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'Malpractices' in NIRF ranking: Edu ministry, NBA told to reply

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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March 07, 2025

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought reply from the Union Education Ministry and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition alleging malpractices by educational institutions in getting National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings in India.

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The litigant C Chellamuthu of Dindigul stated in his petition that NIRF was launched by the NBA to evaluate the excellence of higher education institutions across the country every year. But the NIRF rankings are calculated merely based on the data provided by the educational institutions on their website without any verification or auditing, he alleged.

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