NIRF rankings 2023: Jamia retains third place among universities

Said JMI Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar, “I am very happy that Jamia once again figures among the top three universities of the country. We have constantly been making efforts to improve the quality of teaching, learning and research in the university. In NIRF rankings, we have progressed from 83rd rank in 2016 to 3rd rank in 2022 and we have retained it this year too. I hope that in the coming years, the university will further improve its performance on all parameters.”

Akhtar also attributed the achievement to the improved perception about the university with regard to teaching, placements, research, etc.

The university has become one of the most sought after institutions by students, and the increase in the number of applications is a testimony to it, she added.

The ranking framework evaluates institutions on five broad generic parameters – Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR ); Research and Professional Practice (RP); Graduation Outcome (GO); Outreach and Inclusivity (OI); and Perception (PR).

Jamia, in the above five categories – all out of 100 – scored 69.8 under TLR; 49.83 under RP; 93.85 in GO, and 83.41 & 48.48 respectively under OI and Perception.

The university scored almost the same under all five parameters last year too.

TLR takes into account student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty with PhD, financial resources and utilisation, and online education.

Research and professional practice gives weightage to publications, citations, patents and research projects.

Graduation outcomes take into account the number of students who went for placements and higher studies, university examinations, median salary and PhD students.

Outreach and Inclusivity includes regional and women diversity amongst students and faculty, economically and socially challenged, and physically challenged students in an institution.

Perception takes into account feedback from peers and employers of the institute.

Ranks are assigned based on the total sum of marks secured by Higher Education Institutes in each of these five parameters.