NIRF or National Institutional Ranking Framework is a ranking methodology used to rank higher education institutions in India under the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. This ranking framework was launched in the country in 2015. The core committee of NIRF deciding the rankings of institutions in different prospects constitutes members of some elite institutions or universities like Delhi University, EFL University, Central University of Gujarat, JNU, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, NIT Tiruchirappalli, NIT Warangal, IIIT&M Gwalior, IISER Bhopal, SPA Delhi, NAAC, and NBA.