IIT-Mandi, NIT slip in national ranking

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, slipped from the 67th position to 82nd nationally in the overall category by attaining a score of 43.93 in the Ministry of Education’s National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) .

In the category of universities, the Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management, Solan, has been ranked at the 89th position and it is the only university to be ranked in the first 100. It has improved its position from last year’s 150 to 200 rank band.

The state’s oldest Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) doesn’t figure in the national-level ranking. The Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, figures among the 101-150 rank band. No other university figures in the top 200 nationally.

The National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, too has slipped to the 99th position from last year’s 98th position. In the same category, the Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences occupies the 103rd rank while the Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, figures at the 129th rank.

In the category of management, the Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur, has been ranked between 76 and 100 band, which is a big achievement given the fact that it is a new institute. The Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences also finds a place in the same band.

Among pharmacy colleges, the Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences has been ranked at the 36th position and it is the lone institute figuring on the list from Himachal. It has improved its position from 39th secured last year.

The state institutes have failed to occupy any rank in other professional streams like law, medical and dental despite the fact that it has two old medical colleges—the IGMC at Shimla and Dr RP Government Medical College at Tanda in Kangra district.