DAVV to register for NIRF ranking

INDORE: Apex higher education regulatory body – University Grants Commission has asked all the universities/colleges including the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) to register with the

National Institute Ranking Framework

(

NIRF

) and consider it as their ‘top priority’.The framework will evaluate university on quantifiable parameters and would rank them accordingly.

“All vice chancellors are requested to register their universities on NIRF portal and provide data as per the instructions given there. You are also requested to direct the colleges affiliated to your university to get registered as well, so that the national ranking could be made available to the students from the next academic session,” read a circular from UGC.The parameters through which the institutions would be ranked are teaching learning and resources, research professional practice & collaborative performance, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusiveness and finally perception.

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched by the

Ministry of Human Resource Development

(MHRD) in the year 2015. The first ranking by NIFR was released in April, 2016, however, DAVV had not participated in the process.Media coordinator, DAVV, Prof. Chandan Gupta said, “Last year, the university had not participated in the NIRF ranking process. But, we will participate this year. Next year ranking will be released in early 2017. The last date for submission of data on the portal of NIRF is October,10, 20l6.