Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Achieves 7th Position Among India’s Top Universities: NIRF 2024 Rankings
- Amrita is ranked in the top 10 universities list seven times in a row, from 2017.
- Ranked 8, Amrita School of Medicine is also in the top 10 medical colleges in the country according to NIRF 2024.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), a leading multi-campus, multi-disciplinary teaching and research institution in India, is ranked as the 7th best university in the country for 2024 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for the national-level annual ranking of higher education institutions.
With the latest and the ninth edition of the annual ranking, Amrita becomes one among the few higher education institutions in the country to figure in the top 10 universities list eight times in a row, from 2017. Founded in 2003, it is also the youngest institution in the list. Amrita (ranked 18) is among the only three private universities to find a place in the list of Top 20 universities in the ‘Overall’ category. Ranked 8, Amrita School of Medicine is also in the top 10 medical colleges in the country according to NIRF 2024. Along with that, Amrita School of Pharmacy is ranked 13 in the Pharmacy Education Category while Amrita School of Dentistry ranked 14 in the Dental Education Category. Amrita school of Engineering ranked 23.
NIRF evaluates institutions under the parameters of five broad generic groups: teaching, learning & resources, research & professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach & inclusivity, and perception. Prestigious higher education institutions across the nation participated in NIRF 2024, which ranked them in Sixteen categories.
In his comments on the university’s consistent performance in NIRF Rankings, Dr P Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, said, “Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and its medical college once again finding a place in the Top 10 in the NIRF Rankings 2024 is ample testimony to the vision of world-renowned humanitarian leader and Chancellor, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi, in setting the dual goals of education for life and compassion-driven research. The recognition would not have been possible without the tiring efforts put in by the students and staff, and I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Government of India in bestowing this honor. I am happy and humbled with the consistency in the recognition of the academic excellence, outstanding faculty and world-class infrastructure that the university is known for.”
It is to be noted that for 2021, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham received the highest possible A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution assessing and accrediting higher education institutions. The university had also received Grade A rating in previous NAAC assessments in 2009 and 2014. In THE University Impact Rankings 2023, a pioneering initiative to recognise universities around the world for their social and economic impact for sustainable future, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 50 in the world.