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NIRF 2020

NIRF 2020 College rankings

Q: What is the NIRF 2020 College ranking?

It is the official NIRF 2020 ranking list for the College category, with rank, score and institution details.

The official NIRF 2020 College ranking in this database contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House leads at rank 1 with a score of 77.23. Lady Shri Ram College For Women is second and Hindu College is third.

Among institutions classified by NIRFRank, 38 are government and 58 are private. Lady Shri Ram College For Women is the leading private entry at rank 2 with a score of 72.08. The list covers 12 states and 37 cities. A smaller rank number is better, and scores should be compared only within the same category and year.

Movement compares each year with the preceding available edition. Newly listed means absent from the comparison year, not necessarily a first appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing. Rank changes alone do not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2020

View full 2020 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2019 to 2020

Ramanujan College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 39 places from rank 100 to 61. Bethune College recorded the largest decline, moving down 38 places from rank 50 to 88. The 2020 list contains 12 institutions not present in the 2019 list, while 12 from 2019 are not present in 2020. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
61	Ramanujan College	100	↑ 39 places
33	Madras School of Social Work	65	↑ 32 places
52	Lady Doak College	79	↑ 27 places
88	Bethune College	50	↓ 38 places
67	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	31	↓ 36 places
98	Government Arts College	69	↓ 29 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 12 newly listed and 12 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
49	I.C.College of Home Science	54.93	Newly present
62	College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan	53.66	Newly present
76	Bishop Moore College	52.04	Newly present
80	Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.O Kottayam	51.55	Newly present
83	Government College	51.39	Newly present
90	Mahendra Arts & Science College	51.14	Newly present
92	Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College	50.89	Newly present
94	Lady Brabourne College	50.47	Newly present
95	Nehru Arts and Science College	50.46	Newly present
96	Deshbandhu College	50.38	Newly present
97	St. Alberts College	50.34	Newly present
99	Vimala College, Thrissur	50.20	Newly present

2019 rank	Institution	Status
42	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	Not present in 2020
66	Silver Jubilee Degree College	Not present in 2020
78	Newman College	Not present in 2020
80	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2020
88	Christ College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2020
89	Kalindi College	Not present in 2020
90	Anna Adarsh College for Women	Not present in 2020
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	Not present in 2020
93	Nirmalagiri College	Not present in 2020
97	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	Not present in 2020
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	Not present in 2020
99	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Not present in 2020

