Lok Sabha Question No. 2457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Ranking of Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Ranking of Universities

2457. SHRI NINONG ERING:

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

- (a) the  position  of  the  colleges  of  North-Eastern  region  especially  Arunachal Pradesh in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b): No  institute  from  Arunachal  Pradesh  is  ranked  among  the  top  100  in Universities and Engineering category or in top 50 in Management and Pharmacy category in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The position of colleges of North-Eastern region in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is at Annexure.

(c): Does not arise.

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Annexure as referred to in part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 2457 for reply on 09.05.2016 asked by Shri Ninong Ering regarding Ranking of Universities

## Ranking of Universities

|   S. No. | Name                                      | City      |   Score |   Rank |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|--------|
|        1 | Tezpur University                         | Tezpur    |   84.31 |      5 |
|        2 | North Eastern Hill University             | Shillong  |   72.41 |     15 |
|        3 | Gauhati University                        | Guwahati  |   68.58 |     22 |
|        4 | Mizoram University                        | Aizwal    |   60.31 |     51 |
|        5 | Sikkim University                         | Gangtok   |   57.08 |     61 |
|        6 | Dibrugarh University                      | Dibrugarh |   53.89 |     74 |
|        7 | Assam University - Silchar                | Silchar   |   53.13 |     77 |
|        8 | Tripura University                        | Agartala  |   49.89 |     88 |
|        9 | National Institute Of Technology Agartala | Agratala  |   49.73 |     89 |

## Ranking Under Engineering Category

|   S. No. | Name                                           | City     |   Score |   Rank |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|--------|
|        1 | Indian Institute Of Technology, North Guwahati | Guwahati |   74.62 |     11 |
|        2 | National Institute Of Technology, Agartala     | Agartala |   58.63 |     52 |
|        3 | National Institute Of Technology, Meghalaya    | Shillong |   57.47 |     57 |
|        4 | National Institute Of Technology, Silchar      | Silchar  |   55.49 |     65 |

## Ranking under Management Category

|   S. No. | Name                                                      | City     |   Score |   Rank |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|--------|
|        1 | Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute Of Management               | Shillong |   71.93 |     20 |
|        2 | Department Of Business Administration - Tezpur University | Tezpur   |   66.41 |     27 |

## Ranking under Pharmacy Category

|   S. No. | Name                                                                    | City      |   Score |   Rank |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|--------|
|        1 | Department Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University - Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh |   51.41 |     36 |