Aurangabad, Sept 11:
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu) slipped to 76th position compared to earlier 69th in National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) declared on Friday.
The Ministry of Education releases NIRF ranking under various categories, including, Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Overall and Research of colleges and universities every year since 2015.
This year NIRF has released the sixth annual ranking list of higher educational institutes of the country based on ‘teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice, graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity and peer perception’.
A total of 200 universities survey was conducted this year.
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) obtained 11th place in the country and first in the State. In the list of top 100 universities of 2021, Bamu secured 76th rank with a 41.12 score while in 2020, it had obtained 69th rank with a 43.12 score. There is a slight decrease in its score this time around compared to last year. The ranking of SPPU, too, has gone down this year.
According to sources, the reasons for a slip in the ranking of Bamu included vacant posts of teaching and non-teaching staff. The sources said that this may have an impact on getting funding from the Central Government.
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