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Cover Story EW Government Autonomous ASC College Rankings 2025-26

#10 (#9).
Dr. Abdul Rahiman M,
principal of Maharani’s Science
College for Women, Mysuru,
is delighted that this year’s sample
respondents have promoted this
108-year-old college from #6 in
2024-25 to #4 with high scores for
faculty competence, curriculum and
pedagogy and infrastructure provi-
sion. “We are very encouraged by
our improved #4 ranking this year.
Established in 1917 by the Queen Re-
gent of Mysore, Maharani’s Science
College has played an important role
in promoting women’s education in
Karnataka and is widely respected
for providing high-quality undergrad
education to women. Our high scores
for faculty competence and cur-
riculum and pedagogy are especially Dr. Deepti Shrivastava (centre right): path-breaking new programmes
satisfying. Of our 121 permanent
faculty, 61 have Ph D degrees and in our high score for faculty com- months, we will be launching Class-
60 have cleared the NET/SLET petence, we are fortunate to have room to Corporate Cell and Gender
exams with several guest lecturers attracted highly competent and dedi- Equality Centre. We are an ambi-
also having doctoral qualifications. cated faculty who sharpen their skills tious institution deeply committed
This highly qualified faculty updates by regularly attending professional to educating and skilling women for
the curriculum annually to ensure development programmes. However, top-level corporate positions,” says
it is aligned with industry demands. I am most pleased with our second- Dr. Shrivastava. Currently, Sarojini
Faculty and students are supported highest score under the parameter Naidu Government Girls has an
by robust infrastructure that in- of curriculum and pedagogy where enrolment of 6,400 women students
cludes spacious science laboratories we have a good record of introduc- mentored by 100 faculty.
equipped with sophisticated equip- ing innovative path-breaking new Beyond the Top 10, most insti-
ment, and construction of a new study programmes. Recently, we tutions are ranked a notch or two
academic building is underway. I am inaugurated a new Tribal Interdisci- below their 2024-25 rank in this
proud that our students are proving plinary Courses & Research Centre, year’s EW league table of 84 suf-
their excellence in academics, sports, which offers courses in tribal and ficiently well-known government
cultural activities and social service,” indigenous studies. Additionally, we autonomous colleges. It’s pertinent
says Rahiman. have signed partnership agreements to note that this league table is
Dr. Deepti Shrivastava, princi- with UN Women, PAN India, and dominated by colleges promoted by
pal of the Sarojini Naidu Govern- LinkedIn, to introduce new courses the governments of Madhya Pradesh,
ment Girls PG College, Bhopal, to enhance student employability. Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka and
is also encouraged by the 55-year-old And through an MoU with IIT-Delhi, Tamil Nadu. It’s also disturbing that
college’s consistent inclusion in the we provide AI and Python training to the populous states of West Bengal,
Top 10 government autonomous col- our women students. In the next few Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, and
leges EW league table. “I am proud Uttar Pradesh don’t host sufficiently
that we have been ranked India #7 reputed government autonomous
for the past three years. I credit this It’s pertinent to note that this colleges — institutions evaluated by
consistent good reputation to our league table is dominated less than 25 sample respondents are
ambitious students, enthusiastic and by colleges promoted by the eliminated from the EW rankings
hardworking faculty, the strength — for inclusion in the league table
of our interdisciplinary courses and governments of Madhya of India’s Best Government Autono-
research, and the dedication of every Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, mous ASC Colleges 2025-26.
member of our college community, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu With Aditi Maheshwari &
from peon to principal. As reflected Reshma Ravishanker

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