Top Universities Colleges in Odisha 2023. In this article we will know about top universities, colleges in Odisha as per the recently published NIRF rankings for the year 2023 on 5th June. Through this article you will get to know about the top medical colleges in Odisha 2023, top engineering colleges in Odisha 2023 and also top universities Odisha 2023. To move forward let us first understand what is NIRF Ranking?
NIRF Ranking
NIRF stands for National Institutional Ranking Framework. To rank institutes of higher education in India, this ranking methodology was adopted by the Government of India. This was approved initially by the Ministry of Human resources which is now Ministry of Education and launched on 29 September 2015.
The first NIRF ranking was released in 2016. In the 1st ranking in 2016, only 4 categories of were included and those were (Universities, Engineering, Management and Pharmacy).
In 2017, 2 more categories were added to the list. Those were overall and college.
In 2019, 3 more categories were added, Medical, Architecture, and Law making the total count of categories as 9. In 2020, Dental was added, taking the overall count of categories to 10.
Presently as on 2023, 13 categories are considered for the NIRF Ranking. The 13 categories are
Overall
Universities
Colleges
Research Institutions
Engineering
Management
Pharmacy
Medical
Dental
Law
Architecture and Planning
Agriculture and allied sectors
Innovation
In 2023, a total of 8686 higher education institutes participated as nominees for the NIRF Rankings 2023. The ranking exercise for the year 2023 continues with the practice of providing a common “Overall” rank in addition to a separate rank for Universities, Research Institutions, Degree Colleges, and discipline-specific ranks in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Law, Medical, Dental and Architecture & Planning. Agriculture & Allied Sectors and Innovation are two verticals added to the ranking exercise from 2023 onward.
Generally the NIRF team of experts with National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and INFLIBNET Centre at Gandhinagar collectively complete the task.
Parameters of NIRF Ranking
>The ranking framework evaluates institutions on five broad generic groups of parameters, i.e. Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcome (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR).
There are the following sub parameters under each of the above 5 parameters which are also measured.
Sub-Parameters of NIRF Ranking
Teaching, Learning and Resources ( Weightage, 0.30 ): Student Strength, Faculty Student Ratio, Faculty with Ph.D, Financial Resources & Utilisation, Online Education
Research and Professional Practice ( Weightage, 0.30 ): Publications, Citations, Patents, Research Projects
Graduation Outcome ( Weightage, 0.20 ): Placement & Higher Studies, University Examinations, Median Salary, Ph.D Students
Outreach and Inclusivity ( Weightage, 0.10 ): Region Diversity, Women Diversity, Economically and Socially Challenged Students, Physically Challenged Students
Perception ( Weightage, 0.10 ): Peer Perception: Academic, Peers and Employers
Top Universities Colleges in Odisha 2023
This year as per the NIRF Rankings, in overall category, 9 Higher education institutes secured positions under top 200.
| Rank | Name | City | State |
| 26 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 29 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 37 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha |
| 91 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 156 | C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 188 | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar | Khordha | Odisha |
| 194 | SCB Medical College and Hospital | Cuttack | Odisha |
| 198 | Utkal University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 199 | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology | Burla | Odisha |
Check the full list of 200 below.
