Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) continues to retain the top honours in Indian Higher Education. The premier technical institute has, once again, swept the top honours in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) rankings of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Government of India, announced the results of eighth edition of NIRF India Ranking Results today in New Delhi and gave away the prizes. 

IIT Madras held on its No. 1 ranking in the ‘Overall’ category for the Fifth Consecutive Year and in ‘Engineering’ Category for the Eight Consecutive Year, right from the first edition of the Rankings in 2016.   

In the ‘Research Institutions’ category, IIT Madras was Ranked 2, retaining last year’s position. IIT Madras was ranked 2 in the ‘Innovations’ category.

Congratulating all the Institutes that took part in the NIRF 2023, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Government of India, said, “NIRF Rankings have helped students in selecting the Institutes among Higher Education Institutes in the country. It also helps the Institute to identify the area of improvement in teaching, research, resources and other aspects. This initiative has foster a culture of data organisation and curation of among participating Institutes promoting healthy competition.”

The awards were received by Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, in person, who was accompanied by Prof. R.G. Robinson, Dean (Administration), IIT Madras, Prof. Prathap Haridoss, Dean (Academic Courses), IIT Madras and M. Thenmozhi, Head, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, at the event.