Not sharing data?
HRD may slash funds
NEW DELHI:
The human resource development ministry may slash funding to higher educational
institutions in the country if they don’t provide all the information sought
under the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF).
ARVIND
YADAV/HT ARCHIVE St Stephen’s and Lady Shri Ram colleges have
not shared mandatory data required for the ranking exercise.
It was
learnt that a number of educational institutions affiliated to the Delhi
University, such as St Stephen’s and Lady Shri Ram (LSR), have not shared
mandatory data required for the ranking exercise.
“As the NIRF
serves as a report card to the nation, the ministry can ask the University
Grants Commission (UGC) to act against such institutions. Hence, no institution
should try to duck the requirement,” a senior ministry official said, adding
that a decision will be taken on the matter soon.
The UGC releases funds to
universities every year.
St Stephen’s
principal John Varghese and LSR principal Suman Sharma did not respond to phone
calls and text messages seeking their comments on the matter.
The NIRF
will announce its all-India rankings this April. Apart from an overall list of
top institutes, a separate one pertaining to colleges will also be published.
St Stephen’s did not participate in the 2017 round, while LSR ranked sixth on
the list.
A number of
institutions – including St Stephen’s, Hindu College, Sri Venkateswara College,
AIIMS and NIFT – had earlier decided to apply for the 2018 ranking, and
submitted application forms to this effect. However, it has now emerged that St
Stephen’s and LSR may not figure in the list unless they share faculty-related
information – a mandatory parameter to assess the performance of colleges in
the national ranking system.
It is
compulsory for all central government-aided institutions to apply for the NIRF.
“Some
colleges that figure high in public perception fear that they will be ranked a
lot lower than other institutes because the ranking system follows an objective
criterion focusing on the creation of new knowledge. We are still giving them a
chance to apply,” said another official.
As many as
4,734 institutes, about 1,525 more than 2017, are participating in the exercise
this year.
Rankings are accorded in eight categories – overall, engineering,
management, architecture, law, medical, pharmacy and general colleges. The
ministry prepares the list on the basis of a range of parameters such as
teaching and learning resources, quality of research and outcomes that judge
the employability of graduates.
Source | Hindustan Times | 16th February 2018
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