The announcement was made by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.
NIRF 2020 ranking this year was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, NIRF rankings were announced on April 8 by President Ram Nath Kovind. NIRF rankings 2020 will be announced for nine categories.
Categories Considered for NIRF Ranking
- Overall
- University
- Management
- College
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Law
NIRF MBA Rankings 2020: Top Management Institutes List
| Ranking | Top Institute of 2019 | Top Institute of 2020 |
| 1 | IIM Bangalore | IIM Ahmedabad |
| 2 | IIM Ahmedabad | IIM Bangalore |
| 3 | IIM Calcutta | IIM Calcutta |
| 4 | IIM Lucknow | IIM Lucknow |
| 5 | IIM Indore | IIT Kharagpur |
| 6 | IIT Kharagpur | IIM Kozhikode |
| 7 | Xavier Labour Relations Institute | IIM Indore |
| 8 | IIM Kozhikode | IIT Delhi |
| 9 | IIT Delhi | Xavier Labour Relations Institute |
| 10 | IIT Bombay | Management Development Institute |
NIRF Law Rankings 2020: Top Law College List
| Ranking | Top Institute of 2019 | Top Institute of 2020 |
| 1 | National Law School of India University | National Law School of India University |
| 2 | National Law University | National Law University |
| 3 | Nalsar University of Law | Nalsar University of Law |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| 5 | National Law University | National Law University |
| 6 | The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences | The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences |
| 7 | Symbiosis Law School | Gujarat National Law University |
| 8 | Jamia Millia Islamia | Symbiosis Law School |
| 9 | Gujarat National Law University | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| 10 | The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law |
In last year's ranking, the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, or IISc Bangalore, was titled the best university and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, or IIM Bangalore was the best institute in the Management category.
For the medical, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Delhi, was ranked as the best institute, and Jamia Hamdard, Delhi was ranked the best Pharmacy institute.
The National Law School of India University, or NLSIU, Bengaluru was the best Law institute and IIT Kharagpur was the best institute for Architecture, according to 2019 NIRF India rankings.