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NIRF 2019 College rankings

The published 2019 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 73.72. St. Stephen's College is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 4 with a score of 67.55.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	73.72
2	Hindu College	4	↑ 2	70.57
3	Presidency College	5	↑ 2	68.01
4	St. Stephens's College	2	↓ 2	67.55
5	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	8	↑ 3	66.71
6	Loyola College	6	No change	66.31
7	Shri Ram College of Commerce	7	No change	64.94
8	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	29	↑ 21	64.76
9	Hans Raj College	21	↑ 12	64.65
10	St. Xavier`s College	17	↑ 7	64.50
11	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	9	↓ 2	64.35
12	Gargi College	15	↑ 3	64.11
13	Madras Christian College	10	↓ 3	63.98
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	14	No change	63.55
15	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	40	↑ 25	63.53
16	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	13	↓ 3	62.66
17	PSG College of Arts and Science	11	↓ 6	62.42
18	Kirori Mal College	20	↑ 2	61.67
19	Sri Venkateswara College	24	↑ 5	61.28
20	Dyal Singh College	25	↑ 5	60.77
21	Lady Irwin College	12	↓ 9	60.53
22	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	16	↓ 6	59.77
23	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	18	↓ 5	59.37
24	Acharya Narendra Dev College	27	↑ 3	58.42
25	Jesus & Mary College	50	↑ 25	58.37
26	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	48	↑ 22	58.29
27	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	19	↓ 8	58.10
28	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	23	↓ 5	57.94
29	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	36	↑ 7	57.86
30	Scott Christian College	37	↑ 7	57.69
31	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	53	↑ 22	57.57
32	Women`s Christian College	22	↓ 10	57.44
33	Government Arts College	33	No change	57.19
34	Thiagarajar College	44	↑ 10	57.11
35	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	43	↑ 8	55.38
36	Ethiraj College for Women	38	↑ 2	55.30
37	Daulat Ram College	—	New	55.29
38	Maitreyi College	86	↑ 48	54.85
39	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	28	↓ 11	54.70
40	Queen Mary`s College	77	↑ 37	54.65
41	Shyam Lal College	61	↑ 20	54.52
42	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	62	↑ 20	54.14
43	Kamala Nehru College	—	New	54.00
44	Bishop Heber College	—	New	53.89
45	Andhra Loyola College	56	↑ 11	53.77
46	Indraprastha College for Women	52	↑ 6	53.19
47	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	53.03
47	Maharaja Agrasen College	32	↓ 15	53.03
49	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	—	New	52.93
50	Bethune College	—	New	52.91
51	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	47	↓ 4	52.81
51	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	67	↑ 16	52.81
53	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	64	↑ 11	52.73
54	Shivaji College	59	↑ 5	52.70
54	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	79	↑ 25	52.70
56	St. Xavier's College	65	↑ 9	52.63
57	Sacred Heart College	41	↓ 16	52.62
58	Stella Maris College for Women	30	↓ 28	52.57
59	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	83	↑ 24	52.27
59	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	39	↓ 20	52.27
61	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	55	↓ 6	52.26
62	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	46	↓ 16	52.20
63	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	51	↓ 12	52.14
64	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	76	↑ 12	51.94
65	Madras School of Social Work	49	↓ 16	51.80
66	Silver Jubilee Degree College	35	↓ 31	51.76
67	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	91	↑ 24	51.59
68	Mahatma Gandhi College	88	↑ 20	51.56
69	Government Arts College	—	New	51.50
70	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	—	New	51.33
71	Farook College, Kozhikkode	—	New	51.29
72	Govt Home Science College	—	New	51.27
72	Vellalar College for Women	57	↓ 15	51.27
74	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	54	↓ 20	51.26
75	Keshav Mahavidyalya	100	↑ 25	51.24
76	Loreto College	31	↓ 45	51.19
77	V.O. Chidambaram College	—	New	51.12
78	Newman College	—	New	51.09
79	Lady Doak College	81	↑ 2	51.08
80	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	45	↓ 35	51.04
81	Women's Christian College	70	↓ 11	51.02
82	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	34	↓ 48	50.94
83	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	—	New	50.68
84	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	—	New	50.41
85	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	42	↓ 43	50.17
86	CMS College of Science and Commerce	72	↓ 14	50.13
87	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	—	New	50.10
88	Christ College (Autonomous)	63	↓ 25	49.98
89	Kalindi College	—	New	49.92
90	Anna Adarsh College for Women	95	↑ 5	49.90
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	—	New	49.81
92	Mar Thoma College	—	New	49.79
93	Nirmalagiri College	87	↓ 6	49.76
94	Fatima College	65	↓ 29	49.75
95	St. Francis College for Women	—	New	49.70
96	St. Xavier`s College	74	↓ 22	49.34
97	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	58	↓ 39	49.25
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	—	New	49.16
99	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	82	↓ 17	49.13
100	Ramanujan College	26	↓ 74	49.03

