National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024

Current Context : Recently, Ministry of Education released the 9th edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024.

• IIT Madras, IISc Bengaluru, and IIT Bombay topped the rankings in their respective categories.
• The NIRF covered 13 categories, including universities, colleges, engineering, and medical fields till 2023.
• In 2024,three new categories,namely Open Universities,State Public Universities and Skill Universities are being introduced, thereby expanding the portfolio of Indian Rankings from 13 in 2023 to 16 in 2024.

UNIVERSITY RANKINGS :

ABOUT NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RANKING FRAMEWORK (NIRF)

• It is an initiative by the Government of India designed to assess and rank higher education institutions across various parameters.
• Launched : 2015
• Ministry : Ministry of Education, Government of India
• Objective : To rank higher education institutions in India based on various parameters to promote excellence and transparency in the higher education sector.
• Key Parameters of Evaluation:
  • Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR) (30%)
  • Research and Professional Practices (RPC) (30%)
  • Graduation Outcomes (GO) (20%)
  • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) (10%)
  • Perception (PR) (10%)

HIMACHAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING IN OVERALL

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi ranked 72 out of 100
• Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences in Solan ranked 89 out of 100