Impact of research performance and perception on ranking of universities-a study based on NIRF 2019

Abstract

Research performance in university is an important criterion in ranking. The study aims to understand the significance of research performance in university rankings based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of India 2019. The study analyses Indian rankings 2019 of universities with respect to Research and Professional Practices (RPP) score and evaluates the relationship between RPP and Perception (PR) for top-ranked 100 u n iv e r s i t i e s. Th i s s tu d y h a s e s t ab l i s he d interdependency between RPP and PR and it is found that both are highly significant in university ranking process.