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2018 to 2019

Maitreyi College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 48 places from rank 86 to 38. Ramanujan College recorded the largest decline, moving down 74 places from rank 26 to 100. The 2019 list contains 20 institutions not present in the 2018 list, while 19 from 2018 are not present in 2019. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
38	Maitreyi College	86	↑ 48 places
40	Queen Mary`s College	77	↑ 37 places
15	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	40	↑ 25 places
100	Ramanujan College	26	↓ 74 places
82	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	34	↓ 48 places
76	Loreto College	31	↓ 45 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 20 newly listed and 19 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
37	Daulat Ram College	55.29	Newly present
43	Kamala Nehru College	54.00	Newly present
44	Bishop Heber College	53.89	Newly present
47	Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram	53.03	Newly present
49	Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research	52.93	Newly present
50	Bethune College	52.91	Newly present
69	Government Arts College	51.50	Newly present
70	Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies	51.33	Newly present
71	Farook College, Kozhikkode	51.29	Newly present
72	Govt Home Science College	51.27	Newly present
77	V.O. Chidambaram College	51.12	Newly present
78	Newman College	51.09	Newly present
83	Fatima Mata National College, Kollam	50.68	Newly present
84	Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi	50.41	Newly present
87	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	50.10	Newly present
89	Kalindi College	49.92	Newly present
91	Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	49.81	Newly present
92	Mar Thoma College	49.79	Newly present
95	St. Francis College for Women	49.70	Newly present
98	Muthurangam Govt. Arts College	49.16	Newly present

2018 rank	Institution	Status
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	Not present in 2019
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	Not present in 2019
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	Not present in 2019
73	College of Vocational Studies	Not present in 2019
74	National College	Not present in 2019
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	Not present in 2019
80	Lakshmi Bai College	Not present in 2019
84	Marian College	Not present in 2019
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	Not present in 2019
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
90	The American College	Not present in 2019
92	Bishop Moore College	Not present in 2019
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	Not present in 2019
94	St. Aloysius College	Not present in 2019
96	Mahendra Arts & Science College	Not present in 2019
97	St. Joseph's College	Not present in 2019
98	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2019
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	Not present in 2019

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NIRF 2018 College rankings

The published 2018 College list contains 99 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 71.00. St. Stephen's College is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 70.77.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	1	No change	71.00
2	St. Stephens's College	—	New	70.77
4	Hindu College	—	New	67.46
5	Presidency College	—	New	66.21
6	Loyola College	—	New	66.06
7	Shri Ram College of Commerce	3	↓ 4	63.98
8	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	7	↓ 1	63.53
9	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	—	New	62.79
10	Madras Christian College	—	New	60.74
11	PSG College of Arts and Science	—	New	60.34
12	Lady Irwin College	—	New	60.04
13	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	9	↓ 4	59.76
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	—	New	59.55
15	Gargi College	—	New	59.46
16	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	—	New	59.39
17	St. Xavier`s College	—	New	58.45
18	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	57.51
19	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	—	New	57.37
