DU’s highcutoff colleges missing in govt’s Top 10
MISSED Hindu, St Stephen’s, Sri Venkateswara and Ramjas say they missed the deadline
Six Delhi University colleges are among the top 10 colleges, according to a countrywide government ranking of educational institutions. Interestingly, many popular colleges such as St Stephen’s, Hindu, Sri Venkateswara and Ramjas did not apply to be considered for the rankings.
Some principals said they missed the deadline and some said they were busy with other inspections but most agreed on one thing — they will apply for the survey next year.
Some of the popular colleges that did not apply for the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking are Hansraj, Kirori Mal, Jesus and Mary, Kamala Nehru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa, Daulat Ram College and Gargi.
“We were busy with our National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) inspection. Next year we will surely apply as we have a good NAAC score,” said Dinesh Khattar, officiating principal of Kirori Mal College .
PC Tulsiyan, officiating principal of Ramjas College, said, “I was not in college during that time, but next year we will apply.”
Acting principal of Hansraj College, Rama Sharma, said they missed the deadline this year but she will ensure the college applies next time. “When we got to know about it, we tried to open the website but it said the last date has expired,” she said.
P Hemalatha Reddy, principal of Sri Venkateswara College, said, “We missed the deadline as we were busy with some other inspections but we will surely apply for next year’s ranking.”
Principal of SGTB Khalsa Jaswinder Singh too said the college will apply next year.
The rankings are crucial because government funding for institutions are dependent on them. Colleges that do well in the NIRF will also be favourably viewed for greater autonomy and greater global exposure, the government said.
More than 3,300 institutes were considered for the survey, which was first published in 2016 but didn’t include colleges because the response was poor.
The institutes were marked on 20 parameters under the National Institutional Ranking Framework that was launched last year.
The criteria used for the rankings included teaching/ learning resources, graduation outcomes (employability), outreach/social and gender inclusivity and perception. The government said it emphasised on the quality of research and employer perception during the exercise.