Archive · 24 Jul 2025
NIRF 2025: Changes and Updates to University Rankings
The NIRF is a system that ranks colleges in India.
The 2025 rankings are coming out soon and will have some new features.
There will be a new category about helping the planet, like sustainable development.
Also, schools will be penalized if they take back research papers.
Schools give information about themselves, and experts and the public can give feedback.
Last year, there were also some big changes like new categories for universities, a focus on innovation, and other changes like considering student to faculty ratio and teaching in multiple languages.
NIRF 2025 rankings, expected in August, will introduce new parameters and methodological revisions.
A new category on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being added to the framework.
Negative marking for retracted research papers will be implemented in the research component.
The ranking process involves data submission, validation, public comment, and peer perception surveys.
Last year's updates included new institutional categories and a focus on innovation.
- Who
- The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and higher education institutions.
- What
- Updates and changes to the NIRF ranking system for higher education institutions.
- When
- NIRF 2025 rankings are expected to be released in the first week of August.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To assess and rank higher education institutions based on a structured methodology, encouraging innovation and sustainable practices.
Critics of NIRF
NIRF Framework
Reliability and Assessment
Critics of NIRF
The NIRF rankings lack mechanisms to assess teaching quality and overlook student evaluations and alumni feedback.
NIRF Framework
The NIRF rankings are a structured methodology to assess and rank higher education institutions.
- Ranking Release
- Expected in August 2025
- New Category
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Research Changes
- Negative marking for retracted publications
- Ranking Parameters
- Teaching, Learning, Research, Outreach, Perception
- Data Submission
- Through Data Capturing System (DCS)