20	Kirori Mal College	—	New	57.32
21	Hans Raj College	—	New	57.19
22	Women`s Christian College	—	New	57.18
23	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	—	New	56.96
24	Sri Venkateswara College	—	New	56.62
25	Dyal Singh College	—	New	56.43
26	Ramanujan College	—	New	56.13
27	Acharya Narendra Dev College	—	New	55.99
28	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	54.41
29	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	78	↑ 49	53.95
30	Stella Maris College for Women	—	New	53.66
31	Loreto College	—	New	53.55
32	Maharaja Agrasen College	—	New	53.35
33	Government Arts College	—	New	53.16
34	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	31	↓ 3	53.13
35	Silver Jubilee Degree College	—	New	53.12
36	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	—	New	53.09
37	Scott Christian College	—	New	53.08
38	Ethiraj College for Women	16	↓ 22	52.92
39	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	—	New	52.83
40	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	—	New	52.71
41	Sacred Heart College	—	New	52.52
42	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	52.51
43	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	—	New	52.00
44	Thiagarajar College	—	New	51.93
45	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	—	New	51.46
46	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	—	New	51.43
47	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	—	New	51.35
48	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	—	New	51.17
49	Madras School of Social Work	—	New	50.57
50	Jesus & Mary College	—	New	50.48
51	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	—	New	50.47
52	Indraprastha College for Women	—	New	49.91
53	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	—	New	49.85
54	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	—	New	49.83
55	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	29	↓ 26	49.65
56	Andhra Loyola College	24	↓ 32	49.45
57	Vellalar College for Women	—	New	49.27
58	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	—	New	49.20
59	Shivaji College	—	New	49.15
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	—	New	49.12
61	Shyam Lal College	—	New	48.98
62	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	—	New	48.95
63	Christ College (Autonomous)	—	New	48.80
64	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	22	↓ 42	48.75
65	Fatima College	—	New	48.73
65	St. Xavier's College	—	New	48.73
67	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	—	New	48.67
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	—	New	48.57
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	—	New	48.52
70	Women's Christian College	—	New	48.48
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	—	New	47.96
72	CMS College of Science and Commerce	—	New	47.92
73	College of Vocational Studies	—	New	47.82
74	National College	—	New	47.81
74	St. Xavier`s College	40	↓ 34	47.81
76	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	—	New	47.78
77	Queen Mary`s College	—	New	47.53
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	—	New	47.53
79	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	—	New	47.43
80	Lakshmi Bai College	—	New	47.33
81	Lady Doak College	—	New	47.21
82	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	—	New	47.12
83	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	—	New	46.98
84	Marian College	—	New	46.85
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	—	New	46.76
86	Maitreyi College	—	New	46.73
87	Nirmalagiri College	—	New	46.68
88	Mahatma Gandhi College	—	New	46.60
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	—	New	46.45
90	The American College	—	New	46.34
91	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	—	New	46.29
92	Bishop Moore College	—	New	46.22
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	—	New	46.19
94	St. Aloysius College	—	New	46.10
95	Anna Adarsh College for Women	—	New	46.07
96	Mahendra Arts & Science College	67	↓ 29	45.93
97	St. Joseph's College	—	New	45.88
98	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	66	↓ 32	45.83
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	—	New	45.80
100	Keshav Mahavidyalya	15	↓ 85	45.78

