NAAC executive committee chairperson Professor Anil Sahasrabudhe says credibility of institutes from where large number of research papers are getting retracted is an issue.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma college ranked 5th in 2024 NIRF list of top colleges. Teachers from the college say over past 5 yrs, focus has been on promoting research at UG level.
Not only did LSR fail to make the top five of NIFR, but it also dropped from rank 9 in 2023 to rank 10 this year. This downward trajectory since 2021 is disconcerting and disappointing.
IIT-Bombay best in 'innovation' & Pune's Symbiosis Skills & Professional University best skilling institute, according to NIRF 2024, released by Dharmendra Pradhan Monday.
Currently, only govt medical colleges are required to participate in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), while participation of private medical colleges is voluntary.
Govt had sought suggestions from higher education institutions after Radhakrishnan committee, tasked with strengthening accreditation system, submitted its report.
In 2018, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College was ranked No.14 on NIRF’s rankings for best colleges. In 2023, the college ranked No. 6, ahead of some of DU’s most celebrated colleges.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Only way to keep a check on research activity is to follow Good Laboratory Practices ie keeping record of entire research work in official record book including material consumed collaborative works undertaken. Regulatory GLP can be used as in principle practice in research institutes to gain credibility. National regulatory bodies can take a call on it.
In experimental sciences, precision scientific instruments are of utmost importance to achieve advancements in cutting edge research. Quantum devices, detectors, nanotech gadgets can bring transformative advancements in research in subatomic domain. Lasers and nonlinear optoelectronics may lead the future research.
Only way to keep a check on research activity is to follow Good Laboratory Practices ie keeping record of entire research work in official record book including material consumed collaborative works undertaken. Regulatory GLP can be used as in principle practice in research institutes to gain credibility. National regulatory bodies can take a call on it.
In experimental sciences, precision scientific instruments are of utmost importance to achieve advancements in cutting edge research. Quantum devices, detectors, nanotech gadgets can bring transformative advancements in research in subatomic domain. Lasers and nonlinear optoelectronics may lead the future research.