HRD rankings to include medical, dental colleges
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: The government is planning to rank medical and dental colleges of India for the first time with the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) working towards adding medical education category to the rankings from this year.
The rankings assume significance as performance of institutions has been linked with the “Institutions of Eminence” scheme. The number of institutions participating in the NIRF rankings have risen by over 1,000 this year. The rankings for this year are to be announced on April 2.
The NIRF in its first rankings in 2016 had four categories – universities, engineering, management and pharmacy. In 2017, overall and college categories were added.
According to a senior HRD official, “We had received quite a few numbers of applications from medical and dental colleges and are working on a ranking for them as well this year. The final call will be taken by the National Board of Accreditation which is working on the rankings and looking at the data.”
NBA sources revealed that close to 100 medical and dental colleges have applied. In all, over 4,000 institutions have applied for the rankings this year as against 3,000 in 2017. “Apart from all the government institutions, a large number of private higher education institutions have joined the rankings this year,” said the official.
NIRF outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations arrived at by a core committee set up by the MHRD to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover “teaching, learning and resources”; “research and professional practices; “graduation outcomes”; “outreach and inclusivity”; and “perception”.
While one of the eligibility criteria for applying for “Institutions of Eminence” status is to be among the top 50 in the rankings, the other schemes for higher education institutions like the graded autonomy for universities and autonomous status to colleges too were initially linked to performance in the NIRF rankings. However, according to HRD ministry sources, the linking has been shelved for the time being.
“The government is waiting for the rankings to settle down. It is still evolving. Thereafter the rankings could be linked to other schemes,” said the official.
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: The government is planning to rank medical and dental colleges of India for the first time with the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) working towards adding medical education category to the rankings from this year.
The rankings assume significance as performance of institutions has been linked with the “Institutions of Eminence” scheme. The number of institutions participating in the NIRF rankings have risen by over 1,000 this year. The rankings for this year are to be announced on April 2.
The NIRF in its first rankings in 2016 had four categories – universities, engineering, management and pharmacy. In 2017, overall and college categories were added.
According to a senior HRD official, “We had received quite a few numbers of applications from medical and dental colleges and are working on a ranking for them as well this year. The final call will be taken by the National Board of Accreditation which is working on the rankings and looking at the data.”
NBA sources revealed that close to 100 medical and dental colleges have applied. In all, over 4,000 institutions have applied for the rankings this year as against 3,000 in 2017. “Apart from all the government institutions, a large number of private higher education institutions have joined the rankings this year,” said the official.
NIRF outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations arrived at by a core committee set up by the MHRD to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover “teaching, learning and resources”; “research and professional practices; “graduation outcomes”; “outreach and inclusivity”; and “perception”.
While one of the eligibility criteria for applying for “Institutions of Eminence” status is to be among the top 50 in the rankings, the other schemes for higher education institutions like the graded autonomy for universities and autonomous status to colleges too were initially linked to performance in the NIRF rankings. However, according to HRD ministry sources, the linking has been shelved for the time being.
“The government is waiting for the rankings to settle down. It is still evolving. Thereafter the rankings could be linked to other schemes,” said the official.
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