NIRF Rankings – All you need to know!

NIRF Rankings – All you need to know!

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Government of India, to rank all institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister of Human Resource Development on 29 September 2015. There are separate rankings for different types of institutions depending on their areas of operation like universities and colleges, engineering institutions, management institutions, pharmacy institutions and architecture institutions. The Framework uses several parameters for ranking purposes like – “ Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”. The ranking system is considered to promote excellence in education in a competitive environment.

What information does these rankings contain?

NIRF score is a reflection of where the institution is standing vis-a-vis other institutions in the similar category. Since this ranking is done by using several  parameters which further has been assigned different weightage depending upon type of institution which means this ranking contains complete information about any institution within its score.

Based on different parameters these rankings lay emphasis on :

1. The ranking methodology gives a significant importance to the perception of the institution.
2. The Ranking framework lays special emphasis on representation of women.
3. It forms the ultimate test of the effectiveness of the core teaching/learning.
4. Excellence in teaching and learning is closely associated with the scholarship.
5. The core activities of any place of learning.

Parameters and their Weightage :

Sr. No.	Parameter	Marks	Weightage
1.	Teaching, Learning & Resources	100	0.30
2.	Research and Professional Practice	100	0.30
3.	Graduation Outcome	100	0.20
4.	Outreach and Inclusivity	100	0.10
5.	Perception	100	0.10

Sr. No.	Parameter	Marks
1.	Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)  Ranking weight: 0.30	100
	A. Student Strength including Doctoral Students(SS): 20 Marks B. Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR): 30 marks C. Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE): 20 marks D. Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU): 30 Marks
2.	Research and Professional Practice (RP) Ranking weight: 0.30	100
	A. Combined metric for Publications (PU): 30 marks B. Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP): 40 marks C. IPR and Patents: Filed, Published, Granted and Licensed (IPR): 15 marks D. Footprint of Projects, Professional Practice and Executive Development Programs (FPPP): 15 marks
3.	Graduation Outcomes (GO) Ranking weight: 0.20	100
	A. Combined metric for Placement, Higher Studies, and Entrepreneurship (GPHE): 40 marks B. Metric for University Examinations(GUE): 15 marks C. Median Salary(GMS): 20 marks D. Metric for Graduating Students Admitted Into Top Universities (GTOP): 15 marks E. Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD): 10 marks
4.	Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) Ranking weight: 0.10	100
	A. Percent Students from other states/countries (Region Diversity RD): 30 marks B. Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD): 25 mark C. Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS): 25 marks D. Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS): 20 marks
5.	Perception (PR) Ranking weight: 0.10	100
	A. Peer Perception: Employers and Research Investors (PREMP): 25 marks B. Peer Perception: Academic Peers(PRACD): 25 marks C. Public Perception (PRPUB): 25 marks D. Competitiveness (PRCMP): 25 marks

The rankings are arrived at after detailed analysis and validation of the data submitted by more than 3,600 higher educational institutions in the country classified in 6 categories. Each of these has been further subdivided into nearly 20 sub criteria to comprehensively assess an institution.

Importance of such rankings in India:

1.   In the list is its timing. With the ‘admissions season’ round the corner, students looking to study in reputed institutions will not have much time to make up their minds.They can make their choice of the institution they wish to take admission into on the basis of the ranking of the institute.

2.   Prior to this initiative, Indian students have had to rely on the Shanghai or the QS World Rankings which do not take into account the peculiarities of our subcontinent.

3.   In many countries, this exercise has been outsourced to third parties, so the move by the Indian government is praiseworthy.

Top 10 2017 Rankings as released by NIRF on 3 April 2017:

RANK	UNIVERSITIES	ENGINEERING	MANAGEMENT
1	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2	JNU , New Delhi	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3	Banaras Hindu University	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
4	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
5	Jadavpur University	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
6	Anna University	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
7	University of Hyderabad	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
8	University of Delhi	Anna University	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
9	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Jadavpur University	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)
10	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Indian Institute of Management Indore

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That’s all about NIRF for now. Hope the article kept the promise it came with. Here are the rankings of the top IITs released by NIRF in 2016. All the very Best!