Four Madurai colleges in NIRF’s top 100

Four Madurai colleges in NIRF’s top 100

13/06/2020

Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) slipped in its National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking from 45 in 2019 to 60 in 2020, according to the list released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on June 11.

This year, Tamil Nadu managed to get 18 universities in the top 100 university list.

MKU managed to come in the 14th position among universities in Tamil Nadu that had applied for the ranking.

The Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education, Krishnankoil, - a new entrant into the top 100 list, was ranked 15th in the State and 72nd in the country. Gandhigram Rural University in Dindigul came in at the 17th place in TN and 91st nation-wide.

Vice-Chancellor of MKU M. Krishnan said that although the ranking has dropped by 15 places since 2019, the scores that they have procured remain the same. “There has been a huge increase in competition over the last year and several other universities have taken part in the ranking this year,” he said.

He added that the university had not been able to make progress in ensuring more diversity among the students and increasing the number of collaborations with industries nearby for furthering research and hands-on training.

Other colleges in Madurai which found a place in the top 100 rankings included Thiagarajar College of Engineering was at 64 among engineering colleges; Thiagarajar College, Teppakulam (22), Lady Doak College (52) and Fatima College (74) found a place among arts and science colleges; and Thiagarajar College of Engineering was ranked 17 for architecture.