Seven institutions from State in NIRF rankings

As many as seven institutions in Kerala find a place in the India Rankings 2016 brought out by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Among management institutes, the IIM-Kozhikode has been ranked sixth in the country. Among universities, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology has been ranked eighth and the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), thirtieth.

The rankings were released by the MHRD on Monday. They can be accessed onwww.mhrd.gov.in, and onwww.nirfindia.org. Among engineering colleges the Amrita School of Engineering, Karunagappally, has been ranked 31 followed by the NIT, Kozhikode, at rank 35. The Cusat School of Engineering has been ranked 55. Among pharmacy colleges, the Amrita School of Pharmacy has been ranked eighth in the country.

All these institutions were ranked across five parameters — teaching learning and resources, research, consultancy and collaborative performance, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity and perception. While 1,438 engineering colleges participated in the ranking process, 609 management institutes, 454 pharmacy colleges, 28 architecture colleges, 803 arts and science colleges and 233 universities took part in the NIRF ranking process.

While IIM-Bengaluru was ranked the best management institute in the country, the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences was ranked the best pharmacy institute. Among universities, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, was ranked the top varsity while the Jawaharlal Nehru University comes at third position. IIT-Madras has been ranked the best engineering institute in the country.

Cusat Vice Chancellor J. Letha told

The Hindu that the ranking would help the varsity as it awaits the second round of NAAC accreditation in 2016. The varsity’s B + accreditation had timed out in 2005. “Noting that we were a bit weak in patents, we have set up a Patent Facilitation Centre at our Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies. We will encourage anyone who wishes to file a patent and walk them through the steps. We have set up a Cusat Knowledge Forum to provide scholars a platform for presenting patentable ideas and inventions,” she added.