Mangaluru: The National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 rankings were released and the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Suratkal is placed 13th in the engineering school rankings and 33rd in the overall rankings this year.
It has improved its position by eight places in the Engineering rankings (from 21st in 2019 to 13th in 2020) and by twenty places in the overall rankings (from 53rd to 33rd). This is indeed a very momentous and joyous occasion for the faculty, staff students, and the alumni of the institute and particularly so when it is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee year. NITK, Surathkal is now placed second among the NITs, a press release from the NITK informed.
These rankings were released by HRD Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on June 11. These rankings are a metric of the relative accomplishments of the Indian academic institutes on different key parameters that capture the efficacy of various activities that an institute of higher learning is expected to carry out in the modern era. The ranking of an institution is determined based on five key parameters, namely, Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach & Inclusivity, and Perception. Data pertaining to these parameters across three consecutive previous years is examined.
