NIRF Rankings 2024 Mumbai: IIT Bombay, TISS Climbs Up, MU Slips

In the latest National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 edition, the University of Mumbai (MU) has fallen from the top 100 higher education institutions in India to the 101–150 range. In the university category, MU has slipped from 56th to 61st.

The NIRF ranking started in 2015 with the goal of ranking Indian institutes according to several criteria. Some of the criteria are "Graduation Outcomes," "Outreach and Inclusivity," "Research and Professional Practices," and "Teaching, Learning, and Resources." The universities are evaluated by the Union Ministry of Education. 

The top two positions in the overall rankings are the same as last year, with IIT Madras and IISc Bangalore holding the top spots. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) took over IIT Delhi, moving from fourth to third place overall. 

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) made a significant leap into the top 100, securing the 98th position. Previously, TISS was ranked between 150 and 200. Interestingly, TISS recently came under central government control. 

The Homi Bhabha National Institute, a city-based higher education institution, also saw an improvement. It rose from 30th to 27th place in the overall ranking and from 17th to 16th in the university category.

In contrast, the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) experienced a decline in rankings. ICT dropped from 23rd to 35th in the university rankings and from 41st to 56th in the overall category. 

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), the only private university from Mumbai in the top 100, also dropped a few spots in both the overall and university rankings. 

Meanwhile, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth maintained its position in the 151-200 range in the overall rankings, unchanged from the previous year. NITIE, which is now listed as IIM Mumbai, ranked sixth nationally in the management category, down from seventh last year. 

St. Xavier's College in Fort moved up in the college rankings, improving from the 101–150 band to 89th place. Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, however, dropped from 57th place to the 101–150 category. 

Govt Dental College (Mumbai) and Nair Dental Hospital were ranked 25th and 28th, respectively, though no medical college from Mumbai made it into the top 50. Maharashtra National Law University in Mumbai ranked 31st among law schools.