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Education Rankings. I credit this to
the collective efforts of faculty, staff
and students. It’s also gratifying to
learn that we have been awarded
high scores for faculty welfare and
development and infrastructure. Our
campus is wi-fi-enabled and we have
received a Rs.5 crore grant from the
Department of Science and Technol-
ogy to upgrade and equip our labs for
postgraduate and doctoral students.
A new building housing a modern
computer lab will be inaugurated this
year. Moreover, last year more than
250 research papers authored by our
faculty and research scholars were
published in high impact journals,”
says Dr. Selvaraj. Currently, KMGI
has 1,800 students and 56 faculty on
its muster rolls.
Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute director Selvaraj (right): collective effort Further down the 79-strong
league table of India’s top-ranked
among the country’s Top 10 govern- 316 faculty. government ASC autonomous col-
ment ASC colleges. Similarly, Dr. M. Selvaraj, leges, several institutions have risen
“It’s a matter of pride to be ranked director of the Kanchi Mamunivar in esteem of the informed public.
among India’s Top 10 for the past Government Institute for Post- Among them: Government MKB
five years by EducationWorld. I at- graduate Studies and Research, Arts & Commerce College,
tribute this to our well-designed syl- Puducherry (KMGI, estb.1989), Jabalpur to #12 (#21 in 2023-
labus and curriculums that promote is grateful that EW survey respon- 24), Government Kamla Raja
entrepreneurship, employability and dents have ranked this 35-year-old Girls PG College, Gwalior to
skill development and our dedicated institution among India Top 10 #18 (#23), Government Girls PG
and focused faculty, disciplined for the second year consecutively. College, Rewa (MP) to #19 (#26)
students and excellent infrastruc- “We are very pleased that KMGI and Bharathidasan Government
ture. The college is implementing has been voted among India’s Top College for Women, Puducherry
NEP 2020 with the introduction 10 government autonomous ASC to #29 (#31).
of an Academic Bank of Credits. colleges again in the comprehen- A highlight of the EW Best
We have also completed construc- sive and credible EW India Higher Government Autonomous Colleges
tion of new classrooms, Government MKB Arts & Commerce College, Jabalpur faculty Rankings 2024-25 league
upgraded our laboratories, table is that it is dominated
and have registered with the by colleges promoted by the
Union education ministry state governments of Madhya
to establish an Innovation Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha,
Cell on campus. Therefore, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
I am not surprised that your Surprisingly, the populous
survey respondents have states of West Bengal, Maha-
given Holkar College high rashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, and
scores on the parameters Uttar Pradesh don’t have gov-
of faculty competence, cur- ernment autonomous colleges
riculum and pedagogy, and sufficiently well-known for
infrastructure. We are now inclusion in the EW 2024-25
working towards qualifying league table of autonomous
for deemed university sta- Government ASC colleges.
tus,” says Silawat. Currently,
Holkar College has an enrol- With Aditi Maheshwari &
ment of 12,600 students and Reshma Ravishanker

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