Goal 2 of 2

Ranking Engine

One system, one number: the NIRF composite score. Four modules feed it, every parameter has an owner, and no submission window is allowed to slip.

Dean — Academics & Accreditation

NIRF Engineering

#118

Target #85

Composite score

41.6

Cut-off 48.2

NAAC CGPA

3.42

Target 3.60

Q1/Q2 papers

182

Target 300

Next deadline

21 days

NIRF data pack

Composite score — six cycles

Actual, then the modelled path past the band cut-off

▲ 8.5 pts

202120222023202420252026

Projection with research and perception levers funded

2026H1 27H2 27H1 282028

Distance to the band

Composite score against cut-off

of 48.2 cut-off

41.6

Gap

6.6 pts

Cost per point

₹50L

Horizon

24 months

Rank effect

#118 → #82

How the gap gets closed

Attribution of the 6.6 point climb to the band cut-off

Baseline composite

41.6

Research Engine — Q1 shift + grants

+3.1

PhD faculty hiring (ratio)

+1.6

Perception outreach

+1.2

Global Bridge — internationalisation

+0.9

PulseCare — progression & retention

+0.6

Band cut-off

48.2

Modules in this system

Contribution share, headline metric and target

RankRadar

34%

41.6

NIRF composite score

Target 48.2 (band cut-off)

Research Engine

38%

182

Q1/Q2 papers per year

Target 300

Global Bridge

17%

420

International student count

Target 750

PulseCare

11%

91.4%

Progression rate

Target 96%

Parameter board

Our score against the top-50 average, with an owner per parameter

Parameter	Weight	Score	Top-50	Gap	Owner
Teaching, Learning & Resources	30%	52.1	68.4	-16.3	Academics
Research & Professional Practice	30%	32.0	61.2	-29.2	Research Dean
Graduation Outcomes	20%	64.3	78.1	-13.8	T&P + Exams
Outreach & Inclusivity	10%	58.6	66.0	-7.4	Student affairs
Perception	10%	18.0	44.5	-26.5	Outreach cell

Weighted gap

Points available per parameter

Teaching,

Research

Graduation

Outreach

Perception

Research and perception together hold 71% of the recoverable score.

Evidence packs

Completeness against submission windows

NIRF data pack78% · 21 days

Owner: IQAC

NAAC SSR — Criterion III58% · 38 days

Owner: Research Dean

NAAC SSR — Criterion VII42% · 38 days

Owner: IQAC

Perception respondent list36% · 64 days

Owner: Outreach cell

NBA programme files50% · 5 months

Owner: Programme chairs

Risk register

What costs points if untouched

NIRF pack 22% incomplete
21 days
Faculty, finance and publication annexures await Dean sign-off.
Criterion VII at 42%
38 days
Institutional values and best-practice evidence not collated.
Perception list short by 320
64 days
Cheapest point in the formula is the least resourced.
PhD hiring lead time
12 months
Faculty ratio cannot move inside a cycle — start hiring now.

Coupling with admissions

Why the two engines are not independent

Placement Engine → Admissions

Published placement % and median CTC are the two most-quoted numbers in an admission call.

Ranking Engine → Admissions

NIRF and NAAC bands decide which enquiry segments even shortlist the campus.

Admissions → both engines

Intake quality sets the readiness baseline every placement and progression metric starts from.