We have covered NIRF’s guiding principles and different categories. In this article, we will see the top institutions under different categories. If you want to access the complete list click here. 

Domains/Disciplines
 

Engineering

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 

2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 

5. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

6. India Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

7. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 

8. India Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 

9. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 

10. Jadavpur University, Kolkata 

Management 

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad 

2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 

3. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode 

4. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta 

5. India Institute of Technology, Delhi 

6. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow 

7. National Institue of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai 

8. Indian Institute of Management, Indore 

9. XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur

10. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 

Pharmacy 

1. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 

2. Jamia Hamdard, Delhi 

3. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani 

4. JSC College of Pharmacy, Ooty 

5. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali 

6. JSC College of Pharmacy, Mysore 

7. Punjab University, Chandigarh 

8. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Science, Manipal 

9. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 

10. SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
     

Medical 

1. All India Institute of Medical Science, Delhi 

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 

3. Christian Medical College, Vellore 

4. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Banglore 

5. Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry 

6. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 

7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow 

8. Banaras Hindu University, Banaras 

9. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 

10. Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 

Dental 

1. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 

2. Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 

3. Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune 

4. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi 

5. A.S. Shetty Memorial Insitute of Dental Science, Mangluru 

6. SRM Dental College, Chennai 

7. Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 

8. Manipal College of Dental Science, Mangalore 

9. Sikha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar 

10. Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi 

Law 

1. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru 

2. National Law University, New Delhi 

3. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad 

4. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 

5. Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi 

6. Symbiosis Law School, Pune 

7. Gujrat National Law University, Gandhinagar 

8. Sokha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar 

9. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

10. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow 

Architecture and Planning 

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

2. National Institute of Technology, Calicut 

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

4. National Institute of Technology, Thiruchirappalli 

5. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 

6. Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi 

7. Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad 

8. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 

9. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 

10. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 

Agriculture and Allied Sectors 

1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 

2. ICAR -  National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 

3. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 

4. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 

5. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 

6. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (Bareilly) 

7. Central Institue of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 

8. G.B. Pant University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Pantnagar 

9. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar 

10. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 

Institution Type 

Overall 

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 

2. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 

5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 

6. Indian Insitute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 

7. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

8. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

9. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 

10. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 

Universities 

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 

3. Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi 

4. Jadavpur University, Kolkata 

5. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 

6. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 

7. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 

8. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 

9. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 

10. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 

Colleges 

1. Miranda House, Delhi 

2. Hindu College, Delhi 

3. Presidency Collge, Chennai 

4. PGSR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore 

5. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata 

6. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College, New Delhi 

7. Loyola Collge, Chennai 

8. Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda College, Kolkata 

9. Kirori Mal College, Delhi 

10. Lady Sri Ram College for Women, New Delhi 

Research Institutions 

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 

2. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 

5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

6. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 

7. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

8. All India Institute of Medical Science, Delhi 

9. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 

10. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 

Innovation 

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 

2. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 

4. Indian Insitute of Technology, Delhi 

5. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

6. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 

7. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 

8. Indian Insitute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram 

9. National Institute of Technology, Calicut 

10. Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi