In Pics: IIT Madras ranked as 2021's top university in India

The Ministry of Education announced the rankings for the top 10 universities in the country for 2021. The list was topped by IIT Madras and mostly dominated by the IITs with the exception of Delhi's Jawarlal Nehru University (JNU) coming in 9th position.Following IIT Madras was IIT Bengaluru and IIT Bombay in second and third place, respectively.

In the Education Ministry's list of 10 'best universities', IIT Bengaluru was ranked second. Credit: Twitter/@KaliKannada

IIT Bombay came in third. Credit: DH Photo

IIT Delhi took the fourth spot. Credit: Twitter/@SharmaShradha

Fifth place was taken by IIT Kanpur. DH photo

IIT Kharagpur occupied the sixth spot. Credit: DH Photo

IIT Roorkee was ranked seventh. Credit: DH photo

IIT Guwahati stood eighth. Credit: IIT Guwahati website

The only non-IIT institute to feature in the list is Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University taking the ninth place. Credit: DH Photo

The tenth spot featured IIT Varanasi. Credit: DH Photo