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Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to your recent article ( NIRF parameters ill designed & lead to absurd university ratings. Govt must order a review – dated 08/07/2024 ) regarding the NIRF ranking parameters, in which it was mentioned that Saveetha University has the highest faculty quality score in the country. The article implied scepticism about how a young private university could outperform older, established institutions like the IITs in Faculty Quality Evaluation (FQE) values. I would like to clarify some points and highlight the unique aspects of Saveetha University that contribute to our high rankings:
1. 100% PhD Faculty: Saveetha University is the only university in the country where every faculty member holds a PhD. There are no non-PhD holders in our teaching roster. This alone sets a high benchmark for faculty quality and academic rigour.
2. Faculty to Publication Ratio: Our faculty has an outstanding publication record, with around 10,000 publications for 900 faculty members, resulting in a ratio of over 1:10. In comparison, other institutions have significantly lower ratios, with the next highest being around 1:4. This demonstrates our faculty’s prolific contribution to research and academia.
3. High-Quality Publications: We pride ourselves on having the highest cumulative impact factor and the largest number of Q1 publications in the country. This challenges the notion that a higher volume of publications equates to lower quality. Our research output is not only prolific but also highly impactful.
General Observations:
The article mentioned concerns about the volume of publications and associated retractions. It is important to note that with a hundredfold increase in publications in India, a threefold increase in retractions is not alarming. A more accurate metric would be the percentage of retractions rather than the proportional increase.
While we agree that transparency in certain metrics, such as perception, is necessary, we stand by the solidity of our faculty metrics. In fact, we believe that our scores could be even higher, and the current NIRF evaluation may not fully reflect our achievements.
Articles like yours should consider these aspects to avoid unfairly diminishing the hard work of our faculty and students. Accurate representation of metrics and achievements is crucial to ensuring that institutions like Saveetha University receive the recognition they deserve.
Thank you for considering our perspective.
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to your recent article ( NIRF parameters ill designed & lead to absurd university ratings. Govt must order a review – dated 08/07/2024 ) regarding the NIRF ranking parameters, in which it was mentioned that Saveetha University has the highest faculty quality score in the country. The article implied scepticism about how a young private university could outperform older, established institutions like the IITs in Faculty Quality Evaluation (FQE) values. I would like to clarify some points and highlight the unique aspects of Saveetha University that contribute to our high rankings:
1. 100% PhD Faculty: Saveetha University is the only university in the country where every faculty member holds a PhD. There are no non-PhD holders in our teaching roster. This alone sets a high benchmark for faculty quality and academic rigour.
2. Faculty to Publication Ratio: Our faculty has an outstanding publication record, with around 10,000 publications for 900 faculty members, resulting in a ratio of over 1:10. In comparison, other institutions have significantly lower ratios, with the next highest being around 1:4. This demonstrates our faculty’s prolific contribution to research and academia.
3. High-Quality Publications: We pride ourselves on having the highest cumulative impact factor and the largest number of Q1 publications in the country. This challenges the notion that a higher volume of publications equates to lower quality. Our research output is not only prolific but also highly impactful.
General Observations:
The article mentioned concerns about the volume of publications and associated retractions. It is important to note that with a hundredfold increase in publications in India, a threefold increase in retractions is not alarming. A more accurate metric would be the percentage of retractions rather than the proportional increase.
While we agree that transparency in certain metrics, such as perception, is necessary, we stand by the solidity of our faculty metrics. In fact, we believe that our scores could be even higher, and the current NIRF evaluation may not fully reflect our achievements.
Articles like yours should consider these aspects to avoid unfairly diminishing the hard work of our faculty and students. Accurate representation of metrics and achievements is crucial to ensuring that institutions like Saveetha University receive the recognition they deserve.
Thank you for considering our perspective.