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NIRF composite score

41.6

Target 48.2 (band cut-off)

Accountable

Academics & Accreditation

Dean — Academics & Accreditation

NIRF Engineering

#118

Target #85

NIRF Management

#92

Target #70

NAAC

3.42

Target 3.60

Composite score

41.6

Band cut-off 48.2

Next deadline

21 days

NIRF data pack

Five-year rank movement

NIRF Engineering — higher on the chart is a better rank

▲ 34 places

20222023202420252026

152 → 118 over five cycles. Holding this slope lands #96 by 2028; the target needs the research lever pulled now.

NAAC trajectory

CGPA per cycle

20223.18

20233.24

20243.31

20253.38

20263.42

Frameworks

NIRF Engineering

+9 YoY

118→ 85

Heaviest sub-score: Graduation outcomes 40%

NIRF Management

+4 YoY

92→ 70

Heaviest sub-score: Perception 10%

NAAC

+0.08 YoY

3.42→ 3.6

Heaviest sub-score: Curricular aspects

India Today (Engg)

+12 YoY

46→ 30

Heaviest sub-score: Placement & salary

NIRF parameter breakdown

Our score against the current top-50 average

Parameter	Weight	Our score	Top-50 avg	Gap
Teaching, Learning & Resources	30%	58.2	82.1	-23.9
Research & Professional Practice	30%	31.6	78.4	-46.8
Graduation Outcomes	20%	71.4	88.0	-16.6
Outreach & Inclusivity	10%	66.8	79.2	-12.4
Perception	10%	18.4	71.5	-53.1

Lever simulation

Where the missing points actually are

Research output62 → 80

Add 140 Scopus-indexed papers and 12 patents this cycle.

PhD faculty ratio71 → 85

Sponsor 24 faculty PhDs; hire 9 doctorate-qualified staff.

Perception score48 → 70

Structured outreach to 500 academic and employer respondents.

Median salary68 → 82

Grow product-company drives from 14% to 25% of offers.

Regional diversity77 → 88

Scholarship push in Kerala, North-East and Nepal.

Investment scenarios

Modelled cost per ranking point

Scenario	Cost	Points	Rank	Horizon
Research push	₹3.4Cr	+6.2	#118 → #96	18 months
PhD faculty hiring	₹2.1Cr	+3.8	#118 → #106	12 months
Perception outreach	₹65L	+2.9	#118 → #110	9 months
All three combined	₹6.2Cr	+12.4	#118 → #82	24 months

Submission calendar

Nothing here can slip

NIRF data pack submission
21 days
Faculty, finance and publication annexures need Dean sign-off.
NAAC SSR mid-cycle upload
38 days
Criterion III and VII evidence still 42% incomplete.
India Today survey window
64 days
Perception respondent list — 500 academics and employers.
NBA re-accreditation visit
5 months
CSE, ECE and Mechanical programme files under review.

Peer benchmark

Where the neighbouring band beats us

Institution	Rank	Research	Perception
Peer college A	#96	44	31
Peer college B	#104	39	27
New Horizon	#118	32	18
Peer college C	#129	28	22

Perception is the single cheapest gap: 13 points behind the band leader on a 10% weight.

Signals at a glance

The four numbers this module is reviewed on weekly

Current rank

#118

Composite

41.6

Top-100 gap

6.6 pts

Submission window

Feb

NIRF composite score

Actual against the score needed to break the top 100

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6

Composite · 41.6Top-100 cut-off · 48.2

Score by NIRF parameter

Weighted contribution to the 41.6 composite

41.6

composite

TLR14.234%
RPC7.418%
GO12.129%
OI5.313%
Perception2.66%

Points available in 18 months

Realistic movement per parameter

+2.8

RPC (papers)

+1.9

GO (placements)

+1.4

TLR (faculty PhD)

+0.8

OI (diversity)

-0.3

Perception lag

Net +6.6

Parameter movement by year

Where the score has actually come from

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

TLRGORPCOI + Perception

Peer positioning

Bubble size is student strength

Research output →↑ Graduation outcomes

New Horizon (52/68)Peer A (71/74)Peer B (64/62)Peer C (48/58)Peer D (82/80)

Department × parameter readiness

Where evidence is filing-ready

TLRRPCGOOIPerceptionCSE8264887058ECE7658746650Mech6442586044Civil5834525638MBA7240806854

Evidence readiness by submission block

Data quality decides half the score

Block	Owner	Fields	Complete	Verified	Risk
Faculty & PhD	Registrar	184	92%	84%	Low
Publications	Dean R&D	260	78%	61%	High
Placement data	T&P	148	96%	94%	Low
Financials	Finance	96	88%	80%	Medium
Diversity & outreach	Admissions	112	74%	66%	Medium

Submission integrity

Every claim needs a document behind it

Claims with source document79%

Audit trail per field

Scopus-indexed match rate68%

Unmatched papers score zero

Placement records verified94%

Offer letter and joining proof

Cross-year consistency86%

Flags any unexplained jump

Risk register

What could take the number backwards

Unindexed publications

60% likely · -1.8 pts

Mitigation: Indexing check before submission window

Faculty PhD ratio slips

35% likely · -0.9 pts

Mitigation: Doctoral incentive scheme for 40 faculty

Perception lag

70% likely · -0.4 pts

Mitigation: Sustained academic visibility calendar

Forecast scenarios

Modelled outcomes with confidence, reviewed each month

Base81% conf.

43.8 composite

Current publication pace

Push58% conf.

46.4 composite

Research clusters hit targets

Stretch39% conf.

48.6 composite · top 100

Push plus perception programme

Outcome ladder

Each rung has a current number, a target, an owner and a date

Stage	Today	Target	Owner	By
Parameter data completeness	78%	100% 30 days pre-deadline	IQAC	21 days
NAAC criterion evidence	58%	100%	Criterion leads	38 days
Perception respondent list	180 of 500	500 verified	Outreach cell	64 days
NBA programme files	3 of 6	All 6 audited	Programme chairs	5 months

Levers

Where the movement actually comes from

Research & professional practice32 → 44

Heaviest weight and our widest gap against the top-50 average.

Perception18 → 31

Cheapest point in the formula — 10% weight, 13 points behind the band leader.

Graduation outcomes64 → 74

Median salary and higher-studies data both under-reported.

Faculty-student ratio58 → 72

PhD hiring is the only lever; 12-month lead time.

Operating cadence

What the agent runs, and when

Weekly

Deadline board

Every submission window with owner, % complete and slip risk.

Monthly

Score recompute

Live parameter data recomputes the composite and projected rank.

Quarterly

Scenario review

Investment scenarios re-priced per ranking point.

Data feeds

Nothing here is hand-entered

Publication and citation counts

Research Engine

Median salary and placement %

PlacementIQ

Internationalisation counts

Global Bridge

Student progression and retention

PulseCare + ERP

Unit economics

What a point of movement costs

Annual spend

₹6.2Cr over 24 months

Unit cost

₹50L per ranking point

Payback

24 months

Contribution

34% of goal

+12.4 points modelled — #118 → #82 NIRF Engineering