In a major feat, IIM Kashipur has secured space in the ‘Top 20 institutions’ in the NIRF Ranking, by achieving 19th rank in this year's NIRF ranking. The Ministry of Education today announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for the year 2023.

IIM Kashipur was earlier ranked #23 in NIRF Ranking in 2022 among top 125 Management institutes as compared to #33 in 2021. Getting 19th rank from 33rd in such a short time span is a major achievement for the institute. This is a clear result of its academic rigor and high standard of teaching and research at the institute.

Apert from this, the Institute has also become the only IIM to get the Top 50 rank in NIRF- ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) quotient, leaving behind other IIMs. Ranking top among IITs in ‘innovation’ area is a big feat of achievement.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has been adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. NIRF ranking is created based on the parameters including teaching, learning and resources, research, inclusivity, and peer perception. The ranking is published annually. 

The lists include the ranking of higher education institutes in sub-categories including top universities, and top colleges, and section-wise lists of the best engineering, medical, law, and management colleges, pharma colleges, architecture, and others. The number of participating colleges in 2016 were 3,500 which has increased to 8,688 in 2023.