Summary
The Ministry of Education is gearing up to release the latest edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings, an annual exercise where universities and other educational institutes across India are ranked based on a set of parameters.
The NIRF was approved by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and launched on September 29, 2015.
The Ministry of Education is gearing up to release the latest edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings, an annual exercise wherein universities and other educational institutes across India are ranked based on a set of parameters.
As per the official website, "The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions."
The NIRF was approved by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and launched on September 29, 2015.
5 Crucial Parameters and their Sub-Heads
1. Teaching, Learning, and Resources (Marks 100, Weightage 0.30): These parameters are related to the core activities of any place of learning.
- Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS)
- Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
- Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
- Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU)
2. Research and Professional Practices (Marks 100, Weightage 0.30): Excellence in teaching and learning is closely associated with the scholarship.
- Combined metric for Publications (PU)
- Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
- IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR)
- Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP)
3. Graduation Outcomes (Marks 100, Weightage 0.20): This parameter forms the ultimate test of the effectiveness of the core teaching/ learning.
- Metric for University Examinations (GUE)
- Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)
4. Outreach and Inclusivity (Marks 100, Weightage 0.10): The ranking framework lays special emphasis on representation of women.
- Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD)
- Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD)
- Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
- Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)
- Perception (PR) Ranking
5. Perception (Marks 100, Weightage 0.10): The ranking methodology gives significant importance to the perception of the institution.
- Academic Peers and Employers (PR)
*Please note, the parameters mentioned are with respect to the 'Overall' category.
NIRF Rankings Methodology
While ranking, an attempt is made to identify relevant data needed to measure the performance score under each sub-head. Only those data that are provided by the institution or are easy to obtain from third-party sources and easily verifiable are identified, making the process transparent.
NIRF Rankings Categories
- Overall
- Universities
- Colleges
- Research Institutions
- Engineering
- Management
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Dental
- Law
- Architecture and Planning
- Agriculture and Allied Sectors
- Innovation
Last year, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras secured the top position in the overall category, followed by IISc Bangalore at second position, and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi at third.
Last updated on 09 Jul 2024
