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NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Ranking 2020 has been e-released by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). This is first time when MHRD has released the ranking for dental colleges in India. MHRD has released the list of Top 30 Dental Colleges in India in which Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi has top the list followed by Manipal College of Dental Sciences and Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune.
The complete list of top 20 dental colleges is given below in tabular form with their scores and rankings. Check the complete list which is given below:
NIRF Ranking of Top Dental Colleges in India:
| Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | Delhi | Delhi | 82.51 | 1 |
| Manipal College of Dental Sciences | Udupi | Karnataka | 78.17 | 2 |
| Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra | 76.37 | 3 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 72.34 | 4 |
| A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 70.87 | 5 |
| Manipal College of Dental Sciences | Mangalore | Karnataka | 68.75 | 6 |
| Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education And Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 66.27 | 7 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 64.54 | 8 |
| SRM Dental College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 64.47 | 9 |
| JSS Dental College and Hospital | Mysuru | Karnataka | 64.07 | 10 |
| M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Bangalore | Karnataka | 62.82 | 11 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 62.76 | 12 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 61.46 | 13 |
| Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences | Wardha | Maharashtra | 60.99 | 14 |
| Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences | Rohtak | Haryana | 60.68 | 15 |
| Bapuji Dental College & Hospital | Davangere | Karnataka | 60.24 | 16 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 60.23 | 17 |
| Christian Dental College | Ludhiana | Punjab | 58.29 | 18 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 58.02 | 19 |
| Yenepoya Dental College | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 58.01 | 20 |
| College of Dental Sciences | Davangere | Karnataka | 57.22 | 21 |
| Government Dental College | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 56.08 | 22 |
| Army College of Dental Sciences | Secunderabd | Telangana | 55.13 | 23 |
| KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences | Belgaum | Karnataka | 55.05 | 24 |
| Maharishi Markandeshwar | Ambala | Haryana | 55.04 | 25 |
| Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 54.30 | 26 |
| M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 54.02 | 27 |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 53.09 | 28 |
| Pacific Dental College | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 52.87 | 29 |
| Institute of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 52.57 | 30 |
The parameters which are considered while ranking a college are:
- Teaching Learning & Resources
- Research and Professional Practice
- Graduation Outcome
- Outreach & Inclusivity
- Perception
