Be it any kind of ranking, we always seek the top 3, top 10, top 100, and so on. Such is the power of listing. And when it comes to institutions, especially those like NIRF ranking, it’s definitely in the news flash or on the cover page of numerous business magazines, resulting in a huge sellout, the main buyers being the students and parents who grab copies to know the details of the top-ranking institutes. The ranking is crucial to higher education institutions as it determines a students’ future and career opportunities.