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Cover Story EW India Government University Rankings 2022-23

             Best gov. natural & life sciences (incl. medical) varsities






                                                              Competence of faculty    Curriculum & pedagogy   (digital readiness) (100)  Industry interface (100)  Leadership / governance   programmes offered (100)  TOTAL SCORE (1300)


             Rank                                                 Faculty welfare &    development (100)  Research and    innovation (300)  Placement  (100)  Infrastructure (150)  Internationalism (100)  Range/diversity of    NIRF 2021* Rank

              2020  2021  2022                                  (150)                            quality (100)

              2   2   1   Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai   146   89   289   89   94   91   140   86   90   84  1198   NR
              11   9   2   National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences
                         (NIMHANS), Bengaluru                139   80   280   83   92   84   137   84   85   62  1126   NR
              24   17   3   King George’s Medical University, Lucknow   135   79   274   80   86   80   138   76   78   63  1089   39
              73   70   4   Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai  130   70   241   68   69   65   121   56   71   59   950   NR
              85   94   4   The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Guindy   128   72   229   68   67   66   116   67   69   68   950   NR
              96   72   5   ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai   127   71   221   71   76   67   123   63   67   57   943   NR
              48   22   6   National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Gurugram   116   58   162   61   60   60   119   61   65   57   819   NR

                his year’s 4,105 survey respondents including higher ed-  stitution focused on the disciplines of physics, chemistry,
             Tucation faculty, final year students and industry repre-  biology, mathematics, and computer science.
             sentatives have unanimously voted the Mumbai-based Tata   The Bengaluru-based National Institute of Mental
             Institute of Fundamental Research India’s #1 natural   Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is ranked #2
             and life sciences government university with top scores on   (#9 in 2021-22), King George’s Medical University,
             all ten parameters of higher education excellence. Promoted   Lucknow #3 (17), Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal
             in 1945 with an endowment from the Dorabji Tata Trust,   Sciences University, Chennai #4 (70) jointly with the
             TIFR is a Central government-funded institution awarded   Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (#94), Cen-
             deemed university status in 2002. Also ranked high (#2)   tral Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai is at #5
             in the composite league table of 2021-22, TIFR is widely   (#72) followed by the previously unranked National Brain
             acknowledged as the country’s premier science research in-  Research Centre, Manesar, Gurugram at #6.

             Physical sciences & sports management





                                                              Competence of faculty    Curriculum & pedagogy   (digital readiness) (100)  Industry interface (100)  Leadership / governance   programmes offered (100)  TOTAL SCORE (1300)


             Rank                                                 Faculty welfare &    development (100)  Research and    innovation (300)  Placement  (100)  Infrastructure (150)  Internationalism (100)  Range/diversity of    NIRF 2021* Rank

              2020  2021  2022                                  (150)                            quality (100)

              39   35   1   Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Gandhinagar   125   65   163   67   63   65   129   56   64   57   854   NR
              57   80   2   Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
                         (Deemed University), Gwalior        121   64   161   68   67   65   126   56   68   54   850   NR

                 his super-specialised league table of public universities   Gandhinagar (estb. 2011), ranked #1 (#35 in 2021-22)
              Tproviding physical sciences and sports management   and Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Edu-
              programmes comprises only two sufficiently well-known   cation, Gwalior at #2 (#80).
              institutions:  Swarnim Gujarat Sports University,


             NB: NR= Not Ranked; NIRF= National Institutional Ranking Framework, 2021 of the Union education ministry


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