Editorials and Opinion Pieces Reports and Investigations The NIRF Discussion: Erroneous data and unfairness of parameters On 29th September 2015, the MHRD announced its decision to come up with a National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), “outlining a methodology to rank institutions across the country.” Every year since then, the MHRD has released these rankings, which are calculated using a set of metrics that have been amended throughout the years. The latest annual […] Written by Vox Populi November 9, 2020May 15, 2021
Institute Institute of Eminence The University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India had released a notice in September ‘17 inviting proposals for a new scheme,‘Institute of Eminence’ (IOE). 10 public and 10 private Indian institutes of higher education will be termed as Institute of Eminence. But only the Institutes which feature in the top 50 positions NIRF rankings will […] Written by Vox Populi December 1, 2017May 15, 2021
Reports and Investigations Deciphering the NIRF Rankings Last year the Government of India released NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework) rankings, claiming it to be a step towards improving the Indian higher education ecosystem. It collected the data within a couple of months and released the first edition of “India Rankings” on April 1, 2016. Being the inaugural version, the ranking did have […] Written by Vox Populi January 31, 2017May 15, 2021
