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JNU on top as University in HRD 2018 NIRF ranking

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School of Life sciences, JNU

Despite unrest on the campus, Jawaharlal Nehru University still remains the top university in India alongwith the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru that was adjudged the overall best institution in the country.

The 2018 ranking of top institutions by the HRD Ministry ranked the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) as the best engineering college and the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) as the best management institution.

The ministry’s annual national institutional ranking framework (NIRF) has put Delhi University’s Miranda House as the best college and the St Stephen’s College as the second.

While JNU was ranked the highest, BHU comes next among the national universities. Delhi’s AIIMS was adjudged the best medical college, IIT-Kharagpur and National Law School of India University, Bengaluru topped in their respective architecture and law categories.

The top 10 institutes are: IISc, six IITs in Madras, Bombay, Delhi, Kharagpur, Kanpur and Roorkee, JNU, BHU and Anna University.

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Jamia Hamdard and Punjab University were ranked as top pharmacy colleges.

This is the thrid edition of NIRF rankings and 2,809 institutions have participated in nine categories — overall, universities, engineering, colleges, management, pharmacy, medical, architecture and law.

Overall, 301 universities, 906 engineering institutions, 487 management instites, 286 pharmacy colleges, 71 law institutions, 101 medical institutions, 59 architecture institutions and 1,087 general degree colleges have participated in the ranking.

“The parameters used for India Rankings 2018 are broadly similar to those used in previous years. However, some of the sub-parameters have been further tweaked for greater robustness and accuracy. In particular for evaluating Research Impact, parameters for quality of publications have been enhanced to include the number of highly cited papers,” said the HRD Ministry in its statement.

The performance metrics have been optimized to provide a good discrimination over a large range of possible values. All research related information, including publications, citations, highly cited papers and even patent information about institutes was collected from third party databases.

For this year’s Perception inputs, a large database of eminent academic and industry peers and employers was deployed. The data received from both institutional and third party sources were subjected to extensive scrutiny for consistency and correctness by a team of experts, said the ministry.

From next year, participation in the national institutional ranking framework (NIRF) will be made mandatory, said HRD minister Prakash Javadekar while announcing the rankings. “Those public institutions which will not take part in it will face fund cut,” the human resource development (HRD) minister added.

List of top 10 India Rankings 2018 is as follows:

 

Overall:

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 1
Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 3
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 5
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 6
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 7
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 8
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 9
Anna University, Chennai 10

 

 

Management

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad 1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore 2
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 3
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow 4
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 5
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode 6
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 7
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 8
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 9
Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur 10

 

University

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 1
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 3
Anna University, Chennai 4
University of Hyderabad 5
Jadavpur University, Kolkata 6
University of Delhi 7
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 8
Savitribai Phule Pune University 9
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 10

 

 

Colleges

Miranda House, Delhi 1
St. Stephens`s College, Delhi 2
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli 3
Hindu College, Delhi 4
Presidency College, Chennai 5
Loyola College, Chennai 6
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi 7
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi 8
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah 9
Madras Christian College, Chennai 10

 

 

Pharmacy

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali 1
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 2
Panjab University, Chandigarh 3
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 4
Birla Institute of Technology  & Science, Pilani 5
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad 6
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 7
Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai 8
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai 9
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore 10

 

 

Medical

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 1
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 2
Christian Medical College, Vellore 3

 

Architecture

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 1
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 2
School of Planning & Architecture New Delhi 3

 

Law

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru 1
National Law University, New Delhi 2
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad 3

 

Engineering

 

Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 3
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 4
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 6
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7
Anna University, Chennai 8
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 9
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 10

 

National Award to Teachers 2016

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Mediocre teacher tells, good teacher explains, superior teacher demonstrates and a great teacher inspires – Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

Society which respects the dignity of the teacher is a progressive society – Prakash Javadekar

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Award to Teachers – 2016 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, in New Delhi today. Shri Venkaiah Naidu also launched DIKSHA portal, a national digital infrastructure for teachers. DIKSHA will enable, accelerate and amplify solutions in the realm of teacher education.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu remembered Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, an educationist and scholar par excellence. He congratulated the winners of the awards for the invaluable services rendered by them. He said this felicitation to teachers is inspiration to others to perform in the future. He emphasized on the importance of mother tongue and we must respect it. He also said that mediocre teacher tells, good teacher explains, superior teacher demonstrates and a great teacher inspires. A teacher should have an ideal behavior which can leave direct impression on their students as values are caught and they cannot be taught.

