Mysuru: “If the state government had appointed permanent faculties, our ranking would have been much better,” said Dayanand Mane, Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM). University of Mysore ranked 36 (University category) among 774 universities in the country in a national survey conducted by the National Institutional Framework (NIRF), while it is the only conventional public university from Karnataka state to figure in the NIRF Ranking-2017 and stands at 57th position in the overall institutional ranking in the country.
Speaking to media persons at UoM Academic Council Hall here on Tuesday, Dongre said, “If the vacant faculty positions were filled by the state government, we would have been placed much better. Due to lack of permanent faculties, the student and teacher ratio as well as research has come down in the university. Apart from this, the budget allocation by state government this year too has come down. The sanctioned teaching post for UoM is 615, but as of now there are just 342 faculties. In most of the departments, permanent faculties are not there and the show is run by guest faculties who are given just Rs 10,000 per month. With guest faculties, we can’t demand or expect more quality. Last year, state government had sanctioned Rs 142 Crore for UoM, while this year, it has come down to Rs 137 Crore. But still, with the dedicated effort from all our staff-both teaching and non-teaching-we were ranked 57th in the country in the National Institutional Ranking Framework which was announced on Monday and is the only conventional university from the state to find a place in the prestigious 100 rankings.”
University of Mysore has been rated fourth in the country in Graduation Outcome (GO) with a scoring of 93.17 percent, one of the five parameters that were considered for the ratings. The university has done well in Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) with a scoring of 53.51 and 41.59 respectively. Its dismal in Research and Professional Practice (RPC) 20.10 and Perception 3.44. Last year, Mysore University could not submit all the documents required for the NIRF evaluation on time, hence Lingaraja Gandhi, Director Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Board, UoM was nominated as the nodal officer for NIRF ranking survey who managed to present all required details on time to authorities concerned.
Gandhi said, “In the coming year, we want to figure among the top 10 universities in the country. We are aware of the limitations of the public universities with dwindling central and state assistance/ funds, acute shortage of faculty, and the necessary facilities required for the quality research. Despite all these, we wish to take the university to new heights. Strengthening of research, alumni network, documentation of academic reputation and employers’ reputation, increased industry-University collaboration, foreign collaborations and consultancy services are the priority areas. Filling up faculty positions and promotions of teachers are the immediate priorities of the University which would play vital roles in Ranking and NAAC re-accreditation.”
