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New Delhi, July 15
Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Friday stated a low student-teacher ratio may very well be one of many causes for the varsity slipping within the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022, whilst he stated the work carried out at the moment will solely be mirrored within the subsequent two years.
The varsity slipped by a spot to the thirteenth place this 12 months. In the general rankings as nicely, its place declined to 23 from 19 final 12 months.
The seventh version of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings was introduced on Friday by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Delhi University (DU) is ranked behind city-based Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), which bagged the second and third positions, respectively within the NIRF underneath the ‘university’ class.
Last 12 months, DU was ranked twelfth, whereas it was ranked eleventh in 2020. It was on the thirteenth spot in 2019 and ranked seventh within the college class in 2018.
The rankings have been carried out in numerous classes like total, universities, faculties, analysis establishments, amongst others.
DU’s Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College was ranked above St. Stephen’s and Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), and was among the many prime 10 faculties within the nation.
Five DU faculties have been among the many prime 10 faculties within the NIRF rankings with Miranda House bagging the highest spot for the sixth consecutive 12 months.
In its total rating, the college slipped to twenty third rank from nineteenth final 12 months. In 2020, it was ranked 18th and twentieth in 2019. In 2018, it had bagged the 14th rank. Five DU faculties have been among the many prime 10 faculties within the nation this 12 months, with Hindu College enhancing its rating from ninth to second this 12 months, whereas Lady Shri Ram College for Women securing the fifth place from its earlier second rank.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, which was ranked twelfth final 12 months, secured its spot among the many prime 10 faculties within the nation and was ranked seventh above Kirori Mal College (KMC), St. Stephen’s College and Shri Ram College of Commerce which might be ranked tenth, eleventh and twelfth, respectively.
The Delhi University has scored 43.1 in educating, studying and assets (TLR), a marginal enchancment from final 12 months when it had scored 42.65 in the identical area.
However, it’s method behind JNU and JMI which have a TLR of 71.94 and 68.17, respectively.
Speaking to PTI, DU VC Yogesh Singh famous, “We will have to improve on the research factor. The low student-teacher ratio could be one of the reasons for the decline in rankings. We are in the process of hiring teachers, but the results will show in the next couple of years. Some changes might be visible the next year, but the actual results will only be seen in the next two years.” Talking about Delhi Technological University (DTU), the place he beforehand served because the vice chancellor, Singh stated it has improved its rating and is now ranked 38 within the college class.
Although the varsity’s rankings have witnessed a downfall, its faculties have been performing nicely with Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College being the shock entrant within the prime 10 faculties within the nation.
“It is a proud moment for all of us. We are consistently doing well in the rankings. Last year, we were 12th, and the year before that, we were ranked 13th and for three years, we were 14th. It is a reward for us. Even last year, SRCC and KMC were behind us,” ARSD principal Gyantosh Jha informed PTI.
Talking in regards to the parameters the place the faculty fared nicely, he stated the institute has wonderful commencement and analysis outcomes, however lagged within the notion quotient.
“We did very good in research and professional practices. We did well in TLR, but we got only 24 marks out of 100 in the perception area, an improvement from last year when we had scored 15 marks. We are trying to improve the image of the college.
“There was a time when it was considered a college for those students who could not secure admissions anywhere else in DU, but that has changed in the last five to six years. Our college is 63-years-old and we are carrying the burden of our past image,” he added.
Miranda House principal Bijayalakshmi Nanda burdened that consistency was the important thing to the faculty sustaining the numero uno place.
“We also have the guidance of DU which is more than that of other colleges since we are a constituent college of the varsity. Our governing body also comprises senior DU professors.
“We had also involved our senior faculty members (who have retired) in mentoring the current faculty. We have tried to align ourselves with the National Education Policy. We have also started looking at emphasising on skill development, incubation and research centres. We had to go online due to COVID-19. We tried our best to stimulate the environment of online classes,” she added.
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