Top Universities & Institutes in Assam & NE states – NIRF 2021 Ranking (Overall)

Top Institutes/Universities from Assam & North East India in NIRF 2021 Ranking

The 2021 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) judged the institutions and universities in the country on various parameters. The rankings of the 2021 NIRF ranked many universities from NE states among best in India. Many institutes from this region are ranked for the first time.

Institutes from North East Regions also come out good but as compared to other regions, a lot needs to be done to improve education in the region.

NIRF Rankings 2021: Overall Ranking

Institutes from Assam 

Overall Ranking

• IIT Guwahati at 7^th (2020 – 7^th rank, 2019 – 9^th rank)
• Gauhati University at 67^rd (2020 – 72^th rank, 2019 – 65^th rank)
• Tezpur University at 73^rd (2020 – 65^th rank, 2019 – 48^th rank)
• National Institute of Technology Silchar at 93^rd (2020 – 94^th rank)
• Assam University at Rank-band: 101-150
• Dibrugarh University at Rank-band: 101-150

Institute from Meghalaya

Overall Ranking

• North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in the 90^th (2020 – 74^th rank, 2019 – 62^nd rank)

Institute from Arunachal Pradesh

Overall category

• Rajiv Gandhi University at Rank-band: 151-200 (Rank-band: 151-200 in 2020)

Institute from Manipur

Overall category 

• Manipur University at Rank-band: 151-200 (Rank-band: 151-200 in 2020)