On the occasion Shri Prakash Javadekar greeted one crore teachers of the country. He said that the society which respects the dignity of the teacher is a progressive society, the one which is ours. And our teachers should perform efficiently so that society can value them as they were valued in our ancient teaching system. He told that the ministry is continuously making efforts in the direction of quality education for all i.e “Sabko Shiksha aur Acchi Shiksha”. He also reiterated the message of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to teachers –“teach to transform, educate to empower and learn to lead”.

Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Upendra Kushwaha congratulated the winners of National Award to Teachers – 2016. He said to overcome the challenge to provide quality education to each and every child of our country, the Government of India and teachers should work collectively to achieve it.

Addressing on the occasion Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Satya Pal Singh said whatever we are today is because of our teachers. Teachers have that capacity to make a New India by inculcating knowledge, values, wisdom in the students who are the future of this country.

Shri Anil Swarup, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy gave vote of thanks on the occasion.

The award carries a Silver Medal, Certificate and Rs.50, 000/- as award money.

 

Swacch Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017

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Students are cleanliness ambassadors: Prakash Javadekar

In his Independence Day address to the nation on 15th August, 2014 Hon’ble Prime Minister called upon that all schools in the country should have toilets with separate toilets for girls. Only then our daughters will not be compelled to leave schools mid way…

The Department has taken new initiative for furtherance of Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign and instituted Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar in 2016-17 to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in water, sanitation and hygiene practices in schools. Swachhta in schools plays a significant role in determining the health of children, attendance, dropout rate, and learning outcomes. For the first time, government schools have been ranked on the basis of Swachhta on various criteria viz. Water, Sanitation, Hand washing with soap, Operations and Maintenance, Behaviour Change and Capacity Building.

35 States and UTs participated in this Puraskar, at District and State levels, in an online mode. Thereafter, these were evaluated and awarded at district and state levels. Out of 643 schools shortlisted by the states, 172 schools have been selected for the National awards for Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2016-17.

In the national award ceremony held at Dr S. Radhakrishnan Auditorium, Delhi Cantt. HRD Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar gave away the prizes to the national awardees. Shri Upendra Kushwaha, Minister of State (HRD) also graced the occasion.

While addressing on the occasion Shri Upendra Kushwaha said that we have to take the cause of Clean India Campaign in the mission mode and we should set the target to achieve it. He stressed to take ‘Sankalp se Siddhi’ pledge to make our country clean and beautiful. He added that these awards given by the ministry are in line with Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Mission. He asked teachers and parents to teach students about cleanliness and regularly monitor them too.

Shri Prakash Javadekar congratulated the winners of Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017-18 and also told that next year this competition will be open to private schools also. This year 2, 68,402 schools from both central and state governments participated voluntarily in the competition which is in itself an achievement and a beginning of ‘New India’. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that the students are ‘cleanliness ambassadors’ and they will lead the vision of Clean India of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He added that it is the need of the hour to change our mindsets and inculcate the habit of cleanliness everywhere in the country. He also thanked CSR partners, panchayats and various other organizations for their contribution in furthering the cause.

The schools were given an award of Rs. 50,000/- each as additional school grant, to be utilized for swachhta related activities, which was digitally transferred to them, along with a Certificate. School principals/teachers and students from the schools collected the awards. Besides, awards to 11 districts with highest participation for the National Level Awards for Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2016-17 were given to concerned District Collectors/District Education Officers. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan who have been declared top three States with maximum number of schools in Five Star and Four Star ratings (green & blue category) were given a Certificate of Recognition. The best practices in sanitation and maintaining Swachhta in schools by states were also shared on this occasion. UNICEF and ASCI were the technical and knowledge partners with Department of School Education and Literacy in this endeavour.

The Department also released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Swachhta in schools and started registration for Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017-18 from 1st September, which coincides with the commencement of Swachhata Pakhwada for the Ministry. The registration for Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017-18 closes on 31st October and is open to government, government aided and private schools as well.

