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National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF):
News:
- The results of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) have been released recently.
Outcomes of the Report:
- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, is the country’s best in the field of higher education.
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, stands at the second place, followed by IIT-Delhi.
- Under the universities category, the IISc topped the list, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University.
- The three best engineering institutions are all IITs, with the Madras, Delhi and Bombay.
- The Indian Institutes of Management at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata took the top positions in the management category.
- National Law School of India University is the best for studying law, while the IIT-Kharagpur is the best place to study architecture.
About NIRF:
It was launched by the HRD Ministry in 2016.
It gives higher weight to parameters such as teaching and learning, student and faculty strength, use of financial resources, research papers and graduation outcomes.
It also take into account the inclusivity and outreach measures, including gender, geographical and socioeconomic diversity and the welcoming of differently abled students.