NIRF rankings: Central institutions in State fare better
The Hindu
Colleges and universities from Telangana are way behind in the National Institute of Ranking Framework grading
Four institutions from Telangana found place in the top 100 engineering institutions in the country with the IIT Hyderabad taking the overall 8th rank followed by the National Institute of Technology, Warangal that stood at 23rd position; IIIT Hyderabad at 54th rank and JNTU College of Engineering Hyderabad at 62nd rank. The ranking of universities and higher educational institutes in the country based on the National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Ministry of Education was released on Thursday. The rankings were given based on teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and peer perception. In the overall rankings including institutions from all streams of education IIT Hyderabad was placed at 16th with a score of 58.53; University of Hyderabad at 17th place with 57.67 score, NIT Warangal at 59th rank with 46.69 score and Osmania University at 62nd rank with a score of 46.57.
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