The Mumbai University (MU) has managed to maintain its position among the top 100 institutes in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings, but it grabbed the 96th spot — one level below its last year’s position (95th). The Union education ministry declared the rankings on Thursday. Many higher education institutions from the city have made it to the list of top institutes in India.

While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) have upped their ranks, many others have seen a dip this year. IIT-Bombay ranks third in overall category and the engineering institutions category. Last year, it had ranked fourth and third in the respective categories. In management institutes’ category, IIT-Bombay has risen from the 11th rank to the 10th one.