The Ministry of Education has announced the ninth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for 2024. IIT-Madras has been named the top institute in engineering and overall categories, followed by IISc Bengaluru for top university. Three new categories have been introduced this year, and the faculty-to-student ratio criteria has been modified. IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay have also secured top positions in multiple categories.