The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H), has once again been ranked among the top technical institutes in India. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2023, IIT-H maintained its rank at 14 and remained in the top 10 for engineering institutes for the eighth year in a row. The school also received a ranking of third in NIRF-Innovation, previously known as ARIIA- Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements.
The Director of IIT Hyderabad, Prof B S Murty, expressed his excitement about this achievement and credited the hard work of the students, staff, faculty, and alumni for contributing to this success. He also gave thanks to the Ministry of Education for their support. He believes that this is only the beginning and that with continued support, IIT-H will continue to excel in technology innovation.
The Dean (Innovation, Translation & Startups) at IIT Hyderabad, Prof S Surya Kumar, was thrilled with IITH’s ranking of #3 in NIRF-Innovation. He highlighted that IIT-H is committed to creating a comprehensive ecosystem that supports young entrepreneurs through incubation programs, academic support, student cells, and technology transfer assistance. He hopes that these efforts will inspire more students to become entrepreneurs.
Dr Sai Santosh Kumar Raavi, Department of Physics and Convenor of NIRF at IITH, reflected on IITH’s journey in the NIRF rankings. He mentioned that IITH is the only second-generation IIT consistently securing a place in the top 10 engineering institutes in the country. Even this year, IITH stands as one of the top three institutes in NIRF-Innovation. Dr Raavi attributed this success to the proactive implementation of best practices.
He highlighted that IITH’s performance on various parameters, including faculty-student ratio, faculty qualification, financial resource utilization, patents, and project impact, is comparable to or even higher than some of the older generation IITs. This demonstrates IITH’s sustained and gradual improvement in the NIRF rankings for 2023.
