National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) - UPSC Current Affairs

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Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, released the India Rankings 2023, which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, to rank institutions of higher education in India.
The framework was approved by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (now, the Ministry of Education) and launched by the Minister in 2015.
Depending on their areas of operation, institutions are ranked under 11 different categories –

Overall,
University,
Colleges,
Engineering,
Management,
Pharmacy,
Law,
Medical,
Architecture,
Dental and
Research.

The Framework uses several parameters for ranking purposes like resources, research, and stakeholder perception.
These parameters have been grouped into five clusters and these clusters were assigned certain weightages.

Five broad categories of parameters identified in the NIRF and their weightage on a scale of 10 are given below:

Sl. No.	Parameter	Marks	Weightage
1	Teaching, Learning & Resources	100	0.30
2	Research and Professional Practice	100	0.30
3	Graduation Outcome	100	0.20
4	Outreach and Inclusivity	100	0.10
5	Perception	100	0.10

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Consider the following statements.

a) National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, to rank institutions of primary education in India.

b) Stakeholder perception and Graduation Outcome are some of the parameters for ranking purposes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. a only

2. b only

3. a and b only

4. None of the above.

Correct Answer: 2. b only

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