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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicNIRF Ranking

Topic: NIRF Ranking

‘Better student-teacher ratio, infra upgrade’ behind Hansraj College’s big leap in NIRF rankings

One of DU’s most sought-after colleges has registered a jump of nine spots to be ranked 3rd among colleges in the country. Several earlier frontrunners have slid down the chart.

Publications to citations, quality research concentrated in top institutions—NIRF flags disparities

IITs & IISc lead in research output & academic influence, while remaining institutions, though large in number, contribute significantly smaller share of highly cited work.

IISc retains India’s top research institute title in NIRF rankings; JNU, Manipal & Jamia come next

In 2023-2024, the IISc handled 300 consultancy projects, generating over Rs 200 crore, & undertook over 1,000 sponsored projects, supported by roughly 200 funding agencies.

Institutes, universities will face negative marks for retracted papers in NIRF rankings

NAAC executive committee chairperson Professor Anil Sahasrabudhe says credibility of institutes from where large number of research papers are getting retracted is an issue.

How DU’s once-‘notorious’ ARSD dethroned LSR in NIRF rankings by improving its science programme

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.

Dear LSR, go get your mojo back after NIRF rank—world-class research, well-known journals

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 Madras secures first spot in NIRF rankings, DU dominates with 6 of 10 ‘top colleges’

IIT-Bombay best in 'innovation' & Pune's Symbiosis Skills & Professional University best skilling institute, according to NIRF 2024, released by Dharmendra Pradhan Monday.

IIT Madras tops national rankings for 6th time, IISc is best university

The NIRF ranks institutions on several criteria including teaching, research and inclusivity.

NIRF parameters ill-designed & lead to absurd university ratings. Govt must order a review

NIRF overall rankings in 2023 used 16 parameters to evaluate universities. These parameters represent a good spread of criteria — only theoretically.

QCI rankings for public & pvt medical colleges must from next yr. ‘Will help students weigh options’

Currently, only govt medical colleges are required to participate in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), while participation of private medical colleges is voluntary.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.