NIRF rankings: DU jumps five places to enter top 10 university club
The HinduDelhi University jumped five spots to enter the top 10 university club in the country, securing the sixth place in the National Institutional Ranking Framework released by the Union Ministry of Education on Monday. Hindu College stood at the top spot among colleges in the country followed by Miranda House and St. Stephens’s at the second and third positions respectively, he said. “We hope that next year we will get even better results,” Mr. Singh said, adding that DU’s Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College secured the fifth position, Kirori Mal College ninth and Lady Shri Ram College for Women 10th in the college ranking. Reacting to the JNU’s performance, Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said, “JNU should be given the status of institute of eminence, along with grant for infrastructure development and research.” Jamia’s Acting Vice Chancellor Mohammad Shakeel expressed happiness over the university retaining its third position for the third consecutive year.