Employability Skills to be Key Parameters in the Rankings – Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
All 58,000 Indian HEIs Must Be Included in Ranking and Rating Framework Rankings – Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Knowing the quality, performance and strengths of an academic institution is a right of students and parents – Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
NIRF launched in November 2015 by Ministry of Education was used for this edition as well as for the previous eight editions of India Rankings released for the years 2016 to 2023
Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st position in Overall Category
India Rankings portfolio expanded with inclusion of State Public Universities, Open Universities, and Skill Universities, alongside the existing 13 rankings across various categories and subject domains
New Delhi (thestates.news)| Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today released the India Rankings 2024, which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) drafted for this purpose by the Ministry of Education in 2015. Secretary, Higher Education, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy; UGC, Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar; Chairman, AICTE, Prof. T.G. Sitharam; Chairman, NETF, Prof. Anil Sahasrabuddhe; Member Secretary, NBA, Dr. Anil Kumar Nassa, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal; Joint Secretary, Shri Govind Jaiswal; Chairman, and other academicians, heads of the institutions, etc. were present on this occasion.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan while addressing the audience said that Rankings, ratings and accreditation is a vital recommendation of NEP 2020. It is heartening that NIRF rankings deeply reflect the spirit of NEP, he added. The Minister congratulated all the HEIs who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, innovation, research, graduation outcomes and other parameters and bagged a place of pride in the India Rankings 2024.
The Minister stressed that knowing the quality, performance and strengths of an academic institution is a right of students and parents. Therefore, all the 58,000 HEIs in the country must come under the ranking and rating framework. Shri Pradhan stated that employability and skills are a priority. He also said that our ranking mechanism must also include skilling as a parameter. Intangible aspects are powerful stimulus to learning and development. We should devise mechanisms to bring intangible aspects of education in the rankings framework, he added.
The Minister urged to all the captains of Indian academia to come under the ranking framework, set ambitious goals and strive for higher rankings in future editions. Together, let’s foster an environment of educational excellence for realising the goal of Viksit Bharat, he added.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar in his speech expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for introducing the National Education Policy 2020 with inclusivity and innovations at its core for the academic institutes of the country. The healthy competition among the higher education institutes will improve their overall standards in the time to come, he added. Along with Research, student welfare, publications, etc. have been given weightage with the introduction of the NIRF, Dr. Majumdar said.
Shri K. Sanjay Murthy in his address mentioned how several workshops at national and regional levels for achieving better rankings are conducted by the Ministry of Education and specifically mentioned one that was organized during the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam on 29th July 2024. He emphasized the importance of collaboration among academic institutes in the country and international institutes.
This is the 9th consecutive edition of India Rankings of HEIs in India. Four distinct additions to 2024 edition of India Rankings are as follows:
i) Introduction of three new categories namely State Public Universities, Open Universities, and Skill Universities; and
ii) Integration of “Innovation” ranking into the India Rankings using NIRF framework.
With the addition of three categories, i.e. Open Universities, State Public Universities and Skill Universities, the existing portfolio of India Rankings has increased to 16 categories and subject domains that have been ranked in India Rankings 2024.
During the maiden year of India Rankings 2016, rankings were announced for Universities as well as for three domain-specific rankings, namely Engineering, Management and Pharmacy. Over the period of nine years, seven new categories and five new subject domains were added to bring the total tally to eight categories, namely Overall, Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, State Public Universities, Open Universities, Skill Universities and Innovation Institutions and 8 subject domains, namely Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture & Planning, Medical, Law, Dental and Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
Five Broad Categories of Parameters and Weightage
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), launched in November 2015 by the Ministry of Education, was used for this edition as well as for the previous eight editions of India Rankings released for the years 2016 to 2023.(PIB)
