National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

National Institutional Ranking Framework is the government first attempt to rank the country’s higher education institutions by the government of India.

The methodology is based on the recommendations and comprehensive understanding reached by a core committee established by the MHRD in order to define the broad factors for rating various colleges and institutes.

Parameters to assess the educational institution based on :

• Teaching, Learning & Resources
• Student Strength
• Faculty Student Ratio
• Combined metric for faculty with Ph.D
• Financial Resources and their utilization
• Research and Professional Practice
• Combined metric for Publications
• Combined metric for quality of Publications
• IPR and Patents: Published and Granted
• Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice
• Graduation Outcomes
• Metric for University examinations
• Metric for Number of Ph.D students Graduated
• Outreach and Inclusivity
  https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/4A.pdf

  Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries

  https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/4B.pdf

  Percentage of Women

  https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/4C.pdf

  Economically and Socially Challenged Students

  https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/4D.pdf

  Facilities for Physically Challenged Students

  https://www.nirfindia.org/Home/Parameter

  Perception Ranking

Ranking :

• Peer Perception
• Academic Peers and Employers

Advantages :

• Clarity
• Transparency
• Diversity
• Methodical

National Institutional Ranking Framework is the government first attempt to rank the country’s higher education institutions by the government of India.