Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) had emerged as best institute in India, bagging the top rank in National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2021 . For the third consecutive year, IIT Madras has bagged the top spot.

IIT Madras has been ranked number one in India in 'Overall' and 'Engineering' category in NIRF Rankings 2021. IITs have again scored big in the list with as many as seven IITs securing a spot in the list.