Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Parameters for NIRF
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## Parameters for NIRF

## 1325. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  parameters  considered  by  the  National  Institutional  Ranking Framework (NIRF) while releasing its second list recently;
- (b) whether the NIRF was mandatory for all institutions and if so, whether institutions were left out while examining the ranking;
- (c) the major drawbacks noticed by the NIRF while examining the parameters and the manner in which it would be addressed to have sound institutions;
- (d) whether  the  NIRF  also  found  that  unhealthy  competition  for  adding  research papers rather than quality research; and
- (e) if so, whether it will be made compulsory for the institutions to undergo Community Engagements like the Corporate Social Responsibility to instil nationalism among the students?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a):  The  details  regarding  parameters  considered  for  National  Institutional  Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings, 2017 are at annexure.
- (b): No, Madam. NIRF was not mandatory for all the institutions.
- (c):  The  NIRF  Rankings,  2017  did  not  rank  the  institutes  related  to  Law,  Medical, Arts/Science/Humanities/Commerce and Architecture due to their insignificant participation.  However,  as  compared  to  NIRF  2016,  NIRF  2017  broadened  the  base  of categories  and  ranked  institutes  in  six  categories  by  introducing  colleges  and  overall category  for  the  first  time.  Further,  the  methodology  of  NIRF  Rankings  2017  has  been revised  after  taking  into  consideration  inputs  from  various  stakeholders  e.g.  educational institutes. The same is available on NIRF website https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/Ranking\_Methodology\_And\_Metrics\_2017.pdf.
- (d): No, Madam. NIRF considered research papers as well as the quality of research.
- (e): Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1325  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  24.07.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  M.K. RAGHAVAN REGARDING PARAMETERS FOR NIRF

|   Sl. No. | Broad Parameters                   |   Weightage | Sub-parameters                                                                                 |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Teaching, Learning & Resources     |         0.3 | (i) Student Strength including Doctoral Students                                               |
|         1 | Teaching, Learning & Resources     |         0.3 | (ii) Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)                            |
|         1 | Teaching, Learning & Resources     |         0.3 | (iii) Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)                |
|         1 | Teaching, Learning & Resources     |         0.3 | (iv) Total Budget and Its Utilisation: (CBTU)                                                  |
|         2 | Research and Professional Practice |         0.3 | (i) Combined metric for Publication (PU)                                                       |
|         2 | Research and Professional Practice |         0.3 | (ii) Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)                                          |
|         2 | Research and Professional Practice |         0.3 | (iii) IPR and Patents: Filed, Published, Granted and Licensed (IPR)                            |
|         2 | Research and Professional Practice |         0.3 | (iv) Footprints of Projects and Professional Practice and Executive Development Program (FPPP) |
|         3 | Graduation Outcomes                |         0.2 | (i) Combined percentage for placement, Higher Studies and Entrepreneurship (GPHE)              |
|         3 | Graduation Outcomes                |         0.2 | (ii) Metric for University Examination (GUE)                                                   |
|         3 | Graduation Outcomes                |         0.2 | (iii) Median Salary                                                                            |
|         3 | Graduation Outcomes                |         0.2 | (iv) Metric for Graduating Students Admitted into Top Universities (GTOP)                      |
|         3 | Graduation Outcomes                |         0.2 | (v) Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)                                       |
|         4 | Outreach and Inclusivity           |         0.1 | (i) Percentage Students for other states/ countries (Region Diversity RD)                      |
|         4 | Outreach and Inclusivity           |         0.1 | (ii) Percentage of women (WF) + (WS) + (WA)                                                    |
|         4 | Outreach and Inclusivity           |         0.1 | (iii) Economically and Socially Challenged Students(ESCS)                                      |
|         4 | Outreach and Inclusivity           |         0.1 | (iv) Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)                                       |
|         5 | Perception                         |         0.1 | (i) Peer perception: Employers and Research Investors(PREMP)                                   |
|         5 | Perception                         |         0.1 | (ii) Peer perception: Academics (PRACD)                                                        |
|         5 | Perception                         |         0.1 | (iii) Public Perception (PRPUB)                                                                |
|         5 | Perception                         |         0.1 | (iv) Competitiveness(PRCMP)                                                                    |