Tript Bajwa congratulates GNDU for topping state public university in Punjab
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has been ranked as the top State Public University of Punjab and 51 among all the central, public
Chandigarh: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has been ranked as the top State Public University of Punjab and 51 among all the central, public and private universities which participated in NIRF-2020 rankings.
Besides this, GNDU has been ranked 18th among the State funded universities in the country. The National Institute Ranking Frame (NIRF) - 2020 rankings were released by Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ at New Delhi.
Further disclosing about this the Higher Education Secretary Rahul Bhandari said that this year two State Public universities of Punjab are ranked among the first 100 in NIRF-2020 rankings.
The Guru Nanak Dev University improved its ranking from 55th to 51st position and Punjabi University, Patiala has also improved its ranking from beyond 100 last year to 64th rank.
NIRF ranks the various institutes on the basis of 5 parameters namely Teaching and Learning Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation outcome, Overall Inclusivity and Perception.
A good ranking in NIRF enables the universities to get several prestigious grants from federal funding agencies. Guru Nanak Dev University has been consistently improving its ranking since the last 3 years.