020: rank 16
2021: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#13
in both 2019 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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14
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Private
55.21
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 10
2020: rank 13
2021: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
4 places
from #10 in 2019 to #14 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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15
BMS College of Arhitecture
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Private
54.99
1
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 15
2020: rank 14
2021: rank 15
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#15
in both 2019 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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16
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
Private
54.41
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#16
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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17
VNIT Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Govt
53.93
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 17
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#17
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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18
MAHE Manipal
Udupi, Karnataka
Private
53.78
6
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 10
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 12
2021: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
8 places
from #10 in 2018 to #18 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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19
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Private
52.53
2
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 17
2021: rank 19
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
2 places
from #17 in 2020 to #19 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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20
MANIT Bhopal
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Govt
52.42
5
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: rank 14
2020: rank 15
2021: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
6 places
from #14 in 2019 to #20 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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21
Chitkara University
Rajpura, Punjab
Private
51.81
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#21
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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22
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Govt
51.25
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 6
2019: rank 12
2020: rank 18
2021: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
16 places
from #6 in 2018 to #22 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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23
NIT Hamirpur
Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
Govt
50.11
4
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: rank 9
2019: not ranked
2020: rank 19
2021: rank 23
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Moved down
14 places
from #9 in 2018 to #23 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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24
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
Govt
50.10
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#24
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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25
M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Private
49.75
NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Architecture)
2018: not ranked
2019: not ranked
2020: not ranked
2021: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
Ranked
#25
in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
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What is the NIRF 2021 Architecture ranking?
It is the imported official NIRF 2021 Architecture list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.
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