| OVERALL CATEGORY – Top 200 | |||
| Rank | Name | City | State |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Science | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam |
| 10 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 11 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 13 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 14 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 15 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka |
| 17 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu |
| 18 | Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 19 | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 20 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 21 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | University of Delhi | Delhi | Delhi |
| 23 | Calcutta University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 24 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 25 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani | Pilani | Rajasthan |
| 26 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 27 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 28 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 29 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 30 | Homi Bhabha National Institute | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 31 | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 32 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 33 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Rupnagar | Punjab |
| 34 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 35 | Savitribai Phule Pune University | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 36 | Bharathiar University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 37 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha |
| 38 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | Surathkal | Karnataka |
| 39 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| 40 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | Patiala | Punjab |
| 41 | Institute of Chemical Technology | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 42 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Dhanbad | Jharkhand |
| 43 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Kolkata | Mohanpur | West Bengal |
| 44 | Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 45 | Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab |
| 46 | Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab |
| 47 | Kerala University | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 48 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Srivilliputtur | Tamil Nadu |
| 49 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| 50 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University | Vaddeswaram | Andhra Pradesh |
| 51 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali | Mohali | Punjab |
| 52 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | Kottayam | Kerala |
| 53 | National Institute of Technology Warangal | Warangal | Telangana |
| 54 | National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala |
| 55 | JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research | Mysuru | Karnataka |
| 56 | Alagappa University | Karaikudi | Tamil Nadu |
| 57 | Amity University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 58 | University of Kashmir | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 59 | Symbiosis International | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 60 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 61 | Delhi Technological University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 62 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 63 | Cochin University of Science and Technology | Cochin | Kerala |
| 64 | Osmania University | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 65 | University of Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 66 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Howrah | West Bengal |
| 66 | Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| 66 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 69 | Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 70 | Bharathidasan University | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 71 | Mysore University | Mysuru | Karnataka |
| 72 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Punjab |
| 73 | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 74 | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | Ludhiana | Punjab |
| 75 | Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research | Wardha | Maharashtra |
| 76 | Andhra University, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 77 | King George`s Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 78 | Jamia Hamdard | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 79 | UPES | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 80 | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Kalavakkam | Tamil Nadu |
| 81 | Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 82 | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| 83 | National Institute of Technology Silchar | Silchar | Assam |
| 84 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 85 | Gujarat University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 86 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | Rishikesh | Uttarakhand |
| 87 | Guru Nanak Dev University | Amritsar | Punjab |
| 88 | SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 89 | Graphic Era University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 90 | National Institute of Technology Durgapur | Durgapur | West Bengal |
| 91 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 92 | Visvesvaraya Technological University | Belgaum | Karnataka |
| 93 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 94 | Madurai Kamaraj University | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| 95 | Shiv Nadar University | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 96 | Mumbai University | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 97 | Banasthali Vidyapith | Banasthali | Rajasthan |
| 98 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 99 | Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 100 | Christ University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 101 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 102 | Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon | Gurugram, Haryana | Haryana |
| 103 | Ashoka University | Sonepat | Haryana |
| 104 | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 105 | Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 106 | Bharati Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 107 | Birla Institute of Technology | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 108 | Calicut University, Thenhipalem, Malapuram | Malappuram | Kerala |
| 109 | Central University of Punjab | Bathinda | Punjab |
| 110 | Central University of Tamil Nadu | Tiruvarur | Tamil Nadu |
| 111 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Hisar | Haryana |
| 112 | Chettinad Academy of Research and Education | Kelambakkam | Tamil Nadu |
| 113 | G.B. Pant Universtiy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | Pantnagar | Uttarakhand |
| 114 | Gauhati University | Guwahati | Assam |
| 115 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 116 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 117 | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad | Palakkad | Kerala |
| 118 | International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 119 | Jain university,Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 120 | M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 121 | M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 122 | Maharishi Markandeshwar | Ambala | Haryana |
| 123 | Maharshi Dayanand University | Rohtak | Haryana |
| 124 | Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
| 125 | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 126 | Mizoram University | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| 127 | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh |
