Frequently Asked Questions

IRF India is an independent research and assessment platform engaged in ranking, rating and benchmarking institutions, organisations and brands across India. Its public framework is sector-specific and covers areas including Education and Healthcare.

First identify the exact IRF India category, then open that category's Ranking page. Ranking pages provide category-specific filters such as year, institution, state, city or other filters, depending on the ranking. The Ranking page is the correct place to check the published position.

Use the exact education category instead of a generic education link. IRF India currently separates Standalone Preschool, Franchise Preschool, School, BBA, MBA, Engineering and Law. Each category has its own Ranking page plus its own Methodology and Articles pages.

Use the Health Ranking section and select the exact category. The current navigation provides Multi-Speciality, IVF & Fertility, Critical Care and Lifestyle. Health ranking pages also expose facility and location filters where applicable, so the category should be identified before interpreting a result.

IRF India's public About page describes a methodology-first, sector-specific process: sector study, framework development, parameters and indicators, data collection, validation and quality checks, scoring and normalisation, ranking or rating, and analysis and reporting. The detailed parameters and weights can differ by category.

IRF India states that different sectors have different purposes, stakeholders, operating environments, evidence and measures of performance. Its frameworks are therefore designed for the relevant sector and category instead of forcing every assessment into one universal formula.

The published School methodology says its study aims to identify and rank top private schools. It describes desk research and a perceptual survey covering infrastructure, faculty, course curriculum and overall brand value, followed by parameter weightages, perceptual indices and final rankings. It also states that schools with minimal perceptual survey responses were excluded.

The published BBA methodology evaluates three dimensions—Resources, Effort and Outcomes—through an Institutional Assessment Survey and a Feedback Assessment Survey. Its feedback parameters include academic excellence, faculty competence, infrastructure quality, industry interaction, placement success, research capability, personality development programs and overall brand value.

The published Multi-Speciality methodology describes desk research, recommendations from medical experts and patient experience, followed by statistical analysis. The page says expert and patient feedback are used to calculate a perception score, weighted scores are calculated, scores are normalized and rankings are determined accordingly.

Yes. The appropriate Ranking page provides a structured comparison within that specific category. For a responsible comparison, use the relevant ranking together with its methodology and then consider your own requirements, such as course, location, fees or other relevant factors.

A ranking is comparative. An institution's position can change when the information used in the assessment changes, when its own performance changes, or when the relative performance of other institutions changes. The applicable category methodology should be reviewed before interpreting changes between editions.

A rank expresses an institution's position within a defined ranking category. A score is the assessment result calculated under the methodology used for that category. The meaning and calculation of the score depend on the specific ranking methodology.

Use the Articles link for the exact category. IRF India maintains separate article destinations for education subcategories and health categories, so category-specific articles can be reached directly rather than through a generic articles link.

IRF India publishes a dedicated BBA ranking for colleges and undergraduate business programmes. The BBA ranking page is the source to use for the published ranking and its available filters. Review the BBA methodology before interpreting the ranking.

IRF India uses a category-specific methodology rather than one universal formula for every ranking. The published BBA methodology should be used as the authoritative source for the BBA assessment parameters, evidence and calculation approach.

The factors used for BBA rankings should be taken from the current IRF India BBA methodology. IRF India states that ranking parameters and weights can differ according to the purpose and nature of the assessment.

IRF India publishes an Engineering ranking for institutions in India. Use the Engineering ranking page for the published positions and the Engineering methodology page to understand the assessment framework used for the ranking.

IRF India publishes a School Ranking that can be filtered by academic year, state, city and region. The published School methodology states that its study is focused on identifying and ranking top private schools.

IRF India publishes a 2026 MBA ranking covering business schools in India. The ranking page provides filters including state, city and institution type, allowing users to narrow the published results.

IRF India publishes a dedicated Law category for ranking law institutions. The relevant Law ranking should be used to see the published institutional positions rather than treating a general list as an IRF ranking.

IRF India publishes category-specific healthcare rankings. To identify highly ranked hospitals, first select the relevant healthcare category and then use the ranking's location and institution filters where available.

IRF India states that its methodology starts with sector study and framework development, followed by parameters and indicators, data collection, validation and quality checks, scoring and normalisation, ranking or rating, and analysis and reporting. The specific parameters and weights can differ by category.