Not much to cheer for Haryana institutes in NIRF-2020 as none appears in top-100 club
Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 11
Haryana educational institutes have performed poorly in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2020, released on Thursday in New Delhi, as none of them could appear in the top-100 in the ‘Overall’ category.
Last year, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, had appeared at the 89th spot.
Even in other categories, barring management and dental studies, Haryana institutes are way behind than those in Punjab and Chandigarh.
In the category of overall rankings, IIT Ropar is at 39th place, Panjab University (PU) is at 44th position, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, is ranked 51st, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar is at 88th place and Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, is ranked 99th. But none from Haryana could enter the top-100 club.
Also, none of the institutes of law and architecture from Haryana, respectively, could make it to the list of top-20.
It is the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) which brings out NIRF rankings every year based on scores on five parameters-Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR); Research and Professional Practice (RP); Graduation Outcomes (GO); Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Peer Perception (PR).
In the ‘University’ category, none from Haryana could make it to top-50 bracket. However, Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, improved its ranking from 90th to 76th place. Maharishi Markandeshwar, Ambala, and Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, have entered top-100 bracket and are placed at 93rd and 94th positions respectively this year. Kurukshetra University (KU) slipped by one rank to 99th place this year.
In engineering, only National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra, appears among the top-100 institutes at 40th place as it has also improved its ranking by one place.
The Northcap University, Gurugram, has also improved its ranking from 117th to 110th rank, while YMCA Faridabad has jumped from 144th to 120th spot. However, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, has slipped from 117th to 121th position this year. In comparison, Punjab’s IIT Ropar and Thapar’s engineering institute in Patiala are ranked 25th and 29th respectively.
Maharishi Markandeshwar’s pharmacy has improved its ranking from 41st to 28th and Guru Jambheshwar University’s course goes from 35th to 31st spot. However, MDU’s pharmacy has slipped from 32nd to 36th spot. On the other hand, PU’s pharmacy department is ranked second in the country this year as well.
“A number of institutes have improved their rankings. But we need to do more. As we are improving, the next year would bring better results,” said Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar.
However, there is good news in management studies. Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram, is the 10th best management institute in the country. It was ranked 12th last year. IIM Rohtak also improved its ranking from 23rd to 21st this year while BML Munjal University, Gurugram, has entered into top 75 bracket and is ranked 37th this year.
In medical education, Maharishi Markandeshwar has appeared at the 33rd spot while there was none last year. PGIMER, Chandigarh, is at second spot, CMC Ludhiana is at 18th spot and Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, is at 26th spot.
IC College of Home Science, Hisar, has entered the backet of top-100 colleges of the country and is ranked at 49th spot. There was no college from the state last year in top-100 bracket.
The dental institutes are ranked for the first time this year. Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, is ranked at 15th spot while Maharishi Markandeshwar is at 25th rank.
University category
Rank Name of University Score
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-84.18
26. Panjab University, Chandigarh-51.85
31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala-50.65
51. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-46.58
64. Punjabi University-44.07
76. Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak-41.95
78. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-41.69
87. Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-40.93
93. Maharishi Markandeshwar, Ambala-40.49
94. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar-40.43
99. Kurukshetra University-39.79
