RGU comes second in national ranking of varsities
Image is used for representational purpose only. GUWAHATI: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), the lone central university in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, has been ranked second in the list of central universities released by the Union ministry of education, beating prominent universities like JNU, Aligarh Muslim University, University of Delhi, BHU, Visva-Bharati, NEHU and Tezpur University among a list of 49 other central varsities.
Scoring 83%, RGU came second to Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, and emerged the first among central universities in the northeast. What helped RGU fetch marks was the competency of faculty, quality curriculum & pedagogy, industry interface and placement, smooth governance quality and diversity of programmes, including dynamism in research and innovation parameters.
In a letter sent by the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on August 10, RGU received ‘Excellent’ status for the year 2019-20 based on the performance parameters set by MHRD for central universities. While RGU scored 83%, JMI secured the highest of 90% and the Jawaharlal Nehru University occupied the third slot with 82%.
The ranking is based on an annual tripartite MoU signed between the varsity, HRD ministry (now ministry of education) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). A university spokesperson said the ranking is based on the evaluation of key parameters fixed under a MoU signed in 2019-20. “The parameters would include the number of students admitted annually in UG, PG, PhD and MPhil programmes as well the range of diversity among students, measured in terms of percentage of female students as well as the percentage of students from other states and countries,” she said.
In addition to this, factors like faculty quality, student-teacher ratio and teacher vacancy are also included. “The number of students placed through campus interviews and those qualifying for NET & GATE, among other entrance tests, are also taken into consideration,” said the spokesperson.
The MoU has also made it obligatory for universities to adopt the public financial management system for receipt of all funds from the UGC and Centre. Universities have been encouraged to ensure a gradual annual increase in user charges and fees for various courses and facilities and are expected to strictly follow the General Financial Rules, 2017 issued by the department of expenditure, Union ministry of finance, in all their financial transactions, including procurement of goods and services.
University vice-chancellor Prof. Saket Kushwaha congratulated the RGU fraternity for their relentless efforts to uplift the quality of education in the state and for their determination to improve competitiveness at the national level.
“We attribute this achievement to the persistent efforts of ‘Team RGU’ and ‘its 4 pillars--the teachers, academic administrators & non-teaching fraternity, the students and the members of the various bodies and committees for the improvement in teaching and research environment of the university leading to high-quality teaching, relevant and focused research of highest quality in the university,” he added.
Interestingly, the university achieved the status despite zero ranking in admission of foreign students to the varsity. Due to the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and Protected Area Permit (PAP) restrictions, RGU could not admit foreign students, but they are in constant touch with the ministry of education and the Arunachal Pradesh government to find a solution.
Out of 14 set parameters in MoU, the university achieved targets with regard to student-teacher ratio, academic outcomes, research publications, patents, utilisation of funds, contribution to local societies, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and village adoptions and governance. Prof. Tomo Riba, registrar of RGU, said the university would work harder to get a better rank.
An elated joint registrar (Academic & Conference) of RGU, David Pertin, who is also a member of the University’s Internal Quality Assurance Cell, said though RGU is young and still growing, there is an added advantage of being small yet beautiful. “Holistic maintenance and presentation of data or statistics to the ministries by the various branches, departments, institutes, centres and cells of the university are key to such rankings,” Pertin said.
Scoring 83%, RGU came second to Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, and emerged the first among central universities in the northeast. What helped RGU fetch marks was the competency of faculty, quality curriculum & pedagogy, industry interface and placement, smooth governance quality and diversity of programmes, including dynamism in research and innovation parameters.
In a letter sent by the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on August 10, RGU received ‘Excellent’ status for the year 2019-20 based on the performance parameters set by MHRD for central universities. While RGU scored 83%, JMI secured the highest of 90% and the Jawaharlal Nehru University occupied the third slot with 82%.
The ranking is based on an annual tripartite MoU signed between the varsity, HRD ministry (now ministry of education) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). A university spokesperson said the ranking is based on the evaluation of key parameters fixed under a MoU signed in 2019-20. “The parameters would include the number of students admitted annually in UG, PG, PhD and MPhil programmes as well the range of diversity among students, measured in terms of percentage of female students as well as the percentage of students from other states and countries,” she said.
In addition to this, factors like faculty quality, student-teacher ratio and teacher vacancy are also included. “The number of students placed through campus interviews and those qualifying for NET & GATE, among other entrance tests, are also taken into consideration,” said the spokesperson.
The MoU has also made it obligatory for universities to adopt the public financial management system for receipt of all funds from the UGC and Centre. Universities have been encouraged to ensure a gradual annual increase in user charges and fees for various courses and facilities and are expected to strictly follow the General Financial Rules, 2017 issued by the department of expenditure, Union ministry of finance, in all their financial transactions, including procurement of goods and services.
University vice-chancellor Prof. Saket Kushwaha congratulated the RGU fraternity for their relentless efforts to uplift the quality of education in the state and for their determination to improve competitiveness at the national level.
“We attribute this achievement to the persistent efforts of ‘Team RGU’ and ‘its 4 pillars--the teachers, academic administrators & non-teaching fraternity, the students and the members of the various bodies and committees for the improvement in teaching and research environment of the university leading to high-quality teaching, relevant and focused research of highest quality in the university,” he added.
Interestingly, the university achieved the status despite zero ranking in admission of foreign students to the varsity. Due to the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and Protected Area Permit (PAP) restrictions, RGU could not admit foreign students, but they are in constant touch with the ministry of education and the Arunachal Pradesh government to find a solution.
Out of 14 set parameters in MoU, the university achieved targets with regard to student-teacher ratio, academic outcomes, research publications, patents, utilisation of funds, contribution to local societies, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and village adoptions and governance. Prof. Tomo Riba, registrar of RGU, said the university would work harder to get a better rank.
An elated joint registrar (Academic & Conference) of RGU, David Pertin, who is also a member of the University’s Internal Quality Assurance Cell, said though RGU is young and still growing, there is an added advantage of being small yet beautiful. “Holistic maintenance and presentation of data or statistics to the ministries by the various branches, departments, institutes, centres and cells of the university are key to such rankings,” Pertin said.
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