n News:Ministry of Education released National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022.
About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
The NIRF was launched by the Ministry of Education in 2015.
It is the first-ever effort by the government to rank Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country.
Assessment on Five Parameters:
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)
Research and Professional Practice (RP)
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
Perception
A total of 4,786 institutions were evaluated on five parameters.
While participation in the NIRF was voluntary in the initial years, it was made compulsory for all government-run educational institutions in 2018.
Key Highlights
Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st position in Overall Category for fourth consecutive year and in Engineering for seventh consecutive year.
IIT Madras is followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and IIT Bombay.
Among Indian universities, IISc, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jadavpur University and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham were among the top five.
And among the top five colleges in the country are Miranda House, Hindu College, Presidency College, Loyola College and Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
The top five medical institutes are All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Christian Medical College, Vellore, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore and Banaras Hindu University.
The top five management institutes are Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, IIM Bengaluru, IIM Kolkata, IIT Delhi and IIM Kozhikode.
