The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has been ranked the best higher education institution in the country in the overall category and in the field of engineering education in the seventh edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework released on Friday.
IIT Madras was ranked second only to the Indian Institute of Science in research. Institute Director V. Kamakoti, who received the awards from Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi, dedicated the achievement to the students, the staff and the faculty. “The NIRF process gives a detailed feedback on our strengths and weaknesses. While we will continue to leverage our strengths, we will address the weaknesses to march forward,” he said.
