NEW DELHI: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday announced the list of India Rankings 2018 for higher education institutions at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan. 


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Every year, the ministry releases the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2018 to rank the universities and institutes of the country on the basis of a set criterion for different fields and courses. 


This year, the HRD Ministry introduced three new categories - medical, architecture and law. The existing categories include - Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Pharmacy and Management. While the categories - universities, engineering, management and pharmacy - have been in place since 2016, overall and college categories were added in 2017.


Here's the 


Overall


Indian Institute of Science


Indian Institute of Technology Madras


Indian Institute of Technology Bombay


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University


Indian Institute of Science


Jawaharlal Nehru University


Banaras Hindu University


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Engineering


Indian Institute of Technology Madras


Indian Institute of Technology Bombay


Indian Institute of Technology Delhi


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College


Miranda House


St. Stephen's College


Bishop Heber College


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Management


Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad


Indian Institute of Management Bangalore


Indian Institute of Management Calcutta


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Pharmacy


National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali


Jamia Hamdard


Panjab University


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Medical


All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi


Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research


Christian Medical College


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Architecture


Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur


Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee


School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi


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Law


National Law School of India University


National Law University


Nalsar University of Law


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More than 4,000 universities and institutions have applied this year. The participation number was 3,000 last year.


According to the national institutional ranking framework (NIRF), Delhi University's Miranda House was the best college, premier healthcare institute AIIMS the best medical college and NLSIU-Bengaluru the best law school in the country.