President Ram Nath Kovind has called for a nuanced approach to ensure that higher education not only fulfils individual aspirations but also achieves national goals and priorities. <br />''<br />''He was releasing the national ranking of higher institutes by the Ministry of Human Resources Development in New Delhi on Monday.<br />''<br />''The President said that the ranking system fosters a spirit of healthy competition between institutions. <br />''<br />''Indian Institute of Technology Madras topped the rankings while the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore bagged the second rank followed by IIT Delhi. <br />''<br />''Out of ten top institutes, seven are IITs. Jawaharlal Nehru University got the seventh rank and Banaras Hindu University bagged the tenth spot.<br />''<br />''Delhi University's Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges across the country, while the varsity's St Stephen's College was ranked fourth. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">AIIMS has been ranked first among medical sciences institutes and National Law School, Bangalore has topped law colleges. </span>