Major NIRF College ranking changes from 2017 to 2018

Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 49 places from rank 78 to 29. Keshav Mahavidyalya recorded the largest decline, moving down 85 places from rank 15 to 100. The 2018 list contains 85 institutions not present in the 2017 list, while 86 from 2017 are not present in 2018. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
29	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	78	↑ 49 places
100	Keshav Mahavidyalya	15	↓ 85 places
64	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	22	↓ 42 places
74	St. Xavier`s College	40	↓ 34 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 85 newly listed and 86 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
2	St. Stephens's College	70.77	Newly present
4	Hindu College	67.46	Newly present
5	Presidency College	66.21	Newly present
6	Loyola College	66.06	Newly present
9	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira	62.79	Newly present
10	Madras Christian College	60.74	Newly present
11	PSG College of Arts and Science	60.34	Newly present
12	Lady Irwin College	60.04	Newly present
14	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College	59.55	Newly present
15	Gargi College	59.46	Newly present
16	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	59.39	Newly present
17	St. Xavier`s College	58.45	Newly present
18	University College, Thiruvananthapuram	57.51	Newly present
19	Fergusson College (Autonomous)	57.37	Newly present
20	Kirori Mal College	57.32	Newly present
21	Hans Raj College	57.19	Newly present
22	Women`s Christian College	57.18	Newly present
23	Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College	56.96	Newly present
24	Sri Venkateswara College	56.62	Newly present
25	Dyal Singh College	56.43	Newly present
26	Ramanujan College	56.13	Newly present
27	Acharya Narendra Dev College	55.99	Newly present
28	St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli	54.41	Newly present
30	Stella Maris College for Women	53.66	Newly present
31	Loreto College	53.55	Newly present
32	Maharaja Agrasen College	53.35	Newly present
33	Government Arts College	53.16	Newly present
35	Silver Jubilee Degree College	53.12	Newly present
36	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram	53.09	Newly present
37	Scott Christian College	53.08	Newly present
39	Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science	52.83	Newly present
40	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College	52.71	Newly present
41	Sacred Heart College	52.52	Newly present
42	Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli	52.51	Newly present
43	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	52.00	Newly present
44	Thiagarajar College	51.93	Newly present
45	T. K. M. College of Arts and Science	51.46	Newly present
46	St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala	51.43	Newly present
47	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	51.35	Newly present
48	P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences	51.17	Newly present
49	Madras School of Social Work	50.57	Newly present
50	Jesus & Mary College	50.48	Newly present
51	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	50.47	Newly present
52	Indraprastha College for Women	49.91	Newly present
53	Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women	49.85	Newly present
54	St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai	49.83	Newly present
57	Vellalar College for Women	49.27	Newly present
58	Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women	49.20	Newly present
59	Shivaji College	49.15	Newly present
60	St. Josephs Arts & Science College	49.12	Newly present
61	Shyam Lal College	48.98	Newly present
62	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology	48.95	Newly present
63	Christ College (Autonomous)	48.80	Newly present
65	Fatima College	48.73	Newly present
65	St. Xavier's College	48.73	Newly present
67	Kongunadu Arts and Science College	48.67	Newly present
68	Govt. Post-Graduate College for Girls	48.57	Newly present
69	Kuriakose Gregorios College	48.52	Newly present
70	Women's Christian College	48.48	Newly present
71	Government Arts College, Tiruppur	47.96	Newly present
72	CMS College of Science and Commerce	47.92	Newly present
73	College of Vocational Studies	47.82	Newly present
74	National College	47.81	Newly present
76	St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam	47.78	Newly present
77	Queen Mary`s College	47.53	Newly present
77	Vimala College, Thrissur	47.53	Newly present
79	St. Thomas College, Thrissur	47.43	Newly present
80	Lakshmi Bai College	47.33	Newly present
81	Lady Doak College	47.21	Newly present
82	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	47.12	Newly present
83	Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli	46.98	Newly present
84	Marian College	46.85	Newly present
85	V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	46.76	Newly present
86	Maitreyi College	46.73	Newly present
87	Nirmalagiri College	46.68	Newly present
88	Mahatma Gandhi College	46.60	Newly present
89	Kongu Arts & Science College	46.45	Newly present
90	The American College	46.34	Newly present
91	Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College	46.29	Newly present
92	Bishop Moore College	46.22	Newly present
93	Bharati Vidyapeeth`s College of Fine Arts	46.19	Newly present
94	St. Aloysius College	46.10	Newly present
95	Anna Adarsh College for Women	46.07	Newly present
97	St. Joseph's College	45.88	Newly present
99	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening)	45.80	Newly present

