Institutional Rankings Like NIRF Ignore Teaching Quality, Says Article

Institutional rankings in higher education, such as the National Institutional Ranking Framework, are criticized for ignoring core educational criteria like teaching quality and holistic student development.

The author argues that single-number metrics provide misleading pictures because important criteria cannot be easily quantified, distorting institutional priorities and internal functioning.

While institutions encompass teaching, research, and mentoring, frameworks undervalue teaching and completely omit mentoring dimensions such as character building, empathy, and democratic governance.