The share of instructional institutes from South India within the prime 25 record of the Nationwide Institutional Rating Framework (NIRF) rankings has been constantly excessive within the final 5 years.
businessline analysed NIRF rankings of the final 5 years and located that no less than 40 per cent of the highest 25 institutes (total class) have been from South India -Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — from 2020 to 2024. As an illustration, within the 2024 rankings, 10 schools out of the highest 25 institutes are from South India.
NIRF rankings, revealed by the Ministry of Schooling yearly, ranks larger schooling institutes based mostly on 5 main components: educating, studying and sources (TLR), analysis {and professional} practices (RP), outreach and inclusivity (OI), commencement outcomes (GO) and notion (PR).
The IITs have bagged round 32 per cent share within the prime 25 institutes for the final 5 years. Since 2019, IIT Madras has moved up the ladder to bag the primary place for six consecutive occasions, pushing IISc Bengaluru to second place.
TN’s distinctive efficiency
Apparently, Tamil Nadu has had the very best variety of institutes (5-6 institutes) within the prime 25 record from 2020 to 2024, intently adopted by Delhi (with 4-5 institutes).
In 2024, six institutes from Tamil Nadu figured within the prime 25 whereas 5 from Delhi bagged a spot within the prime 25.
Fewer administration institutes
Whereas engineering and drugs streams noticed the next variety of South Indian institutes within the prime 25, the administration stream had fewer institutes from the area. In 2024, 10 engineering and medical institutes from the South bagged a spot within the prime 25 and solely three secured a spot in administration programs.
State-wise evaluation
Within the final 5 years, Tamil Nadu had the very best variety of engineering institutes within the prime 25. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had probably the most medical institutes. South India took a backseat in administration programs as Central and North India had the very best institutes within the prime 25.
Moumita Koley, Senior Analysis Analyst, DST-CPR, IISc Bengaluru mentioned that in contrast to world college rating techniques, the NIRF is “extra clear and never commercially pushed.” Nonetheless, she added that the methodology of the NIRF rankings wants re-evaluation to cut back its susceptibility to manipulation.