HRD rankings: 6 DU colleges in top 10

New Delhi: Six colleges of the Delhi University have figured in the top 10 rankings by the HRD Ministry, with Miranda House scoring a hattrick in bagging the first rank.

While Hindu College has been ranked second; St Stephens college, Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Shri Ram College of Commerce and Hansraj College have bagged the fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth ranks respectively. Besides these, 22 more DU colleges have figured in the list of top 100 colleges in the country.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, has been ranked third in the overall ranking of higher education institutions and the second best among the engineering institutions. The prestigious institute has bagged the ninth position among the management institutions.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University, which has bagged the seventh rank in overall category, has been ranked the second best university. The Jamia Millia Islamia and the Delhi University have bagged 12th and 13th ranks respectively. Jamia Hamdard has been adjudged as the best varsity for pharmacy education and ranked 18 among universities. The Delhi Technological University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University have been ranked at 47 and 66 positions respectively. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, the principal of Miranda House, told PTI, "It has been a hattrick for us. Our emphasis has been on innovation, research and teaching beyond classrooms". "We have been persistent in our efforts and have been at it. Our infrastructure has grown a lot and there has been a lot of focus on mentoring. Our science blocks have been built and our labs are being equipped with new-age technologies," she said.