Source: TOI
Context:
The Ministry of Education announced the India Rankings 2025 based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The annual exercise benchmarks higher education institutions across categories and disciplines.
About India Rankings (NIRF)
- Introduced: 2015
- Published by: Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
- Data Support from: Scopus, Web of Science, Derwent Innovation
- Aim:
- Promote accountability, transparency, and quality benchmarking among HEIs.
- Help students, parents, and policymakers with credible performance indicators.
- Align higher education with NEP 2020 and India’s vision of a knowledge superpower by 2047.
Criteria & Weightage (5 Parameters)
- Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%) – faculty quality, student strength, financial resources.
- Research & Professional Practice (30%) – publications, citations, patents.
- Graduation Outcomes (20%) – placements, higher studies, median salary.
- Outreach & Inclusivity (10%) – gender balance, regional diversity, inclusivity.
- Perception (10%) – academic & public reputation.
Key Highlights of India Rankings 2025
- IIT Madras – No. 1 in Overall category (7th year) & Engineering (10th year).
- IISc Bengaluru – No. 1 in Universities (10th year) & Research Institutions (5th year).
- Domain Leaders (unchanged):
- Management: IIM Ahmedabad
- Medical: AIIMS Delhi
- Architecture: IIT Roorkee
- Law: NLSIU Bengaluru
- Delhi Colleges’ dominance: Hindu College ranked 1st (2nd year); 6 of top 10 colleges from Delhi.
- Expansion of Categories: 9 categories & 8 subject domains; SDG-based rankings introduced, topped by IIT Madras.
- Participation Growth: 7,692 institutions applied; 14,163 submissions (297% rise since 2016).
- Emerging Diversity:
- Pharmacy: Jamia Hamdard
- Open Universities: IGNOU
- Skill Universities: Symbiosis
- Agriculture: IARI Delhi
