Five Years of India Rankings 2016 2020 an Evolutionary Study

J P Singh Joorel; Abhishek Kumar; Hiteshkumar Solanki; Raja V; Dharmesh Shah; Pallab Pradhan; Kruti Trivedi; Priyanka Singh

doi:10.14429/djlit.41.1.16671

J P Singh Joorel Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-2428
Abhishek Kumar Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-2791
Hiteshkumar Solanki Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-7538
Raja V Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-364X
Dharmesh Shah Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-1998
Pallab Pradhan Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-9998
Kruti Trivedi Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-4436
Priyanka Singh National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5858-7308

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.41.1.16671

Keywords: NIRF, India Rankings, RPC, Ranking, Research outcome, Benchmarking

Abstract

India Rankings i.e. National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) started in 2015 and completed its fifth year of yearly exercise in 2020. This article is based on evolutionary study of India Rankings. The study highlights the life cycle of India Rankings including different disciplines and their framework. It also focuses on how the framework is being matured year by year on the basis of availability of data in Institutions. There were several changes / deviations that happened due to non-availability of data or garbage data entered by the Institutes.