Shoolini University placed in top 150 in NIRF ranking 2020

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) released the NIRF ranking 2020 on June 11. The ranking was released by the union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” during a virtual conference. As per the ranking, Shoolini University of Bio Technology and Management Sciences has been ranked in top 150 institutes in university as well as engineering category ranking. The university’s pharmacy department has been ranked at 39 while the management department has been placed in the 76-100 band in the respective category. For the first time, Shoolini University’s engineering department has been ranked at 112.

Shoolini University Vice Chancellor Prof P K Khosla said retaining a slot among the top 150 universities for the fourth consecutive year, despite an increase in the competition, was heartening. While congratulating the faculty and students for the achievement, he said the University would continue to strive to do even better in the coming years.

Other institutes which were included in NIRF 2020 ranking top institutes from Himachal includes Jaypee University of Information Technology in the 101-150 band in the university category. The well-established Himachal Pradesh University and the Chitkara University find a place in the 151-200 band in the same category.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, has been ranked 67th in overall ranking and 31 in the engineering category. Shoolini University, Jaypee University and NIT, Hamirpur figure in the band of 151-200 band of all the institutions of higher learning in the country. It is for the fourth year in a row that the university has the distinction of being placed in the 101-150 band of top universities in the country. Several other Himachal Pradesh based universities and institutions including the Central University have not been ranked among the top 200 universities.