Kautilya functions under the tutelage of GITAM, as one of the premier schools of public policy. The GITAM: Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management, a Category – I Deemed to be University, has been voluntarily participating in the India Rankings (NIRF) since 2017. The NIRF is an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), formerly known as MHRD, Govt. of India, which ranks institutions in our country across various disciplines under a given framework.

The details of the NIRF Ranking process can be found here: https://www.nirfindia.org/Home