| 128 | National Institute of Technology Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 129 | National Institute of Technology Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 130 | National Institute of Technology, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 131 | Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) | South West | Delhi |
| 132 | NITTE | Mangaluru | Karnataka |
| 133 | North Eastern Hill University | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 134 | Periyar University | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| 135 | Pondicherry University | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| 136 | PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 137 | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology | Surat | Gujarat |
| 138 | Sharda University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 139 | Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | Solan | Himachal Pradesh |
| 140 | Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Campus | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| 141 | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 142 | Sri Venkateswara University | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh |
| 143 | Tezpur University | Tezpur | Assam |
| 144 | The University of Burdwan | Bardhaman | West Bengal |
| 145 | University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| 146 | University of Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 147 | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 148 | Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh |
| 149 | Visva Bharati | Santiniketan | West Bengal |
| 150 | Yenepoya University | Mangaluru | Karnataka |
| 151 | Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh |
| 152 | Anand Agricultural University | Anand | Gujarat |
| 153 | Annamalai University | Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu |
| 154 | Assam University-Silchar | Silchar | Assam |
| 155 | BLDE | Vijayapura | Karnataka |
| 156 | C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 157 | Chandigarh Engineering College-CGC, Landran, Mohali | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Punjab |
| 158 | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pardesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh |
| 159 | Chitkara University | Rajpura | Punjab |
| 160 | College of Engineering, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 161 | D. Y. Patil Educational Society | Kolhapur | Maharashtra |
| 162 | Dibrugarh University | Dibrugarh | Assam |
| 163 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad | Aurangabad | Maharashtra |
| 164 | Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan | Solan | Himachal Pradesh |
| 165 | Galgotias University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 166 | Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 167 | Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 168 | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences | Patna | Bihar |
| 169 | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 170 | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh |
| 171 | Kalinga University, Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 172 | Kalyani University | Kalyani | West Bengal |
| 173 | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 174 | Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur | Thrissur | Kerala |
| 175 | KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research | Belagavi | Karnataka |
| 176 | KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 177 | Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad, Maharashtra | Karad | Maharashtra |
| 178 | Kurukshetra University | Kurukshetra | Haryana |
| 179 | Kuvempu University | Shivamogga | Karnataka |
| 180 | LNCT University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 181 | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies | Faridabad | Haryana |
| 182 | Mangalore University | Mangalore | Karnataka |
| 183 | Manipal University Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 184 | Manipur University | Imphal | Manipur |
| 185 | Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 186 | Mepco Schlenk Engineering College | Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu |
| 187 | Nirma University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 188 | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar | Khordha | Odisha |
| 189 | Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 190 | Presidency University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 191 | PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH (Inst. Code – 012), COIMBATORE | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 192 | Rajalakshmi Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 193 | Sawai Man Singh Medical College | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 194 | SCB Medical College and Hospital | Cuttack | Odisha |
| 195 | SR University | Warangal | Telangana |
| 196 | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 197 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 198 | Utkal University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 199 | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology | Burla | Odisha |
| 200 | VELS Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (Vistas) ,Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Top Universities Odisha 2023
In overall category while 9 higher education institutes bags top spots under 200, in the University category, 3 globally famed universities from Odisha bags top spots under 20.
| Category – University | City | State | NIRF India Rankings 2023 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 15 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 16 |
| Utkal University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 93 |
In College category, unfortunately no colleges from Odisha made it to the list in top 100.
In Top 50 research institutes, National Institute of Rourkela ( NIT ) bags the 29th position, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology ( KIIT ) bags the 44th position and SOA, Siksha `O` Anusandhan bags the 49th position.
Top Engineering Colleges in Odisha 2023
From Odisha, 5 engineering colleges made it to the top list under 100 best engineering colleges in India and becomes Top Engineering Colleges in Odisha 2023.
| Top 5 Engineering Colleges, Odisha, NIRF Ranking 2023 | |||
| National Institute of Technology | Rourkela | Odisha | 16 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 27 |
| KIIT | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 39 |
| IIT | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 47 |
| C.V. Raman Global University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 100 |
Management category
In the Management category of NIRF Ranking, the below institutes secured rankings under top 100 from Odisha.
XIM University, Bhubaneswar, Rank – 46
Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Rank – 47
Indian institute of Management, Sambalpur, Rank – 58
KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Rank – 59
International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, Rank – 67
Top Medical Colleges in Odisha 2023
3 medical colleges from Odisha secured top spots in the NIRF Ranking under 50 and becomes Top Medical Colleges in Odisha 2023.
| Category – Medical NIRF Ranking 2023 | |||
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 16 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 17 |
| Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 26 |
In the category “Dental” of NIRF Ranking, Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar becomes number 9th, KIMS, Bhubaneswar in number 20.
In “Law” categories of NIRF Ranking, once again Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar becomes number 8th, KIIT university in number 12 and also National Law University in Cuttack, Odisha stood at number 30.
In “Architecture”, NIT, Rourkela is the only institute to became in number 8 as per NIRF Ranking 2023.
In “Agriculture and allied sciences” only the Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, took a spot under 40 and ranked in 22nd in the NIRF Ranking. You can also check other details about the NIRF Rankings 2023, top colleges, universities in India 2023 here.