Three higher educational institutions in the city are ranked among the top 100 in their respective categories by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. However, the University of Mysore which is celebrating its centenary and took pride in its A+ NAAC rating, does not figure in the top 100 of 233 universities which registered for the ranking.
The ranks were released in New Delhi on Monday and JSS College of Pharmacy was ranked 10th among pharmacy colleges in the country. Further, JSS University was ranked 35th among the universities and National Institute of Engineering (NIE) was ranked 96th among the engineering colleges. Interestingly, JSS College of Pharmacy at Ooty (Tamil Nadu), which is affiliated to the JSS University in Mysuru, bagged the 9th spot in the country. Though the State is home to over 100 engineering colleges, only six figure in the top 100.
But what is pertinent to note is that the list is incomplete and institutions and universities were “invited” to get registered for the ranking. According to the MHRD website, 1,438 engineering colleges opted for to participate in the survey, besides 609 management colleges and institutions, 454 pharmacy colleges and 233 universities. The MHRD approved the frameworks for ranking and adopted the National Institutional Ranking Framework which ranks institutions across the country. These rankings are based on various parameters like teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.
The rankings were done under six categories — engineering, management, pharmacy and universities — besides architecture and colleges. However, the latter two were excluded from this year’s list due to what the MHRD website said was “non representative participation in the domains of architecture and general colleges this year.” The institutions were usually ranked under Category A (those engaged in research and teaching) and Category B institutions (mainly those engaged in teaching). The rankings released this year were only with respect to Category A institutions.
