NIRF Ranking 2020 – Top Architecture Colleges in India – The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released the NIRF Architecture Rankings 2020. The top rank in the list went to IIT Kharagpur, who has repeated the achievement for the third time in a row. The second and third positions went to IIT Roorkee and NIT Calicut; both remained at the same position as in the last edition. Among the states, Tamil Nadu has the maximum four representations inside the top 20. NIRF Rankings for Architecture category was first published in 2018.
The framework has determined the rankings based on five parameters; these include Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, and Perception. Please note that they carry different weightage.
NIRF Architecture Ranking 2020
| College Name | State | NIRF 2020 Rank | Score | NIRF 2019 Rank |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | West Bengal | 1 | 80.46 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 2 | 79.75 | 2 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kerala | 3 | 69.24 | 3 |
| CEPT University, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 4 | 66.68 | – |
| School of Planning and Architecture Delhi | Delhi | 5 | 65.63 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur | West Bengal | 6 | 65.05 | – |
| School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 63.87 | 6 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tamilnadu | 8 | 60.29 | 7 |
| School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 9 | 59.63 | 9 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | Delhi | 10 | 56.29 | 8 |
| College of Engineering, Trivandrum | Kerala | 11 | 55.75 | 5 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Karnataka | 12 | 53.11 | – |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra | Jharkhand | 13 | 52.45 | 10 |
| BMS College of Architecture, Bengaluru | Karnataka | 14 | 52.18 | 15 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 15 | 51.7 | 14 |
| Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 16 | 51.52 | 13 |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai | Tamilnadu | 17 | 50.3 | – |
| Anna University, Chennai | Tamilnadu | 18 | 48.73 | 12 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 19 | 48.59 | – |
| Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai | Tamilnadu | 20 | 48.5 | – |
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NIRF Architecture Rankings 2020 – Key Highlights
- The NIRF Ranking 2020 for Architecture category is released for Top 20 engineering colleges in the country. In the last edition, only 15 colleges were ranked by the NIRF.
- IIT Kharagpur is best Architecture college in the country
- Top 3 college in NIRF Ranking 2020: IIT Kharagpur – 1, IIT Roorkee – 2, and NIT Calicut – 3
- Top three retain their positions from last rankings: Each of the top three kept their positions, with no upward or downward movement.
- States with two or more institutes inside Top 20: Tamil Nadu – 4, Delhi – 2, Karnataka – 2, Kerala – 2, Madhya Pradesh – 2, West Bengal – 2
- No institute from the NE in Top 20:
- Architecture as a Category was added to NIRF Rankings in 2018. Previous to that NIRF didn’t publish any rankings for Architecture category.
- IITs occupy top two positions. Also, note that IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee are the only IITs that offer the Architecture course.
- Four NITs inside Top 20: NIT Calicut – 3, NIT Tiruchirappalli – 8, MANIT – 15, NIT Hamirpur – 19
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Q: Which are the top ranked architecture colleges in India as per NIRF Rankings 2020?
Ans: IIT Kharagpur – 1, IIT Roorkee – 2, and NIT Calicut – 3. In NIRF Rankings 2019 also they occupied the same positions.
Q. How many NITs are ranked inside Top 20:
Ans: Four NITs have been rained inside the Top 20. These include NIT Calicut – 3, NIT Tiruchirappalli – 8, MANIT – 15, NIT Hamirpur – 19
Q. Are there any IITs ranked inside the top 20 list published by NIRF for Architecture category?
Ans: Yes, there are only two IITs that offer the architecture course, and they are ranked 1 and 2 in NIRF Architecture Rankings 2020.
Q. Which state has the maximum number of top ranked private medical colleges in NIRF Rankings 2020?
Ans: Tamil Nadu – 4, Delhi – 2, Karnataka – 2, Kerala – 2, Madhya Pradesh – 2, West Bengal – 2
Q. How many government engineering colleges are ranked in NIRF Rankings of Top Engineering Colleges 2020?
Ans: The overall list as per NIRF Engineering Rankings 2020 contains 200 colleges, out of these 94 are government medical colleges. The remaining 106 are private engineering colleges.
Q. How are NIRF Rankings 2020 for the architecture category determined?
Ans: The NIRF Rankings 2020 are prepared using following five parameters: Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, and Perception