2017 rank	Institution	Status
2	Loyola College	Not present in 2018
4	Bishop Heber College	Not present in 2018
5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	Not present in 2018
6	St. Xavier`s College	Not present in 2018
8	Dyal Singh College	Not present in 2018
10	The Women's Christian College	Not present in 2018
11	P.S.G. College of Arts & Science	Not present in 2018
12	Madras Christian College	Not present in 2018
13	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	Not present in 2018
14	P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women	Not present in 2018
17	Christ College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
18	Loreto College	Not present in 2018
19	Kongunadu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
20	Acharya Narendra Dev College	Not present in 2018
21	AU College of Science and Technology	Not present in 2018
23	AU College of Arts and Commerce	Not present in 2018
25	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	Not present in 2018
26	Holy Cross College	Not present in 2018
27	Fatima College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
28	Sacred Heart College	Not present in 2018
30	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology (RGIITBT)	Not present in 2018
32	Post Graduate Government College for Girls	Not present in 2018
33	Ramanujan College	Not present in 2018
34	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes)	Not present in 2018
35	Fergusson College	Not present in 2018
36	Degree College of Physical Education	Not present in 2018
37	Shri M.V. & Smt. N.V. Virani Science College	Not present in 2018
38	V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	Not present in 2018
39	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	Not present in 2018
41	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	Not present in 2018
42	St. Joseph's College	Not present in 2018
43	A.V.C. College-District Quaide-E-Milleth	Not present in 2018
44	Dr. N.G.P. Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
44	St Aloysius College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
46	Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College	Not present in 2018
47	Justice Baseer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	Not present in 2018
48	Mercy College	Not present in 2018
49	Little Flower College	Not present in 2018
50	K.S. Rangaswamy College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
51	MES Keveeyam College	Not present in 2018
52	Vimla College	Not present in 2018
53	Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce Quepem	Not present in 2018
54	Holy Cross College	Not present in 2018
55	St. Mary's College	Not present in 2018
56	Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College	Not present in 2018
57	Gobi Arts and Science College-Karattatipalayam Post	Not present in 2018
58	Vivekanand College	Not present in 2018
59	Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women	Not present in 2018
59	Meenakshi College for Women	Not present in 2018
61	Vitthalbhai Patel and Rajrathan, P.T. Patel Science College	Not present in 2018
62	Srimathi D.N. Bhat Vaishnav College for Women	Not present in 2018
63	Kongu Arts & Science College	Not present in 2018
64	J.B. College	Not present in 2018
65	Nirmala College for Women	Not present in 2018
68	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women	Not present in 2018
69	SNR Sons College	Not present in 2018
70	St. Teresa's College	Not present in 2018
71	Sri D. Manjunatheswara College	Not present in 2018
72	Nanded Education Society`s Science College	Not present in 2018
73	Mannam Memroial N.S.S. College	Not present in 2018
74	Mehr Chand Mahajan D.A.V. College for Women	Not present in 2018
75	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
76	K.S.R. College of Arts and Science for Women	Not present in 2018
77	Bahauddin Govt. Science College	Not present in 2018
79	S.D.M.S.M. Kalasala	Not present in 2018
80	Dr.V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College	Not present in 2018
81	Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce	Not present in 2018
82	S R M College of Arts and Science	Not present in 2018
83	Sai College of Computer Education	Not present in 2018
84	Assumption College	Not present in 2018
85	Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree and P.G Courses (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
86	Muthayammal College of Arts & Science	Not present in 2018
87	St. Josephs College for Women, (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
88	Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science	Not present in 2018
89	P.C. Jabin Science College	Not present in 2018
90	Govt. College	Not present in 2018
91	Nirmala College	Not present in 2018
92	K.B.N. College	Not present in 2018
93	V.S.M. College	Not present in 2018
94	J.G. College of Commerce	Not present in 2018
95	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	Not present in 2018
96	Presidency College	Not present in 2018
97	National College	Not present in 2018
98	Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College	Not present in 2018
99	Bharti Vidyapeeth`s Matoshri Bayabai Shripatrao Kadam Kanya Mahavidyalaya	Not present in 2018
100	Thanthai Hans Roever College	Not present in 2018

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NIRF 2017 College rankings

The published 2017 College list contains 100 ranked institutions. Miranda House holds rank 1 with a score of 69.39. Loyola College Chennai is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 2 with a score of 68.68.

