BELAGAVI: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU-Belagavi) has improved its ranking and is now among the top 50 engineering institutions nationally, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking of 2022.
VTU has secured the 49th place in the ranking framework, having risen eight places. It was 57th in 2021.
The NIRF ranking includes all institutes of national importance such as the IITs, IIITs, NITs, other technological universities and engineering institutes of the country.
The university has also improved its rank by 10 positions and is positioned 72nd among all universities, technical and non-technical, in the country,, which makes it one of the top 100 education institutions in overall category of NIRF-22.
According to vice-chancellor Prof. Karisiddappa, this is a phenomenal achievement by VTU, which is just a 24-year-old state university. It shows that it promotes a good system of education in engineering and research and innovation.
Through the NIRF, the minister of education of the Union government evaluates universities and institutions on teaching, learning and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and public perception. Vice-chancellor Karisiddappa in a press release congratulated the staff, students and stakeholders of the varsity for the achievement.
