‘All establishments to be a part of NIRF, colleges to be accredited quickly’: Education Minister Pradhan

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Every greater schooling establishment can be a part of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated on Friday, whereas asserting that by subsequent 12 months, institutional accreditation can be unified.

He added that there’ll quickly be a system below which each faculty within the nation will even be accredited.

Asserting that accreditation and evaluation shall be obligatory, Pradhan stated each greater schooling establishment must be accredited and self-declaration and transparency shall be the idea of evaluation and accreditation.

“By subsequent 12 months, we’ll unify institutional accreditation, which is presently achieved by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and the programme accreditation is presently achieved by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

“Ranking on innovation, done earlier by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), will henceforth be integrated with the NIRF. All institutions will be part of the combined system of assessment, accreditation and rankings. Such a system will be transparent and objective,” the minister stated.

“From next year, the NIRF ranking categories will also include innovation and entrepreneurship. The number of NIRF ranking categories can be increased according to the needs. Work is already going on on the rankings of the ITIs and polytechnics,” he added.

Pradhan was addressing the gathering on the launch of the NIRF for 2022.

“Soon, there will be a system under which each school will also be accredited. We will take the state governments on board. Parents will know the standing of the schools where their children are being admitted,” he stated.

The schooling minister knowledgeable that solely these universities and faculties which have NAAC grading or NIRF rating can be eligible for inclusion within the checklist maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC) below part 12B of the UGC Act, 1956 for receiving monetary help.

“Our accreditation and rankings system will even change into worldwide and invite international establishments to be part of it. Several non-public greater schooling establishments apply some affirmative motion or reservation coverage. All non-public HEIs shall transfer in that course to make sure inclusive schooling and adjust to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 rules. The establishments shall change into multi-disciplinary.

“IITs featuring in the top 10 in the management category shows that the market also desires multi-disciplinary education and institutions,” Pradhan stated.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras retained the highest spot amongst all the tutorial institutes within the nation for the fourth consecutive 12 months, whereas the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged the perfect college and analysis establishment, in keeping with the seventh version of the NIRF launched on Friday.

Seven IITs — IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Guwahati — figured within the high 10 within the total rankings.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been ranked ninth and tenth respectively within the total rankings.

In the “universities” class, IISc-Bengaluru bagged the highest spot, adopted by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia.

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which was ranked third final 12 months within the class, slipped to the sixth place this 12 months.

NEW DELHI: Every greater schooling establishment can be a part of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated on Friday, whereas asserting that by subsequent 12 months, institutional accreditation can be unified.

He added that there’ll quickly be a system below which each faculty within the nation will even be accredited.

Asserting that accreditation and evaluation shall be obligatory, Pradhan stated each greater schooling establishment must be accredited and self-declaration and transparency shall be the idea of evaluation and accreditation.

“By subsequent 12 months, we’ll unify institutional accreditation, which is presently achieved by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and the programme accreditation is presently achieved by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

“Ranking on innovation, done earlier by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), will henceforth be integrated with the NIRF. All institutions will be part of the combined system of assessment, accreditation and rankings. Such a system will be transparent and objective,” the minister stated.

“From next year, the NIRF ranking categories will also include innovation and entrepreneurship. The number of NIRF ranking categories can be increased according to the needs. Work is already going on on the rankings of the ITIs and polytechnics,” he added.

Pradhan was addressing the gathering on the launch of the NIRF for 2022.

“Soon, there will be a system under which each school will also be accredited. We will take the state governments on board. Parents will know the standing of the schools where their children are being admitted,” he stated.

The schooling minister knowledgeable that solely these universities and faculties which have NAAC grading or NIRF rating can be eligible for inclusion within the checklist maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC) below part 12B of the UGC Act, 1956 for receiving monetary help.

“Our accreditation and rankings system will even change into worldwide and invite international establishments to be part of it. Several non-public greater schooling establishments apply some affirmative motion or reservation coverage. All non-public HEIs shall transfer in that course to make sure inclusive schooling and adjust to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 rules. The establishments shall change into multi-disciplinary.

“IITs featuring in the top 10 in the management category shows that the market also desires multi-disciplinary education and institutions,” Pradhan stated.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras retained the highest spot amongst all the tutorial institutes within the nation for the fourth consecutive 12 months, whereas the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged the perfect college and analysis establishment, in keeping with the seventh version of the NIRF launched on Friday.

Seven IITs — IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Guwahati — figured within the high 10 within the total rankings.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been ranked ninth and tenth respectively within the total rankings.

In the “universities” class, IISc-Bengaluru bagged the highest spot, adopted by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia.

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which was ranked third final 12 months within the class, slipped to the sixth place this 12 months.