Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Maharashtra Boosts Public Universities' NIRF Rankings
Maharashtra wants its public universities to get better in a special ranking system.
They will check how good their teaching and research is, and make a plan to improve.
They also want to attract students from other countries and do more research that can be used in the real world.
The government wants these universities to be the best, even better than private ones.
Maharashtra plans to upgrade NIRF rankings for public universities
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urges universities to enhance academic quality and competitiveness
A digital dashboard will monitor progress of each institution
State aims to attract NRI and international students, foster high-TRL research
Government committed to making public universities globally competitive
- Who
- Maharashtra government, public universities in Maharashtra
- What
- Plans to improve National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings
- When
- Recently, in a review meeting
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- To enhance academic quality, competitiveness, and attract international students
Proponents of Public University Improvement
Advocates for Private University Dominance
Academic Quality
Proponents of Public University Improvement
Public universities should focus on improving academic quality to remain competitive
Advocates for Private University Dominance
Private universities are already excelling in this area, making public universities less attractive
- Initiative
- National Education Policy (NEP) and Vision Maharashtra 2047
- Target Year
- 2047
- Focus Areas
- Academic quality, research, infrastructure, industry partnerships, employability
- Monitoring Tool
- Dedicated digital dashboard
- Competition
- Private universities