Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Ranking 2021 on Thursday (September 9) listing the top institutes and universities in India this year.
In the list of Top 100 Universities in India, Gauhati University moved upwards to 45th position with a score of (47.35) from its position 47th position in 2020, whereas in the overall ranking, Gauhati University ranked 67th with a score of (45.87).
In 2020, Gauhati University was ranked 72nd in the overall ranking.
Four institutions from Assam find its place in the list of Top 100 overall ranking in 2021: IIT Guwahati – 8th position, Gauhati University – 67th position, Tezpur University – 73th position, and NIT Silchar – 93th position.
In the list of Top 100 University – Gauhati University ranked 45, Tezpur University ranked 46, and Assam University ranked 93.
In the list of Top 200 Engineering Institutions – IIT Guwahati ranked 7, NIT Silchar ranked 48, IIIT Guwahati ranked 73 and Tezpur University ranked 104th.
In the list of Top 75 Pharmacy Ranking – National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati ranked 19 and Dibrugarh University ranked 38.
In the Law Ranking – National Law University and Judicial Academy, Kamrup ranked 20.
In the list of Top 50 Research – IIT Guwahati ranked 9th.
The top institutes and universities of India are judged on the basis of certain predetermined factors for the NIRF Rankings. These include — Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception.
Each of these parametres includes sub-parametres as well.
The NIRF rankings are released every year, starting from the year 2016.
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