India to Join 100 Other Nations to Ratify Paris Climate Pact on April 22

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Reiterating India’s commitment to carbon emission reduction, Union Environment, Forests & Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the COP 21 Global Climate Agreement on April 22.

The pact, COP 21, reached at Paris summit in December 2015 would be ratified at a high level signing ceremony to be convened at the UN Headquarters in New York. The agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track by limiting global warming below 2 degree Celsius.

Speaking at a Symposium “COP 21 – Building Synergies, Shaping Actions” organized in the University of Mumbai, Javadekar said, “All countries have decided to walk the green path as per their common but differentiated responsibilities… India was always perceived to be a naysayer and negative in its approach and took a corner seat in most of the international conferences. But in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the concept of climate justice driving home the message of sustainable development.”

The minister said climate change by 1 degree rise in temperature caused by 150 years of uncontrolled carbon emission by the developed world needs to be reversed. He said while 30% of cumulative contribution was that of the United States, 50% by Europe, Canada and other developed world and 10% by China, India was responsible for only 3% carbon emission but still “it wants to be part of the solution.”

Highllighting some pro-active measures to discourage use of fossil fuels in a bid to reduce carbon foot print by levying Rs 400 per tonne green cess on coal, he said: “If the developed world followed India’s example and levied higher taxes on coal, billions of dollars would accrue to pursue clean energy programmes.”

Further the proposed Compensatory Afforestation Funds Bill 2015 would unlock Rs 40,000 crores for the ‘Green India’ initiative and other plans to control vehicular pollution by moving to Bharat VI emission norms, policies on waste management, Swachch Bharat initiative, Ganga rejuvenation among others would contribute to contain climate change, said the minister.

Union Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power, New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said his portfolios put him in an awkward situation. “I am a polluter as well as a pollution container”, he said. On solutions undertaken to contain climate change, he said India has launched the world’s largest renewable energy programme by scaling up the target for solar energy. “The solar energy mission envisaged 20,000 Mw of solar electricity generation by 2022. But this target has been pushed ahead by the Prime Minister to 1,00,000 Mw (1Gw),” Goyal said. But all renewable energy programmes will be sustainable only if they become economically viable, he noted.

“While one is aware of pollution caused by the thermal power plants, their importance cannot be overlooked. Therefore, our thrust is on adopting clean coal technologies” he added.

India Ready with ‘Comprehensive’ Plan on INDCs Ahead of Paris Meet: Javadekar

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The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Shri Prakash Javadekar addressing a Press Conference on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), in New Delhi on August 24, 2015. The Secretary, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Shri Ashok Lavasa and the Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Shri A.P. Frank Noronha are also seen. (PIB Photo).

India’s environment minister Prakash Javadekar has reiterated India’s stand on compliance with the Climate Change agreements in the past and to forge ahead with its comprehensive plan at the Paris Summit to be held in December this year.

The minsiter said India is finalizing its draft proposal before the crucial UN climate change conference in Paris and unlike most other countries whose ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contributions’ (INDCs) reflect only mitigation measures, India will have two different templates — one for adaptation and the other for mitigation apart from technology and capacity build up, Javadekar said.

Wrapping up an 8-month effort, the minister said “We are at an advanced stage of preparing our INDC… We have been engaged in this exercise and widest consultations have taken place with all ministries, state governments, research institutes, industry, think tanks and many organisations.”

Javadekar said all elements will be part of India’s INDCs, including efforts for mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology and capacity building, he said preparing for the final draft. He said India’s INDCs reflect the mandate of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

However, India is still a latecomer in terms of submission of its INDCs as the US, China and the European Union countries have already submitted their INDCs. Some of the projects undertaken by the ministry of forests and environment will figure in the INDCs, it is learnt.

But India has made it evident in all global gatherings that “Developed world would now have to walk the talk and will have to provide green climate fund to the developing world.”

Being a developing nation, India has maintained its “Common but Differentiated Responsibility” approach to global climate change and sought the developed world to pay the developing world or poorer nations like India and defer the carbon tax model for some more time.

The UN has been insisting on a “realistic” trajectory to mobilize $100 billion per year by 2020 that was pledged by developed countries in 2009 – with resources above and beyond official development assistance (ODA).

The UN Green Climate Fund has remained a lukewarm effort without funds.