2017 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Change	Score
1	Miranda House	—	—	69.39
2	Loyola College	—	—	68.68
3	Shri Ram College of Commerce	—	—	67.18
4	Bishop Heber College	—	—	61.18
5	Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College	—	—	60.68
6	St. Xavier`s College	—	—	59.12
7	Lady Shri Ram College For Women	—	—	58.28
8	Dyal Singh College	—	—	58.22
9	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	—	—	58.06
10	The Women's Christian College	—	—	57.37
11	P.S.G. College of Arts & Science	—	—	55.64
12	Madras Christian College	—	—	55.44
13	Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College	—	—	54.62
14	P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women	—	—	53.97
15	Keshav Mahavidyalya	—	—	53.21
16	Ethiraj College for Women	—	—	52.85
17	Christ College (Autonomous)	—	—	52.62
18	Loreto College	—	—	51.85
19	Kongunadu Arts & Science College	—	—	51.84
20	Acharya Narendra Dev College	—	—	51.06
21	AU College of Science and Technology	—	—	50.85
22	Sri Krishna Arts and Science College	—	—	50.80
23	AU College of Arts and Commerce	—	—	49.73
24	Andhra Loyola College	—	—	49.41
25	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	—	—	48.90
26	Holy Cross College	—	—	48.13
27	Fatima College (Autonomous)	—	—	47.95
28	Sacred Heart College	—	—	47.24
29	St. Joseph`s College of Commerce	—	—	47.21
30	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology (RGIITBT)	—	—	47.04
31	St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri	—	—	46.73
32	Post Graduate Government College for Girls	—	—	46.54
33	Ramanujan College	—	—	45.92
34	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening Classes)	—	—	45.76
35	Fergusson College	—	—	45.51
36	Degree College of Physical Education	—	—	45.48
37	Shri M.V. & Smt. N.V. Virani Science College	—	—	45.31
38	V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women	—	—	45.06
39	Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College	—	—	44.80
40	St. Xavier`s College	—	—	44.67
41	Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College	—	—	44.56
42	St. Joseph's College	—	—	44.35
43	A.V.C. College-District Quaide-E-Milleth	—	—	44.29
44	Dr. N.G.P. Arts & Science College	—	—	44.00
44	St Aloysius College (Autonomous)	—	—	44.00
46	Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College	—	—	43.86
47	Justice Baseer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women	—	—	43.77
48	Mercy College	—	—	43.68
49	Little Flower College	—	—	43.59
50	K.S. Rangaswamy College of Arts and Science	—	—	43.32
51	MES Keveeyam College	—	—	43.30
52	Vimla College	—	—	43.23
53	Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce Quepem	—	—	43.18
54	Holy Cross College	—	—	43.17
55	St. Mary's College	—	—	42.72
56	Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College	—	—	42.57
57	Gobi Arts and Science College-Karattatipalayam Post	—	—	42.39
58	Vivekanand College	—	—	42.26
59	Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women	—	—	42.07
59	Meenakshi College for Women	—	—	42.07
61	Vitthalbhai Patel and Rajrathan, P.T. Patel Science College	—	—	41.99
62	Srimathi D.N. Bhat Vaishnav College for Women	—	—	41.91
63	Kongu Arts & Science College	—	—	41.90
64	J.B. College	—	—	41.81
65	Nirmala College for Women	—	—	41.73
66	Rathinam College of Arts and Science	—	—	41.69
67	Mahendra Arts & Science College	—	—	41.33
68	Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women	—	—	40.89
69	SNR Sons College	—	—	40.29
70	St. Teresa's College	—	—	40.10
71	Sri D. Manjunatheswara College	—	—	39.96
72	Nanded Education Society`s Science College	—	—	39.47
73	Mannam Memroial N.S.S. College	—	—	38.99
74	Mehr Chand Mahajan D.A.V. College for Women	—	—	38.84
75	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	—	—	38.65
76	K.S.R. College of Arts and Science for Women	—	—	38.60
77	Bahauddin Govt. Science College	—	—	38.42
78	Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College	—	—	38.29
79	S.D.M.S.M. Kalasala	—	—	38.28
80	Dr.V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College	—	—	38.19
81	Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce	—	—	38.05
82	S R M College of Arts and Science	—	—	38.03
83	Sai College of Computer Education	—	—	37.93
84	Assumption College	—	—	37.92
85	Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree and P.G Courses (Autonomous)	—	—	37.56
86	Muthayammal College of Arts & Science	—	—	37.46
87	St. Josephs College for Women, (Autonomous)	—	—	37.15
88	Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science	—	—	37.07
89	P.C. Jabin Science College	—	—	36.87
90	Govt. College	—	—	36.82
91	Nirmala College	—	—	36.53
92	K.B.N. College	—	—	36.36
93	V.S.M. College	—	—	36.15
94	J.G. College of Commerce	—	—	36.03
95	Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)	—	—	35.43
96	Presidency College	—	—	35.23
97	National College	—	—	34.93
98	Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College	—	—	34.73
99	Bharti Vidyapeeth`s Matoshri Bayabai Shripatrao Kadam Kanya Mahavidyalaya	—	—	34.69
100	Thanthai Hans Roever College	—	—	34.65

2017 is the earliest College edition available in this database, so movement, entry and exit groups cannot be calculated for this year.

