- President Ram Nath Kovind on April 8, 2019 released the national ranking of higher institutes by the Ministry of Human Resources Development in New Delhi.
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras topped the rankings while the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore bagged the second rank followed by IIT Delhi.
- Out of ten top institutes, seven are IITs. Jawaharlal Nehru University got the seventh rank and Banaras Hindu University bagged the tenth spot.
- Delhi University’s Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges across the country, while the varsity’s St Stephen’s College was ranked fourth.
- AIIMS has been ranked first among medical sciences institutes and National Law School, Bangalore has topped law colleges.
