M Jagadesh Kumar, vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said on Thursday that the varsity has been voted second best in the country among research institutes, despite a “debilitating” COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW DELHI: M Jagadesh Kumar, vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said on Thursday that the varsity has been voted second best in the country among research institutes, despite a “debilitating” COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Education Ministry rated IISc in Bengaluru first among research institutes in the country. However, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras was ranked first in the overall NIRF rankings, while JNU was ranked ninth. The institution fell one position to ninth place in the overall rankings.
Last year, the university was ranked ninth, and this year, it was ranked seventh. “We are quite pleased that, despite the worldwide crippling COVID-19 pandemic, JNU faculty and students have continued to devote their full attention and efforts to their research and teaching.
The unique research and teaching programmes that JNU has established over the last five years have given us great pleasure “Kumar stated his opinion. JNU has maintained its position as the country’s top central university, according to a statement from the institution.
The rating of educational institutions is based on a very reliable set of characteristics, including teaching, learning, research, outreach, and many more, according to the report.