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Top private — College 2020

Lady Shri Ram College For Women · New Delhi #2 · 72.08

St. Stephen's College · Delhi #4 · 69.67

Loyola College Chennai · Chennai #6 · 68.03

Top 10 College colleges — NIRF 2020

Official rank order

#1 · Delhi, Delhi Miranda House Score 77.23 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi Lady Shri Ram College For Women Score 72.08 #3 · Delhi, Delhi Hindu College Score 70.44 #4 · Delhi, Delhi St. Stephen's College Score 69.67 #5 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Presidency College Chennai Score 68.89 #6 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Loyola College Chennai Score 68.03 #7 · Kolkata, West Bengal St. Xavier's College Kolkata Score 67.59 #7 · Howrah, West Bengal Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Score 67.59 #9 · Delhi, Delhi Hans Raj College Score 67.23 #10 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Score 66.63

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Top private colleges Lady Shri Ram College For Women Best rank #2 Top government colleges Miranda House Best rank #1

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1 Miranda House Delhi, Delhi Govt 77.23 0

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Held the #1 position across 4 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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2 Lady Shri Ram College For Women New Delhi, Delhi Private 72.08 3

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #7 in 2017 to #2 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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3 Hindu College Delhi, Delhi Govt 70.44 1

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Improved by 1 places from #4 in 2018 to #3 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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4 St. Stephen's College Delhi, Delhi Private 69.67 0

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #2 in 2018 to #4 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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5 Presidency College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 68.89 2

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Ranked #5 in both 2018 and 2020.

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6 Loyola College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 68.03 0

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Held the #6 position across 3 published years.

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7 St. Xavier's College Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Private 67.59 3

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #17 in 2018 to #7 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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7 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Howrah, West Bengal Private 67.59 4

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #9 in 2018 to #7 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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9 Hans Raj College Delhi, Delhi Govt 67.23 0

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 12 places from #21 in 2018 to #9 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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10 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 66.63 12

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Improved by 6 places from #16 in 2018 to #10 in 2020.

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11 RKMVCC Kolkata Rahara, West Bengal 66.58 3

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Improved by 67 places from #78 in 2017 to #11 in 2020.

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12 Shri Ram College of Commerce Delhi, Delhi Govt 66.29 5

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Moved down 9 places from #3 in 2017 to #12 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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13 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 66.15 1

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Improved by 1 places from #14 in 2018 to #13 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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14 Sri Venkateswara College Delhi, Delhi Govt 66.04 5

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Improved by 10 places from #24 in 2018 to #14 in 2020.

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15 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 65.32 1

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Moved down 6 places from #9 in 2017 to #15 in 2020.

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16 Gargi College Delhi, Delhi Govt 64.53 4

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Moved down 1 places from #15 in 2018 to #16 in 2020.

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17 Madras Christian College Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 64.36 4

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Moved down 7 places from #10 in 2018 to #17 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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18 Acharya Narendra Dev College New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Private 63.10 6

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 9 places from #27 in 2018 to #18 in 2020.

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19 Kirori Mal College Delhi, Delhi Govt 62.58 1

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Improved by 1 places from #20 in 2018 to #19 in 2020.

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20 Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Kolkata, West Bengal Private 62.36 5

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 20 places from #40 in 2018 to #20 in 2020.

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21 Dyal Singh College New Delhi, Delhi Govt 62.20 1

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #25 in 2018 to #21 in 2020.

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22 Thiagarajar College Madurai, Tamil Nadu Private 61.29 12

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Improved by 22 places from #44 in 2018 to #22 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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23 University College Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Govt 61.08 0

NIRF Rank Trend (College)

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Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #18 in 2018 to #23 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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24 P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences Changa, Gujarat Private 61.01 2

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Improved by 24 places from #48 in 2018 to #24 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.

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25 PSG College of Arts and Science Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.74 8

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Moved down 14 places from #11 in 2018 to #25 in 2020.

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