Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Aug 19: The Atal Ranking of Institutions of the Union ministry of education ranked the Goa University in the 26 to 50 band in the country on Tuesday, August 18. However, the varsity pointed out that it was wrongly categorized as a centrally funded institution.

Goa University registrar, Y V Reddy said, "Goa University is ranked between 26-50 in the country in a given category. It's a significant achievement. However, we are wrongly categorized under Centrally Funded institutions. We should have figured under state or state-funded universities. We would have ranked higher if we were ranked under the state or state-funded universities".

The Union ministry of education had introduced ARIIA to rank all major higher education institutions and universities systematically in the country. The ranking is based on indicators related to innovation and entrepreneurial development among the students and faculty members.

When the Union ministry of education announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020, in the month of June this year, Goa University was ranked 81 among the 100 best universities of India moving upward 12 positions.