22 Tamil Nadu higher education institutions in top 100 National Institutional Ranking Framework ranks

With 22 institutions of higher education from the State finding a place in the 2018 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) top 100, Tamil Nadu has the highest number in the list, which was released on Tuesday. The State is far ahead of Maharashtra, which is next with 11 institutions in the top 100. Indian Institute of Technology Madras was second in the overall rankings, next only to the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, which has again secured the top rank.

In the overall category, Anna University in Chennai has been placed 10th, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 15th, Bharathiar University 20th, Vellore Institute of Technology 24th and University of Madras 29th.
In addition, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, has come 31st, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research 35th, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 40th, Alagappa University 43rd, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy 54th and Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute 62nd.

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In the universities category, Anna University has come 4th, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 8th, Bharathiar University 13th, VIT 16th and University of Madras 18th.Among engineering institutions, IIT Madras secured the top rank. Anna University is 8th, Trichy NIT 11th, VIT 16th and PSG College of Technology 29th.In the colleges category also, Tamil Nadu has done well, with Bishop Heber College in Trichy securing the third rank, Presidency College in Chennai 5th, Loyola College 6th, Madras Christian College 10th, PSG College of Arts and Science 11th and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 16th.

Indian Institute of Management Trichy came 15th among management institutions, JSS College of Pharmacy (Nilgiris district) 15th among pharmacy institutions, Christian Medical College 3rd among medical institutions and Anna University 6th among architecture institutions.The ranking was based on five parameters: (i) teaching, learning and resources (ii) research and professional practice (iii) graduation outcomes (iv) outreach and inclusivity, and (v) perception.

Commenting on the ranking, C Pichandy, former general secretary of Association of University Teachers, said, “One good thing is that many government colleges are in the top 100. In spite of all criticism, 22 Tamil Nadu institutions have come in the top 100 ranks. In particular, they include many state-run universities”.“It is very gratifying that Bharathiar University has securing the 13th rank in spite of much mismanagement and adversity. The entire credit goes to faculty members who were recruited earlier,” he said.

“At the same time, the entire ranking system looks flawed. They simply go by whatever the institutions upload on their websites. There should be some mechanism to verify the information. It must be cross-checked and if needed, physically verified. Considering the timing of the report’s release, the many institutions will exploit the rankings for commercial interest,” he added.

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