Instructions for Registration

1. Registration is a pre-requisite for institutions desirous of getting

themselves ranked on the parameters defined by NIRF.

2. Within each discipline, academic institutions can be ranked into the

following two categories:

Category A: Institutions engaged in Research and Teaching.

Category B: Institutions engaged primarily in Teaching.

All institutions affiliated to a University will normally be classified as

Category B institutions. Autonomous colleges that are engaged
primarily in teaching, may opt for being ranked in Category B.
Category A would comprise of Institutions of National Importance set
up by the Act of Parliament, Central and State Universities, Deemed-
to-be-Universities, Private Universities and Autonomous Colleges
engaged in research and teaching. Feel free to contact us, in case of
doubts.

3. Every registered institution would be required to provide data on

various ranking parameters. This data can be compiled off-line and
submitted online using excel sheet (XL Utility) which would be made
available to registered institutions by 15th Nov., 2015. Online
interface may also be used for keying-in the data. You can prepare
the required data (parameters) offline, in advance, for submission
based on the sample data sheet. The online interface would be
available in the first week of Dec. 2015.

4. List of institutions for engineering, management, pharmacy and

architecture (along with their addresses) was provided by the AICTE
/ MHRD. List of universities and colleges and their addresses are
being obtained from UGC. Names of institutions and other details
are not editable. Changes / additions in names, addresses, etc. can
only be made by concerned regulatory authority. Please
communicate such details to concerned authority with a copy to
helpdesk@nirf.org.

5. Institutions whose names are not available in drop-down menu (in

any domain / discipline) or institutions who wish to get themselves
ranked in multiple categories may contact us at helpdesk@nirf.org.