LUCKNOW: A good placement record, increase in grants for projects/research work and strong consultancy services helped Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) grab a place in top 100 universities, in the rankings released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
According to the university’s NIRF committee formed for presenting academic report to the body, it was not just one but improvement in all five parameters set by the NIRF that made the university improve its ranking.
Last year, BBAU figured in the rank band of 100-151 and this year it jumped to 65th rank in the top100 university category.
Prof Arvind Kumar Jha, chairman of BBAU NIRF committee, said, “We worked hard to improve our academic standards, be it research strength or attaining good placement records.” He said leadership, teamwork and collective efforts made under the guidance of vice-chancellor Prof Sanjay Singh raised the university’s academic bar.
Jha said they focused on helping students get a high package job. In the academic session 2018-19, of the total 278 enrolled students, 112 got placed with an annual package of Rs 3.5 lakh while the remaining got enrolled in higher education.
In the last academic session, the placement records improved as 109 out of 286 enrolled students got an average pay package of Rs 5.6 lakh which was almost over two lakh more than the previous package.
Jha said BBAU invested in infrastructure and student-friendly facilities like Rs 95 lakh for library upradation, Rs 157 crore for laboratories, Rs 2 crore in engineering workshops.
Also, 80% of university building was made friendly for differently-abled students, he added. “We also attained success in getting many research projects and giving consultancy services,” Jha said.
